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Agricultural Careers By: Dr. Frank Flanders and Tabitha Lovell Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office Georgia

Scientific Illustrator. Agricultural Careers By: Dr. Frank Flanders and Tabitha Lovell Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office Georgia Department of Education March 2006. Job Duties & Responsibilities. Create and maintain a portfolio of work for clients to review

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Agricultural Careers By: Dr. Frank Flanders and Tabitha Lovell Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office Georgia

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  1. Scientific Illustrator Agricultural Careers By: Dr. Frank Flanders and Tabitha Lovell Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office Georgia Department of Education March 2006

  2. Job Duties & Responsibilities • Create and maintain a portfolio of work for clients to review • Meet with clients and gain an understanding of what they are asking for in an illustration (client may be a business or an individual) • Compose the desired illustration using drawing and computer techniques by the client’s deadline or until client is satisfied • Create thumbnails, rough sketches, and preliminary work for the client to approve before the official illustration is finished • Have an in-depth understanding of new graphic design technologies and practices • Able to use the an Apple/Macintosh computer and scientific illustration software

  3. Qualities and Skills • Should be hard workers who are dependable and efficient • Must be able to meet deadlines • Must have good communication skills so they know exactly what their clients want in an illustration • Need natural talent for design and eye appeal because this is not a skill that anyone can learn while on the job • Will find being able to draw beneficial • Must be able to sit for long periods of time • Need good eye-sight for determining hues and shades of color and working on a computer for lengths of time

  4. Salary • Median annual earnings in 2002 was $35,260 • The middle 50% earned between $23,970 and $48,040 • The lowest 10% earned less than $16,900 • The highest 10% earned more than $73,560 Salary

  5. Work Environment • Artists employed by publishing companies, advertising agencies, and design firms generally work a standard workweek • During busy periods, scientific illustrators work overtime to meet deadlines • Mostly work at a computer in a studio or office • Depending on the type of business, may work alone or with other people

  6. Becoming a Scientific Illustrator • A bachelor’s degree is preferred • A master’s degree in medical illustration is recommended, if this is the desired field • Illustrators learn drawing and sketching skills through training in art programs and through extensive practice • Some illustrators are contracted on the basis of portfolios of their past work

  7. Career Resources National Association of Schools of Art and Design- (NASAD)11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21Reston, VA 20190-5248 Internet: http://nasad.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp American Society of Botanical Artists- (ASBA)47 Fifth AvenueNew York, NY 10003 Internet: http://huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu/ASBA Association of Medical Illustrators Internet: http://www.ami.org Fairman Studios: Medical and Biological Illustration and Animation Internet: http://fairmanstudios.com/faq.htm Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Inc. Internet: http://www.gnsi.org

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