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Illustrations for the 'Balsam Post' by Chris Thomas 1994 to 2002
The
Balsam Post is the Newsletter of the Postal Microscopical Society
Click
on any of the thumbprints below to view a higher resolution picture
with a few details about the subject.
Fred Loxton,
editor of the Balsam Post from 1992 to early 2002, was happy to
take illustrations for the Newsletter on the following conditions:
The images had to be in 1 month before publication; illustrations
had to be in black and white (no grayscale) and without large
expanses of black; drawings had to be capable of 70% reduction.
Fred's readiness
to accept the illustrations I submitted played a key role in the
development of my drawing skills and how I perceived microscopical
subjects. Above, you can see not only a range of subjects taken
from the PMS microscope slide collection or from articles submitted
to the newsletter but also a breadth of techniques tried. From
simple line drawings, through drawing from projection, visualising
diatoms in three dimensions, reconstructive portraits, to interest
in shape and framing.
