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Scientific illustration.
Scientific illustration.
Anatomy
Central nervous system.
Central nervous system.
Description: This depiction of left cerebral hemisphere, brainstem, spinal cord and spinal nerves is based on the study of a plastinated human brain, from the faculty of health and medicine of the University of Sherbrooke. The aim was to create an appealing but scientifically accurate illustration in order to promote the yearly event "La semaine du cerveau" or "Brain´s week", whose goal is to communicate neuroscience to the general public.
Technique: Watercolours and chinese ink
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Descriptive panel
Helychrisium valentinum
Helychrisium valentinum
Description: This illustration of Helychrisum valentinum is based on herbarium specimens from the Botanical Garden of Madrid. Taking into account the scale and harmony of the composition (indicated by the sidebars of each figure), this panel shows the main structures of the angiosperm, essential for its description and taxonomic classification: a) habit, b) and c) leaves, d) florets, e) and f) achenes, g), h and i) inner, middle and outer bracts respectively.
Technique: Pen and ink.
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Species archetype
Lucanus cervus
Lucanus cervus
Description: Dorsal view of an adult female Lucanus cervus. The distinctive features of this beetle species are illustrated with rigor and attention to scale, creating realistic volumes with lights and shadows.
Winner of the biological illustration contest organized within the framework of the I Congreso de Posgrado en Biociencias del Instituto Politécnico Nacional de México.
Technique: Graphite.
Descriptive panel
Mytilinidiales
Mytilinidiales
Description: This file on Mytilinidon mexicanum was produced in collaboration with Dr. Tania Raymundo's laboratory at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional.
Taking into account the contrast between dark and brightness and harmony of the composition as well as the real scale (indicated by the side bars of each figure), the structures essential to the classification and description of this new species of ascomycete have been studied and represented in detail, such as: the fruiting body (a and b), the ascospores (c), the ascus (d) and the hymenium (e).
This sheet, along with two others of which I am the author, will be the subject of a collaboration that will result in the publication of a joint article (still under review).
Technique: Graphite and digital.
Species archetype
Grapsus grapsus
Grapsus grapsus
(Zapaya, Crabe Sally Lightfoot)
Description: Typical dorsal view of Grapsus Grapsus, representing the species archetype for an adult male specimen. Museum stuffed material and live specimens in the field were used as reference.
Technique: Watercolor and colored pencils.
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