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Oils Acrylics Watercolour BEST WAYS TO CLEAN YOUR PAINTBRUSHES

Whether you’re using oils, acrylics or watercolours, ROB LUNN reveals how to effectively maintain your paintbrushes and extend their life span

ImagineNation Artist in Residence: Emily Hare

Shared space This fantasy illustrator shows us around her un-staged studio and gives us some tips on how to avoid drinking paint water…

ConceptD 7

WHITE KNIGHT Acer’s laptop has been put together with 2D and 3D artists in mind. We find out if it’s an affordable creative solution

Crash McCreery

Armed with little more than a pencil and paper, this artist has designed creatures for some of the biggest films ever made, discovers Garrick Webster

ArtRage PAINT A PORTRAIT IN DIGITAL OILS

Phil Galloway guides you through his painting process, using ArtRage to create a loose, vibrant and painterly portrait

Stay Fit And Healthy: How To Look After Yourself

Body guards Artists rely on their bodies as much as their tools. Dom Carter hears how creators should look after them

Maya 2020

SHAPE UP Has the creative community been listened to for the latest release of Autodesk’s powerhouse modelling software?

Kerby Rosanes

Figuratively speaking The Manila-based illustrator’s creative den is a fine balance of objects for both work and play

USE LIGHTING TO ENHANCE A STORY

Max Ulichney takes a simple idea of a boy listening to music, and uses Procreate’s brush, colour and lighting tools to ramp up the storytelling

PAINT A PORTRAIT IN LIMITED COLOURS

Tran Nguyen shares her creative process behind The Mauve Girl and elaborates on the steps involved in capturing a female character

How to get a job at ILM

Tom May speaks to ILM and discovers what skills you need to join the studio’s concept art team

TRAN NGUYEN

Beren Neale discovers that this illustrator, like her work, exhibits calmness, certainty, poise and power even during times of crisis

CREATE TEXTURE IN WATERCOLOURS

AUDREY BENJAMINSEN explores her watercolour process, from initial design to painting techniques, as she creates a golden mermaid full of luminous layers

FXPose

SHOWCASING THE FINEST TRADITIONAL ARTISTS

COLOURING YOUR PAINTING DIGITALLY

Discover how Abigail Larson makes use of digital colouring tools to enhance her traditionally painted artwork, based on a 19th century poem

iMac Pro

HEAVY HITTER It certainly looks the part, but is it worth shelling out for Apple’s latest all-in-one workstation that’s targeted at creatives

FXPose

SHOWCASING THE FINEST TRADITIONAL ARTISTS

Woodland Angel: Ink Drawing

MAKING YOUR MARK Fantasy artist Jeff Miracola helps you get started with the inking process in a short but comprehensive training video

EVOKE EMOTIONS WITH PASTEL SHADES

US illustrator AMA is known for her soft and whimsical shades. Here she applies her knowledge of watercolours when painting with pastel design gouache

The Art of Frozen 2

DEFROST TIME There’s more to the magical world of Frozen than we thought, as this stunning art book for the sequel reveals

CAMILLA D'ERRICO

Garrick Webster talks to the Canadian artist who’s turned her skill with oil paints into a successful creative brand

CREATE AMAZING MANGA FIGURE ART

Manga and anime character artist Ilya Kuvshinov brings to life a girl and her toy Totoro, using a range of Photoshop blending layer modes Procreate & Photoshop

Core Skills: Part 4 - SPICE UP YOUR ART IN FLAME PAINTER

In this fourth instalment of his Flame Painter series, Harvey Bunda shows you how to make your artworks pop with its particle brushes

Clip Studio Paint - NEW RENDERING TECHNIQUES

kiDChan uses a range of Clip Studio Paint’s layer modes and her favourite Rainbow brush to give her illustration a melancholy feel

ATOMHAWK CANADA

Tom May reveals how Atomhawk’s Vancouver studio is making a name for itself creating video games concepts – and wants to expand its team!

How Artists Deal With Illness

Ill will Poor physical or mental health can affect people in a number of ways. But how do artists maintain their creativity under adverse conditions

TY CARTER

Gary Evans talks to the US visual development artist about the making of Spies in Disguise, and the time he received an April Fools’ phone call from Pixar…

MAKE A SPLASH IN ANIMATION ART

Character designer Amanda MacFarlane reveals her process for painting a mermaid, including how she course-corrects her colour choices

Why Vertex 2020 rocked!

Better together Networking and learning opportunities were endless as Vertex, our 2D and 3D art event, returned for a third triumphant year at London’s Olympia

Pernille Ørum

Visual boost The Danish artist on why she needs to be surrounded by items that inspire her in her new workspace