Learn the science behind iridescence and its ecological history with Dr. Chad Eliason, evolutionary biologist with the Field Museum of Natural History.
Armed with new knowledge about structural colors, art and science program coordinator Roseann Hanson will lead a session on representing iridescence using watercolor.
Length: 2 hours
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To download PDFs from the workshop (scientific papers, templates for sketching, and copies of hummingbird images): DropBox
Resources mentioned:
- Kock & Hill (2015), A millennium of stasis in avian ornamentation? Implications for sexual selection theory (Research Gate) Note: this paper is also included in the folder linked above.
- Crawford H. Greenewalt, "Hummingbirds" (Dover Publications, 1991)
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Here is the recorded workshop which will be available until September 12, 2022:
View sample images, Jonathan's sketch, and students' work in the gallery below (click images to enlarge):
Costa's Hummingbird photo by Linda Rainville
Detailed example, Costa's Hummingbird in watercolor (Roseann Hanson demo 1)
Detailed example, Costa's Hummingbird in watercolor (Roseann Hanson demo 2)
Representative color example, Costa's Hummingbird in watercolor (Roseann Hanson demo 3)
Representative color example with pullout, Costa's Hummingbird in watercolor (Roseann Hanson demo 4)
Costa's by Jan S.
Costa's by Jan S.
Costa's hummingbird by Lizzy H.