• Question: Are there any science jobs that involve drawing?

    Asked by anon-233380 to Varun, Sammie, Rebecca, Anna, Alin, Adam on 14 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Samantha Firth

      Samantha Firth answered on 14 Nov 2019:

      Absolutely! 🎨There are lots of creative skills needed in science and technology – I know someone whose job is to craft little sculptures (targets) that can fit on the head of a pin!📌These are then used in experiments (usually with big lasers).💥 You could be a botanical artist -someone who does accurate drawings of plants etc.🌿🖌 Sometimes drawings are a great way to illustrate your ideas too! Lots of diagrams and graphs! You could make science infographics – digitally designed explanations of scientific concepts! Loads of options! Have a look into STEAM (STEM + Arts)

    • Photo: Varun Ramaswamy

      Varun Ramaswamy answered on 14 Nov 2019:

      Absolutely! Science engineering, which involves building scientific instruments and equipment has always required designing and modelling skills. It is extremely important to be creative AND precise, while designing scientific instruments.

      So if you’re the type of artist who pays great attention to every single spot when you draw a leopard, or every last hair strand of a person’s face, then engineering design is definitely for you!

      Also, like Sammie said, check out STEAM for more opportunities! 🙂

    • Photo: Rebecca Shaw

      Rebecca Shaw answered on 14 Nov 2019:

      Yes, definitely! My friend is a medical illustrator and they work with doctors, scientists and engineers to produce illustrations and digital art. These can be for textbooks, scientific journals, the media or for outreach publications!

      I love watching tutorials and reading papers that have great illustrations (I’m a big kid still really), and I find the things they are explaining much easier to understand too! So I think if you are thinking of going into science, it would be a benefit if you were good at drawing and had an artistic eye!

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