The Digital Biomedical Illustration Handbook

The Digital Biomedical Illustration Handbook is the only book currently available that provides in-depth coverage of the medical illustration field. It includes a brief history of the field, a state-of-the-industry, an overview of the training required to be a medical illustrator, and the techniques and tools used to create high-quality digital illustrations with Photoshop CS and 3ds max 6. This beautifully illustrated book is written for artists, graphic designers, art directors, art students, and those interested in learning about medical illustration. The goal of the medical illustrator has always been to educate, conceptualize, and clearly communicate biomedical knowledge visually to the scientific community and the public at large. However, the tools used to achieve this goal have changed significantly in the past few years, and this book teaches artists how to adapt their skills to the digital realm. Artists will learn how to use digital tools to create a variety of professional quality illustrations- surgical, editorial, veterinary, patient education, real-time 3D for the Web, and molecular and cellular animation. 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.

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, hands-on 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(tm) 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 want to hone their skills
       Teaches illustration techniques through step-by-step tutorials using Photoshop CS and 3ds max(tm) 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

Mike de la Flor (Houston, TX) is a freelance medical illustrator, instructor, and writer. He is the author of the Digital biomedical Illustration Handbook (Charles River Media), and a contributing writer for 3D World Magazine and Computer Arts Magazine. He is also an adjunct instructor at Kingwood College where he teaches computer graphics. Mike has served as staff illustrator at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and Baylor College of Medicine. He has been a Professional member of the Association of Medical Illustrators since 1992. For more information visit, www.delaflor.com.