Portfolio update: Sarcomere Poster

Finished Sarcomere/Myofibril/Muscle poster added to the portfolio! Click on the image to see it in context:

Sarcomere: Architecture and Function

Gow-Gates Nerve Block Animation

Ever wondered how to perform a Gow-Gates nerve block in to numb inferior unilateral teeth? The animation below explains just this!  Media: pencil, photoshop, and AfterEffects.  Posted on Vimeo and in the portfolio.

Gow-Gates Nerve Block Using Extraoral Landmarks.

Med Legal Poster – zygomatic fracture

Update to portfolio – a hypothetical medlegal poster, designed for the plaintiff who is suing his attacker.  The story is that this unfortunate fellow suffered a nasty punch to the face, giving him a multi-fractured zygoma that needed a complex surgery, complete with metal plates.

Medium: pencil, photoshop.

New look, new philosophy

The summer semester is over, and we’re digging into the fall.  I’m changing the focus of this blog – instead of covering news and other inspirational biologically related art, the posts will primarily be portfolio and personal artwork updates — after all, the career I’m diving into is about making art, not writing and reporting about it.

Nevertheles,  I love looking into what other artists and designers are doing – constantly feeding yourself imagery helps a lot in fueling your own creative tank- , and through my Twitter account (michelle_reinke) I’ll be sharing all the noteworthy artists, work, and scientific news I come across.  Feel free to add me!

Below is the latest portfolio update – a work from this summer on cerebrospinal fluid and it’s associated anatomy and histology.  Shown is the brain, ventricles, cisterns and areas of flow around the brain, and closeups of choroid plexus and arachnoid granulations.

Updated Portfolio

As per the end of the semester tradition, the online portfolio is now updated!

Here’s the preview — links to portfolio from these images:

Dynamics of Porcine Intestine

Dynamics of Porcine Intestine

Ventricular System - coronal view

Ventricular System - coronal view

Ventricular System - lateral view

Ventricular System - lateral view

Ligation of Ovarian Vessels during Porcine Ovariohysterectomy

Ligation of Ovarian Vessels during Porcine Ovariohysterectomy

Cesarean Section

Cesarean Section

Stapler – Photoshop Project

Just added to the “2D” portfolio page is the glorified image of a bowel stapler from earlier this semester; its actual form has much more personality than the mundane title makes it out to have.  Media included a light pencil drawing and lots of Photoshop work.

Bowel Stapler

Bowel Stapler

Updated work!

On the brink of Christmas Eve, I’ve just now gotten around to putting some of this semester’s work on my portfolio site; now there’s a few legitimate medical illustration pieces! Happy browsing;  below are previews of the illustrations:

As per usual, all of the above images copyright 2008 Michelle Reinke.