How do you get a job Illustrating for court cases?

For trials in courthouses. How do I get a job in illustrating trial cases?How do you get a job Illustrating for court cases?
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I have had the pleasure of attending several demos and workshops by a local artist here in Seattle who has worked as a courtroom artist. The number one suggestion he had was to carry a little sketchbook and a pencil at all times, and learn ';stealth drawing.'; (drawing others without them being aware you are drawing them) Fill all your waiting room times with sketching, sketch on the bus or train on the way to and from work. . . . practice. . . practice. . . .practice!





Then develop a style in a medium that suits the courtroom. I have seen pastelists and watercolorists knock out a scene or a portrait in less than 20 minutes. . . . by simplifying shadows into shapes and learning to use defining highlights. The images must be easily reproducible. . . so a good range of values and contrast are necessary. And learning to do a quick and well composed vignette is key.





Janet Hamlin, the courtroom artist for the trials at Gitmo, is one of my favorites. Butch Kreiger is another. Both have fine arts business aside from their courtroom work. Mona Shafer Edwards is another good one. So is Gary Myrick.





I have noticed many of them do their work on mid-value neutral or colored papers . . . this shortens the time it takes to create images with a good value range, and makes colors pop. Another good idea is to attend as many life drawing sessions as you can. . . .especially short poses . . . so you can learn to capture proportions and feature placement quickly.





Good luck!