by Deb Shaw
Poster for the GNSI 2014 Conference, © 2014, GNSI
Many BAGSC and ASBA members also belong to The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators (GNSI). If you’ve wanted to attend a GNSI Conference, or learn more about this wonderful organization, this is a great year to do so. The GNSI Conference will be held in Boulder, Colorado this year in July and will include a field trip to the Denver Botanical Gardens, as well as presentations, workshops and field trips important to botanical artists.
Join the GNSI in Boulder, where the mountains meet the plains!
Come and enjoy a one of a kind experience and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow illustrators in a beautiful setting. The Conference is filled with presentations, workshops and field trips designed to inspire. Some concentrate on technique, with experts in drawing, painting, scratchboard, block printing, Photoshop, Illustrator, and digital devices sharing their expertise. Others focus on the gritty details of making a living in this challenging, but exciting career. With so many choices, participants can customize their learning experience under the inspirational setting of Boulder’s Flatirons and modern Colorado University campus.
Register before May 30th and SAVE $50 on Full Registration!
Live Animal Drawing
Building Backgrounds for Animal Subjects
Sculpting Insects in Polymer and Wire
Beginning Photoshop
Make Your Own Sketchbook, Then Use It!
Sketch A Storybook
Discovering Scratchboard Techniques
Colored Pencil Possibilities
Painting Small Animals
Osteology Sketching
From Sketch to Print
Intermediate Photoshop
Modeling in 3DS Max
Adobe Illustrator for Science Illust: Symbols
Sculpting Fossils, 2-day workshop
Watercolor, 2-day workshop
Social Media for Artists
Personal productivity with your iPad
Contract and Copyright
Shanahan Ridge
Dinosaur Ridge
Eldorado/Fowler Hike
CU Extravaganza
Wild Animal Sanctuary
NOAA Tour
Celestial/Dushanbe Teahouse
Avery Brew Pub
Denver Botanic Gardens/Natural History Museum
Rocky Mountain National Park, 2-day trip
Birth of the Beehive’s Mesoamerica Resiste Illustration
Create Your Own Jobs and Get Paid to Travel
Using illustration to Teach ‘Critical Looking’ in a Zoology Lab
Making Photos and Art Press Ready
Hand-Painted Linoleum Block Prints
(Not Always) Funny Pages: Science Through Sequential Art
Marvelous Mucus: Learning about the Little-Known World of Land Snails
Tactile Graphics: Images for the Blind
Gyotaku -What your Third Grade Art teacher didn’t tell you
Japan and its Fish Markets – a look at the fish art and culture of Japan
Saving a Tropical Jewel in the Heart of Vancouver
Nature Based Sculpture
iPad Tips and Tricks
How to Work Faster Photoshop: Shortcuts and File Setups
Ready, Set, Sell! Proactive Marketing Strategies
Teaching Illustration as a Biology Course
The case of the Missing Beak: Kati the Kea
Saving the Kakapo from extinction–Expedition to New Zealand
Creating backgrounds combining traditional and digital techniques
Art Creation From the Client’s Point of View
Lighting and Textures: Optimizing Your Renders
Botanical Illustration–Then and Now
Illustrating Nature: Stylized Realism for Children’s Books
An Exploration in Public Health Communication
Hope to see you in Boulder in July!