Life Science Studios - Scientific Illustration
@lifesciencestudios.bsky.social
Custom illustrations for biologists by Julie Johnson. • #sciart #scicomm • species paintings • scientific diagrams • figure design for ecologists and evolutionary biologists • www.lifesciencestudios.com
Of course! Here are all of the figures I created for this paper:
October 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Of course! Here are all of the figures I created for this paper:
Check out the recent publication in Annual Reviews of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics where the authors explore genomic species delimitation in depth. You'll see a number of #sciart figures I created to help explain some of the concepts!
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Check out the recent publication in Annual Reviews of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics where the authors explore genomic species delimitation in depth. You'll see a number of #sciart figures I created to help explain some of the concepts!
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
New lab logo just dropped!
@michaelgbertram.bsky.social's lab studies how chemical pollution disrupts animal behavior, using Atlantic salmon and European perch in much of their research. The logo needed to showcase study organisms with an ecotoxicology twist. Enjoy your new lab logo, Bertram Lab!
@michaelgbertram.bsky.social's lab studies how chemical pollution disrupts animal behavior, using Atlantic salmon and European perch in much of their research. The logo needed to showcase study organisms with an ecotoxicology twist. Enjoy your new lab logo, Bertram Lab!
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
New lab logo just dropped!
@michaelgbertram.bsky.social's lab studies how chemical pollution disrupts animal behavior, using Atlantic salmon and European perch in much of their research. The logo needed to showcase study organisms with an ecotoxicology twist. Enjoy your new lab logo, Bertram Lab!
@michaelgbertram.bsky.social's lab studies how chemical pollution disrupts animal behavior, using Atlantic salmon and European perch in much of their research. The logo needed to showcase study organisms with an ecotoxicology twist. Enjoy your new lab logo, Bertram Lab!
Gobies big and small. Not just small…. teeny tiny!
I painted 6 gobies, 3 of them not even an inch long, for this paper about the evolution of miniaturization. (To be clear, the fish are tiny, but the paintings are not.)
Big congratulations to @fishfetisher.bsky.social and colleagues.
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I painted 6 gobies, 3 of them not even an inch long, for this paper about the evolution of miniaturization. (To be clear, the fish are tiny, but the paintings are not.)
Big congratulations to @fishfetisher.bsky.social and colleagues.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Gobies big and small. Not just small…. teeny tiny!
I painted 6 gobies, 3 of them not even an inch long, for this paper about the evolution of miniaturization. (To be clear, the fish are tiny, but the paintings are not.)
Big congratulations to @fishfetisher.bsky.social and colleagues.
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I painted 6 gobies, 3 of them not even an inch long, for this paper about the evolution of miniaturization. (To be clear, the fish are tiny, but the paintings are not.)
Big congratulations to @fishfetisher.bsky.social and colleagues.
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Yellowfin tuna get his fins painted. This fish is built for speed!
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October 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Yellowfin tuna get his fins painted. This fish is built for speed!
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Who is on my desk today? A shark mackerel!
This shiny #fish lives off the north coast of Australia. Unlike his living counterparts, who are busy in the ocean eating little fish, this guy will help scientists communicate their research by adorning scientific figures. Which is also an important job.
This shiny #fish lives off the north coast of Australia. Unlike his living counterparts, who are busy in the ocean eating little fish, this guy will help scientists communicate their research by adorning scientific figures. Which is also an important job.
October 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Who is on my desk today? A shark mackerel!
This shiny #fish lives off the north coast of Australia. Unlike his living counterparts, who are busy in the ocean eating little fish, this guy will help scientists communicate their research by adorning scientific figures. Which is also an important job.
This shiny #fish lives off the north coast of Australia. Unlike his living counterparts, who are busy in the ocean eating little fish, this guy will help scientists communicate their research by adorning scientific figures. Which is also an important job.
These posters now hang on tuna fishing boats around the world in an effort to help reduce manta ray and devil ray mortality.
October 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
These posters now hang on tuna fishing boats around the world in an effort to help reduce manta ray and devil ray mortality.
I worked with the Mobula Conservation Project to create posters in multiple languages that would show the different species, their distribution, why it is important to protect them, and proper handling and release techniques.
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October 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I worked with the Mobula Conservation Project to create posters in multiple languages that would show the different species, their distribution, why it is important to protect them, and proper handling and release techniques.
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What do you mean, as big as a car!?
Manta rays and devil rays are caught as bycatch in tuna fisheries, and releasing them back into the ocean is like trying to lift a car off the deck of a boat. How can this be done to maximize the likelihood that the manta ray survives the ordeal?
🧪 #conservation
Manta rays and devil rays are caught as bycatch in tuna fisheries, and releasing them back into the ocean is like trying to lift a car off the deck of a boat. How can this be done to maximize the likelihood that the manta ray survives the ordeal?
🧪 #conservation
October 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
What do you mean, as big as a car!?
Manta rays and devil rays are caught as bycatch in tuna fisheries, and releasing them back into the ocean is like trying to lift a car off the deck of a boat. How can this be done to maximize the likelihood that the manta ray survives the ordeal?
🧪 #conservation
Manta rays and devil rays are caught as bycatch in tuna fisheries, and releasing them back into the ocean is like trying to lift a car off the deck of a boat. How can this be done to maximize the likelihood that the manta ray survives the ordeal?
🧪 #conservation
Incorporating both the illustrated conceptual images or diagrams alongside data can be really effective for guiding a reader through the key information.
Plus... guppies are pretty cute and why not include a few to adorablify your data.
(Figure created for Walsman et al., 2022)
Plus... guppies are pretty cute and why not include a few to adorablify your data.
(Figure created for Walsman et al., 2022)
October 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Incorporating both the illustrated conceptual images or diagrams alongside data can be really effective for guiding a reader through the key information.
Plus... guppies are pretty cute and why not include a few to adorablify your data.
(Figure created for Walsman et al., 2022)
Plus... guppies are pretty cute and why not include a few to adorablify your data.
(Figure created for Walsman et al., 2022)
The figure also needed to include a map with the data types and locations that informed their model.
I created this figure in the thick of the pandemic when social distancing was on everybody's mind. Here, I had the chance consider social distancing and disease (or parasites) in other organisms.
I created this figure in the thick of the pandemic when social distancing was on everybody's mind. Here, I had the chance consider social distancing and disease (or parasites) in other organisms.
October 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The figure also needed to include a map with the data types and locations that informed their model.
I created this figure in the thick of the pandemic when social distancing was on everybody's mind. Here, I had the chance consider social distancing and disease (or parasites) in other organisms.
I created this figure in the thick of the pandemic when social distancing was on everybody's mind. Here, I had the chance consider social distancing and disease (or parasites) in other organisms.
Gathering guppies! 🐟 🐟 🐟
The figures I create often include a mix of illustrated conceptual elements with data. This figure needed to show how guppy shoaling behavior upstream (no predators) and downstream (predators) differed, and how those differences lead to parasite transmission.
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The figures I create often include a mix of illustrated conceptual elements with data. This figure needed to show how guppy shoaling behavior upstream (no predators) and downstream (predators) differed, and how those differences lead to parasite transmission.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Gathering guppies! 🐟 🐟 🐟
The figures I create often include a mix of illustrated conceptual elements with data. This figure needed to show how guppy shoaling behavior upstream (no predators) and downstream (predators) differed, and how those differences lead to parasite transmission.
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The figures I create often include a mix of illustrated conceptual elements with data. This figure needed to show how guppy shoaling behavior upstream (no predators) and downstream (predators) differed, and how those differences lead to parasite transmission.
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I thought it might be fun to show you a little behind the scenes of creating a fish scientific illustration from sketch to painting to publication.
🐟 🐡 #evolutionarybiology #thereisnofrogfishemoji
🐟 🐡 #evolutionarybiology #thereisnofrogfishemoji
September 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I thought it might be fun to show you a little behind the scenes of creating a fish scientific illustration from sketch to painting to publication.
🐟 🐡 #evolutionarybiology #thereisnofrogfishemoji
🐟 🐡 #evolutionarybiology #thereisnofrogfishemoji
When creating fish illustrations, it is very important to have a sleeping cat on your desk. Across the middle of the desk is the ideal positioning.
September 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
When creating fish illustrations, it is very important to have a sleeping cat on your desk. Across the middle of the desk is the ideal positioning.
Hey ecologists and evolutionary biologists!
Is this you? ➡️ "This concept is way too complicated to show in a way reviewers and readers will understand"
Ask for help! Life Science Studios is here to create engaging figures that clearly explain your research.
🧪 #academicsky #evolutionarybiology
Is this you? ➡️ "This concept is way too complicated to show in a way reviewers and readers will understand"
Ask for help! Life Science Studios is here to create engaging figures that clearly explain your research.
🧪 #academicsky #evolutionarybiology
September 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Hey ecologists and evolutionary biologists!
Is this you? ➡️ "This concept is way too complicated to show in a way reviewers and readers will understand"
Ask for help! Life Science Studios is here to create engaging figures that clearly explain your research.
🧪 #academicsky #evolutionarybiology
Is this you? ➡️ "This concept is way too complicated to show in a way reviewers and readers will understand"
Ask for help! Life Science Studios is here to create engaging figures that clearly explain your research.
🧪 #academicsky #evolutionarybiology
September 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
You share this crazy wild world with manta rays. And maybe you'd like to wear a T-shirt that reminds you of that fact!
Visit www.lifesciencestudios.com/shop.html if you want more mantas in your life. A portion of sales supports the Mobula Conservation Project.
#mantaray 🐡 #marineconservation
Visit www.lifesciencestudios.com/shop.html if you want more mantas in your life. A portion of sales supports the Mobula Conservation Project.
#mantaray 🐡 #marineconservation
September 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
You share this crazy wild world with manta rays. And maybe you'd like to wear a T-shirt that reminds you of that fact!
Visit www.lifesciencestudios.com/shop.html if you want more mantas in your life. A portion of sales supports the Mobula Conservation Project.
#mantaray 🐡 #marineconservation
Visit www.lifesciencestudios.com/shop.html if you want more mantas in your life. A portion of sales supports the Mobula Conservation Project.
#mantaray 🐡 #marineconservation
Scientific illustrations are a great way to add visual interest to your paper, especially if your species are hard to photograph (ahem… fish).
Not to mention, they look pretty great in a PowerPoint!
#scientificillustration #ecology #evolutionarybiology 🧪
Not to mention, they look pretty great in a PowerPoint!
#scientificillustration #ecology #evolutionarybiology 🧪
August 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Scientific illustrations are a great way to add visual interest to your paper, especially if your species are hard to photograph (ahem… fish).
Not to mention, they look pretty great in a PowerPoint!
#scientificillustration #ecology #evolutionarybiology 🧪
Not to mention, they look pretty great in a PowerPoint!
#scientificillustration #ecology #evolutionarybiology 🧪
Species paintings can really enhance your figures. There are real organisms underlying your data, and they are such beautiful organisms!
Adding images of your study species can help your audience instantly understand what your work is about.
🐡 🧪 #scientificillustration
Adding images of your study species can help your audience instantly understand what your work is about.
🐡 🧪 #scientificillustration
August 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Species paintings can really enhance your figures. There are real organisms underlying your data, and they are such beautiful organisms!
Adding images of your study species can help your audience instantly understand what your work is about.
🐡 🧪 #scientificillustration
Adding images of your study species can help your audience instantly understand what your work is about.
🐡 🧪 #scientificillustration
August 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Progress shot. He looks so naked!
August 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Progress shot. He looks so naked!
Who is on my desk today? A yellow perch, Perca flavescens! This guy was the perfect excuse to use my gold-green paint, which is practically neon.
#sciart #scientificillustration #fishart
#sciart #scientificillustration #fishart
August 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Who is on my desk today? A yellow perch, Perca flavescens! This guy was the perfect excuse to use my gold-green paint, which is practically neon.
#sciart #scientificillustration #fishart
#sciart #scientificillustration #fishart
Painting brings me closer to the incredible organisms of the world. In creating these paintings of manta rays and devil rays, I got to spend time looking closely at them and learning more about their biology, behavior, and the threats they face.
🐡 #marinelife
🐡 #marinelife
August 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Painting brings me closer to the incredible organisms of the world. In creating these paintings of manta rays and devil rays, I got to spend time looking closely at them and learning more about their biology, behavior, and the threats they face.
🐡 #marinelife
🐡 #marinelife
Just a pic of my bestie beating the summer heat with her new manta ray water bottle.
Manta and devil rays need our help! For every sale of gear featuring my watercolor ray paintings, I will donate 20% to my friends at Mobula Conservation Project.
Get yours at www.lifesciencestudios.com/shop.html
Manta and devil rays need our help! For every sale of gear featuring my watercolor ray paintings, I will donate 20% to my friends at Mobula Conservation Project.
Get yours at www.lifesciencestudios.com/shop.html
August 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Just a pic of my bestie beating the summer heat with her new manta ray water bottle.
Manta and devil rays need our help! For every sale of gear featuring my watercolor ray paintings, I will donate 20% to my friends at Mobula Conservation Project.
Get yours at www.lifesciencestudios.com/shop.html
Manta and devil rays need our help! For every sale of gear featuring my watercolor ray paintings, I will donate 20% to my friends at Mobula Conservation Project.
Get yours at www.lifesciencestudios.com/shop.html
I’m on time today. Zuri approves.
August 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I’m on time today. Zuri approves.