Gorgeous Illustration of Humboldt Squid

Artist Laura Hines has done a couple of gorgeous illustrations of Humboldt squid.

Humboldt Squid #1 (above) is a rendering of this photograph from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute:


It's a great example of how illustration can improve on photography. The pencil clarifies and emphasizes detail that was obscured by the camera. Lovely work! h/t Squid.us

(Yes yes, I know about the kerfuffle over colossal squid eyes the size of basketballs! I'm not sure what I can add, but I'll try to think of something erudite or at least amusing.)

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