Process:
1. Create basic form from zspheres (both micro-synapse view and overall neuron)
2. Subdivide, add texture, light, and render
3. Composite render passes in Photoshop
4. Composite illustrations + copy in InDesign
Pyramidal Neuron
ZBrush software screenshot (left) and neuron fully edited in Photoshop (right)
Synapse View
ZBrush software screenshot (left) and layered composite in Photoshop (right)
Full Composite
Layout study (top left), final composited illustration (top right), and final piece with typography (bottom).