The Higgs boson has been the Holy Grail of physics since its proposal in the 1970s, so the announcement of its discovery on July 4th from scientists at CERN marked a watershed moment within the history of physics. I’m excited … Continue reading →
Rates in a Bad Economy Ideally on this blog I’ll talk a little bit about my work, giving you a behind the scenes look at the process that goes into creating my art. Along the way I’ll also offer some … Continue reading →
It’s not everyday that science illustration gets picked up by publications as varied as the The Huffington Post and The Mirror. In this instance a story about a cancer “smart bomb” seems to have sparked some interest. It’s a funny thing, creating artwork … Continue reading →
It's either "on" or "off" for a frozen pizza. You never get to sit around at 72 degrees.
Jim Gaffigan made a joke about "pouring himself a glass of bread" and it inspired me.
These new illustrations by Sayo-Art for How It Works Magazine demonstrate the ways graphics and text can be integrated to create features that are simultaneously compelling and educational. SayoStudios works hard to create illustrations custom fit to your layout and … Continue reading →
The first thing we do when contacted about a project is arrange a time to talk through the details with our client. Usually this is a phone conversation or email, but sometimes we’ll meet face-to-face. We ask about the project, how the illustrations will be used, what kind of reference materials are available, proposed timelines [...]
The first thing we do when contacted about a project is arrange a time to talk through the details with our client. Usually this is a phone conversation or email, but sometimes we’ll meet face-to-face. We ask about the project, how the illustrations will be used, what […]
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Medical illustration and multimedia can help your company or practice communicate complex medical concepts. A medical illustrator can help you or your company: Enhance your patient education and advertising materials or web site with accurate medical illustrations and animated graphics. Communicate a concept that isn’t visible to […]
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Medical illustration and multimedia can help your company or practice communicate complex medical concepts. A medical illustrator can help you or your company: Enhance your patient education and advertising materials or web site with accurate medical illustrations and animated graphics. Communicate a concept that isn’t visible to the human eye. Create editorial illustrations to explain [...]
Medical illustrators usually have a master’s degree from an accredited university. In the United States and Canada, there are only five accredited graduate schools for medical illustration, and each one admits from three to 12 students per year. The Association of Medical Illustrators has a complete list of accredited graduate programs. During the master’s program, [...]
Medical illustration is typically priced per illustration. Factors that affect the cost include: How many illustrations are needed? A discount may be given for large projects. Will the illustration be in color or black & white? How will the illustration be used? Is it for a print or multimedia distribution? Will it be used on [...]
Check-out the cover art and opener for the “Born Gas Giants” article in Science News Magazine, describing recent developments in our understanding of the solar system. You can see more of the art up-close here: SayoStudio and read the Science … Continue reading →
Medical illustrators usually have a master’s degree from an accredited university. In the United States and Canada, there are only five accredited graduate schools for medical illustration, and each one admits from three to 12 students per year. The Association of Medical Illustrators has a complete list of accredited […]
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Medical illustration is typically priced per illustration. Factors that affect the cost include: How many illustrations are needed? A discount may be given for large projects. Will the illustration be in color or black & white? How will the illustration be used? Is it for a print […]
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Happy Valentine's Day from Maya, Clint, and Shoemaker Medical.
Many of you saw the fundraising portion of my project "Day in a tree" last month, in which I raised over $1000 for homeless youth. I have yet to fulfill my pledge and spend my workday in a tree. I'm scheduling it for next week, I believe. This weekend ...
Today I will be painting from 2-5pm Central (or longer) and streaming it online! Watch to WIN the painting. Visit my ustream channel here. To win the painting, comment here! I might not see them right away if my hands are painty, but I'll be reading a...
Today it's a t-shirt giveaway again! How to enter: comment below![I think our shirts are super cool and I can't wait til the shipment arrives.]
Free medical illustration! **EXTENDED until Friday at midnight** For this contest, we are giving away TWO prizes. Two is better than one, no? We'll draw from comments on this post made before midnight Friday (Nov. 18, 2011). 1. For anybody, one signed ...
Today you can win an anatomy t-shirt simply by liking our facebook page! If you've already liked us, you're in the drawing. We'll pick a winner Monday evening (Nov. 14) and contact you for your mailing address. Yay!
Social Week at Shoemaker Medical is November 14-18, 2011 Help Shoemaker Medical celebrate our first anniversary! We were officially launched Nov. 8, 2010 and I can't believe a year could go by so quickly. We'll be giving away anatomy t-shirts, illustra...
"NASS" stands for the North American Spine Society, and each year it holds an annual meeting much like other associations to become smarter, inspired, and updated in the field of spine surgery. This year I was invited by my client, Orthofix Spine, to a...
"NASS" stands for the North American Spine Society, and each year it holds [...]
I always try to share the more uplifting elements of my life and business - however, I am going to let you in on my challenges today. I just finished checking and answering emails (and that's ALL I've done), and it's already noon! What the? Usually I a...
I used to think I could and should do EVERYTHING myself. I would be a renaissance Maya. With my first business (a retail art supply shop) I took control of everything and accomplished... not a lot. I hired people but didn't give them meaningful work to...
You may have noticed that my company, Shoemaker Medical, has been hiring a lot of people lately, and that they are all my relatives. It's true, we've added 6 brothers and sisters to our team of associates - it sounds crazy, but these people are a great...
A little followup on yesterday's event: photos! Back soon with more medical illustrator interviews. Thanks for visiting. Here's Michelle's pics at her blog.
If you come to art day, this is the kind of fun you'll have: See you Sunday, June 5 - that's tomorrow! Drawing, painting, and chill-axing. For more info, see this schedule. Now go enjoy the rest of Saturday. I think we're going to the pool.
Sunday, June 5 - Medical Illustrators' Art Day! 10am Still-life drawing or painting. Bones, produce, flowers. Noon Warm-up with clothed gesture drawing. (Maya, Clint, whoever wants to take turns posing.) We can get reference photos of each other if we...
