Medical Visuals Medical Illustration

Medical Illustration Pricing

All medical illustration projects are priced at the hourly rate of $109 per hour. Requestors will be given a quote after consultation with one of our illustrators. Projects will be invoiced for actual hours worked.

The prices listed are for individuals affiliated with Ohio State. Projects for non-Ohio State individuals will be assessed an additional 20% surcharge. Ohio sales tax is also applicable for all projects for non tax-exempt entities.

Submit your project request on our illustration/graphic design form.

Simple Line \| typically 5 – 10 hours “Simple” can refer to size of the illustration, amount of information detail, and/or style of rendering. In a simple line illustration, one or two basic structures are represented in basic outline form, with perhaps some secondary lines to indicate the form. There is usually some labeling. There is no color.
Simple Color \| typically 8 – 15 hours A simple color illustration is a line drawing with mostly flat color added. There can be some shading to highlight a feature of the illustration. Simple color illustrations are used to help the viewer understand the various structures of the illustration. There is usually some labeling.
Complex Line \| typically 11 – 18 hours A complex line illustration uses a variety of black lines to show different types of tissue, depth, overlapping structures, highlights and shading. Line illustration has long been a standard way to show complicated structures when color printing was not available or too expensive. Due to advancements in color printing technology, black and white line illustration is less necessary, but still an effective way to illustrate complex details.
Moderate Color \| typically 16 – 25 hours A moderate color illustration has more than just flat color shapes. The color includes highlights, form shadows, cast shadows and some texture. There are more structures in the illustration than in a simple color figure.
Complex Color \| typically 26+ hours A complex color illustration has more than just flat color shapes. Time is spent making the structures appear more real—creating highlights, form shadows, cast shadows, texture and transparency (to show deeper anatomical features). The anatomy is more complicated, with many structures coming together in a single scene. A complex color illustration is typically suggested when it is important to show complex anatomy and several types of tissue, and to use color to organize a lot of information.

Your Contact

Anthony Baker, CMI

(he/him/his)

Lead Medical Illustrator

Medical Visuals

anthony.baker@osumc.edu

(614) 292-8749

Prior Hall 410

Location

Fourth Floor, Prior Hall

The Ohio State University
Health Sciences Library
376 W 10th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210

Hours

Monday through Friday
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Eastern

View Our Work

See samples of our work

Forms

Illustration/Graphic Design Request Form
Poster Upload Form
Research Poster Templates (template access requires Medical Center log-in)

Simple Line \| typically 5 – 10 hours “Simple” can refer to size of the illustration, amount of information detail, and/or style of rendering. In a simple line illustration, one or two basic structures are represented in basic outline form, with perhaps some secondary lines to indicate the form. There is usually some labeling. There is no color.
Simple Color \| typically 8 – 15 hours A simple color illustration is a line drawing with mostly flat color added. There can be some shading to highlight a feature of the illustration. Simple color illustrations are used to help the viewer understand the various structures of the illustration. There is usually some labeling.
Complex Line \| typically 11 – 18 hours A complex line illustration uses a variety of black lines to show different types of tissue, depth, overlapping structures, highlights and shading. Line illustration has long been a standard way to show complicated structures when color printing was not available or too expensive. Due to advancements in color printing technology, black and white line illustration is less necessary, but still an effective way to illustrate complex details.
Moderate Color \| typically 16 – 25 hours A moderate color illustration has more than just flat color shapes. The color includes highlights, form shadows, cast shadows and some texture. There are more structures in the illustration than in a simple color figure.
Complex Color \| typically 26+ hours A complex color illustration has more than just flat color shapes. Time is spent making the structures appear more real—creating highlights, form shadows, cast shadows, texture and transparency (to show deeper anatomical features). The anatomy is more complicated, with many structures coming together in a single scene. A complex color illustration is typically suggested when it is important to show complex anatomy and several types of tissue, and to use color to organize a lot of information.