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The Digital Biomedical Illustration Handbook
The Digital Biomedical Illustration Handbook is written for artists (who are not medical illustrators), graphic designers, art directors, medical art buyers, and students interested in medical illustration. Beautifully illustrated in full color, the book explains how to get into the field, and what skills are required of illustrators. It also serves
as a practical, handson guide to creating medical illustrations using popular 2D and 3D commercial tools. The first part of the book covers general information about medical illustration, including a brief history, state of the industry, and information on becoming a medical illustrator. The second part details the different types of biomedical illustration, covering subjects such as surgical illustration, editorial illustration, cellular animation, patient education illustration, and more. Each chapter in this part also contains a tutorial explaining how Photoshop or 3ds max are used to produce various types of medical illustration. If you are interested in learning about medical illustration and the skills it requires, or if you are a practicing illustrator looking for new insights, this is the one resource you'll need.
KEY FEATURES
Provides the only comprehensive resource for those wanting to get into the field and those currently in the field who wants to hone their skills
Teaches illustration techniques through step-by-step tutorials using Photoshop CS and 3ds max 6
Includes in depth information about the different types of medical illustration and explains how medical illustration is researched and produced, from initial client meetings and sketches to final art
Covers general topics such as history of medical illustration, state of the industry, copyright issues, and more
Features artwork from real medical illustrators, and interviews with professors and medical illustrators
Contains a companion CD-ROM with all the figures from the book, a gallery of work, and a trial version of Photoshop CS
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