. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. Figure 2. Stipple drawings of idealized communities shown with photographs of the same subject matter: a) Red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle, leaf cluster with insects and snails, b) Marine alga, Rhipocephalus phoenix, with microcommunity. Clarity of subject matter is the hallmark of a good pen-and-ink drawing. Illustrations by Candy Feller. Photo in 2a by Mary Parrish. Photo in 2b by Candy Feller. The Field Sketch Field observation and sketching are very important for all artists who want to portray nature in th
. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. Figure 2. Stipple drawings of idealized communities shown with photographs of the same subject matter: a) Red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle, leaf cluster with insects and snails, b) Marine alga, Rhipocephalus phoenix, with microcommunity. Clarity of subject matter is the hallmark of a good pen-and-ink drawing. Illustrations by Candy Feller. Photo in 2a by Mary Parrish. Photo in 2b by Candy Feller. The Field Sketch Field observation and sketching are very important for all artists who want to portray nature in their work. Nature is infinitely complex, subtle, exciting and unpredictable. What artists imagine in their studios or copy from a photograph or other artists' work is useful but will never be as valuable as what is observed firsthand in the field. Perspective, light, shadow, color, composition, and other artistic considerations can be seen more clearly in the field, and biological information such as the interactions between plant, animal and environment, and mannerisms and habits of species are understood best by direct observation. Immersion in nature impacts illustrators and, in turn, the illustration - both scientifically and aesthetically. While discomforts in the field can hamper work in some respects, the benefits outway the difficulties. A field sketch is direct, usually gestural (Fig. 3a), and can capture a scene with a freshness that is often lost when drawing from a photograph or preserved specimens. The field sketch can later be used as a compositional base for an illustration where details are more carefully worked out and the drawing is more refined (Fig. 3b). Occasionally, field sketches were prepared for aesthetic rather than scientific reasons (Fig. 1). Drawings of this type can help individuals, who might otherwise be indifferent or hostile towards towards an ecosystem, gain an appreciation of the ecosystem while at the same time bring pleasure to those who are
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