Article · Micscape (Microscopy-UK)
Techniques for drawing botanical subjects under the microscope
By Christina Brodie
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2003
About this lesson
An illustrator lists the pencils, technical pens, papers and measuring tools she uses, then shows how to measure a specimen, build a drawing from construction lines, ink it and tint it. Covers both whole specimens and prepared slides, with worked drawings including diatoms.
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