Updated:
21 June 2006
Botany
Demonstrations
Scientific Illustration
Botanical
Scientific Illustration Workshop
Monday,
11 June 2007
One of Botanical illustrator Alice Tangerini's
few color drawings. From pressed specimen
to photocopy to traced pencil sketches,
scientific illustrations follow a very
different path compared to traditional
art works.
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Botanical
Scientific Illustration Workshop
Monday,
11 June 2007
Alice
Tangerini describes scientific illustration
as “an exercise in control.”
Notice the detail in this work!
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Botanical
Scientific Illustration Workshop
Monday,
11 June 2007
Andrew
Furness tries his hand at tracing one
of Tangerini’s detailed drawings,
using a Crowquill pen and tracing film
to "ink" a scientific illustration.
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Botanical
Scientific Illustration Workshop
Monday,
11 June 2007
“An
exercise in control,” these students
heed Tangerini’s advise, and pivot
their elbows to draw curves in their botanical
lines, instead of their hands.
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Botanical
Scientific Illustration Workshop
Monday,
11 June 2007
Santiago
Herrera displays his scientific illustrations.
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Botanical
Scientific Illustration Workshop
Monday,
11 June 2007
Alice
Tangerini demonstrates how to successfully
master the Camera Lucida, an early 19th
century optical device used as an aid
for artists in drawing.
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Botanical
Scientific Illustration Workshop
Monday,
11 June 2007
Kris
Rhodes experiments with the Camera Lucida.
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Botanical
Scientific Illustration Workshop
Monday,
11 June 2007
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Photo
captions by Morgan Little
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