Seek and Sketch


Summary: 

Learn about the art of scientific illustration in this distance learning lesson. Students explore the history of this process as they study famous illustrators like John Audubon and Henry David Thoreau. They practice their observation of various specimens by drawing composite sketches and producing an enlarged final project using the grid transfer method. Read more ...

Concept: 

The field of scientific illustration will be explored during this program. Students will learn the surprisingly long history of the art form, and will have the opportunity to make scientific illustrations of their own.

Objectives: 

• Students will understand the importance of the field of scientific illustration for artists,
historians, and scientists alike.
• Students will learn the history of scientific illustration, from the cave paintings at
Lascaux to the human body sketches by Leonardo da Vinci, and will understand the
various reasons for why these images are made.
• Students will practice their observation and data collecting skills by making sketches and producing an enlarged final drawing using the grid method.

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