Observational drawing is an important skill for scientific illustrators and an easy exercise to practice.
Join Patricia Ferrer Beals, a trained scientific illustrator, to learn how to use your observation skills to create a detailed drawing of a leaf. You will learn to analyze the basic shape of your leaf and add details such as veins and color variation using basic drawing tools such as crayons, markers and colored pencils. We will also label the parts of the leaf and talk about tree identification and why leaves come in so many shapes and sizes and what makes them turn colors in the fall.
Date & Time : Dec 5th 3 – 4 PM CST
Age 6+
About Patricia Beals:
Patricia Ferrer Beals is an experienced medical and scientific illustrator and has worked on all types of projects from drawing animals for a multi-volume animal life encyclopedia to exhibit illustrations for museums and botanical gardens. Patricia studied both art and biology at Washington University in St. Louis and received her master’s degree in Medical & Biological Illustration from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Patricia is currently a full-time Lecturer at the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, teaching various classes in drawing, visual communication and science illustration. (Learn more about Patricia at http://www.ferrerbeals.com/)
