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CREATE STUNNING LANDSCAPES

Blake Rottinger breaks down the core elements that help bring this beautiful fantasy vista to life

PAINT A STRIKING FEMALE PORTRAIT

Discover how Laura H. Rubin utilises colour, emotional contrasts and strong posing in her amazing character portraits

THE ART OF DAVE GRECO

Dom Carter interviews the Blizzard senior visual development artist, who opens up about designing characters and leaving his comfort zone

Huion Kamvas Pro 13 (2.5K)

DRAWING TOOLS The Huion Kamvas Pro 13 is the only pen display of this size that boasts QHD. But is it worth it? We test it to find out

Blender 3.0 and 3.1

NEW AND IMPROVED We take a look at the key advancements in the latest update of this free and open-source creation software

Disco Diffusion & Midjourney CREATE UNIQUE ART WITH AI TOOLS

Al-generated images have gone from being mostly abstract chaos to highly detailed art pieces, as Martin Nebelong explores...

DESIGN ORIGINAL CHARACTERS

Follow illustrator Chris Ables' step-by-step process of creating an original character design from start to finish

ILLUSTRATE A FUN SCI-FI CARTOON

Guille Rancel shares his process for creating intriguing illustrations from scratch, with stylised, expressive characters in a colourful atmosphere

PAINT A SNAPPY BOT IN PROCREATE

Learn the basics of Procreate with this beginner's guide to making your own futuristic automaton by Jim Rowden

BEAUTY IN THE BEASTS

Framestore talks ImagineFX through the dynamic between art department and VFX in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Paul Scott Canavan

Creative magic This Edinburgh-based artist surrounds his workspace with technology, games and strange books

Alex Ruiz

Creative freedom The digital artist shares his influences, tools and processes for creating expressive psychedelic masterpieces

Boost your creativity with Midjourney

Text to art Tanya Combrinck looks at how AI tools are supercharging creativity and taking the digital art world by storm

A day in the life of... Phil Boutté

Industry insight The costume concept artist has worked on the likes of Jungle Cruise, Black Panther and Maleficent

Maxine Vee

A place in the sun The illustrator reveals how her cosy, personalised workspace keeps her inspired

A world of possibilities

Free trial! Experience artistic freedom and boost your creativity with Painter's world-class blank canvas painting and cloning tools

How to get hired by a studio

Career advice Tanya Combrinck finds out how to put together the perfect portfolio and showcase your skills to impress a top art director

Star Trek: Klingons/Ferengi

ALIEN ORIGINS Two one-shot comics kick off a new series shining the spotlight on the franchise's diverse alien species

Wacom Cintiq Pro 16

JOYOUS CREATION We test out and rate this high-performance pen display to determine whether it is worth its premium price

Artist insight LEVEL UP YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS

Illustrator and comic artist Eric Canete provides 10 pro tips for working smarter and building confidence

FOLKLORE REIMAGINED

The creators of new comic book Hollow take us into their imaginative remix of American folklore classic, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

25 Tips for Dynamic Fantasy Scenes

Ralph Horsley breaks down his oil painting process into 25 expert tips, explaining how to develop your own fantasy scene with a compelling narrative

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra - BIG AND BOLD

An iPad-beating screen size meets Wacom pen tech, a sleek design and plenty of power to ensure this novel tablet grabs our attention

THE ART OF BELLE

Trevor Hogg unveils the creative minds responsible for the world building and character design of gorgeous anime film Belle

LEARN TO DRAW AN EPIC FIGHT SCENE

Clip Studio Paint | Comic artist Rebekka Hearl demonstrates how to use Clip Studio Paint's action line tools to illustrate a dynamic manga fight scene

PAINT A DYNAMIC CHARACTER

MARCEL MOSQI describes his step-by-step process to painting a vibrant, stylised character in an action pose using Indian ink and watercolours

The worlds of surreal fantasy

New realms Tanya Combrinck meets three artists whose work enters darkly surreal unrealities of mystery and magic

First Impressions - Alessandra Maria

The Brooklyn-based artist explores her key influences

EXPLORE THE WORLD OF MANGA

James Clarke speaks with manga artists in the UK and the USA about their processes and creative impulses.

DESIGN A MECH CONCEPT SKETCH

Procreate & Nomad Sculpt | Glen Southern shows us how to block out a mech using 3D tools, which can then be used as a reference in Procreate