Marine Scientific Illustration and
Underwater Photography 2008
A unique opportunity to explore the fascinating
underwater life of the
Aegean
Sea and discover the links between science
and art.
Following the success of our 2007 summer field courses we are
again
running a series of field courses in Scientific Illustration of
Marine
Fauna & Flora of the Aegean
Sea. This course is aimed at students
and
graduates of Illustration, Design, Marine Biology and
Environmental
Sciences, as well as of related fields. Applicants will also
be
considered from a non-scientific or artistic background.
Non-graduates
are also welcome. The only requirement is a keen interest in
marine
life and the depiction of this life through photography
and
illustration.
This will be a 10-day course based on the island of
Ikaria
comprising
lectures, seminars, workshops and practical fieldwork.
Participants
will gain first-hand experience in all stages of producing
an
accomplished scientific illustration, from procuring source material
in
the field to painting methods and techniques. Intensive
observational drawing
workshops will be delivered in the studio and in
the
field.
Participants will spend time developing their underwater
photography
skills in the crystal clear waters of the Aegean. The local
area
offers a diversity of different marine environments, which are home
to
an abundance of weird and wonderful marine organisms.
These experiences
will then be utilised to create a piece of artwork
that reflects the
diversity, and the beauty, of the underwater world.
Tuition is given
throughout the course in techniques of snorkelling,
photography, painting and
observational drawing, but there is also the
freedom for students to explore
the subject in an individual and
creative way. Guidance will also be given
for those wishing to produce
a traditional and anatomically correct
scientific illustration.
Topics covered
1. What is Scientific
Illustration? Processes and applications.
2. Introduction to species
identification in the field. Presentations
on Invertebrates, Algae and
Fish.
3. Biodiversity and conservation of Aegean Sea
ecosystems
4. Underwater photography. Training in use of equipment.
5.
Snorkeling, safety procedures, best practice rules and discussion
on
Aegean Sea habitats: where particular species can be found.
6.
Practical training in underwater photography in the field.
7. Self evaluation
of resource material to determine gaps in information.
8. Observational
drawing skills. Workshops in the field and in the studio.
9. Colour theory.
Painting techniques using a variety of media.
10. Applying species
identification skills to illustrating of species.
Course
Dates
For 2008 we offer the
following dates:
A: 29/5 to
7/6
B: 3/7 to 12/7
C: 1/9 to 10/9
Fees
The number of participants is limited to 10
(minimum 4). The fee for
the ten-day course is 650 Euros, including all day
activities of the
program, accommodation, snorkeling excursions, drawing and
painting
materials and half board meals (breakfast and lunch).
For
more information please see our website:
www.archipelago.gr or
contact Abigail
Lingford at:
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Archipelagos, Institute of Marine & Environmental Research of
the
Aegean Sea, is a
Greek non-profit environmental NGO, that works toward
the conservation of the
natural environment of the GreekSeas.
Archipelagos' action combines scientific research
into the
biodiversity of the marine and terrestrial environment of the
Greek
seas and islands, with efficient conservation work in which
local
communities play an active part.
Parallel to the research and conservation work carried out
year round,
in research bases and stations in Aegean Sea islands,
Archipelagos offers a series
of educational/practical training activities,
in various fields of environmental research
and conservation.