Posts tagged scientific illustration
"How Emily beat the odds by delving beneath the surface" - I was interviewed!

I had the joy of being interviewed for Impulse Magazine, a magazine run by the students of Napier University. It was a great experience as it puts everything into perspective and gave me the opportunity to reflect on how far I have come since art school. 

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FeaturesEmily Holdeninterview, medical art, medical illustration, emily mcdougall, emily holden, sciart, scientific illustration, impulse magazine, edinburghComment
NEW TUTORIAL: Medical Animation Tutorial: Cell Division (Metaballs) in Autodesk Maya
NEW TUTORIAL: Medical Animation Tutorial: Cell Division (Metaballs) in Autodesk Maya

In this tutorial we will be looking at how to create a cell division cluster (Metaballs) in Autodesk Maya. This can also be applied to older versions of Maya but I am using Maya 2018 here. There are a few different ways you can approach cell division in Maya, but I think this is quite a simple and effective method... and it avoids scripting!

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TutorialsEmily Holdenmaya 2017, autodesk maya, cells, medical art, medical animation, animation, emily mcdougall, scientific, sciart, scientific illustration, youtube, cell division, tutorialComment
Medical Illustration Tutorial: Creating Red Blood Cell Art in Adobe Illustrator
Medical Illustration Tutorial: Creating Red Blood Cell Art in Adobe Illustrator

In this medical illustration video I describe the process of creating red blood cells in Adobe Illustrator. It is a super easy and quick way to make red blood cells using the revolve tool and symbol sprayer.

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TutorialsEmily HoldenEmily McDougall Artmedical art, medical, artist, tutorial, scientific illustration, biomedical, adobe, adobe illustrator, adobe photoshop, red blood cells, medical illustration, anatomical, RBC, Red blood cells, sickle, sickle cell, Sciart, #Sciart, illustration, illustrator Comment
AEIMS Congress 2015 (Medical Art)
AEIMS Congress 2015 (Medical Art)

I spent my weekend down in Bristol at the Association Européenne des Illustrateurs Medicaux et Scientifiques (AEIMS) Congress 2015. The congress was hosted by the founder of Limbs and Things, Margot Cooper.

I had a truly wonderful weekend learning from some of the successful artists within the field of Medical and Forensic Art.

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ConferencesEmily HoldenAEIMS, medical illustration, medical art, forensic art, forensic, conference, Association Européenne des Illustrateurs Medicaux et Scientifiques, workshop, scientific illustration, scientific, anatomy, artComment
The Lumen.
The Lumen.

I was contacted by the editors of The Lumen magazine and asked to feature some of my work in their first edition. They were also very keen on having two of my drawing featured on the front and back page. I was very happy to have my work featured, it is always lovely when someone takes the time to really look at my work and the work have any kind of impact.

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Fine ArtEmily Holdenart, thelumen, lumen, medical, medicine, medical humanities, scientific illustration, medical art, biomedical, medical illustration, edinburgh, fine art, publishingComment