Here I would like to explain you on illustrations, drawings photos and captions in thesis writing.................................

1. ILLUSTRATIONS –
DRAWINGS AND
PHOTOGRAPHS
CAPTIONS IN THESIS
WRITING
PGS-502
(Technical Writing & Communication Skills)
Course in-charge
Dr.R.Philip Sridharan
SSNAIK

2. What is an illustration ?What is an illustration ?

3. Illustration:
An illustration is a drawing, painting orprinted work
of art which explains, clarifies, illuminates, visually
represents, or merely decorates a written text, which
may be of a literary orcommercial nature.
Illustration:
An illustration is a drawing, painting orprinted work
of art which explains, clarifies, illuminates, visually
represents, or merely decorates a written text, which
may be of a literary orcommercial nature.

4. Difference between the text and
illustration?

5.  The process of pathogenesis begins
with Adhesion of fungal infective units
or conidium to the insect epicuticle
 Germination of infective units on
cuticle, Penetration of the cuticle
 Multiplication in the haemolymph
 Death of the host (Nutritional
deficiency , destruction of tissues and
releasingtoxins) Mycelial growth with
invasion of all host organs
 Penetration of hyphae from the interior
through the cuticle to exterior of the
insect Production of infective conidia
on the exterior of the insect.
 Most of the entomopathogenic fungi
infect their hosts by penetration of the
cuticle by producing cuticle digesting
enzymes ( Proteases lipases
chitinases).The typical symptoms of
fungal infection are, mummified body
of insects and it does not disintegrate in
water and body covered with

6. Where we have to mention the list of
illustration in our thesis ?
Where we have to mention the list of
illustration in our thesis ?

7. 1.Cover page (Top of the thesis)
2.Title page
3.Certificate page
4.Abstract
5.Acknowledgement
6.Content page
7.List of tables
8.List of Figures.
9.List of Plates.
A thesis
Illustrations

8.  List the name of each figure or illustration,
included in the body of your dissertation or thesis.
 It should give the number of the page that it appears
on give a descriptive title (not 'Figure 1', 'Table 1'
etc.).
 You do not need to give reference details here.
 Include these in a citation next to the figure itself
and in your Reference List or Bibliography.
 The List of illustrations is positioned after the
Contents page (on a separate page) and before the
Introduction.
 List the name of each figure or illustration,
included in the body of your dissertation or thesis.
 It should give the number of the page that it appears
on give a descriptive title (not 'Figure 1', 'Table 1'
etc.).
 You do not need to give reference details here.
 Include these in a citation next to the figure itself
and in your Reference List or Bibliography.
 The List of illustrations is positioned after the
Contents page (on a separate page) and before the
Introduction.

9. Example: 8.List of figures
Fig. No Title Page No.
1”1”
1”1”
1
Mode of action of the entomopathogenic
fungi.
60

10.  Since material written to teach or inform usually needs
illustrations to support the text, it becomes part of the
author’s job to suggest the illustrations in the manuscript.
1. Pick the passages to be illustrated
-Pick the passages that you want illustrated while you are
writing; don’t wait until you have done all the writing to
go back through the manuscript, slapping in pictures here
and there.
2. Choose illustrations for your particular text

11. 3. Integrate illustrations and text
Once you have decided on the illustrations, you must integrate them
with the text. You can do this by:
a) Putting illustrations near the text they support,
b) Making timely and adequate references to the illustrations,
c) Discussing them in detail in your writing.
4.How to prepare illustrations
- You should label all necessary parts
- You should give the illustration a good talking caption.
- You should decide how large the reproduced illustration should be

12. Types of illustrations
 Story Illustration.
 Building Perspectives.
 Book Cover and Jacket Illustration.
 Product Advertisement.
 News paper Advertisement.
 Technical Illustrations
 Photographic Illustration.
 Sports.
 Comics.
 Medical and Botanical illustration
 Indoor Poster
 Outdoor Poster

13. Story Building Book cover
News paper Advertisement Technical IllustrationsTechnical Illustrations

14. 1.Photographs:1.Photographs:
A photograph or photo is an image created by light falling on a light-
sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic medium .
Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a lens to focus
the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of what
the human eye would see. The process and practice of creating
photographs is called photography.
A photograph or photo is an image created by light falling on a light-
sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic medium .
Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a lens to focus
the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of what
the human eye would see. The process and practice of creating
photographs is called photography.

15.  Choose whether to insert your images within your
chapters, at the end of chapters, or in a separate appendix
at the end of your thesis. (Consult your thesis advisor.)
 “photograph title” will display in your List of Figures
 “ Image caption” will not display in your List of Figures.
(Use this for any annotative descriptions of the image.)
 Choose whether to insert your images within your
chapters, at the end of chapters, or in a separate appendix
at the end of your thesis. (Consult your thesis advisor.)
 “photograph title” will display in your List of Figures
 “ Image caption” will not display in your List of Figures.
(Use this for any annotative descriptions of the image.)

16.  Keep your figures in separate files until you are ready to compile your
Complete thesis.
 But if you are going to create photographs in Word, create them in a
file based on the Chapter Template.
 This way when you go to insert the photographs into your full thesis
document, the formatting will look the same.
 Generally figures/photographs are included the page after they are
mentioned, without leaving a gap at the bottom of the page before the
figure. Unfortunately, there is no way to tell Word "put the figure on
the page after it is first mentioned". When you go to insert your
photographs .
 Keep your figures in separate files until you are ready to compile your
Complete thesis.
 But if you are going to create photographs in Word, create them in a
file based on the Chapter Template.
 This way when you go to insert the photographs into your full thesis
document, the formatting will look the same.
 Generally figures/photographs are included the page after they are
mentioned, without leaving a gap at the bottom of the page before the
figure. Unfortunately, there is no way to tell Word "put the figure on
the page after it is first mentioned". When you go to insert your
photographs .
Generating photographs:Generating photographs:

17. Examples:Examples:
We should not leave the top of
the page if one photograph is
one.
Page

19. If two photographs are there we should have to follow the page
specifications.
If two photographs are there we should have to follow the page
specifications.
2” gap should be there.

20. CAPTIONSCAPTIONS

21. Example :
Plate No : 1
Rhinoceros beetle infested by Metarhizium anisopliae
CAPTIONCAPTION

23. Rhinoceros beetle infested by Metarhizium anisopliae
Plate no 1

24. Plate No : 1
RHINOCEROS BEETLE INFESTED BY METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE

25. Plate No : 1
RHINOCEROS BEETLE FEEDING ON THE FYM

26. Techniques in writing the captions
 The caption should related to our image
 The caption should not too long as it is not accommodate
in the page.
 Always mention below the figure no. Or plate no.
 The caption should no t be in the capital letters
 Follow the general font.
 The picture should not be bordered outsides
 We should not alter the photograph inside the image b
artificially

27. DRAWINGS
 Drawing is the art or technique of producing images on a
surface, usually paper, by means of marks, usually of ink,
graphite, chalk, charcoal, or crayon.

28. Life Drawing,
Emotive drawing
Sketching
Analytic drawing
Perspective drawing
Geometric drawing
Diagrammatic drawing
Illustration drawing
Life Drawing,
Emotive drawing
Sketching
Analytic drawing
Perspective drawing
Geometric drawing
Diagrammatic drawing
Illustration drawing
Types Of Drawing

29. Fig. No.1
Coccinellid beetle
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Pr
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caption
Description

31. Conclusion
 Illustrations are the supporting image tools for the written
text of our thesis
 We should not keep unnecessary illustrations to our thesis
 We should have to include the list of the illustrations
between the content page and introduction chapter
 Most probably after the text only the illustration should
have to give
 Don’t leave the space more on the top and bottom and on
the sides of the page
 It should be in the centre to the page leave 2” from the top
 We should have give correct title and caption to the image
or photograph

32.  The caption should be bellow the fig no or plate No
 the photographs must be in the centre of the page follow
the symmetry of the page
 The no. which we are giving in the list that should be
match with the inside the image or figure.
 basically which is appearing first in te thesis that should
given to first no.
 We should not give the illustrations in the discussion
parts and references chapters
 The illustrations must come in the results chapter .

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