Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Childrens Dental Month Artwork

Hi All,

I'm highlighting a couple of fun pieces that I created while working as a medical illustrator several years ago.  At that time I not only did anatomy illustrations, but I got to work on fun projects like this one too.

This project started when some of the people in the Dental Clinics were planning educational presentations; to visit schools and teach kids about Dental care for Children's Dental Month.  So they requested some fun posters that they could use to support their  presentations to the kids.

Enamel - 18" x 24"; marker and airbrush acrylic
on illustration board

The first was a representation of Enamel.  I made the posters about 18" x 24" and used markers, acrylic and airbrush.  All totaled I created 6 posters.  The presenters could set them up in the classroom and discuss the topics on the board.  This allowed the kids to learn some good information in a fun way.

Acid - 18" x 24"; marker and airbrush acrylic
on illustration board

The second poster is Acid.  Again, the same idea as the other poster.  A serious topic - Acid - something that can be bad for teeth, presented in a fun way -- as a mad scientist.

I do have to note one thing.  I've since touched up the images in Photoshop.  Unfortunately, I have a record of the originals on 35mm slides.  I scanned them in to the computer a couple years ago - and they needed a little help.  So, I "fixed" them up using Photoshop and my Wacom Tablet.

This was a fun job and as I recall they were a hit with the kids.

Have a great week everyone.  Let me know if I can assist with your future presentations.

Aloha.

Tom

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