SELF-PORTRAIT
Neuroanatomy
Description
This is an anatomical self-portrait with a midsagittal cross section of the brain and transverse cut of the skull illustrated in situ. The challenge of this illustration was in orienting the brain correctly in relation to the skull and external features of the head and face.
Type
Anatomical illustration
Tools
Procreate, Adobe Photoshop
Client
Shelley Wall, University of Toronto
Audience
General audience
Date
October 2022
Process Work
Sketches
I chose to draw my self-portrait from a superior oblique view. The angle was a challenge, so to create these sketches, I took reference photos of my face and used a maquette to properly place the anatomy.
Maquette
This was the maquette I used to position the brain and skull at the correct angle. I used the difference Boolean operation to make a transverse cut of the skull and hide the left hemisphere of the brain.
References
Agur, A. M., & Dalley, A. F. (2017). Grant's Atlas of Anatomy (14th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
Agur, A. M., & Dalley, A. F. (2019). Moore's Essential Clinical Anatomy (6th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
Crossman, A. R., & Neary, D. (2018). Neuroanatomy: An Illustrated Colour Text (6th ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences.
Nieuwenhuys, R., Voogd, J., & Van Huijzen, C. (2008). The Human Central Nervous System (4th ed.). Springer Science & Business Media.
Rohen, J. W., Yokochi, C., & Lütjen-Drecoll, E. (2016). Anatomy: A Photographic Atlas (8th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
Rubin, M., & Safdieh, J. E. (2007). Netter's Concise Neuroanatomy. Elsevier Health Sciences.