Scientific Illustration workshop, May 9-13, 2016

[Courses Transmitting Science]

Dear colleagues,

The third edition of the course :-) 60;"Introduction
to Naturalistic and Scientific Illustration& #34; is already open.

DATES: May 9-13, 2016.

Instructor: Oscar Sanisidro (Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-
CSIC, Spain).

Course webpage:
http://www.transmittingscience.org/courses/draw/scientific-illust ration/

Site: Premises of Sabadell of the Institut Catal&# 225; de
Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (Barcelona, Spain).

PROGRAM:

- Scientific and naturalistic illustrations: Generalities and
comparis on.

- Scientific illustration versus photography.

- General dra wing workflow.

- Sketching and approaches to naturalistic illustratio n.

- Drawing basics: Halftone rendering, textures, transparency object
shadows, reflected light and cast shadows.

- Drawing tools an d media:
* Line and ink: Basic techniques, rendering styles, scrat chboard.
* Pencil: Basic techniques, coloured pencils, watercoloured pencils, examples.
* Water colour.
* Camera lucida (procedure a nd practical examples).

- Graphite rendering.

- Field ske tching (naturalistic illustration).

- Introduct ion to computer graphics.

- Bitmap graphics software: Main tools, lay er workflow.

- Chromatic diagrams, bit depth, colour models and chann els, image
corrections.

- Vectorial vs. bitmap drawing.

- Vecto rial graphics software: Bezier-curve drawing, pattern
filling, examples.

- Examples and subjects of scientific illustration.
* Illustra ting plants, animals and geological features.
* Illustrating animals in their habitats.
* Palaeoecological reconstruction.

The course material is included in the course fee.

This course is co-org anized by Transmitting Science and the Institut
Catalá de Paleontologi a M. Crusafont. Place are limited and will be
covered by strict registratio n order.

Please feel free to distribute this information between your colleagues if you consider it appropriate.

Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno, PhD
Course Coordinator
Transmittin g Science
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