| Welcome to the GNSI Greater DC Chapter web page. We are a chapter of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators- serving members of the Guild in the Northern Virginia, DC, and Maryland area. We also welcome visits to our meetings by non-members who have an interest in Science and Art! Check out what we do. View selected reports of the doings at our monthly meetings (see the navigation frame). If you would like to join us for the fun and fellowship we would love to see you at a meeting. |
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Spring meeting schedule The meeting schedule has changed. We will now be meeting the 3rd WEDNESDAY of the month as a general rule. ________________________________________________ Feb. 20th, 2008 Price Guessing We all face one endless question: how do you price your work? What exactly did someone get for that eye-popping cover? What did they get for that series of black and white line pieces? That use on a Web site? Join us for an enjoyable annual tradition, and a highly enlightening experience. We encourage everyone to bring an example of a finished project, or one still in progress. A round table format will offer everyone interested the opportunity to present information about a project, and then everyone else gets to guess the selling price. Not all projects are created equal, so don't hesitate to bring you triumphs, disasters, and work in progress. Those without a project are encouraged to attend as well, everyone is welcome! We guarantee you will come away wiser from this meeting. WHEN: WHERE: ________________________________________________ March 19th, 2008 Digital Imaging Technology's Impact on Science - Matt Buffington, PhD The uses of Digital Imaging Technologies in illuminating and illustrating scientific studies are proliferating. Matt will present an overview of a cross-section of these techniques culled from a recent entomological symposium. Techniques such as field macro-photography, digital drawing, hi-mag imaging, kryogenic SEM and more. All are applicable in many fields of study, and the wise science illustrator should find out what is coming down the pike! WHEN: WHERE: ________________________________________________ April 16th, 2008 Nicolle Rager Fuller Nicolle will talk to us about her work experience both as a previous government full time illustrator at the National Science Foundation and now as a freelance artist running her own business Sayo-art.com. She recently got involved with a book project about Darwin that has required plenty of research and development of new techniques that she will share with us. WHEN: WHERE: ________________________________________________ May 21st, 2008 Scratchboard Mini-workshop Our own Trudy Nicholson, scratchboard artist extraordinaire, will present a mini-workshop on the methods she employs to create the beautiful renderings of the natural world. This will be a hands on, get dirty workshop and discussion on media preparation, texturing techniques, and when to bring out the knife! A very small fee will be asked to defray costs. More details in next months announcement. WHEN: WHERE: ________________________________________________ June 14th, 2008 Fieldtrip to Scientist's Cliff Details to be announced |
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| *************************************************** IMPORTANT INFORMATION - MUSEUM PARKING *************************************************** Due to the increased security at the museum, those visitors who wish to park in the Natural History Museum lot (5:30pm or later, at the west entrance) will have to identify themselves, state that they are ATTENDING THE GNSI MEETING, and allow the search of their car (the trunk). Visitors may need to be badged in the guard office, and must be accompanied up stairs by a badged museum employee. |
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GNSI Greater Washington DC 301-286-3381W 410-757-8379 H |
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