Forensic Art Essentials

Klappentext Forensic Art Essentials teaches artists to extract information from a witness or victim about a face they have seen, and produce an image good enough to lead detectives to the criminal being described. After reading this book, anyone with adequate drawing skills will be able to learn the tools necessary to develop his or her skills as a forensic artist. Instruction focuses on an explanation of techniques for various scenarios and includes the use of case studies of special situations and how they should be handled. The book covers skull reconstructions of unidentified murder victims and age progressions to aid in the apprehension of known fugitives. It also provides step-by-step illustrations of how to reconstruct a face from a skull, and offers solutions to a multitude of common problems that occur in the field. With 500 full-color illustrations, this book is an essential tool for any forensic artist. Zusammenfassung Teaches artists to extract information from a witness or victim about a face they have seen! and produce an image good enough to lead detectives to the criminal being described. This book features 500 illustrations! which show examples of various challenges in developing sketches and reconstructing from skulls. Inhaltsverzeichnis CHAPTER ONE: THE MOST UNIQUE ART DISCIPLINE CHAPTER TWO: DRAWING IN FORENSIC ART CHAPTER THREE: PULLING FACES FROM WITNESS MEMORY CHAPTER FOUR: SPECIAL REFINEMNTS TO THE INTERVIEW CHAPTER FIVE: RACES, EXPRESSIONS, TEETH, WOMEN, VEHICLES, TATTOOS AND JEWELRY CHAPTER SIX: AGE PROGRESSION AND POST MORTEM CHAPTER SEVEN: FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION FROM SKELETAL REMAINS CHAPTER EIGHT: THREE-DIMENSIONAL FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION OF SKELETAL REMAINS CHAPTER NINE: IMPLEMENTATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS

Klappentext

Forensic Art Essentials teaches artists to extract information from a witness or victim about a face they have seen, and produce an image good enough to lead detectives to the criminal being described.

After reading this book, anyone with adequate drawing skills will be able to learn the tools necessary to develop his or her skills as a forensic artist. Instruction focuses on an explanation of techniques for various scenarios and includes the use of case studies of special situations and how they should be handled. The book covers skull reconstructions of unidentified murder victims and age progressions to aid in the apprehension of known fugitives. It also provides step-by-step illustrations of how to reconstruct a face from a skull, and offers solutions to a multitude of common problems that occur in the field.

With 500 full-color illustrations, this book is an essential tool for any forensic artist.

Zusammenfassung
Teaches artists to extract information from a witness or victim about a face they have seen, and produce an image good enough to lead detectives to the criminal being described. This book features 500 illustrations, which show examples of various challenges in developing sketches and reconstructing from skulls.

Inhalt

CHAPTER ONE: THE MOST UNIQUE ART DISCIPLINE

CHAPTER TWO: DRAWING IN FORENSIC ART

CHAPTER THREE: PULLING FACES FROM WITNESS MEMORY

CHAPTER FOUR: SPECIAL REFINEMNTS TO THE INTERVIEW

CHAPTER FIVE: RACES, EXPRESSIONS, TEETH, WOMEN, VEHICLES, TATTOOS AND JEWELRY

CHAPTER SIX: AGE PROGRESSION AND POST MORTEM

CHAPTER SEVEN: FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION FROM SKELETAL REMAINS

CHAPTER EIGHT: THREE-DIMENSIONAL FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION OF SKELETAL REMAINS

CHAPTER NINE: IMPLEMENTATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS