Everything you need to know about scientific and medical illustration

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The biomedical illustration forum is here! Don't be shy - show off your portfolios, post questions about the field or technical questions relating to your projects, or just meet and greet your fellow artists.

About biomedical-illustration.com
A few years ago I was a freelance scientific illustrator, and before that I was a staff illustrator, illustrating and animating medical subject matter. This web site was my portfolio site.

I started receiving emails from art students, scientists and other people asking how to become scientific illustrators themselves, so I started adding information to the site that I wished I had knows when I got started, links to helpful resources and a really good book or two on the subject. And when I responded to email queries about the business I would also put the information up on this site for others wondering about the same questions.

At some point the informational part of this site took over and I decided to moved my portfolio elsewhere. (If you are here looking for my portfolio, it is here.)

If you have come here for information about scientific or medical illustration, how to promote yourself, where to go to school, or how to select an artist for your project, etc., I hope this site helps you in your endeavors.

Work from home. This is a web site for aspiring medical illustrators and scientific illustrators. There is information about where to go to school, how to train yourself if you so desire. There is an area for artists to promote themselves, and information about different organizations for illustrators and other artists. And there is information for illustrators who are ready to work: information about how to freelance and where to get jobs.

There are several schools that offer certificates in scientific illustration. They’re not all the same, so do some investigation. Find out what you will learn, what kinds of jobs their graduates have and how long it took them to get those jobs. More information in the education section.

Artist's Resources

Self promotion: Self promotion resources for Scientific Illustrators and related Artists & Designers.

Definitions: What is Scientific or Medical Illustration? And other FAQ.

Freelance Business Resources: Business contracts and other resources for freelance artists.

Education: Education for scientific and medical illustrators. From Certificate programs to Graduate school, in North America and Europe.

Online Resources: Resources for freelancing as an artist.

Books: Books for scientific illustrators, natural science illustrators and medical illustrators.

Software: Software for freelance illustrators and designers.

Jobs: Jobs, job market information and job banks. Jobs for illustrators, designers and art teachers.

Art: Museums & Galleries.

Societies: Medical and scientific illustration societies.
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