7/20/11

Bat Questions

Do you have questions about bats? If not, you will after reading this new book by Rose Hauk, published by Western National Parks Association, illustrated by Paul Mirocha.


Basic bat anatomy: so you know how to ask a good question.





I have made a lot of scientific illustrations and I'm always looking for a new or better way to make an idea easier to understand. In this case, as usual, we did some searches for other similar diagrams so I could make them better than anything that had been done on the subject so far. I also decided to give thesubjects some personality, even though they are just describing a technical concept. I paid attention teh the expressions on the faces.

The author and publisher noticed.


A comparison of arm bones in humans, birds, and bats
 Bat radar is a common enough subject and there are probably hundreds of variations of this diagram. I decided to make it more realistic and more detailed, using 3d models integrated into a digital painting.




How bat radar can tell if something is stationary, coming towards them, or moving away from them.



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