Having double-majored in Studio Art and Geology means that this idea is close to my own personal interests. And I've been thinking of creating a series of posts related to discussing techniques and practices that would highlight techniques and methods of visual communication/representation - particularly photography, but perhaps also some ideas on illustration. Judging from Callan's cartoons and sketches, I'm not the only one who thinks this way. So I'm just tossing out a thought and informal poll regarding interests and ideas.
Would other bloggers find it interesting? Would this be something that might find interest outside the geoblogosphere? Leave a comment, post ideas on your own blog, send emails, whatever - I've got things I want to write about, but I'll give preference to things that others would find interesting, too.
An interesting idea! I missed the opportunity, but where I went for undergrad they offered a course like this once in a while called Drawing For The Sciences. Here is the catalogue description:
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http://www.winona.edu/ifo/courseproposals/art/ay2006-2007/art117%20draw%20newcourse.doc
I would definitely be interested in this. In my first year of teaching I took a couple sketching classes to help my illustration abilities. It was good, but the instructor didn't understand the topics I was trying to illustrate, so I think I could have learned more... Anything would be appreciated
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