Lecture 3 Flashcards
(20 cards)
What is a discipline specific convention?
Used for describing form visually and literally
Precision and consistency allow for meaningful comparison and better understanding
What are things that you should take note of when drawing?
- Should show all diagnostic parts of the organism(useful for identifying it)
- Scale bar
- Should look Life like
- Cardinal views should be upheld (keep things in laterl vs. anterior)
Parts of botanical illustration?
LSSRRVH
Roots
Stems
Leaves
Seeds
Vascular system
Reproductive organs
Habitat
*find acronym
What are the 2 types of perspectives?
Aerial and linear
How should you draw an arthropod?
lateral or dorsal view
Plandigrade vs. digigrade vs. unigrade
What are bezier curves
What is Botany
3 types of linear perspective?
1, 2 and 3 point
Whatr is aerial perspective?
The effect of moisture and airborne particulate matter on our perception of distant objects
What is the result of aerial perspective?
Reduces the tone, colour, texture, detail of the image
What is convergence in linear perspective?
Whne parallel lines meet at the horizon
What is Foreshortening in linear perspective?
equal distances become shorter as they go farther
What is dimuinition
equal sized objects become smaller as they’re farther (like an object is diminishing)
What is the symetrey for most animals?
radial (ex: starfish) or bilateral
What is unique about amphibians?
They have only one opening in their ventral side of their bodies (a vent lol)
Different foot postures
plantigrade-putting all your weight on the entire sole
of your foot and plantal surface. (ex: human , squirrel)
Digitigrade
Standing on digits (dog)
Unguligrade
Unguligrade standing on nails or structure at the tip of their digits (ex: deer & horses)
3 goals of paleontology
Record fossil info correctly
Reconstruction
Life reconstruction
