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Penguin and Puffin Coast : Illustrations for the Saint Louis Zoo - Jennifer Fairman
This slide presentation will walk you through the various business and art aspects of producing a variety of materials for the St. Louis Zoo’s new Penguin and Puffin Coast permanent exhibit and include: An introduction: Jennifer Fairman, Fairman Studios and the Saint Louis Zoo. Project description: What was the Zoo trying to accomplish in the larger aspect of this project? Business: How the Zoo found Fairman Studios, the interaction process (logistics of travel and communication), researching, work flow, bidding, how prices were determined, how and what kind of contract was established, how I was paid (all at once, or at various stages?), who retained what rights, and some of the unusual and unexpected things that happened during the process. Art: Sketching by hand, then scanning, rendering and designing the illustrations using a computer.
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| Magellanic and Rockhopper Penguins (l-r); Spheniscus magellanicus & Eudytes chrysocome; Jennifer E. Fairman, CMI; Graphite pencil and digital watercolor wash (Adobe Photoshop 6.0); ~12x9" each; ©2003 Fairman Studios, LLC. |
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Cross-sections, Cutaways, and Computers- Intro to 3D - David Fierstein
Let your computer do the hard work—push a button and render perspective, textures, shading and shadows with mathematical accuracy. But what’s really involved in working as a 3D computer artist, and is it worth the trouble of keeping up with this fast changing field? What are the challenges and rewards of using computers and 3D software to create art? Follow one artist’s evolving technique for creating cutaway views of landscapes and integrating them with 3D models and digital painting.
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Phytoplankton and the Carbon Cycle; ©2002 David Fierstein; Digital; 10.5x8.25".
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Quick, Easy & Fun – Creating Digital Video With iMovie & Macintosh For The Natural Science Illustrator - Donald Gambino
This demo and lecture will show how a Sci-Art Illustrator can benefit from using and creating presentation, educational, art techniques, and support videos and effects with iMovie software and the Macintosh (PC Users welcome). Following is a brief outline of content covered: Intro and Overview of software and hardware; Shooting & importing video; Editing and adding soundtracks; Adding titles and effects; Adding special effects, transitions, tweaking it; Output to CDs, DVD, VCR, Quicktime Movies, web, and emailing; Uses and applications; Summary and conclusion.
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Screen Shot Image from iMovie Presentation; Donald Gambino. |
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Creating Specimen Reference Photos
with Reduced Distortion —Theophilus Britt Griswold
Creating accurate reference photos will be the subject of this lecture with (digital) slides. Illustrating large numbers of specimen objects can require the use of as many short cuts as possible to move the job along. One of these often used tricks is to photograph the object as reference material for your illustration. But one of the unavoidable pitfalls of photography, especially of larger specimens, is image distortion caused by perspective. Britt will discuss the seriousness of this issue and examine how well telephoto lenses can reduce the effects. He will then discuss developments that may effect the use of photography as a tool for reference images.
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Managing Perspective Distortion; ©1994 Theophilus Britt Griswold; Adobe Illustrator.
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Web Portfolios: Science-Art.com
—Theophilus Britt Griswold
There are a few basic requirements for free-lancing these days. One of those requirements is an on-line portfolio for quick presentation of your work. Britt will discuss a grab bag of issues related to web portfolios: The advantages of on-line portfolios, optimizing pages for search engines, and tips on preparing images for best presentation. He will also demonstrate some of the customization abilities of Science-Art.com portfolios.
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Science-Art.com Home Page; Picture supplied by Theophilus Britt Griswold though courtesy of Science-Art.com.
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The History of Zoological Illustration — Nancy Halliday
This slide presentation will trace the history of zoological scientific illustration from just prior to the invention of printing to the present. Nancy’s theme will center on the two-way interaction between science and illustration: Science influencing art, art then altering science.
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A Move Towards Time-Based Illustration -
Frank Ippolito
The evolving digital landscape continues to rewrite the traditional workflow of the professional artist. Frank outlines emerging opportunities for the scientific illustrator to move into animation as an extension of their portfolio. 3D and 2D software will be reviewed, with an emphasis on 2D tools such as Adobe After Effects that allow the repurposing of digital illustration “assets” into elements of “time-based illustration.”
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HMO; ©2000 Frank Ippolito; Adobe Photoshop; Illustration turned animation via Adobe AfterEffects.
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Developing Dynamic Composition — Frank Ippolito
This core session will focus on the need of the scientific illustrator who wishes to move beyond spot illustration and specimen rendering towards effective and dramatic full page compositions. Frank Ippolito will cover the visual organization of multiple subjects—with and without a background. While classical approaches will be noted, emphasis will be placed on accessible, non-technical techniques that allow the artist to quickly organize and design a dynamic composition.
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Winter Strategies, Northern Temperate Zone Ecology; ©Frank Ippolito; Adobe Photoshop; 13"w; Cover for the New York Times / Science Times 01/07/03 edition, illustrating an article about Dr. Bernd Heinrich and his observations on animal strategies for surviving winter.
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Dynamic Presentation Graphics – Lana Johnson
As with anything, there are right and there are better ways to create things. The goal of this presentation is to help you understand some of the guidelines of presentation graphics so you can create visuals that will be beautiful, legible and readable for your audience. Lana will talk about the best fonts and sizes of text to use, how much information to include on a visual, what colors are best, and tips on using animations, photos, clip art, charts and graphs and much more. The presentation will end with examples of good and bad examples of visuals used in scientific presentations. Handouts will be provided.
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| Screen shot; Lana Johnson; PowerPoint. |
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