Roots Become Limbs
Editorial illustration from Smithsonian magazine.
About the study of fingerprints and forensics.
Certian breaks in prints are a common element and can be a consistent component in
About the study of fingerprints and forensics.
Certian breaks in prints are a common element and can be a consistent component in
identifying a persons lineage and ancestry.
The concept for my piece was to illustrate a contrast of fingerprinting with the organic idea
of a lively Ancestry/Family tree.
I began to form the idea around rendering a tree to make the contour of a fingerprint.
With the branches to lead your eye around the page.
Thumbnails.
Rendered in Zebra ballpoint pen on Arches hot press.
