UBC Medical Illustrator Wins 5 Awards
We are happy to announce that our medical illustrator, Vicky Earle, has received 5 international awards from the 2010 UK Institute of Medical Illustrators Annual Competition. Two Silver and three Bronze Awards were presented for her submissions this year showing “an outstanding application of technique and an excellent understanding of the client’s needs”. The Institute of Medical Illustrators was founded in 1968 to bring together the several disciplines of medical illustration and has set and maintained standards of practice for the profession.
Superior Dental Plexus by V. Earle
Nerves of the Palate by V. Earle
Medical Illustrations have been recording anatomical and physiological systems for hundreds of years, the most recognized works being from Leonardo da Vinci, Andreas Vesalius, and Frank Netter. Today’s medical illustrators are artists who create material designed to record, teach and support medical and scientific knowledge through visual communication media. Many are also active consultants and advisors in education and administration.
Vicky began working in the Media Group at UBC (and affiliated teaching hospitals) in 1989 after receiving her degree in Medical Illustration from the University of Toronto. More recently, she acquired a Masters in Education Technology from UBC with a goal to better understand technology for teaching and online education. She has been involved with the design and production of numerous textbook and journal illustrations as well as artwork for video, animation and websites. Vicky is also a member of the Association of Medical Illustrators, the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, HeSCA, and the American Society of Botanical Illustrators. Click here to view more work.
Female Anatomy in Situ by V. Earle
Congrats, Vicky! Are these mostly done on computer, or do you hand-draw your illustrations as well?
Really cool. Well done!
Thank you! Most everything I do now is purely digital. If it is very complex project, I will draw a detailed sketch by hand first, then scan that into the computer and go from there. A large part of this shift in technology was driven by publishers requiring everything as digital files. The Wacom tablet and stylus pen are essential tools for me to draw via computer! Thanks for reading!
Congratulations Vicky, well deserved.. !!!
Hi Antonio! Thank you!
Very well deserved Vicky! It has been great to work with you for a decade at UBC. Brilliant!