Illustration I started drawing and painting when I was very young, but only recently got interested in illustration techniques after taking a class with Francis Faucet and Benta King at Cornell. Now my favorite medium is scratch board or clay board (pressed chalk or clay with a black ink surface that you can scratch into and repaint with ink.) I love to draw animals, birds, insects and plants, combining acuracy with creativity. Someday I would like to illustrate a children's book or natural history guide...