Forensic art essentials : a manual for law enforcement artists / Lois Gibson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gibson, Lois.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police artists--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Police artists.

Criminals--Identification--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Criminals.

Drawing--Technique--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Drawing.

Facial reconstruction (Anthropology)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Facial reconstruction (Anthropology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (447 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The demand for forensic art usage in investigations is rapidly expanding due to media attention. Despite this fact, to date no book thoroughly explains how to sketch a suspect's face from a witness' memory. Forensic Art Essentials teaches artists to extract information from a witness or victim about a face they have seen, and produce an image good enough to lead detectives to the criminal being described. After reading this book, anyone with adequate drawing skills will be able to learn the tools necessary to develop his or her skills as a forensic artist. Instruction focuses on an

Contents:

The most unique art discipline

Drawing in forensic art

Pulling faces from witness memory

Special refinements to the interview

Races, expressions, teeth, women, vehicles, tattoos, and jewelry

Age progression and postmortem: portraits of unidentified homicide complainants

Facial reconstruction from skeletal remains

Three-dimensional facial reconstruction of skeletal remains

Implementations and conclusions.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-18898-0

9786611188986

0-08-055929-8

OCLC:

437200337