I have 43 years' experience as a medical, forensic and scientific illustrator, the last 36 working as a freelancer for the leading publishing houses, individual medical and surgical clients, medico-legal and forensic clients, art studios and advertising agencies in the UK, Europe and the United States.
I work mostly using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and seek to create images that have the feel and look of traditional media, occasionally combining hand-drawn artwork with digital painting techniques.
Having worked closely with medical and surgical specialists throughout my freelance career I have developed a good understanding of anatomy, medicine and surgery. Coupled with my illustration skills in colour, halftone and line, I feel this equips me well to take on a wide range of medical subjects, working from a client's original brief through to preparation of preliminary sketches to final production of completed artwork.
I cover most aspects of medical illustration and have particular experience in anatomical, medico-legal, forensic, and surgical illustration, particularly in the areas of cardiology, gynaecology/obstetrics, orthopaedics and general & paediatric urology.
Philip Wilson, FMAA, RMIP
I work mostly using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and seek to create images that have the feel and look of traditional media, occasionally combining hand-drawn artwork with digital painting techniques.
Having worked closely with medical and surgical specialists throughout my freelance career I have developed a good understanding of anatomy, medicine and surgery. Coupled with my illustration skills in colour, halftone and line, I feel this equips me well to take on a wide range of medical subjects, working from a client's original brief through to preparation of preliminary sketches to final production of completed artwork.
I cover most aspects of medical illustration and have particular experience in anatomical, medico-legal, forensic, and surgical illustration, particularly in the areas of cardiology, gynaecology/obstetrics, orthopaedics and general & paediatric urology.
Philip Wilson, FMAA, RMIP
Career:
- 1982 - Present Freelance Medical, Forensic and Scientific Illustrator, Medart.
- 2016 - 2019 Chairman, Medical Artists' Association of Great Britain.
- 2010 - 2012 Chairman, Medical Artists' Association of Great Britain.
- 2001 - 2003 Director of Education, Medical Artists' Education Trust.
- 1999 - 2001 Chairman, Medical Artists' Association of Great Britain.
- 1990 - 1995 Head of Scientific Illustration, Dept. of Visual Communication & Design, Middlesex University.
- 1993 Awarded the BUPA Medical Illustration Prize for the illustrations for the book 'Urodynamic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Lower Urinary Tract', published by Churchill Livingstone.
- 1989 Fellow of the Medical Artists' Association of Great Britain.
- 1982 - 1990 Lecturer, BA (Hons) Graphic Design, Scientific and Medical Illustration, Middlesex University.
- 1979 - 1982 Lecturer, Department of Medical Illustration, Institute of Urology, University of London.
- 1977 - 1979 Senior Medical Artist, Audio-Visual Teaching Department, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London.
- 1975 - 1977 Assistant Medical Artist, Department of Medical Illustration, Manchester Royal Infirmary.
- 1975 Awarded Diploma of Membership of the Medical Artists' Association of Great Britain.
- 1973 - 1975 Postgraduate Training Scheme of the Medical Artists' Association of Great Britain
- 1971 - 1973 First Class Honours in Scientific, Medical and Technical Illustration, Hornsey College of Art.
