Medical education uses formalin embalmed cadavers as study material for students. Apart from dissecting cadavers, they are also used in anatomy departments for teaching and assessing the students on the surface marking skills. Knowledge of surface anatomy forms the basis of clinical practice in medicine. For this purpose the dried cadavers are a prerequisite in every anatomy department. It needs special methods to prepare the cadaver for surface marking. In this study we tried to prepare cadavers for surface marking by two different methods. Materials required were cadavers embalmed with formalin solution for more than six months. These bodies were then exposed to different weather conditions as mentioned in article. They were compared for the changes that each method followed and for the results which have been discussed.