My illustrations are from the award winning Reef Set series by Ned DeLoach and Paul Humann. They are just a few of the books that I have had the pleasure to work on with these two incredible underwater photographers. You should buy their books if you are into anything under the sea. Since the late 1980's I have drawn about 80% of all the species that are found on reefs from Alaska to the Galapagos and from Florida to Brazil. These drawings are more for reference and ID so are not specifically anatomically correct. If you want to see the good stuff, my super friend, Frank Hilzerman has a great illustration of a Dragonet up.
I will be doing something more for Illustration Friday in the next day or so, so please do check back.
8 comments:
How cool! Thanks for sharing!
These are great drawings here--love the black and white aspect of them.
Fine work, especially like the look of the fish with the striped tail and fin.
great looking stuff
Great drawings! Like your work very much...
These are great! They have a lcertain simplicity to them, but at the same time they are executed with detail and finesse. I love the many styles you have...all so expert.
hey, michael - those are WONDERFUL!
super ultra congrats!
masterpieces! the accuracy of the melanine spots in the boxfish, the eye-spot on the fin ... and the third one - a snapper, don't? - is simply GREAT!
geeez, i started to miss water, beaches and coral reefs...
great work, michael!
I LOVE UR BANNER!!!!! VERY VERY COOL. I just had to shout about that, natch!
Those fishies are happenen too.
Smooch,
The Tart
@ The Library Park
Lookin Good. I think one of those fish owes me money.
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