Kris Kirkeby (above), a scientific illustrator, visited the class and talked about her work.  She is an amazing freelance artist and works hours upon hours to meet her clients’ needs.  She talked about the accuracy she must pay attention to and what her work requires of her.  She also had the class do a little exercise.  She brought in different butterflies for us to draw and gave us different tips on how to make them more realistic and accurate.  Her lecture was quite interesting, and I really enjoyed the drawing portion of it.

Tying what she taught us in class to my project, the accuracy really caught my attention.  The human body has so many details to it that are vital both in the artistic and medical field.  If I were to draw the human anatomy for scientific reasons, then I would be like Kirkeby and work for a long time for a single drawing.  Right now, since it is a small project and I am not a professional in drawing yet, I just have to pay as close attention to detail as best I can.  It does take a long time and it hurts my eyes after a while.  However, I still find fun in it and push through.