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A day in the life of... Airi Pan

On the ball We find out how the senior artist balances her career at Blizzard, personal life, and further learning

THE ART OF AMR ZAND

Rob Redman interviews the professional illustrator about his career development, workflow tips, and his evolving 2D-3D style

Tackling crunch and burnout

Creative pressures Tanya Combrinck talks to three artists who have experienced burnout about what can be done to address stressful working practices

Photoshop:GET EXPERIMENTAL WITH PORTRAITS

Gabriel Lee Greene shares his process for creating colourful portraits with unique graphical elements, experimenting with shapes and effects

Photoshop & Magic Poser PHOTOBASH A FILM CHARACTER

Andrei Riabovitchev breaks down his character creation pipeline, based on his experience as a concept artist for film

Photoshop:CREATE A MIXED GENRE CHARACTER

Dave Greco showcases the key techniques behind the creation of this collaborative original character

Photoshop & traditional skills : MAKE WOODBLOCK STYLE PRINTS

Tom Foster demonstrates how to replicate the gorgeous look of a traditional Japanese woodblock print

Pencil UNDERSTANDING BONE STRUCTURE

CHARLIE PICKARD continues his ten-part series of quick tips on anatomy to improve your figure drawing; this month, he explores bones and why they matter

CREATE A FANTASY OIL PAINTING

MILIVOJ ĆERAN demonstrates how to paint a classic high fantasy scene with oil and acrylics, featuring a fearsome dragon and its warrior rider

AJ Nazzaro

Creative chaos Being surrounded by his favourite inspirations is what keeps this freelance illustrator motivated

THE ART OF DOFRESH

Rob Redman interviews the freelance concept artist, who shares his love of sci-fi and unveils his latest projects

Get involved in Trojan Horse Was A Unicorn's Sony Talent League

Collaboration We interview Kris Pearn, a mentor for Sony Talent League, about the importance of supporting new, young creatives

Robert Hunt

Creative space We take a tour of this beautiful bespoke workplace, where function is key

PAINT DECORATIVE NORSE KNOTWORK

MILIVOJ CERAN reveals how to create a realistic painting featuring a detailed Norse knotwork frame

Procreate: PAINT A FANTASY BEAST CONCEPT

From developing ideas to painting methods, illustrator Xiao introduces her process of bringing imaginary creatures to life

Drawing the darkness

Aesthetic choice Tanya Combrinck meets four artists whose mysterious characters are often perceived as sinister or malevolent

ArtRage Vitae ENHANCE YOUR DIGITAL SKETCHES

Daniel Ibanez details how to make the most of ArtRage's unique toolsets, from customising brushes to utilising the selection tool

Adonit Note+

APPLE ALTERNATIVES Adonit's mid-range, multi-use stylus has pressure sensitivity, palm rejection and more - but how well does it perform?

3D-Coat & Blender: 3D SCULPT YOUR ANATOMY ART

Jama Jurabaey transforms his 2D sketches into a 3D anatomy study

3 SIMPLE TIPS FOR PROPORTIONS

CHARLIE PICKARD continues his ten-part series of quick tips on anatomy to improve your figure drawing; this month, he explores effective proportions

A day in the life of…Jackson Sze

Concepting heroes We find out about the jam-packed daily schedule of working on Marvel productions

Alexandra Verhoven

Alexandra creates oil paintings and mixed media drawings, giving form to concepts such as goals, dreams, and feelings of hope and longing.

Anna Ierusalimskaya

Anna is a graduate from Moscow State University of Printing Arts, who prefers to use traditional media because she claims it is meditative. “Old gods, myths and mysterious tales are my favourite subjects to draw.”

Affinity Designer 1.10

AN ARTIST’S SUITE How does Serif’s affordable vector drawing app, Affinity Designer, currently fare for your print and digital design needs?

ArtRage Vitae TOP COLOUR BLENDING TIPS

Daniel Ibanez details how to use ArtRage Vitae’s Real Color Blending features to simulate wet-on-wet oil painting

CREATE A CALM CYBERPUNK ILLUSTRATION

A walkthrough of aurahack’s art process, sketching, blocking out and polishing this beautiful illustration of a cyberpunk future Clip Studio Paint & Photoshop

CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF 2000 AD

We’ve collected an all-star roundup of illustrators of the legendary sci-fi comic to answer our questions and provide an inside look into the world of comic art

Emma Black

Personal space The visual artist gives us a peek into where she creates her surreal nature mash-ups

Rebelle PAINT VIBRANT PORTRAITS

Get to know the new Rebelle 5 as Georg Ireland paints the composer Puccini in the style of Spontaneous Realism

Photoshop & Rebelle MASTER DETAIL AND TONE

As he paints a portrait, Lixin Yin shows his process and explains how to solve different problems at each step