Nov
13
4:00pm
GNSI Ed Series Presents "A Seasoned Surface: Mimicking the look of antiquity" with Scott Rawlins
By Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
Saturday & Sunday, November 13th & 14th, 2021
Morning session: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm EDT
Afternoon session: 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT
Registration: $150 for GNSI Members, $175 for non-members*
(please note discount will be given as a $25 refund for members upon verification of current membership)
Join illustrator, naturalist, museum educator, and GNSI veteran Scott Rawlins in this 2-day online workshop as he walks you through the techniques used to create works that mimic antiquity. Over the course of one weekend, Scott will introduce you to, and expand on, the coffee grounds staining technique as well as other tips and tricks on how to make your art look like it possesses a timeless quality. This workshop is aimed at artists of all experience levels.
The technique of using coffee grounds to stain paper and give it an aged quality is thought to have been originated by celebrated medical illustrator and teacher, Gerald Hodge. Inspired by a visit to the Prado Museum in Madrid, Gerald wanted to create works of art that imitated the textures and pigments (specifically water stains, light damage, mold, etc) that were visible on the older works. After experimenting with various techniques, including tea staining, he determined that using coffee grounds gave the most realistic and antiqued effect.
Scott Rawlins graduated from Earlham College with a degree in Biology and holds graduate degrees in Museum Education as well as Medical & Biological Illustration from the George Washington University and the University of Michigan respectively. Scott is a Professor Emeritus at Arcadia University where he teaches scientific illustration. He regularly exhibits his artwork nationally and has served on the board of the American Society of Botanical Artists as well as the boards of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators and the Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators. Scott’s illustrations have appeared in numerous books, including Your Inner Fish, The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration, and Shackelford’s Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. Journals that have published his illustrations include Acta Zoologica, Records of the Australian Museum, and Harvard’s Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Geobios and Zootaxa.
Over the past two years, Scott has been teaching remotely for the New York Botanical Garden as well as in what is known as an “all-modes” system for Arcadia University.
This workshop has a minimum of 6 participants and a maximum of 15, so sign up before all of the seats are filled!
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