The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration
The Essential Guide for Scientific Illustrators
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The Essential Guide for Scientific Illustrators
Sponsored by GNSI and authored by experts, The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration is the definitive reference for visual science communication.
Quick Facts:
Publisher : Wiley
Publication date : May 29, 2003
Edition : 2nd
Language : English
Print length : 656 pages
In the future, GNSI will make individual chapters available as digital downloads. Stay tuned for updates!
About the Book
Comprehensive Coverage: More than 620 illustrations, step-by-step guidance, and expert insights.
Practical Knowledge: From molecules to 3D modeling, plus advice on copyright, contracts, and establishing a freelance business.
Tools & Techniques: With step-by-step instructions, in-depth coverage of illustrative techniques and related tools.
Trusted Resource: Written by top illustrators and scientists, often called the “bible” of scientific illustration.
"Comprehensive, dense book of techniques of everything from making molds and plasters to rendering techniques to breakdown of illustration of individual families of animals."
- Diana, Goodreads
Sponsored by GNSI and written by top illustrators, scientists, and industry experts, The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration, Second Edition is an indispensable reference guide for anyone who produces, assigns, or simply appreciates scientific illustration.
Offering broad coverage and more than 620 outstanding illustrations, this new edition offers up-to-date coverage on all aspects of this specialized field, from illustrating molecules and 3D modeling to important material and advice on copyright and contractual concerns, as well as establishing a freelance business.
With step-by-step instructions, in-depth coverage of illustrative techniques and related tools, and helpful advice on the day-to-day business of scientific illustrating, it is easy to see why scientific illustrators refer to this book as their "bible."
"This is a seriously meaty book, and it covers almost all the things I learned while taking the scientific illustration program at the UW. I would recommend this to anyone interested in illustration at all (even if your style is not realistic)... there is much to be learned from the scientific illustration approach, including the many different pre-vector era rendering techniques. (Carbon dust anyone? Woah.)"
- Jess, Goodreads
"Liked the diverse content explaining media types. Appreciated many examples of "how to" illustrations"
- Amazon Review
"Comprehensive, technical, inspiring."
- Amazon Review