Projects Galore
Today I got to be the voice of science! Really, I did. It was my first time working from home with the new job, and I spent a good portion of my day tucked away inside my closet with my laptop and microphone, recording narration for a couple of scientific animations that we’re making. The closet tip, I got from a friend, Tano, back in California who does great voice work. You might remember him as the voice of my jaw surgery animation. And sure enough, when the world won’t be silent for you, sound barriers are your friend. I guess those Chicago coats aren’t going to waste here in Texas after all.
I’ve also been getting to do a little medical illustration this week. I’ve really been enjoying that. My very first assignment, and what do they ask me for, but a nephron. I think the nephron may have been the first piece of anatomical art that I picked for myself back in school.
I chose it at the time because one of my good friends has kidney problems and I was thinking of him. I guess it was sort of a totem to the functional unit of the kidney, a kind of wish for kidney function, or something like that. It’s one of the only things I’ve ever gotten to really work through in pen & ink too. That’s a fun medium. Anyway, I was pleased to get to jump into such familiar territory for my first medical still illustration in a while. The illustration I’m doing for them is different enough though, that it still feels like a totally new piece.
I’m also working on another illustration with a lot of cells. It’s funny, I’ve spent so much time modeling cells in 3D that it feels strange coming back to them in 2D again. I’ll have to see what my new employers think of maybe posting some of that. It would be neat to keep sharing this sort of stuff here.
Well I am off to bed now. Too much computer time makes me a dull girl I’m afraid. As always, thanks for reading.