Corel Webinar
My webinar with Corel is in two weeks. I’ll demonstrate how I do a 2D reconstruction on a skull with Painter, and talk about skulls in general. I’ll have material on standby in case artists are interested in the differences between skulls or in seeing the details on skulls that fascinate me, but we’ll have […]
2D reconstruction for Snohomish County WA
I recently drew this case for Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office. In January 1978, a citizen found human skeletal remains in a field in Snohomish County. This was a rural area with scattered houses at the time. The complete skeleton was not located. The victim is a white male under 40 years of age, unknown height […]
Corel Artist of the Month for November
Corel has asked me to be their Artist of the month for November. I’m honored, as they normally focus on animation and gamer art. They also feature more fine artists of course, but I’m their first forensic artist. I’ll be putting together some material for a webinar and hope to make it an interesting change […]
Age Progression for Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International
In January, I was asked to do an age progression for a TV show in Lebanon. The missing child was three when she was taken while playing outside and would now be fourteen. I was given some photographs of the child, her siblings, and parents. The photos are, like most family photos, not optimal for […]
Digital Forensic Art Techniques
I continue to get questions through this website from forensic artists who want to know where they can learn to use digital tools in their work. I found there are still no other artists teaching this subject, and no books about it. I expanded my original workshop handout that I’d written for my Digital Composite […]
A Different Way to Use Forensic Art Skills
This past summer I was asked to use my forensic art knowledge and skills in a new way. It was not a reconstruction from a skull of a deceased person, but a reconstruction of a living person. I was contacted by a young man who was planning on extensive cosmetic surgery to change his appearance, […]