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.
Mike de la Flor is a freelance medical illustrator, instructor, and writer based in Houston, Texas. From a young age Mike had a passion for art and science,so it's no surprise that his occupation for that last 20 years has been medical illustration.
Mike has written four computer graphics books including "Digital Sculpting with Mudbox" (co-author) and "The Digital Biomedical Illustration Handbook" which was translated in to Japanese.
He has also written dozens of articles for several CG magazines including 3DWorld, Studio Monthly, Computer Arts, and MacWorld. Mike has also been an adjunct instructor of computer graphics at Kingwood College.
