Celebrating 25 Years Of Magic: The Gathering

Magic marker Visit the plane of Dominaria in the latest Magic: The Gathering set that salutes the trading card game’s past, present and exciting future

Artist Portfolio - Kim Jung Gi

The South Korean tells Gary Evans how he went from being a college dropout to becoming a world-famous artist.

How To Get Your Dream Art Job Today!

Superstar AAA games recruiter Alejandro Rodriguez reveals his winning resume and interview tips to get you ahead of the pack.

Create Powerful Compositions

Illustrator and comic artist Steve Ellis reveals how he comes up with energetic designs that catch the eye and direct the action on the page.

Goro Fujita

Critics say virtual reality is a niche concept that’s yet to find its feet. Gary Evans meets the Japanese artist who wants to prove them very, very wrong.

Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Studio Vs Freelance Life

Decision time Is it time to go your own way, or are you better off working in-house? Dom Carter asks pro artists for their views…

Future Shock

World reborn SixMoreVodka accompanies the relaunch of Degenesis, its post-apocalyptic RPG, with some striking character concept art

Artists Unite For Animals

Creature comforts Leading industry creatives come together to highlight the plight of endangered species

Traditional To Digital

OLD SCHOOL Art director Raphael Lacoste shows how staying in touch with old forms of making art feeds your ability to create compelling digital images

First Impressions

A mystery benefactor planted the art seed in this illustrator’s fertile mind…

Design A Vibrant & Fun Character

Mel Milton reveals the many creative choices he has to make, as he designs and paints an original female character for this month’s cover

Advanced Concept Art

HIGH CONCEPT Games artist Jakub Kowalczyk takes you from virtual reality to Photoshop as he puts together a dizzying fantasy landscape

Eliza Ivanova

The Bulgarian illustrator tells Gary Evans how her dark, haunting fine art feeds into her day job as a 3D animator working at Pixar, and vice versa.

Jacquelin de Leon

Lights, camera, action The artist and YouTuber shows us around her studio she uses to create paintings and videos.

Taking The Initiative For Mexicanx Creatives

Support network When John Picacio was awarded the artist guest of honour at last year’s Worldcon, his response was to launch a project for Mexican-American artists

Diosdado “Dodie” Mondero

Electric dreams Imagine if Nikola Tesla was not just a brilliant inventor, but also an accomplished fantasy artist…

SW2700PT Monitor

Picture This One Of The Most Affordable 10-bit Lcd Displays On The Market Is Perfect For Colour Obsessives, But Have Compromises Been Made Elsewhere?

Trojan Horse Was A Unicorn Taps Into The Tribe Mentality

Horn of plenty We find out what attendees can expect at this year’s highly anticipated art event, and learn the story behind the stunning new poster.

Photoshop Paint Charismatic Character Art

Character designer Aleksey Baydakov reveals his colourful rendering process as he depicts a unique circus partnership.

Get Inspired By Reference

Peter Polach shows how he sculpts and lights a diorama to help fuel his creepy, but illuminating digital art illustrations.

Florian Satzinger

This Austrian artist has drawn some of the world’s most iconic animated characters. Gary evans finds out more about his ‘fusion cuisine’ art style…

The Unlikely Heroes

PC comics Indie artists lead the way as comics enter a new era of inclusivity.

Artist Portfolio Jock

The British artist tells Gary evans how an unconventional portfolio review led to Batman, Superman and Hollywood

Studio Soi

The German animation studio has built a reputation on skilled craft across multiple disciplines, as Julia Sagar discovers

Diversity In The Comics Industry

About time Change is sweeping through today’s superhero comics and artists are rising to the challenge, discovers Garrick Webster.

Anime Exhibition Goes Back To The Future

World building Traditionally painted background illustrations from classic sci-fi anime films take centre stage in this new exhibition, based in London.

Artist Portfolio - Guweiz

In just four years, Zheng Wei Gu went from bedroom hobbyist to big-budget films. Gary Evans finds out how…

Rebelle 2

KEEP IT REAL Escape Motions’ budget program is the latest evolution in digital art software, which attempts the recreation of traditional media.

First Impressions - Ira Sluyterman Van Langeweyde

Discover how this German creative fell back in love with illustration…

Paint A Fantasy Manga Portrait

Asia Ladowska puts aside her ink pens and markers, and embraces the digital painting process of a soft and colourful manga character