Art Meets Science:Viral Colorful Image of Eukaryotic Cell Captivates Social Media Users

Cellular landscape cross-section through a eukaryotic cell, by Evan Ingersoll & Gael McGill - Digizyme’s Molecular Maya custom software, Autodesk Maya, and Foundry Modo used to import, model, rig, populate, and render all structural datasets. (Gael McGill)

Concept, layout, art direction, interactive programming: Digizyme
Models, shading, renders, compositing, interactive pre-production: Evan Ingersoll
MODO, Molecular Maya, AfterEffects, Photoshop, Illustrator, NUKE (Source)

It's beautiful, isn't it. This image of a eukaryotic cell by Gael McGill and Evan Ingersoll is literally a work of art. The vibrancy they have added to the cellular organelles has people on social media in awe. The photo above is actually part of a six-part interactive landscape. The software allows users to roll over areas of the photo to see labels and pathways. Check it out here.