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The Digital Biomedical Illustration Handbook (Graphics Series)
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Manufacturer: Charles River Media
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 610.22
EAN: 9781584503378
ISBN: 1584503378
Label: Charles River Media
Manufacturer: Charles River Media
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 390
Publication Date: 2004-08
Publisher: Charles River Media
Studio: Charles River Media
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Editorial Reviews:
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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.
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Great book
Comment: This is a fantastic book with great info and tutorials. However, be aware that the CD with all the files for the tutorials, plus the demo software, is for Windows only. Unless, I've completely missed it, I don't see this indicated in any of the product information here on Amazon.
I would still highly recommend this, but it's not as useful if you have a Mac.
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Summary: A hands on book in medical illustration
Comment: Mr.de la Flor has written a unique tutorial oriented book on doing medical illustration using Photoshop CS, and 3dMax. (and Anark Studio for the web.) Although the book is for slightly earlier versions of these programs everything covered can by done by PS CS2 and 3dMax 9.
These are two powerhouse programs that are used by professional illustrators. Although there is plenty of literature on the use of these programs, there is very little hands on, detailed literature dealing with medical illustration. This book covers that gap in a very thorough way. I personally believe that the tutorial step by step approach is an excellent way to learn. This book takes the reader through 2d and 3d illustration.
Being a true artist the introductory chapters provide an interesting historical perspective on medical illustration. Being a practical working illustrator Mr. de la Flor provides advice and info on making a living doing medical illustration.
Finally, Mr. de la Flor is a nice man. He very generously corrected some deficiencies in the copy of my book that I received from Amazon.
(I am a forensic pathologist doing illustration primarily for court.)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Value, Great Book
Comment: This book is great! It's a how-to-draw-medical-illustrations-electronically book. I've always wondered just how to get started, and this book explains it all from sketches to saving the final file. And the author does it in a clear step-by-step easy reading style with lots of color pictures and screen shots. Each chapter takes you through color schemes and brush stroke settings. It even provides a CD with some trial programs so you can follow along with the also included tutorials. If you already have artistic drawing skills (not like Da Vinci, but know the basics), have some Photoshop navigational ability, have anatomy knowledge (or can look it up on the web), and have an electronic drawing tablet, then you've got to have this book. It doesn't just show you a bunch of pretty final gallery masterpieces of medical illustrations, it shows you how to go about them--how to achieve the effects that make a biomedical illustration attractive and, most importantly, educational. The author gives you his secrets. The chapters cover not one style, but several. I can honestly say, if you're only going to buy one book on this subject, then get this one. I'm very glad I did, and I am amazing myself at what I can do because I followed the steps in the book.
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