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When should a composite drawing be done?

Not every case warrants calling in a police sketch artist. It’s not because the victim of that particular crime isn’t important, and there’s no grand conspiracy plan in place either. ...

The “Pencil Trick” for Skulls, Debunked

Many times, a forensic artist will come across the problem of an edentulous skull: how can we do a facial approximation when there are no teeth? How do you know ...

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 as a certified paralegal. In her early years she worked her way up the chain ...

Forensic Christmas wish list!

For the forensic artist that has everything, here are a few cool items I found. Bookmark these, and hint broadly to your friends :^) How about a dancing skeleton sun-catcher from eyethinkinc?   ...

10 Steps to Become a Forensic Artist

There are no guarantees to getting a job as a forensic artist, but I’ve come up with 10 steps that outline the most reasonable and logical way of attaining that ...

What is a Composite Drawing?

COMPOSITES are the one type of forensic art that you are probably the most are familiar with. These are the drawings or computer images that you see in the newspaper with ...

Skull cleaning class teaches students science, and business

A friend sent me this article about a high school applied science class in her town that teaches student how to clean skulls…and run a business at the same time: “(The) applied ...

Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office Sketch Artists Explain Composite Process in Interview

I came across a great video on YouTube featuring two of the Sonoma County Sketch Artists, Lloyd Seavers and Carrie McConville (I hope I heard and spelled their names right!), ...

Facial Approximation by NCMEC Forensic Artist Joe Mullins is in the Smithsonian!

There are so many talented forensic artists working in the United States, and I love it when they get some exposure, especially on a national level. So, for the next 10 ...

How to make a facial proportion template in Photoshop

As every artist knows, facial templates are based on the concept of the Divine Proportion, which is that everything in the universe is based on the proportion of 1 to 1.618.  Here’s ...