My first goal for studying at the Master Scientific
Illustration (MSI) is to become a professional
illustrator with a unique style, and to be a scientific
storyteller using illustrations to communicate complex
information to particular audiences or patients. I also
wish to contribute to the development and promotion
of healthcare, health science, and medical media
in my home country by applying my expertise as a
scientific illustrator to support healthcare and medical
media effectively and creatively. Within the interesting
curriculum subjects, I was especially fascinated by the
human anatomy part and the opportunity to attend
and register an actual surgery.
The MSI program offers the opportunity to develop
illustration skills both in traditional and digital
techniques under the guidance of the teachers and
to learn to share and develop ideas together with
fellow students/colleagues. The program enabled
me to improve my knowledge and skills in the field of
scientific illustration. After the first year until the final
phase of graduation, I had developed not only practical
skills but also soft skills, namely self-management,
problem-solving, and communication.
The graduation thesis is one of the most challenging
journeys during my progression in the illustration
field. In this period, I have faced challenging moments
concerning research and software use; these moments
taught me a lesson to handle the problems that arose
during the workflow and to adapt my skills to reach
the research goal.
The following chapters are the record of my
illustrational experience in the pediatric orthopedic
journey. The story about how the illustrations were
created and which approach I applied to develop a 3D
model with the aid of modeling software that I was not
confident to use before.
Another lesson that I have learned from the study was
to push myself out of the comfort zone. Never stop
to explore and try the technique, even when I am not
sure that I can do it.