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Nuri Durr

Go figure This US artist tell us that dusting his studio's many shelves is actually his full-time job

First Impressions - Lucas Graciano

The multi award-winning artist talks how he got started

Anatomy quick tips - HOW TO STUDY THE BACK MUSCLES

CHARLIE PICKARD continues his ten-part series of quick tips on anatomy; this month, in the final instalment, he explores a few structural notes on the back

Oils - PAINT A LARGE-SCALE FANTASY SCENE

PATRICK J. JONES explores creating a museum-worthy painting, demonstrating step by step how he works on a beautiful fantasy scene of epic proportions

iPhone 14 Pro Max

TOP-TIER Are updates like Apple's Dynamic Island and improvements to the camera enough to make the 14 Pro Max the creative's next iPhone?

Procreate - STORYTELLING IN CHARACTER DESIGN

In this workshop, Rafael Sarmento shows you how to inject your characters with personality and underlying narrative

First Impressions - Jeremy Wilson

The award-winning illustrator talks his art background, style, and recent projects

Anatomy quick tips - SIMPLIFYING ARM BONES AND MUSCLES

CHARLIE PICKARD continues his ten-part series of quick tips to improve your figure drawing; this month, how to tackle the complexity of arm anatomy

ART NOUVEAU: FROM SKETCH TO INK

CHRIS PANATIER guides us step-by-step through the key principles of drawing beautiful characters and environments in the Art Nouveau style

FXPosé

SHOWCASING THE FINEST TRADITIONAL ARTISTS

ILLUSTRATE AN ANCIENT JUNGLE

Concept artist Rob Green explains his approach to image creation, demonstrating techniques to fast-track you to a finished scene

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