Xenia Tschurikow
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Xenia Tschurikow
@xeniatschurikow.bsky.social
Artist and student of biology
I started to design some birthday cards for my entomology colleagues this year; sometimes, I asked if a birthday was coming up soon, and other times I got asked if I could make a card. I really enjoyed this Sagra femorata here because of the metallic surface, which is always a pleasure to color!
June 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
And the final illustration
May 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
New video 🙌🏻✨️

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May 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I am waiting for the battery of my camera to charge so I can continue filming another making-of. I could be finished by now, but here we are 🫠😅 sounds like the beginning of a late night art session
May 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Finished my first tutorial today, still have to learn a lot in matters of creating videos, but I enjoyed every step of the process

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GIMP Image Processing Tutorial - Beetle Edition
YouTube video by Xenia Tschurikow
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May 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I had my final presentation of my last practical today, and all my sketches from when I was waiting for my data were framed and put on the wall 😅 thanks again @kreysinglab.bsky.social feel very honored 😁
May 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
March 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Another lab to leave some footprints :) also lasting a bit longer than a drawing on a chalkboard
#postitart
March 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Some weekend spring drawings. My favorite is the little rabbit; it's cute and a bit sus at the same time 😂
March 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Entered my almost yearly portrait phase
January 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
My type of christmas elfs ✨️😎
December 20, 2024 at 8:15 PM
That time of the year ✨️
December 5, 2024 at 6:40 PM
My colleagues asked if I could create something as a little present for another colleague who's retiring soon. I realized I didn't paint a lot of mammals for a while with all these invertebrates around me 😅
December 3, 2024 at 7:43 PM
One more piece of insect art
November 13, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Plagodis dolabraria, the scorched wing
November 8, 2024 at 7:10 PM
What's window art in the lab is post-it art at the museum. Whenever I find an interesting insect species, I sketch it on these little sheets of paper. I only use pens here, so I don't spend too much time as there are more species than I could count. Once finished, I put them on the doorframe /1
November 6, 2024 at 5:04 PM
A firebird found its way into the lab today; with the construction work in the background, it could also be a phoenix at this point.
October 9, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Day 2 of #inktober2024 : Hurl
October 2, 2024 at 8:14 PM
You know what time of the year it is 😁
I decided to do a fully entomology inspired inktober challenge this year. Let's see if I can manage through all the days, but maybe I will take some rest days, maybe not. After all, it's a little adventure to me and just for fun. Day 1 shows a bombardier beetle
October 1, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Second to last day of my practical, time to leave some art here 😁
August 15, 2024 at 8:41 AM
The final illustration
July 17, 2024 at 6:28 PM
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My fellow students asked me during our study trip through the alpes if I could design a t-shirt print as a thank-you gift for our field guide, and of course I said yes 😁 On the left side the white hellebore, a poisonous plant, and on the right the yellow gentian (edible)
Weißer Germer & Gelber Enzian | Making-of #gentianalutea #veratrumalbum #illustration
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July 17, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Great feeling, when you know your colleagues support your passions 😁
July 5, 2024 at 7:55 AM
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Making-of of the beautiful beetle Trigonopterus cuprescens
Trigonopterus cuprescens | Making-of #entomology #insectart #trigonopterus
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June 29, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Parnassius mnemosyne
June 27, 2024 at 6:21 PM