Featured Image: David Killpack
Medical artwork is often produced in a myriad of styles depending on the application. One such style is black and white illustration.
Commonly used in textbook publishing and in patient education materials, this style is highly revered for its timeless appeal.
Below we’ve compiled a brief selection of the types of black and white artwork that you can find on MISB.com. Enjoy!
Don’t forget you can always use our specialty search to find more styles, subjects, and techniques.
A figure from a set of illustration of a Modified Radical Neck Dissection. This anatomical layout of the neck shows the critical anatomy after dissection has been completed. General surgery or Otolaryngology.
This image is part of a series discussing technical options for heart transplants in patients presenting varied congenital heart conditions.
Black and white image of neurons and dan double helix. The cell body (soma) contains the neuron’s nucleus (with DNA and typical nuclear organelles). Dendrites branch from the cell body and receive messages.
Depiction of cartilage framework and utilizing of a forehead flap in pediatric reconstructive nasal surgery.
Lower eyelid being pulled down revealing multiple tiny vessels in the sclera of the eye.
A traditional handmade pencil drawing, combined with digital techniques of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
Pedicularis cystopteridifolia. One of many wildflower illustrations completed for a wildflower identification app.
Depiction of a new surgical procedure for hernia repair with a mesh.
Inspired by the Lined seahorses (Hippocampus erectus) exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I like how they use their tails to hold onto sea grasses. Male at the top, followed by two females. Bombay black India ink on Essdee 19×12 scratchboard. #16 xacto blade and size 0 paint brush used as well.
