1. Brandon Doyle Sketching at the Microscope

2. Problems with optics • Chromatic aberrations • Astigmatism

3. Selecting the object

4. Find the most interesting area that catches your eye

5. Selecting the object

6. Things to notice “filamentary” structure -Be jittery with the pencil, it’s not entirely necessary to be 100% accurate Blackened or darkened areas -Press hard, avoid smudging this with your fingers Sharp & well defined lines -Use the tip, avoid smudging unless there’s a gradient or object nearby Gradients Use the side of your pencil tip, and smudge with your finger to blend it all together

7. Depicting this in a sketch • Begin by drawing the basic outline of the cell or • region you’ve chosen • Draw in the gradients, smudge lightly to blend it • together • Draw in the interior

8. The Sketching Templates 12 1 11 2 10 Center the object 3 9 8 4 5 7 6

9. Towards the end… • Lighten all whiter areas, and darken all darker regions after the smudging process • The longer you spend on a single slide, the more detail you’ll catch, and the more accurately you’ll depict it on paper