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Marlene, I think you're right. It was in the first Shirley Sherwood book if my memory serves me now. Thanks for jogging it!! : ) These are all great books for anyone's serious illustration library - and many of them are available thru interlibrary loan, if you don't want or can't afford to have them for keeps... Kathy On Nov 10, 2006, at 3:16 PM, Marlene Hill Donnelly wrote: > Actually, I believe the stippled drawings are in one of the first two > Shirley Sherwood books of contemporary botanical illustrations-- they > are amazing. > Marlene > > >> Kathy, could it be "The Pen and Ink Book: Materials and Techniques >> for >> Today's ARtist" by Jos. A. Smith? That has some amazing artwork in >> it. >> >> Kapi >> >> Kathleen Garness wrote: >> >>> I also found Scientific Illustration: A Guide for the Beginning >>> Artist (The Art & design series) by Zbigniew Jastrzebski >>> >>> on Amazon. He used to work at the Field Museum and teach at the Art >>> Institute of Chicago, and his work was quite remarkable. I don't >>> know >>> that particular book but could recommend it as samples to enjoy and >>> learn from... >>> >>> Also, when I was taking Marlene Hill Donnelley's class in Scientific >>> Illustration at Morton Arboretum. she brought a book in with pen and >>> ink illustrations that were just amazing. For the life of me I can't >>> remember the title of it tho! Marlene, if you're on here, could you >>> remind me of who compiled and edited that book? There were a few >>> artists in there whose delicate, precise placement of stipples >>> bordered on the mind-boggling.... I honestly couldn't grasp how this >>> one particular artist had mastered translating dot patterns into >>> values in such a precise, methodical manner. It almost looked >>> mechanical, if you could design a software program to do something >>> like that.... which I think would be difficult, even nowadays... >>> >>> Kathy G >>> >>> >>> >>> On Nov 10, 2006, at 12:38 PM, Chris & Katie Hansen wrote: >>> >>>> HI Jeri, >>>> >>>> I am quite the beginner to scientific illustration and also have >>>> looked >>>> at the GNSI book. I'm very impressed by it, but sometimes >>>> overwhelmed. >>>> Another book I also refer to is Scientific Illustration by Phyllis >>>> Wood. (2nd edition) I bought it through Amazon and really like >>>> it. It >>>> has a lot of specific instructions and reads almost like a textbook >>>> for >>>> a class on the topic. It's about 150 pages and I think I paid >>>> around >>>> $30 for it. I think it's a great starting point. >>>> >>>> Good Luck! >>>> Kate >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Nov 10, 2006, at 6:00 AM, Jeri Allison wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all. First I wanted to thank you for all your help with making >>>>> digital >>>>> photos! now, a second question. Can you recommend some good >>>>> books on >>>>> natural >>>>> science illustration? I have the one by GNSI checked out from the >>>>> library >>>>> and plan on buying it. It's excellent. Any other suggestions? >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Jeri >>>>> >>> >>> Every Day Is a New Beginning >>> >>> "The friendships we develop determine the quality of our own >>> souls" Joan Chittister, OSB > > > -- > Marlene Hill Donnelly > Scientific Illustrator, Department of Geology > Field Museum > phone (312) 665-7638 > office hours Mon., Thurs. and Fri. Every Day Is a New Beginning "The friendships we develop determine the quality of our own souls" Joan Chittister, OSB