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I've always found the stool  more eloquent  than the pulse   A quote from the Madness of King George, from a physician carrying the royal bedpan.  Though observation of excretions are important, they are rarely used in medical illustration.  Saggittal sections, though are common as illusatrations of the human body Anatomy is the traditional bedrock in illustrating medicine for doctors and nurses and yet it can be used inappropriately: sagittal sections of male and female partners during sexual intercourse, for instance, are an example of extreme violence if taken literally. The same applies to coronal section of the brain. Dissection plays a smaller part in medical training than it used to; perhaps because we seek images that convey the living quality of health and disease. Scans have become popular in TV science programmes but do they really convey as much as we are led to believe or are they just a convenient way of drawing atten...

setbacks Creative stop motion is an adventure : "Si l'on sait exactement ce qu'on va faire, à quoi bon le faire ?" If I knew exactly what I was about to do, what's the point of doing  it? Pablo Picasso So there are days when you do something new in animation and nothing goes to plan;  you do takes and retakes and when you review the shot,  it's just not good enough because it's overexposed out of focus the camera moved the lighting changed  something crept into shot the composition isn't right What to do when this happens? Take a break. You've probably been bending down drawing or moving characters. Stand up, have a coffee, stop worrying. It might be time for lunch. Walk out. If it's a sunny day, take the camera off the tripod and go and take photos in nature. Rediscover your love of layout, colour and light. Be open Pack up for the day. Remember, this is how long it takes, learning the craft, learning ...