How do scents carry memories? This piece showcases how the internal structures of the limbic system work with the olfactory system to store memories and emotions associated with a certain scent. The inset depicts the microscopic structures of the olfactory system at the olfactory bulb and nasal cavity.
Nose-talgia
Neuroanatomical Portrait
Clients
Shelley Wall (Professor, University of Toronto)
Kristy Cheung (Content expert)
Date
December 2024
Role
Research, Content Development, Visual Development, Layout
Format
2-page spread for print
Audience
Educated lay audience and neuroanatomy students
Tools
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Fresco & ZBrush
Awards
Star of the Night, BMC 80th Gala
Drafting
Using 3D maquettes, the goal of the drafting stage was to achieve the correct positioning of the brain in-situ skull, and later, applying the sagittal and coronal cuts to expose the limbic and olfactory system.
Lineart and Colouring
Colourized brain with the key structures of the limbic system and olfactory system in an eye-catching primary colour scheme.
An airbrushed style used was to create a soft, and weightless quality.
