Forum Activity for @david-r-purnell-ma-ami

exploring how to obtain illustrations for book on human vision

Illustration - REQUESTS

Hello William and Peter,

Peter, thank you for mentioning me to William.
NOTE: I don't recall having received an email notification about this. I saw this inquiry by William Poynter only today (a month since he posted it).

William, I am a professional medical illustrator with 44 year of experience. You can click on my profile photo to view my profile info. There, you can click on the "gallery" button to view 3 pages of examples of my work. You can view each image larger by clicking on it. To return to the smaller image sizes, scroll back up to the top of the page and click the "gallery" button.

There is also a link (to behance-dot-net) to my fuller online portfolio of my illustrations.
NOTE: On the Behance site, in addition to my medical illustrations, you'll see a section, "Non-medical illustrations."
That might also be of interest to you, as regards illustrations for a book whose audience is ages ±6-12.

Regarding your "2) are there software applications that might enable me to create such illustrations myself (i.e., applications specifically designed to create illustrations of microbiology content?)" — I'm not aware of any such software applications.

Regarding ". . . illustrations for a book dealing with the anatomy and function of the human eye, designed primarily for children (~ age 6-12)" — I can appreciate that for this age group, you would not want illustrations that are "styled" for medical students or medical professionals.

To wit, I am presently working on illustrations for the website of the Midwest Fetal Care Center (part of Children's Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis). These illustrations are for parents to see depictions of their child's congenital condition, and how the various conditions are (in most cases) surgically corrected, either pre- or post-birth. In creating these illustrations, I constantly keep in mind that these parents are already under emotional stress due to their child's condition; they don't need to view depictions of the condition that look like O.R. photos — with all the bloody realism. So, I try to keep the depictions "tamed down" graphically, while still being accurate.

According the my notification settings here on The Research Cooperative, I should receive an email notification if you reply to this message. But, if I don't reply to you within a day or two, it would mean that I didn't receive or didn't see an email notification from The Research Cooperative. In such a case, it would probably be a good idea for you to send me an email notification yourself.

Regards,
David R. Purnell > skyotter@aol.com
(in Minnesota)

updated by @david-r-purnell-ma-ami: 23/05/18 05:37:53AM

Experienced medical illustrator, available for your needs

Illustration - OFFERS

I am David R. Purnell, M.A., and do business as NEW YORK WEST Medical Illustration Studio. If you are in need of an illustration or illustrations for your project, I'm available to assist you.

I have 44 years of experience as a biomedical, scientific and surgical illustrator. My assets include artistic proficiency, intelligence, curiosity, knowledge and good verbal communication skills. I am a good graphics-problem solver.

If you were to solicit me for a project, I would listen to your expressed needs, offer suggestions, and turn your ideas into images that are informative, coherent and visually easily-accessible.

I create 2D and 3D digital illustrations and animations.

Past institutional affiliations:

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas, USA)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York, New York, USA)

If you wish to learn more, please see my bio and sample illustrations:
https://researchcooperative.org/david-r-purnell-ma-ami
and at  LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/purnellmedicalillustration
and at Behance: 
https://www.behance.net/gallery/1141237/Medical-illustrations

To read a description of my approach to working with clients, go to . . .
https://www.thumbtack.com/mn/lonsdale/illustrators/knowledgeable-proficient-medical-illustrator
. . . and read the section, "Q&A" (Question & Answers)

 

updated by @david-r-purnell-ma-ami: 15/06/18 08:18:45PM

Biomedical/surgical illustrator

Illustration - OFFERS

I am David R. Purnell, M.A., and do business as NEW YORK WEST Medical Illustration Studio. If you are in need of an illustration(s) for your project, I'm available to assist you.

I have 44 years of experience as a biomedical, scientific and surgical illustrator. My assets include artistic proficiency, intelligence, curiosity, knowledge and good verbal communication skills. I am a good graphics-problem solver.

If you were to solicit me for a project, I would listen to your expressed needs, offer suggestions, and turn your ideas into images that are informative, coherent and visually easily-accessible.

I create 2D and 3D digital illustrations and animations.

Past institutional affiliations:

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine [MA degree] – (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

Baylor College of Medicine – (Houston, Texas, USA)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York, New York, USA) – staff surgical/medical illusrator for 19 years

If you wish to learn more, please see my bio and sample illustrations:
http://researchcooperative.org/profile/DavidPurnell

To read a description of my approach to working with clients, go to . . .
http://www.thumbtack.com/mn/lonsdale/illustrators/knowledgeable-proficient-medical-illustrator
. . . and read the section, "Question and answer"

updated by @david-r-purnell-ma-ami: 23/05/18 04:00:46AM

Welcome and explanation

Illustration - REQUESTS

Peter, well stated. A "cultural hangover" . . . yes; a cultural/technological time lag between what HAS BEEN and what currently IS. It is a constant challenge, for all of us, to keep our cerebral databases updated. Some would state it as, "Get with the program!" [smiling].
There has never been a time when visual-image-support was more affordable, more readily obtainable, or more easily editable.

Welcome and explanation

Illustration - REQUESTS

I am surprised that only two science writers, authors, or researchers have made use of this forum "Illustration - REQUESTS" to seek assistance from the experienced scientific/medical illustrators who are members of The Research Cooperative.

This forum was created on June 10, 2008 . . . and to date May 6, 2012 there have been only two posts in this forum.

Surely, there are members of The Research Cooperative who are in need of trained and experienced scientific/medical illustrators for projects in-progress or projects being planned.

Writers, authors and researchers . . . you might very well be missing out on this opportunity that is right here before you.

Welcome and explanation

Illustration - OFFERS

Please see my page on The Research Cooperative:http://researchcooperative.org/profile/DavidPurnellDavid R. Purnell, M.A. -- experienced medical/scientific illustrator.I am an experienced medical/scientific illustrator, with an M.A. from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; was chief staff medical/surgical illustrator at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan for 19 years. I have collaborated with surgeons, clinicians, researchers, nursing departments, editors, publishers, medical institutions, medical device manufacturers, and educational institutions (both profit and non-profit).I am available to to assist with the medical/technical illustration needs of the medical/scientific community.SEE "My Photos" for sample illustrations.You may also see samples of my illustrations at:http://www.behance.net/gallery/Samples-of-medical-illustrations-by-David-R-Purnell/1141237Best wishes to all members of The Research Cooperative.