9th Month - Before Lightenig
This illustration was part of a series of 13 large-scale images for the book, With Child, depicting the milestones of pregnancy for Childbirth Graphics, a subdivision of WRS Group Inc. The originals were all done in airbrush and color pencil within a three month period. We had an aggressive timeline and two other illustrators, Kent Boughton, CMI and Karen Martin created other support illustrations.
The objective of this illustration is to show the fetus at full-term, before lightening- when the baby shifts down into the pelvis two weeks prior to birth. Emphasis is on the normal position of the child at this stage with adjacent organs and the breasts which enlarge due to increased production of colostrum.
Copyright Bernie Kida
Anatomical Illustration
Cervical Spinal Cord
Spinal cord illustration showing the specific layers orthopaedic and neurologic surgeons encounter at the cervical level. The arch of the Atlas has been cut away to reveal the soft tissue layers from the Ligamentum Flavum and Epidural fat and vasculature down through the Dura mater, Arachnoid and Subarachnoid space.
Copyright Bernie Kida
Inner Ear
This airbrushed spot illustration of the middle ear depicts the use of a pneumatic otoscope to obtain a proper seal during examination. This was created for the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (JAAPA).
Copyright Bernie Kida
