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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

First Impressions

This US artist reveals she has a strong affinity with nature…

CÉCILE CARRE

From being headhunted out of school to moving to New York to work on new animation titles, this artist’s career is on the up

Artists pay tribute to Qinni

Mourning star The art community is left reeling as a bright, young talent is lost to the world. Here, illustrators acknowledge the impact Qinni had on their lives

What Traits Do Successful Artists Have In Common?

Bigger picture Besides skill and talent, Tom May asks what other qualities you need to make it as an artist

Harryhausen: The Lost Movies

STOP PRESS Explore the archive of the stop-motion pioneer and discover his feature films that didn’t make it to the big screen

Painter 2020

FRESH COAT With its version number also being shorthand for perfect vision, does this mean Corel has delivered its best-ever version of Painter?

Artist Portfolio: John Burton

Garrick Webster meets the traditional painter who’s now creating sci-fi concept art

Fresco

KEEPING IT REAL This is Adobe’s attempt at blurring analogue and digital mediums, but does it do enough to challenge similar art tools?

Ciaran Lucas

Iterating imperfection This Irish artist shows the evolving successes and mistakes in his nexus of inspiration, experimentation and procrastination

Artist Portfolio: Djamila Knopf

The artist tells Gary Evans about practising in secret, losing her artistic voice and being told to try “proper art”