I am Emily Holden, one of the Directors of Now Medical Studios. We have such a wonderful team here at NMS and they are constantly bringing their unique experiences and talents to the table. I wanted to share a bit of my own journey to becoming a medical illustrator and animator to hopefully inspire others to join this fascinating career path.

In this Photoshop video tutorial and article, medical illustration director, Annie Campbell, provides a unique insight into how Now Medical Studios created this medical illustration of a lady with lung/respiratory anatomy.

Using photo reference is an important part of the figure drawing process because we need to create images that are not only accurate, but also original, and true to the subject that we want to show. This tutorial shows you how to use photo references for your figure drawings in your medical illustrations.

Annie here, I’m one of the Directors of Now Medical Studios (if you’re reading this, you should also go check out our other Director’s profile, Emily Holden). I’m thrilled to be part of an amazing and talented team of medical illustrators. I thought I’d share a little bit about myself so that you can get an insight into who I am and where I’ve come from.