How to Become a Scientific Illustrator

About this episode

Ella Marushchenko discusses her journey from traditional art to scientific illustration and the balance between artists and scientists.

Ella Marushchenko joins Lab Out Loud to discuss her job and her journey from a traditional art background to creating scientific illustrations. Stressing the need for artistic freedom in scientific visualization, Ella describes how she balances the collaborative process between artists and scientists as she translates complex concepts into visually appealing art. Show notes at: https://laboutloud.com/2024/01/episode-279-scientific-illustrator/

People in this episode

Hosts: Dale Basler, Brian Bartel

Guest: Ella Marushchenko

Topics covered

• scientific illustration
• artistic freedom
• collaboration
• visualization
• science communication

Keywords

• scientific illustrator
• art
• science
• visualization
• collaboration

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Organizations: Lab Out Loud

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