3D DIDACTIC POSTER
Chronic Nodular Silicosis
BACKGROUND
AUDIENCE: Graduate level pathophysiology students
SOFTWARE: 3dsMax, Zbrush, Substance Painter, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
CLIENT: Yu-hui Huang
COMPLETED: April 2022
SUMMARY
This visualization introduces silicosis to students studying pathophysiology at a graduate level. Silicosis is a pneumoconiosis that results from chronic inhalation of crystalline silica and is a prevalent occupational illness in many parts of the world. The focus of this project is to depict disease progression, specifically the development of nodules in the lungs at a gross level and how these nodules change at a histological level. Other objectives include introducing common symptoms of the illness and disease etiology.
PRE-PRODUCTION
During the preliminary research stage, key concepts were defined and visual references were collected. Based on this, sketches were created explore different layout that would most clearly convey the intended narrative of this piece.
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PRODUCTION
Models were created in Zbrush and then painted and textured in Substance Painter. One challenge during the modeling process was creating a cross-sectional view of the lung and creating the cartilaginous rings around the bronchus. The cross section of the lung was achieved using Booleans, and the tracheal rings were created by masking parts of the bronchus and using edge loops to separate and give those areas thickness. In Substance Painter, dust particle brushes were used to create the silicotic nodules.
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