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HOW TO... GET THE INFRARED LOOK

Replicate the ethereal black-and-white infrared look with a neat trick using Photoshop’s Channel Mixer command.

CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS WITH A STUNNING AURORA LIGHT SHOW

Travel blog showcases 2020’s best images of the northern and southern lights.

CANON IMAGEPROGRAF PRO-300 PRINTER

The new Canon imagePROGRAF PRO is a 13-inch printer that takes A3+ photo home printing to a whole new level

5 CREATIVE INDOOR PORTRAIT SETUPS

Portrait and wedding photographer Tom Calton shares his favourite indoor portrait techniques, with practical projects you can try easily at home

Mary Newcomb

This self-confessed “country artist” developed a cult following for her post-war paintings of everyday life. KATIE MCCABE revisits the inspirations behind her art

Mark Entwisle

The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition winner talks to REBECCA BRADBURY about being a frustrated oil painter and working in his “man cave” garden studio

LANDSCAPE painting

In the first of a three-part series on composing paintings, AL GURY begins by introducing a more responsive approach to landscapes with his 15-step guide to success

Reflections

Shiny and see-through surfaces are a daunting challenge to replicate, so the Pastel Society’s LIZ BALKWILL has set an exercise that will help you simplify the process

Masters at work

Exploring the workspaces of Old Masters and modern artists is a great way to learn about their lives and their craft. We picked out 12 of the best that you can visit

Fresh Paint

Inspiring new artworks, straight off the easel

Drawing Fur

Wildlife artist JASON MORGAN has spent more than 20 years perfecting his technique for rendering animal fur. Discover his simple, three-stage approach with stunning results

Light and Shade

Finding variety in repeated forms is the key to creating interesting pictures.FABIO CEMBRANELLI shows you how with a gorgeous wisteria-covered doorway in France

FFIONA LEWIS

A new studio has brought new challenges and big opportunities for this architectturned-artist as she scales up to make her largest and most ambitious paintings yet

Back to DEMO future

Short of inspiration during lockdown, MATT JEANES needed a new challenge. He turned to vintage photographs and tried to add some fresh colour to forgotten images of the past

RUNNING WITH THE WOLVES

Trevor Hogg has a transformational encounter with Cartoon Saloon, which concludes its Irish folklore trilogy with the release of Wolfwalkers…

The art of ENVIRONMENTS

3D World gathers masters of CG environment work to discuss what they do and how they do it

This means war

3D World discovers the secrets of DIGIC Pictures’ epic Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla cinematic trailer

Supercharge your workflows with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

We take a closer look at NVIDIA’s flagship 30-series graphics card, the GeForce RTX 3090, to see if this generational leap is one worth taking

RENDER A LUXURIOUS BUILDING EXTERIOR

Learn how to set up a detailed city scene and add details to improve your photorealism

Houdini 18.5

“IT’S CLEARLY NOTICEABLE THAT SOME NEW, USEFUL FEATURES ARE BASED ON HIGH-END PRODUCTION FEEDBACK”

CREATE AN AUTUMNAL ARCHVIZ SCENE

Shayan Shamlou details how he built this cosy archviz image with a night-time forest setting using 3ds Max

Creature and character artist

Vladimira Strukanova takes a break from being creature artist at Ziva Dynamics to talk 3D World through her typical day

Arran Baker

The senior animator at Jellyfish Pictures chats to us about his hectic work schedule, his career journey, and how he tackles a shot from conception to final animation

SPECIALIST FILTERS

There’s a filter for every occasion, from enhancing sunsets to creating mist

NEUTRAL DENSITY FILTERS

Solid ND filters are the secret to long-exposure seascapes and more

WINTER AT THE BEACH

James Paterson braves the coast in wintry conditions to show you how to capture atmospheric seascapes

GRADUATED FILTERS

ND grads enable you to capture perfectly balanced landscapes

FILTER TYPES

Understand the pros and cons of different filter systems

How Do I Create An Ocean Surface In Cinema 4D?

Roger Fielding, Kettering

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE WILDLIFE PHOTO OF 2020

WPOTY has revealed its shortlist for this year’s People’s Choice Award