Autorentext

Karen T. Taylor is a freelance portrait artist who worked for 18 years as a forensic artist at the Texas Department of Public Safety in Austin, Texas. She attended the School of Fine Arts at the University of Texas and the Chelsea School of Fine Art in London, where she was also a freelance portrait sculptor for Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum. Her crime-fighting artwork for law enforcement agencies and FOX Television's "America's Most Wanted" has involved a variety of art services to aid in the apprehension and conviction of criminal offenders or to promote the identification of unknown deceased persons. The success of her forensic art led to Ms. Taylor being named one of the "Texas Women of the Century." A forensic art instructor for many years at the FBI Academy and other law enforcement academies, universities, and medical schools in the U.S. and Canada, Ms. Taylor now also trains fine artists. Her specialty is highly realistic and expressive portraits in bronze. She accepts both forensic art and fine art commissions through her studio, Facial Images, in Austin. She is currently working on a book entitled Understanding the Human Face.

Klappentext

With the prevalence of stranger-on-stranger crimes, forensic illustration has become increasingly important as a tool in identifying both perpetrators and victims. In this volume, a leading forensic artist who has taught this subject at law enforcement academies, schools, and universities internationally offers readers the benefit of her extensi

Inhalt

The Foundation, Introduction to Forensic Art and Illustration, A History of Forensic Art, The Human Face, Drawing the Human Face, Finding and Identifying the Living, The Interview, Composite Imagery, Age Progression: Growth, Age Progression: Aging, Image Assessment and Modification, Identifying the Dead, Postmortem Drawing, Skull Protection and Preparation for Reconstruction, Two-Dimensional Facial Reconstruction from the Skull, Three-Dimensional Facial Reconstruction on the Skull, Methods of Superimposition, Additional Responsibilities, Professional Ethics and Conduct, Printing and Graphics Reproduction, Dealing with the News Media, The Forensic Artist in Court, Summary, Index