Ovis Canadensis construction
An isometric paraline projection drawing of a bighorn sheep skull from specimen to finish.
An isometric paraline projection drawing of a bighorn sheep skull from specimen to finish.
My final project for Drawing for Scientific Illustration. Both the finish and the process are included; including the orthographic drawings, a photograph of the specimen, an animation of the construction of the main skull (sans horns), and a few selected frames from the video. The drawing was done at 1/2 scale, with measurements taken directly from the specimen (which unfortunately was lacking a mandible and a few teeth, but was otherwise in fairly good condition) and projected in space using a paraline system for proportional accuracy. The finished piece was drawn in black conté pencil on mylar, and rendered with conté dust and a brush.