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THE ART OF DOFRESH
Rob Redman interviews the freelance concept artist, who shares his love of sci-fi and unveils his latest projects
Get involved in Trojan Horse Was A Unicorn's Sony Talent League
Collaboration We interview Kris Pearn, a mentor for Sony Talent League, about the importance of supporting new, young creatives
Robert Hunt
Creative space We take a tour of this beautiful bespoke workplace, where function is key
PAINT DECORATIVE NORSE KNOTWORK
MILIVOJ CERAN reveals how to create a realistic painting featuring a detailed Norse knotwork frame
Procreate: PAINT A FANTASY BEAST CONCEPT
From developing ideas to painting methods, illustrator Xiao introduces her process of bringing imaginary creatures to life
Drawing the darkness
Aesthetic choice Tanya Combrinck meets four artists whose mysterious characters are often perceived as sinister or malevolent
ArtRage Vitae ENHANCE YOUR DIGITAL SKETCHES
Daniel Ibanez details how to make the most of ArtRage's unique toolsets, from customising brushes to utilising the selection tool
Adonit Note+
APPLE ALTERNATIVES Adonit's mid-range, multi-use stylus has pressure sensitivity, palm rejection and more - but how well does it perform?
3D-Coat & Blender: 3D SCULPT YOUR ANATOMY ART
Jama Jurabaey transforms his 2D sketches into a 3D anatomy study
3 SIMPLE TIPS FOR PROPORTIONS
CHARLIE PICKARD continues his ten-part series of quick tips on anatomy to improve your figure drawing; this month, he explores effective proportions
A day in the life of…Jackson Sze
Concepting heroes We find out about the jam-packed daily schedule of working on Marvel productions
Alexandra Verhoven
Alexandra creates oil paintings and mixed media drawings, giving form to concepts such as goals, dreams, and feelings of hope and longing.
Anna Ierusalimskaya
Anna is a graduate from Moscow State University of Printing Arts, who prefers to use traditional media because she claims it is meditative. “Old gods, myths and mysterious tales are my favourite subjects to draw.”
Affinity Designer 1.10
AN ARTIST’S SUITE How does Serif’s affordable vector drawing app, Affinity Designer, currently fare for your print and digital design needs?
ArtRage Vitae TOP COLOUR BLENDING TIPS
Daniel Ibanez details how to use ArtRage Vitae’s Real Color Blending features to simulate wet-on-wet oil painting
CREATE A CALM CYBERPUNK ILLUSTRATION
A walkthrough of aurahack’s art process, sketching, blocking out and polishing this beautiful illustration of a cyberpunk future Clip Studio Paint & Photoshop
CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF 2000 AD
We’ve collected an all-star roundup of illustrators of the legendary sci-fi comic to answer our questions and provide an inside look into the world of comic art
Emma Black
Personal space The visual artist gives us a peek into where she creates her surreal nature mash-ups
Rebelle PAINT VIBRANT PORTRAITS
Get to know the new Rebelle 5 as Georg Ireland paints the composer Puccini in the style of Spontaneous Realism
Photoshop & Rebelle MASTER DETAIL AND TONE
As he paints a portrait, Lixin Yin shows his process and explains how to solve different problems at each step
Veronika Fedorova
Veronika is a fantasy illustrator and game artist whose clients include Thunderful Games, Hit Point Press, and Osprey Publishing. “I particularly enjoy imaginative realism painted digitally and realistic food illustrations.”
CREATE ART WITH EMOTIONAL IMPACT
FRANÇOIS GAUTIER explains the creative process he goes through when he brings his emotions to life using black and gold ink
Rebelle 5
REBEL, REBEL Escape Motions’ swish paint simulation software grows up and chases the professional crowd. It’s a stroke of genius
ArtRage Vitae: ADD POLISH TO ILLUSTRATIONS
Artist Chris Petrocchi (aka Draw Juice) discusses the tips and tricks professionals use in the entertainment industry
FROM ARTIST TO AUTHOR
Tom Kidd is following in the footsteps of James Gurney and Tony DeTerlizzi, and painting his own page turner…
Procreate: MASTER THE ART NOUVEAU STYLE
Illustrator Maria Dimova explains how being inspired by the natural world helps her to create female portraits with a traditional look
ArtRage Vitae: PAINT WITH BOLD BRUSH STROKES
Daniel Ibanez reveals how he creates custom brushes in ArtRage, before using them for realistic digital oil painting
Surface Pro 8
SCREEN SAVER The power of a laptop inside a sleek tablet – can this Surface Pro take on Apple’s iPad Pro?
Surviving life after college
Life lessons Tanya Combrinck finds out how to survive as an artist in the real world after graduation
THE ART OF JOHAN EGERKRANS
With a new book bursting with beautiful illustrations, Ian Dean meets an artist who loves dragons…