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Portrait Painting Using Ink And Tea

Carne Griffiths reveals how he paints a portrait with ink and tea on watercolour paper, using calligraphy inks and a fountain pen to create detail and tone

Paint Art Using Everyday Objects

Artist space gooose reveals how to banish creative block by using an item from his tool box as the foundation for some intergalactic art

MateBook X Pro 2020

EXPENSIVE TASTES Another top-class laptop, the latest MateBook X Pro ticks all the boxes – except when it comes to price

Romi Adzan Ramli

“I’m into drawing cyberpunk and biomechanical art, giant robots and mechs,” says Romi, who’s inspired by manga, and western and European artists.

Peter Diamond

Peter is a Canadian illustrator based in Vienna who studied fine arts at NSCAD University. “These new paintings step away from the commercial and pop-cultural concerns of my professional commissions,” he reveals.

First Impressions

Learn why antlers are a common theme in this US artist’s work…

Mac mini (M1, 2020)

COMPACT COMPUTING The Mac mini is back, and now packing Apple’s latest M1 chip to woo even more creatives into its fold

CELESTIAL LIGHTING IN YOUR PORTRAITS

Karmen Loh shares the creative process of how she captures the essence of a female portrait illuminated by starlight

CREATE ART THAT TELLS A STORY

Chrystin Garland explains how to use colour, composition and detail when you want to develop a narrative within your artwork

Photoshop: USE CONTRAST IN YOUR CONCEPT ART

Lane Brown shares his process for composing two characters with an interesting balance of contrast and harmony to achieve greater impact

The Art of Pernille Ørum

CHARACTER BUILDING After being kickstarted into life in less than a day, expectations are high for Pernille Ørum’s latest book…

Sketching from the Imagination: Anime & Manga

CREATIVE COLLECTION Illustrators from around the world provide loose sketches, tight line-art and colour studies of manga art

The best online concept art schools

Class acts Lockdown needn’t stop you learning concept art or extending your skill-set. Tom May presents eight great places to study online

First Impressions

Exploring art on his own terms is important to this English illustrator

Colleen Doran

Collector’s items The award-winning US artist-writer wants her studio to be as comfortable as possible. She tells us that it’s not work to her, it’s oxygen!

MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020)

NEW LEAF Discover why designers and video editors should be glad that Apple’s latest MacBook has given Intel’s chip tech the cold shoulder

Blender: SKETCH WITH THE GREASE PENCIL

James Lewis-Vines uses Blender’s acclaimed Grease Pencil tool to help him quickly visualise an immersive underwater environment

ARTIST PORTFOLIO: PETER POPKEN

The concept artists tells Gary Evans how a long and varied apprenticeship led to success in the film business

A day in the life of a concept artist

Creative talk Carolina Tello Zeleski, an art director at California-based studio Sanzaru Games, takes us through her typical day…

Capture Death's Persona In Acrylics

Veteran illustrator Milivoj Ceran reveals how he painted Death welcoming the dead to the underworld, going far beyond the Sideshow Collectibles source material

FXPOSE

PLACE TO SHARE YOUR DIGITAL ART

PAINT ART FOR CYBERPUNK 2077

Olgierd Ciszak captures a vibrant, deadly and futuristic character in his manga-inspired promotional artwork for Cyberpunk 2077

How to generate new ideas

Smart thinking Pro artists talk to Tom May about their go-to tricks for staying innovative and creative

Marc Brunet

Colours allowed The art teacher, artist, YouTuber and CEO shows us around his candy store, which also doubles as his work office

SPEED PAINTING

Lixin Yin makes use of lighting, composition, colour and concept design as he quickly builds up storytelling elements in a scene

FXPOSE:SHOWCASING THE FINEST TRADITIONAL ARTISTS

Kristin creates dreamlike images inspired by the natural world, and by fantasy and myth. She aims to channel this magic and bring it alive on the page.

First Impressions

Artist Donato made an early impression on the US illustrator

JENNIFER WUESTLING

The German illustrator tells Gary Evans how her success in the video games industry has taken time and patience

How To Capture Mood In Your Art

Taraneh Karimi shares her process for creating illustrations to convey mood and emotion, helping to connect her work with the audience

Tackling abuse in the art industry

Under pressure Ruth Hamilton takes a closer look at predatory behaviour that’s hit headlines recently, and what we can all do to turn the industry into a safe, fair space for all artists