Gliadin in the small intestine.
Posted: April 30, 2012 Filed under: 3D, Assignments, Digital, Graduate Programs, University of Illinois at Chicago | Tags: 3D, 3D Studio Max, celiac, coeliac, gliadin, small intestine Leave a comment »Tah dah! First of two major final assignments completed. This is a conceptual 3d render in 3d Studio Max and composited (heavily) in Photoshop, of gliadin (the toxin part of gluten) causing irritation to the villi of the small intestine in Celiac Disease.
Hemostat in 3D Studio Max
Posted: April 28, 2012 Filed under: 3D, Assignments, Digital, Graduate Programs, Medical Illustration, University of Illinois at Chicago Leave a comment »
Tom Jones Digital Transformation
Posted: April 19, 2012 Filed under: Anatomy, Assignments, Digital, Graduate Programs, Medical Illustration, University of Illinois at Chicago 1 Comment »
A version of a black and white Tom Jones illustration rendered in color in Photoshop.
Mimics Knee Project in 3D Studio Max
Posted: April 16, 2012 Filed under: Assignments, Graduate Programs, University of Illinois at Chicago Leave a comment »
Traditional to Digital Transformation of Max Brodel
Posted: April 3, 2012 Filed under: Assignments, Graduate Programs, Medical Illustration, University of Illinois at Chicago Leave a comment »Today is a quick post of an exercise finished a few weeks ago. This is a digitally painted version of a carbon dust illustration by Max Brodel in 1907.
Jared Travnicek demos the creation of a medical illustration for Fortnight Journal
Posted: March 20, 2012 Filed under: Fun Things, Links and Sites, Medical Illustration 1 Comment »Posted by the Association of Medical Illustrators on their Facebook page, here is a fantastic and speedy video of Medical Illustrator Jared Travnicek demoing the process behind a surgical illustration. Enjoy!
Design Debut.
Posted: March 8, 2012 Filed under: Assignments, Design, Graduate Programs, Uncategorized, University of Illinois at Chicago Leave a comment »Communication Pieces based on an article about the IBM robot “Watson” that starred on Jeopardy.
Roses and a little splash of color.
Posted: March 3, 2012 Filed under: Assignments, Graduate Programs, University of Illinois at Chicago | Tags: Illustration, rose Leave a comment »Up until now, all of my “traditional” medical illustration work at UIC has been in black and white (except for the wasp infographic, which was just a fluke). It seems like a burst of fresh air to finally get to play with color. This particular exercise was not specifically about color; it was actually to practice using Photoshop for painting. This illustration was drawing in pencil by our instructor, and we had to “color it in” in so many words. Loved it.
Pen and Ink Final Project in Photoshop
Posted: February 29, 2012 Filed under: Assignments, Graduate Programs, Medical Illustration, University of Illinois at Chicago | Tags: Anatomy, blood supply, Drawing, ink illustration, learning, Medical Illustration, pen and ink, pen tablet, thyroid gland, UIC Leave a comment »
I spent a long time putting off writing the entry about my final Pen and Ink drawing, mending the wounded egos and crippled hands. The first project from a month long break was a tough one, and as much as everyone loves an extended Winter Break, “re-entry” back into the workflow stinks.
This illustration is of the blood supply to the thyroid gland, located in the neck. Generally I’m surprised at what I was able to achieve in the illustration, with no prior pen and ink experience and being an artist that prefers tonal drawings to line drawings. In a perfect world, I would fix some of the flaws, but this is the state it is in for now.
Design and Typography Games and Method of Action
Posted: February 28, 2012 Filed under: Design, Fun Things, Links and Sites | Tags: color, Design, fun stuff, games, links, typography 3 Comments »Recently, someone posted to Twitter a typography kerning game (kerning = the space between individual letters in a word), and I thought this was fantastic. Of course I played it, achieved a mediocre score, and bookmarked it, filing it away in deep pit known as my “favorites.”
Just today, a friend of mine Autumn on her blog, posted another typography game about letter shapes. Two in the same week? Impossible. But not if they are made by the same person/group/guardian angel of design. The two looked a whole lot alike and after some investigation I found they were definitely related.
These games were pre-released games for the new Method of Action, a website with 3 different “courses.” From their about page:
Method of Action is an educational website that will launch with three different courses: design, entrepreneurship and gardening. Every course is composed by 50 different “missions”. Each mission will accompanied by insightful articles or video that establish best practices for the task at hand, recommending books for further reading, or tools that can help you accomplish your goal.
You can then submit your completed mission, and more experienced peers will review it, giving a passing or failing grade. If you succeed, you will gain points that give you access to more difficult missions.
As you gain experience, you will be able to review and help less experienced users.
Method of Action’s design course “Design for Programmers” is on the cusp of release. Jackpot.
I am not a programmer or a designer (yet), but I am someone who loves looking at design, and thinks I should be better at graphic design with almost 10 years and two degrees to “train my artistic eye.” Though I am taking a graphic design course for the first time this semester, I am always looking for things to help me “get” design.
Apparently, their games have been floating around the internet for some time. Click on the image to play! (Plus the Kerning game up top).
I absolutely can’t wait for the website launch, and you can sign up to be notified by email or follow Method of Action on Twitter. You can’t learn to do everything, but there isn’t any rule against trying.
