Basic Facial Reconstruction Sculpture

This introductory workshop takes a step-by-step approach to facial reconstruction on the skull for forensic identification. Students will study the placement and function of head and neck muscles, average tissue depths and more in order to recreate facial features. Each student will work on a casting of an actual human skull and apply plastilene clay. All participants are working on identical castings, which are for classroom use only. Facial reconstruction has museum and law enforcement applications and is useful to portrait sculptors and painters as well as forensic artists.

• Klean Klay (oil based)
• Beginner to professional
• Instructor demonstration daily
• Tuition includes all supplies and use of equipment

Tuition: $800
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Advanced Facial Reconstruction Sculpture

In this workshop, students apply the methodology learned in the basic workshop to a specific individual skull. Students must be able to work independently to interpret soft tissue data with a minimum of individual help. Each student will learn neck anatomy and be expected to construct the armature for the neck and shoulders and to sculpt features using data provided. Unique plaster skull casts will be supplied for class-room use only.

When reconstruction is completed, a photograph of the individual in life will be shown. In the last exercise, participants will advance the age of their individual sculpture after learning aging techniques. Knowledge of facial aging has many applications and three-dimensional age progression has been used in cases of long-term missing persons and fugitives.

• Prerequisite: Basic Facial Reconstruction Sculpture with Betty Pat. Gatliff Klean Klay (oil-based)
• Intermediate to professional
• Instructor demonstration daily
• Tuition includes all supplies and use of equipment

Tuition: $800
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Participants are required to purchase Forensic Art and Illustration by Karen T. Taylor before the session. Back to Top

Credits - CEU's

These workshops have been approved for 4.0 Continuing Education Units (40 hours of classroom instruction).

They fulfill contact hour requirement for certification renewal with the Association of Medical Illustrators and meet the level II training requirement for the International Association for Identification. Back to Top

Requirements

Required Text:
Participants are required to purchase the following book before the session.

Forensic Art and Illustration by Karen T. Taylor
Catalog no. 8118:
CRC Press
2000 NW Corporate Blvd.
Boca Raton, FL 33431-9868, USA
Phone: 1-800-272-7737 or FAX: 1-800-374-3401
Email: orders@crcpress.com

Forensic Art and Illustration is also available online at Amazon and Barnes and Noble or by special order at Barnes and Noble stores.

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About the Instructor

Betty Pat. Gatliff is a retired medical illustrator who has turned her interests to developing and teaching forensic sculpture, in addition to practicing the art in her freelance studio, SKULLpture Lab in Norman, Oklahoma. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, an emeritus member of the Association of Medical Illustrators and an associate member of the International Association for Identification. She is internationally recognized for her expertise in this specialized field.

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Workshop Location

Thurman J. White Forum Building
Oklahoma Center for Continuing Education (OCCE)
1704 Asp Avenue
Norman, Oklahoma
(click here for a map)

For a nominal fee, a shuttle is available from the Oklahoma City airport

Lodging can be arranged on campus at the Sooner Hotel and Suites, call (405) 329-2270
Be sure to speak with Denise Upchurch (She is holding a block of rooms specifically for the Forensic Workshops.)

Couch cafeteria on campus plus other restaurants within walking distance

Betty Pat. Gatliff
1026 Leslie Lane
Norman, OK 73069
(405) 321-8706

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