Illustrations are...

• clear depictions of artifact form, workmanship and diagnostic and manufacture elements
• no loss of interpretation due to material color or defects and other distractions
• photos can distort size and shape
• illustrated images reproduce better than photos
• no camera and lighting setup
• illustrations add variety, professional appearance, clear depiction of vital
artifactual attributes important to researchers

I create two kinds of black and white line illustrations; precise and interpreted.

Precise illustrations are not art. Instead, they are a graphical representation of detailed information much like a map. They are not the illustrator's "impressions" of the artifacts.

Interpreted illustrations depict the artifact with some level of creativity. Usually rendered from photographs, the interpreted illustration eliminates confusing or distracting elements like shadows, blemishes or color. These illustrations are perfect for journals, magazines, brochures, newsletters or other popular media.

Artifact Illustration offers affordable, high quality illustrations, delivered to you
on time.

For lithic artifacts, I adhere to the conventions of artifact illustrations formally
outlined in Lucile R Adington's Lithic Illustration. Drawing Flaked Stone Artifacts
for Publication (Univ. of Chicago, 1986). Illustrations with consistent views,
positioning, scale and techniques provide a better foundation for comparison of specimens.