



The point of scientific drawing is generating an accurate and precise 2D model of what you are observing under the microscope. It is a visual observation of your data. Therefore drawing from memory is not as accurate nor precise as drawing bit by bit from the image under the scope or from a photo you took looking through the ocular lens. You are to draw what you actually see, not what you think you remember.
Rules For Scientific Drawing:
Here is an example of how not to (picture on the left), and how to (picture on the right) do a proper scientific drawing:
The point of scientific drawing is generating an accurate and precise 2D model of what you are observing under the microscope. It is a visual observation of your data. Therefore drawing from memory is not as accurate nor precise as drawing bit by bit from the image under the scope or from a photo you took looking through the ocular lens. You are to draw what you actually see, not what you think you remember.
Rules For Scientific Drawing:
Here is an example of how not to (picture on the left), and how to (picture on the right) do a proper scientific drawing: