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Grow Your Vision with a Board Certified Medical Illustrator!

Krystal J. Thompson is a Board Certified Medical Illustrator with over 12 years of experience, collaborating with doctors, publishers, and personal injury attorneys across various media. An honors graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, she has delved deep into the medical field through both inter-company and contractual engagements.

Krystal's work has been featured in esteemed online journals such as the Journal of Neurosurgery, the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Medscape. Her illustrations have been presented by doctors in lectures and e-learning modules, and her meticulous medical art was instrumental in securing a $1.2 million plaintiff verdict. Some of Krystal's clients include Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Jones & Bartlett Learning, and the National Kidney Foundation of New York.

Whatever your needs may be, Krystal is committed to delivering professional, efficient, and timely work to meet her clients' expectations. For medical legal, patient education, e-learning, or traditional artwork, you can trust Krystal to bring your vision to life!

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Anatomical Illustrations

Traditional or digital; Stock anatomical figures or custom illustrations are tailored to your specified needs.

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Medical Legal

Need a visual to explain or enhance your case for court? Or perhaps the utilization of colorized  films  can help in educating jurors on a client’s injuries. Whether you are a physician or attorney, I can help you to win your case!

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Surgical Procedures/MOAs

Surgical illustrations can help to educate, communicate, or document procedures.  A drug's "mechanism of action" (MOA) depict the process of drug interactions within patients. Surgical or MOAs can also strengthen your medical legal case and demonstrate a client's pain and suffering.

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Interactive Visual Aids

Interactive exhibits can simplify complex medical or scientific concepts into easy to understand visuals of medical and scientific facts.

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Charts/Timelines/Graphics

Increase comprehension by outlining significant medical information such as date of service, treatment, services rendered or any other important information noted in a patient's/client's medical records.

Services

  • What is a Medical Illustrator?
    "A medical illustrator is a professional artist with advanced education in both the life sciences and visual communication" (Association of Medical Illustrators, 1945-2025, What is a medical illustrator? section). We are a niche field comprising of trained individuals who are able to transform complex medical and scientific information into visuals that broad audiences can easily understand. Our work can be utilized in several fields, including but not limited to, education, research, patient care, medical legal and marketing. Additionally, a Certified Medical Illustrator (CMI) is a practicing medical illustrator with valuable credentials in business practices, ethics, biomedical science, and drawing skills, demonstrative through a board certification exam and a rigorous portfolio review. Don’t rely on just any illustrator. Contact a trained medical illustrator to help translate intricate medical information into easily digestible visual aids today! Learn about medical illustration. AMI. (n.d.). https://www.ami.org/medical-illustration/learn-about-medical-illustration
  • How much do you charge?
    Rates depend on various factors including the complexity of the work, how many illustrations you need, deadlines and licensing agreements. To expediate a quote on your specific project, please contact me with the following details: What are you looking to have illustrated? How many illustrations do you need? Samples of the style you are looking for? This can be sketches, a stock/google image, or a particular art style of mine you'd like replicated, (Please see work for various art styles and medium) What is your deadline for the project? (Deadlines pushed up from a previously discussed date or deadlines due within 24 hours will be subject to a rush fee) What is your budget for the project? How will your illustration be used? (Print, online publication, webpage, etc.)
  • What can I expect? How long does it take?
    After coming to an agreement of the project details and signing a contract, my process for each project follows 3 main steps: Preliminary Sketches - This is where clients can review the details and style of the illustration(s) as well as make any necessary revisions as needed. This is a critical step as these sketches will replicate the final product. Mock up - This step includes addition of color (if applicable), labels (if applicable) and a layout of the illustration(s). A final mock-up of the illustration(s) will be sent to the client for any final revisions. *The 1st round of revisions during this stage is free of charge!* Final Render/Delivery of Product - Project will be finalized and delivered to client in the desired format by the client's deadline. Any request for changes after the final project is delivered is subjected to an additional service fee. The time it takes to complete each project largely depends on the complexity of the work. I will always aim to have your project delivered by your desired due date. Turn-around times can be as little as one week or upwards of several months. Ongoing contractual agreements must be terminated in writing by both parties.
  • What does exclusive/non-exclusive rights mean? Can I do a complete buyout?
    Exclusive Rights With exclusive rights, the client will be able to use their particular project for the agreed-upon length of time. I can not license the artwork to anyone else during that time. I am only allowed to show the piece for personal promotion. Non-exclusive Rights Non-exclusive rights will give the client limited rights for their particular project, however, I can still license the artwork out to other clients. *Please note: Due to the nature of the work of medical illustrations, I do not offer non-exclusive rights to custom illustrations as these are specific to the project or legal case. Non-exclusive rights can be purchased for general anatomy pieces or stock illustrations ONLY.* Complete buyouts The client owns all rights to the work in perpetuity and I am not allowed to sell or use that piece again, except for personal promotion. Complete buyouts are subject to royalty fees; paid as a percentage of revenue or as a fixed amount.
  • What are the rates for licensing your work?
    Exclusive Rights 12 months of use = 35% of the base price 18 months of use = 50% of the base price (2.5% discount) 2 years of use = 65% of the base price (5% discount) 3 years of use = 95% of the base price (10% discount) Non-exclusive Rights 12 month = 20% base price 18 month = 27.5% base price (2.5% discount) 2 years = 35% base price (5% discount) 3 years = 50% base price (10% discount) Complete Buy-out ~ Starting at 200% of the base price. Please contact me for further details of percentages and/or royalty fees
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