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As a medical illustrator, studying the work of other artists is an important part of my free time, I would like to offer some perspective and, for what it is worth, an admittedly subjective but well-researched chronology for those interested in the best medical illustrators in history, and in different regions arund the world. I realize there are going to be enormous gaps. Please feel free to write to me and to comment below, and to add your favorites so my perspective can be the most well-rounded possible.
When actress, author & screenwriter Diane Sherry Case saw the an Instagram feed of the little animations I enjoy making with my kids, she saw potential for a collaboration between our creative energies and reached out to me. Likewise, I found pleasure in Diane’s sweet irony in lines. The playful characters appeared to me as if they had plans of their own.
The Kaballah Creation Story is so beautiful and simple. It explains so many of the feelings daily life brings; the longing for interconnectedness and the faith that each encounter one experiences contains a unique spark of divine perfection. I created this extremely simple sketch to capture some of the magical feeling this story brings.
Hailed the "co-founder of entomology" Maria Sibylla Merian is renowned because of her skills at close direct observation, accurate documentation, insights about insect life cycles, and her ability to transport her viewers to this world
Leonardo dissected more than 30 diseased and healthy human corpses during his lifetime, as a means of discovering human anatomy. Philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle were curious about the body. But they did not dissect it in order to create a realistic model for reference. Consequently, Da Vinci's renderings are remarkably accurate.
Laura Maaske – Medimagery LLC has 20 years of experience making medicine beautiful and understandable. I’ve always loved expressing complicated concepts and seeking the beauty of natural forms.
Some Very Basic Lessons on How to Draw a High Quality Medical illustration
For students who simply want advice on how to improve the clarity of their scientific or medical illustrations, this video is a good basic resource. It’s a set of practices you might learn in the first week of a medical illustration program, for good practice:
Illustrated Stages of atherosclerotic Plague Development. Atherosclerosis is a vascular destructive condition of the blood vessel so that the wall of an artery holds an accumulation of a cholesterol-based materials. “Arthero” refers to the artery. “-sclerosis” means hardening or loss of elasticity of a blood vessel. This is a digital illustration created as part of a traditional flipbook. It has been purchased and copyrighted by Merck Pharmaceutical, 2000. Medical illustration prepared by Laura Maaske – Medimagery LLC. Below is an explanation of the atherosclerotic progression.