More than meets the eye
Cover illustration for Neurobiological Neuroanatomy authored by Henry J. Ralston III, chairman of the Anatomy department at UCSF, 1973 - 1997. Demonstrated are the myelin sheath, axon, neurofibrils and neurotramsitters. Traditional medical illustration rendered in oil paint.
Anatomical
Carbon dust skull. Soft brushes and cabon pencils used on Ross Board. More detail is possible with carbon dust than a digital photograph because of the contrasts in light and dark. All the foramen are visible.
Surgical
Watercolor and airbrush surgical illustration. Ganglion cyst removal on the wrist. Goauche was used for the connective tissue over the tendon. Color sketches were made during the surgery. The sketches were combined into one final illustration.
Legal
Acrylic and airbrush illustration for courtroom presentation. For this particular case there were pre-operative 3D MRIs for reference. In addition to the MRIs, xrays and surgical reports were used as references.
