Heart

A Look Inside the Left Ventricle of the Human Heart

The goal of this illustration was to create an unique educational illustration that informs the viewer of important external and internal anatomical features of the human heart.

Continue reading to learn about the process that went into creating this piece.

Observational Sketches

The first step after research into the anatomical information, is to create observational sketches. Top three sketches on the left page shows sketches done from life observing a human cadavear heart. With detail texture studies of trabeculae carneae and chordae tendineae. The bottom heart on the left page is a study of a pig heart.

Heart Sketchbook

Color Study

Graphite sketches while a good tool to explore the physical structures of the heart, does not give any information on chroma. Therefore, I decided to do a color study of a pig heart done as a digital painting. This gave my important information such as color undertones.

Heart Color Study

3D Maquette

The next step was to use a 3D maquette to compose the final illustration. The parameters of the assignment was to create a cut view in the human body that is atypical. Therefore I used this 3D model in Nomad Sculpt and created cut-outs with Boolean. After experimenting with different cuts, I settled on one that focused on the left ventricle.

Heart 3D Maquette

Final Render

After exploring the physical structures of the heart, the coloration of the heart, and different cut-aways, the final render can start. With the physical structure of the heart being first rendered in black and white then color is layed on top.

Heart WIP Gif

Portfolio

A Look inside the Left Ventricle of the Human Heart

The goal of this illustration was to create an unique educational illustration that informs the viewer of important external and internal anatomical features of the human heart.

3D Platformer Game Test

Using 3D model assets that are self-created, I created a 3D platformer game in Unity as a personal project. The aim was to challenge myself in learning a new program entirely on my own. Then learning how to export it into WebGl so it can be shared on a webpage.

Neuroanatomy Self Portrait

This digital illustration of myself with a view into the skull to reveal brain anatomy. It is less of a diadatic teaching piece, but an editorial piece.

Chasing the Key to Longevity

This editorial piece highlights the research published about how queen bees live longer than worker bees based on the royal honey they are fed as larvae.

Arterial Blood Supply to the Brain

The challenge of this piece was to create a unique educational piece teaching about something we personally find challenging to learn about neuroanatomy.

Studying the Masters: Learning from Max Brödel's Heart Sketch

Through the act of replication, one can observe more finely a master's work. By studying Max Brödel's "Winternitz-Pulmonary Anuersym" sketch I was able to intensely observe his use of line and tone to replicate the different textures found on a human heart.

Anteriolateral View of the Human Skull

Carbon dust illustration of the human skull taken from an anteriolaterial view. Primary audience would be students who wish to learn about the external anatomical features of the human skull.

Covid Protease Inhibitor

Two page spread intended for a magazine such as Scientific American that describes a biomolecular process.

Cranial Cavities

Digital illustration showing the cranial cavities. Based off of direct observation of a real perserved human head cut in half at the Grant's Library at University of Toronto.

Ligament Reconstruction and Tendon Interposition (LRTI) for Thumb CMC Arthritis

After observing the surgical procedure and doing further research, we were focused on creating effective visual storytelling to explain the surgical procedure.

Peacock Spider Website Prototype

Website mockup in Figma describing the peacock spider.

Relationship between Employment and Health Insurance Coverage

Interactive Tableau data visualization using US Census data to explore the relationship between employment and health insurance coverage.

Sketchbook

A selection of sketches that are unrelated to projects, but practice for life drawing. And potentially playing around with composition and layout.

Miscellaneous

Other pieces that do not fall into any specific categories.

Publications

Illustration Published in Journal of Neurosurgery

Illustration published in article "Transorbital penetrating head injury with a favorable outcome: illustrative case."

2023

Figure Published in Analytical Chemistry

Graphic figure published in article "Detection and Characterization of Vesicular Gangliosides Binding to Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein on Supported Lipid Bilayers"

2020

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