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• Fragan Tanguy
  Fragan has been a professional concept artist since 2017, specialising in character design. He has worked with Virtuos, CI Games, Ubisoft and Warner Bros. A fantasy and cyberpunk fan, his work balances dark atmospheres with realism.
• Choi Keun Hoon
  Choi is a game art director whose work emphasises primary bold tones and a comic-inspired aesthetic to convey feelings. She is currently developing her own animated universe.
• Randy Ruedisueli
  Randy is a professional artist and part-time teacher. After taking 10 years worth of courses, he left his job in the healthcare sector to pursue art full-time, and loves painting landscapes.
• Natali Samutina
  Natali is a freelance illustrator who specialises in splash art and dynamic illustrations. She aims to make her characters feel as believable as possible, allowing the viewer to imagine the scene coming to life in front of them.
• Kseniia Semenova
  Kseniia is a freelance digital illustrator who focuses on stylised fantasy art and character-driven storytelling. Inspired by games like World of Warcraft, she uses expressive lighting to create atmospheric scenes.
• Starting out in the animation industry
  Moving pictures The animation industry faces new pressures while still boasting unique creative opportunities. Dominic Carter discovers what artists need to know
• JOSH WESSLING
  Art director Josh Wessling shares his thoughts on animation
• Gretel Lusky
  Scenic view This artist’s studio, filled with tiny treasures, is where art and whimsy collide
• The path of… Max Bedulenko
  Worlds apart Environmental concept artist Max Bedulenko talks us through his journey
• Letters
  YOUR FEEDBACK & OPINIONS
• WESTERN COMICS: A PRIMER
  Asha Bardon agrees that comics are cool, but given the number of countries around the world, where do you begin – and where did they?
• GET STARTED WITH SHORTER COMICS
  Comics can be short and sweet, long and complicated, or somewhere in between. Let’s start small…
• LEARN HOW TO MAKE ART LIKE ANTON W BLAKE
  Anton W Blake is a cartoonist and TTRPG designer based in Austin, Texas.
• MAKING THE JUMP TO BROADCAST MEDIA
  There’s a long legacy of series that have seen adaptations that give a new lease of life to old stories.
• Development sheet PROJECT TITLE: FLEE
  Jaehyun Kim revels in building worlds and establishing the aesthetics that will breathe life into his creations. Here he guides us through his approach, from exploring the layout to adding fine details
• Miro Petrov
  Fantastical beings are the name of the game here, with digital art used to create something that looks more traditional
• PAINTING A COVER ON A DEADLINE
  Brett Bean shares his process on how to get things done when your assignment was due yesterday!
• GUIDE WITH DETAIL
  Connor Sheehan on how he makes his art stand out by adding small feature flourishes
• HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF COLOUR
  Tony Foti explains a number of ways in which you can guide the viewer and enhance your storytelling with colour
• BLOCK COLOURS IN ILLUSTRATIONS
  Fjell talks about how she balances detail with broader strokes when putting together her artwork
• HOW TO MASTER COMIC PANELS
  Comic artist and writer Ludo Lullabi takes us through his entire process, from idle sketching to adding the final tweaks
• DOODLING
  Starting with some loose doodles can get the creative juices flowing, even if the results are never used
• BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
  Before moving to a fast production mindset, it’s important to master a more segmented workflow. This is recommended for anyone with the time to build pages more confidently
• SMART PRODUCTION WORKFLOW
  If working on a comic with a sustained production schedule, adapting your process becomes necessary. With experience, certain steps can be merged or even removed
• DETAILED INKING, DONE RIGHT
  Make use of my years of experience in the industry to learn how you can master the final stages of creating comic panels: the inking
• STAY ON TARGET
  Artem Chebokha says it’s important to keep your final goal in sight through every stage
• Deniz Defne Acerol
  The festive subjects of Deniz’s highly detailed paintings are created under the influence of nature and the artist’s own environment. Deniz prefers to work with water-based mediums such as acrylic and ink.
• Daniel Katz
  Daniel is a freelance traditional and digital illustrator who creates art that combines imagination and real-world content, including photos and his own models. The result is a realistic, fantastical, and expressive aesthetic.
• Huion Kamvas 22 (Gen 3)
  DRAWING ATTENTION With its 2.5K, 90Hz display and premium build, this tablet stands out in a crowd – but factor in buying some extras for the best experience
• Poser 14
  STRIKE A POSE 3D animation software that delivers modern power trapped in a dated interface
• Geekom A5 Pro
  TINY POWER If you only need this for 2D tasks, it’s good enough
• Acer Swift Go 14 AI
  AI ABILITY Just because it has ‘AI’ in the name doesn’t mean it’s an AI ninja, but the Go still has a lot to offer
• Watercolor Wizardry
  MAGIC TOME Discover a range of techniques for painting whimsical fantasy art using watercolours in this paint-along guide
• Character Design: Illustrate an Expressive Creature
  ANIMAL ANTICS Learn how to design animal-based characters full of emotion and personality in Photoshop with Sam Nassour
• Brushing up…
  We put three packs through their paces to find out whether they’re worth downloading
• Marvin Hillmann
  Marvin is a concept artist and illustrator who focuses on worldbuilding, environment design and architecture. He is inspired by fantasy settings and Impressionist painters, which is reflected in his work via modern techniques.
• Wafi Aji
  Wafi Aji, better known as WackerTheMaker online, started out as a comic book letterer before becoming a concept artist, which is now his main passion, after being exposed to other artists during lockdown.
• BUILD A CUTE ENVIRONMENT DESIGN PIECE
  Tristan Jolu shares his method for creating a cute stylised concept from start to finish, explaining how to work in a non-destructive way, so it’s easier to change things
• MAKE USE OF HYBRID WORKFLOWS
  Nick Hiatt on how he divides tasks by type in order to increase efficiency in his work
• TALKING ABOUT TOPOLOGY
  Topology is a word we hear a lot in the 3D industry, but what is it? Antony Ward explains how it affects your animation, and what you can do to improve it
• HOW DO I TURN MY 3D SCENE INTO AN IMAGE?
  Mike Griggs on how to make a fully usable image from a 3D application using rendering
• FIVE MINUTES WITH MAX BIANCHINI
  The Italian artist on how character backgrounds help his designs