Digital Illustration for Archaeology

WHAT'S IT ABOUT?

Participants will gain an understanding of how to use computer programmes to create digital illustrations of artefacts. Using supplied digital images of real artefacts, participants will learn how to digitally draw them. Online lectures will be combined with set illustration tasks to provide an interactive and practical online experience. Under expert online guidance, participants will produce an illustration of an item of pottery and a small find made of wood, metal or leather.

This course is part of a series of training events to create a team of volunteers to illustrate the hundreds of artefacts recently raised from HMS Invincible. Course participants can be part of this team.

Please note - NO ARTISTIC SKILL REQUIRED!

WHO'S THE TUTOR
The expert tutor will be Mark Hoyle BA(hon);P.G.C.E.;MAAIS; MIfA a field archaeologist and archaeological illustrator with 27 years experience. He is currently a full member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists - Graphics Archaeology Group (CIfA). Mark has a background in teaching and has run many successful archaeological illustration courses for  the general public and specialist groups and this is the third course he has run for NAS! See some of his work at http://www.markhoyle.com/

WHO'S IT FOR?
This course is for anyone interested in developing their existing Archaeological Illustration skills into the digital realm. Divers, beachcombers, and avocational archaeologists will find this course interesting as it will teach them that through the detailed observations required for an archaeological illustration, more information can be gleaned from an artefact that might not be observed during rapid photographic recording techniques. This course will also be useful for people wanting to create their own publication figures. 

NAS members will earn 5 credits per day towards their Certificate or Award.

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR THE COURSE
 Computer with a mouse
 Stable internet connection
 Adobe Suite 30-day free trial

COSTS
 NAS members £40
 Non-NAS members £80 (although as NAS membership starts at £12, you're better off becoming a member and getting the discount rate immediately!)

Timetable (provisional and subject to change)

09:00   Introductions

09:30   Introduction on the history of archaeological illustration including digital methods.

09:50   Overview of the Adobe Creative Suite including Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

10:45   Tea break

11:00   Loading a scan to scale, locking (using layers) and digital tracing in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

12:00   Lunch

12:45   Recording pottery and metal objects with differing techniques using Illustrator

14:30   Tea break

14:45   Recording techniques using Illustrator (continued)

15:15   Pen widths and layout techniques

15:45   Questions

16:00   Getting involved with NAS illustration projects

16:30   Course end

REFUND POLICY
The NAS reserves the right to cancel courses or events 4 weeks in advance of a course if insufficient bookings have been received. Please do not book non-refundable travel and accommodation until you have been notified by email that the course is definitely going ahead.

Participants are permitted to cancel and receive a refund (minus the transaction fees incurred by the payment provider) up to four weeks in advance of a course  or event date. They are also able to defer their booking to any other NAS course or event instead of receiving a refund. If participants wish to cancel within the four weeks prior to  the course or event, they will forfeit their booking fee unless there are unless circumstances  which the NAS, in its absolute discretion, considers sufficiently mitigating as to warrant a partial or full refund.  

Applications for a refund within the four weeks prior to  the course or event must be submitted in writing (electronic submission is acceptable) and such evidence as the NAS may reasonably require must be provided to support the application.