Chicago Med Graphics

A Medical Illustration and Animation team with studios in the Chicago Loop, Texas, and Singapore, serving Legal, Editorial, and Advertising clients worldwide.

[Chicago Med Graphics @ChiMedGraphics]

Pleased to announce the recent completion of ~120 #medical #illustrations for @Medtronic in #SoutheastAsia on #surgical plate implementation. Such a fun #medart project!
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[Medical Illustration & Animation @Medillustrates]

Pregnancy Animation Demo by Peg Gerrity of @ChiMedGraphics.

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#pregnancy #gynecology #obstetrics #reproductivebiology #medicalanimation #animation #patienteducation #multimedia #maternity #motherandchild #fetus #pediatrics #sciart

[Medical Illustration & Animation @Medillustrates]

Cochlear Implant Mechanism, illustrated by Gerrity | Connolly @ChiMedGraphics.

Explore more by Chicago Medical Graphics: https://t.co/lcr83o2hhT

#cochlearimplant #northwestern #biotech #medical #illustration #medicalillustration #scientificillustration #3D #sciart #science

[Chicago Med Graphics @ChiMedGraphics]

Thank you for the share, @Medillustrates!

[Medical Illustration & Animation @Medillustrates]

Cochlear Implant Mechanism, illustrated by Gerrity | Connolly @ChiMedGraphics.

Explore more by Chicago Medical Graphics: https://t.co/lcr83o2hhT

#cochlearimplant #northwestern #biotech #medical #illustration #medicalillustration #scientificillustration #3D #sciart #science

[Chicago Med Graphics @ChiMedGraphics]

Once referenced and catalogued, other people in the Client's company who've never heard of you might use them unauthorized. We'll discuss what to do if such infringement occurs in future posts. See you next week!

[Chicago Med Graphics @ChiMedGraphics]

Photoshop layers are assets that are not free, so minimize the number of layers you give your Client with the final art. Peg Gerrity always put the callouts on one layer and the base art below that as a flat background.

[Chicago Med Graphics @ChiMedGraphics]

The layers could be used and re-used over and over without your permission. The Client has no right to do this unless you relinquished these rights in your contract, however, art files often get stuck in a digital system within a corporation.

[Chicago Med Graphics @ChiMedGraphics]

Alterations beyond one round of revisions shall incur additional costs, and be billed at ____ per hour. Don’t let yourself get caught in the multiple revisions vortex! #medicalillustration #artmentor #illustrationmentor #HowIMedArt #MedArtMentor #MedArtMentorMondays

[Chicago Med Graphics @ChiMedGraphics]

Revisions! Revisions! Revisions!
How to avoid the multiple revision vortex!
#commercialart #commercialartpricing #pricingArt

[Chicago Med Graphics @ChiMedGraphics]

"Fees include one round of sketch revisions and all requested revisions must be sent to the Artist in writing via one correspondence.
It is the Client's responsibility to review work thoroughly and be liable for all accuracy of content.

[Chicago Med Graphics @ChiMedGraphics]

Representation matters, regardless of the type of illustration you do, so take a critical look at your portfolio or website and ask yourself ‘Is my work inclusive?’ See you next week! #medicalillustration #artmentor #illustrationmentor #HowIMedArt #MedArtMentor

[Chicago Med Graphics @ChiMedGraphics]

As we celebrate our nation’s history, we also celebrate the wonderful diversity in our population. Representation matters, so it’s important to avoid the ‘family trap’ that I was in during the early part of my career. #MedArtMentorMondays #commercialart #representationmatters

[Chicago Med Graphics @ChiMedGraphics]

Every person, regardless of race, gender, body type, etc deserves equitable health education materials, so it is important for medical illustrators to reflect such diversity in the figures they draw.

[Chicago Med Graphics @ChiMedGraphics]

Callie turned me into a monster, as I now spend much of my free time playing with #watercolors and loving every minute of it! #medicalillustration #artmentor #illustrationmentor #HowIMedArt #MedArtMentor #MedArtMentorMondays #commercialart

[Chicago Med Graphics @ChiMedGraphics]

Learn a New Technique! Medical Illustrators and other commercial artists often spend loads of time learning new techniques in #zbrush, #cinema4d, #photoshop, etc. However, it’s important not to neglect traditional techniques as well.

[Chicago Med Graphics @ChiMedGraphics]

It’s never too late for a commercial illustrator to learn a traditional technique, be it watercolors, oil painting, throwing pots, you name it! The value is tremendous. Just the act of creating in a new media can be a shot in the arm for your commercial art.