Instructor: Scott Rawlins

Scott Rawlins
 Scott Rawlins is a professor emeritus of scientific illustration at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa., and a freelance artist whose clients include the National Museum of Natural History and the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Scott has served as president of the Guild of Natural ScienceIllustrators, the Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators and the American Society of Botanical Artists.

Classes by this instructor


Botanical Drawing I: Methods and Materials

Accurate observation translates into sensitive, realistic drawings and is an essential skill for botanical artists. Using basic shapes, fruit, and leaves, learn contour drawing with an emphasis on proportion, and explore techniques such as foreshortening, perspective, and line weight.
253BIL301CO 01/25 Sa 11:00am-2:00pm Rawlins
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Botanical Drawing II: Developing Your Skills

Building on Botanical Drawing I skills, learn to tone fruit, vegetables, leaves, and branches. Focus on concepts of light source, value, and shading to create form. Learn to translate color into black and white, and create the illusion of depth more...
253BIL302EO 03/22 Sa 11:00am-2:00pm Rawlins
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Botanical Drawing III: Focus on Flowers

Apply your understanding of contours, perspective, and tone to drawing three distinct types of flowers. The object is to accurately draw a fully toned flowering plant. Explore compositional possibilities, textures, and details.
253BIL303BO 01/15 We 5:30pm-8:30pm Rawlins
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253BIL303CO 03/11 Tu 10:30am-1:30pm Rawlins
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Drawing Cacti in Carbon Dust

The medium of carbon dust has been a mainstay for natural science illustrators for almost a century. This drawing technique combines carbon pencil lines with carbon dust (or "washes") that are applied with brushes, resulting in rich, tonal renderings that more...
253BIL308O 03/23 Su 10:00am-3:00pm Rawlins
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