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Forensic Facial Imaging

March 17 - April 4, 2008
September 8 - September 26, 2008

Course description
This course is designed to provide intensive training in the preparation of artist composite drawings and fugitive age progressions. This class is taught by experienced FBI artists actively working in the field of forensic art, with additional lectures and demonstrations by noted law enforcement and academic professionals. Students will learn the principles of drawing: gesture, accuracy, proportion, form, line, shadow, and edge control. These skills will enable the student to create professional quality, lifelike drawings with the illusion of three-dimensionality. Unique aspects of this course include: one-on-one drawing instruction; hands-on training in muscular and skeletal anatomy; fundamentals of the memory process; facial coding and classification; cognitive witness interview techniques; the facial aging process; proper use of reference materials; accurate record-keeping; courtroom demeanor and testimony.

Course description

FBI Laboratory Training Application (pdf)
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