Process of creating biomedical art

Challenge: Create a series of illustrations showing a historical surgical process incorporating traditional and digital media.

 

The first step of the process included careful studies of the cervical vertebrae in black and white. It was important to use numerous resources.

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Watercolor renders were created for each sketch of the series.

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Watercolor renders of the organic elements were transformed into digital files and combined with vector graphics representing the surgical hardware. The combination of traditional and digital media allowed for a unique and beautiful result for this series of surgical illustrations.

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See the article in NEWS for the full story and to link to the review.