Summary:

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. Key Features
* Teaches practical techniques through step-by-step tutorials using Photoshop® CS, 3ds max™ 6, and Anark Studio 2.5
* Includes in-depth explanations of various medical illustration specializations
* Features interviews with medical art buyers, students, and practicing medical illustrators
* Provides information about copyrights and a glossary of the medical terms found in the book ON THE CD-ROM
* All the files necessary to complete the tutorials
* Color figures from the book
* Trial version of Photoshop CS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
WINDOWS ONLY (To complete the tutorials in chapters 5-8 you need Photoshop CS and for chapters 9-11 you need 3ds max. Chapter 9 requires a copy of Anark Studio 2.5 – free trial available on the Web). FOR PHOTOSHOP CS: Intel® Pentium® III/4 processor or equivalent processor ; Microsoft® Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 3 or Windows XP ; 192MB of RAM (256MB recommended) 280MB of available hard-disk space ; Color monitor with 16-bit color or greater video card; 1024x768 or greater monitor resolution; CD-ROM drive. FOR 3ds max™: Intel® or AMD® processor at 300 Mhz minimum; Dual Intel Xeon or dual AMD Athlon recommended; Microsoft® Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 3, Windows XP Pro, XP Home; DirectX9 or OpenGL; 512MB RAM minimum. 1GB RAM recommended; Graphics card supporting 1024x768, 16-bit color, with 64MB RAM. OpenGL and Direct3D hardware acceleration supported; Color monitor with 16-bit color or greater video card CD-ROM drive.

Table of Contents:
CHAPTER1 A BRIEF HISTORY OF MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION
CHAPTER2 MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION TODAY
CHAPTER3 BECOMING A MEDICAL ILLUSTRATOR
CHAPTER 4 THE MEDICAL ILLUSTRATOR/PHYSICIAN COLLABORATION
CHAPTER 5 SURGICAL ILLUSTRATION
CHAPTER 6 EDITORIAL MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION
CHAPTER7 MEDICAL-LEGAL ILLUSTRATION
CHAPTER8 VETERINARY ILLUSTRATION
CHAPTER9 MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION FOR THE WEB
CHAPTER 10 MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION FOR PATIENT EDUCATION
CHAPTER 11 MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ANIMATION
APPENDIX A CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
APPENDIX B COPYRIGHTS QUICK REFERENCE
APPENDIX C BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX D ABOUT THE CD-ROM
MEDICAL GLOSSARY
INDEX