Anatomical illustration
Systems, regions and cross-sections rendered with correct structural relationships.
Specialised illustration
Medical illustration
Medical illustration has one requirement above every other: it has to be correct. A beautiful drawing with the wrong vessel branching is worse than no drawing at all, because a reader will believe it.
Overview
What this service covers
We produce anatomical and procedural artwork for medical and nursing textbooks, journals, patient education material, device manufacturers and continuing education programmes.
Every illustration is drawn from references you supply or from established anatomical sources, and returned for clinical review before it is finished. We do not sign off accuracy ourselves; your specialist does.
What we provide
Everything included in the scope
Surgical and procedural sequences
Step-by-step artwork showing technique and instrument position.
Patient education graphics
Simplified visuals that explain a condition or procedure without clinical jargon.
Device and mechanism art
Implants, instruments and delivery mechanisms shown in anatomical context.
Journal figures
Publication-ready figures built to a journal's size, resolution and labelling rules.
Labelling and leader lines
Consistent typographic labelling that survives reduction to column width.
Process
How the work runs
01
Reference gathering
You supply photographs, scans, sketches or texts; we identify any gaps before starting.
02
Structural sketch
A line rough for clinical review, where accuracy is confirmed cheaply.
03
Rendering
The approved sketch is finished in the agreed style and colour treatment.
04
Final review
A last accuracy check with your reviewer before files and sources are delivered.
Benefits
What you get out of it
Review built into the process
Accuracy is confirmed at sketch stage, not discovered at proof.
Legible at journal size
Labels and line weights tested at final reproduction size.
Consistent across a text
One visual language for every figure in a book or course.
Editable figures
Layered sources so labels can be changed or translated later.
Portfolio
Related work from the studio
A sample of studio work in this category.
Who it suits
Typical clients for this service
Briefs come from single projects and from teams commissioning at volume.
Medical and nursing publishers
Journals and research groups
Medical device manufacturers
Hospitals and patient education teams
Continuing education providers
Questions
Before you brief us
Anything not answered here, ask directly and you will get a straight answer.
Ask a questionThey are trained illustrators with experience in medical subjects, working from your references and clinical sources. Final accuracy sign-off should always come from a qualified reviewer on your side.
Yes. Photographs, endoscopic stills, scans and intraoperative video are all usable references. Illustration is often clearer than a photograph precisely because it can omit what is not relevant.
Yes. Send the guidelines and figures are built to the specified column width, resolution, font and file format.
Yes. Labels are kept on separate layers as live text so a translated edition does not need the artwork redrawn.
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