Medical illustration is art applied to medicine, a fusion of science and the graphic image.
Medical illustration is a descriptive term for the work of highly-trained professional artists who choose medicine as their subject matter. It can be extremely realistic and anatomically-precise or thematic and interpretive, or even abstract and wildly conceptual. Media used by medical illustrators can be high tech or folksy. A bachelor s degree with a major in art and a minor in science, or a major in science and a minor in art is preferred. Art courses should include drawing, advanced life drawing, painting, color theory, advertising design, illustration, computer graphics, and photography.