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Whether you want to be a forensic artist or are just curious about the field, you've come to the right place. AAFA is committed to bringing you the latest news, research, and information about the fascinating field of forensic art.

  • When should a composite drawing be done?

    When should a composite drawing be done?

    Not every case warrants calling in a police sketch artist. It’s not because the victim

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    The “Pencil Trick” for Skulls, Debunked

    Many times, a forensic artist will come across the problem of an edentulous skull: how

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  • A Voice for the Unidentifed: Interview with

    A Voice for the Unidentifed: Interview with “Can You Identify Me” Owner Rebel Morris

    “Combining her knowledge of legal, administration and management, Rebel J Morris served for eighteen years

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    Forensic Christmas wish list!

    For the forensic artist that has everything, here are a few cool items I found. Bookmark these,

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  • 10 Steps to Become a Forensic Artist

    10 Steps to Become a Forensic Artist

    There are no guarantees to getting a job as a forensic artist, but I’ve come

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  • What is a Composite Drawing?

    What is a Composite Drawing?

    COMPOSITES are the one type of forensic art that you are probably the most are familiar

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  • 10 Steps to Become a Forensic Artist

    10 Steps to Become a Forensic Artist

    There are no guarantees to getting a job as a forensic artist, but I’ve come

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  • What is a Composite Drawing?

    What is a Composite Drawing?

    COMPOSITES are the one type of forensic art that you are probably the most are familiar

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    What are “Post-Mortems”?

    POST-MORTEMS are drawings or retouched images of unidentified people from morgue photos. Dead people do

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    Facial Approximation

    FACIAL APPROXIMATIONS are drawings and sculptures created from an unidentified human skull. These are the

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  • Age Progressions

    Age Progressions

    AGE PROGRESSIONS of adults are pretty much what they sound like: “He’s been gone for

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  • Composite Sketch and Tip to Police Leads to Arrest

    “Eight months after an unknown man attacked a Woodward employee outside the company’s main gate in Fort Collins, a watchful resident’s tip led to criminal charges.  Raul Valentine Laureles, 21, of Fort Collins turned himself in Tuesday at Larimer County Jail. A warrant was issued for his arrest last week after an unnamed resident overheard

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  • Grant County Detectives Need Public’s Help to Identify Gunshot Victim

    EPHRATA – Grant County Major Crimes detectives are asking citizens to help identify a man whose skeletal remains were found near O’Sullivan Dam on Nov. 23. The body had been exposed for perhaps a year, and ID was difficult. It is believed to have been of a white or Hispanic male around 35 years old.

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  • “Baby Gabriel” age progressed image released

    SAN ANTONIO – A new development in the case of missing Baby Gabriel. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children released a composite of what Gabriel Johnson would look like today. The photo was age-progressed to two years. Read more… Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via

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  • Ontario Provincial Police Forensic Artist, Rachel Zuidervliet

    I hate to name drop  ;^D  but I love seeing forensic artists featured in the news, especially when I know them! Here’s an article about forensic artist Constable Rachel Zuidervliet, of the Ontario Provincial Police. From the Globe and Mail: “In Constable Rachel Zuidervliet’s windowless office, casts of body parts lie on a cabinet above

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  • Composite sketch key to arrest of man who robbed 90 year old woman

    Orange County Register: “Deputies have made an arrest in connection with a home invasion robbery that occurred after two men tied up a 90-year-old woman inside her home, authorities said. Investigators released a sketch of one of the men who participated in the armed robbery Wednesday, and Orange County Sheriff’s officials confirmed Thursday morning that

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