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A day in the life of... Matteo Marjoram

Concepts and curios Inquisitiveness is an important part of the artist's day

Minyoung Yoon

Happy place This art gremlin’s cave is full of sunshine, luscious plants, colourful prints and prized trinkets

ADD POP TO YOUR CHARACTER ART

Alix Harris showcases her process for creating vibrant portraits that provide personality for your characters

PAINT SYMBOLIC SCI-FI ARTWORK

Discover how ANNA SOKOLOVA explores symmetry and symbolism to paint an atmospheric scene from Netflix hit Dark

Clip Studio Paint - PAINT CULTURALLY INSPIRED FANTASY CHARACTER ART

Comic artist Ann Maulina talks us through the creation of a portrait made for her Raruurien universe

The art of JEAN-BAPTISTE MONGE

Dominic Carter talks to the master artist and author about his career, working for the biggest in the business, and his stance on AI

Artists fight back against AI

The soul of art Tanya Combrinck speaks to five artists about the impact of AI image generators, and what can be done to stop them

Sketchbook CREATE A CONCEPT VEHICLE DESIGN

Transport design guru Bernie Walsh guides us through his process for the creation of a sleek, prize-winning concept ready to ride in the snow

DRAW A CREATURE FROM IMAGINATION

NICOLA ASURA shares his process for translating fascinating humanoid creations from mind onto paper in his melancholic graphite artwork

FXPosé

SHOWCASING THE FINEST TRADITIONAL ARTISTS

Rufus Dayglo

Treasure trove The comic artist shares the awesome collection that inspires his work on a daily basis

A day in the life of...Greg Hopwood

Early riser The costume concept artist reveals his typical day and shares advice for aspiring designers

Clip Studio Paint EXPRESSIVE CHARACTER ILLUSTRATION

Learn how Olga Andriyenko plans out and creates a challenging scene featuring a cauldron of witches

Photoshop SKETCHING WITH THE MIXER BRUSH

Daryl Mandryk shows the flexibility of Photoshop's versatile tool as he generates a character concept

JOURNEY INTO MADNESS

James Clarke explores how Framestore's visual development team placed Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

DEAK FERRAND "I need somebody to tell me the story. I want to project the emotion and I believe you can do that if you put yourself in that mood for two days."

Rodeo FX's Deak Ferrand tells Trevor Hogg why being in the proper mood for conceptualising is important...

Rocketeer: The Great Race

THE JET SET LIFESTYLE Celebrate the 40th anniversary of this pulp hero with a new, thrilling adventure

Batman: Fortress

ANGRY ALIENS An intriguing yet haphazardly told narrative that needs to work on its tone to be truly engaging

Artist insight - LEVEL UP YOUR CHARACTER ART

Mauro Belfiore breaks down his key design principles and important considerations when designing unique, engaging characters

THE ART OF MATIAS BERGARA

Dominic Carter talks to the artist behind Coda and Step By Bloody Step about how he brings amazing fantasy worlds to life

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