When it meets other fields.
Artistic observation can help reveal proportions, relationships, and differences. At an intersection with anatomy or science, an image can become a tool for investigation and communication. Expression and precision ask different questions; deciding how they interact is part of the work.
A way to begin.
Represent one object three ways: as you see it, as it works, and as you remember it. Compare what each version preserves and what someone discovers by observing it.
What can you understand through drawing that you cannot yet explain in words?Explore in the laboratory