What traits do successful artists have in common? : What qualities do you need to make it as an artist, beside talent and skill? Pro artists give us their insights...

Artist in Residence: Colie Wertz
The concept artist reveals how he relocates around his space to reignite creative flows.

Artist Portfolio: Fatemeh Haghnejad
The artist also know as BlueBirdy discusses her creative process, lockdown positivity and why 2021 will be the best year ever.

Artist in Residence:
Colleen Doran
The award-winning US artist-writer often
gets visited by wildlife in her rural studio, Sketchbook: Thomas
Chamberlain-Keen
This artist embraces community design
challenges as a way to hone his skills and
unfurl his imagination...

Artist in Residence: Marc Brunet
The art teacher, artist, YouTuber and CEO shows us around his candy store, which also doubles as his work office.

Sketchbook: Longque Chen
The natural world provides this concept artist with plenty of inspirational material for his awesome sci-fi vehicle designs.

Paint futuristic portrait art
Mel Milton thinks like a sculptor when working with values.

Bring texture to your character designs
Oona Holtane on capturing human nature and storytelling in her artwork...

LightBox Expo 2020
The California event for artists moved online this year, but still felt like a real gathering. We reveal the many highlights.

Artist Portfolio: Justin Gerard
This artist is happy to talk about exotic shrimp, bad business decisions and his former life as a roofer, but not his art…

What do art directors want?
Art directors at leading studios reveal what they’re looking for in new recruits.

Artist Portfolio: Iris Compiet
Iris’s childhood dream of becoming a professional artist took 30 years to come true, discovers Gary Evans.

Workshop: Paint like Turner
Want to achieve a Turner-esque seascape, full of movement, with a glowing, dramatic sky? Illustrator Sarah Jane Brown shows you how.

Pascal Blanché interview
Pascal’s work is brilliant and unmistakable. It was great to find out more about the man behind the art.

Step into a gorgeous environment
Delve into the happy place created in 3D then finished in Photoshop by video game artist Anya Jo Elvidge.

Surreal portraits
Irish lecturer Ken Coleman shares his insightful process into using a variety of tools to create artwork..

How to be happy as an artist
Leading artists reveal how making art makes them happy, and offer their advice for emulating them.

The Art of The Last of Us Part II
Art director Shaddy Safadi reveals what it takes to create industry-leading concept art for The Last of Us Part II.

Do you have what it takes to teach yourself art?
The advantages of learning independently, and the challenges involved.

Paint a portrait in digital oils
Discover how Phil Galloway uses ArtRage to create a vibrant and painterly portrait.

Traditional FXPosé
Explore this month’s selection of the finest traditional art, sent in by you!..

Stay fit and healthy: how to look after yourself
Artists on maintaining their physical health.

Artist Portfolio: Tran Nguyen
This illustrator’s work exhibits calmness, certainty, poise and power.

Use lighting to enhance a story
Max Ulichney makes use of Procreate’s brush, colour and lighting tools...

Artist Alley
With art conventions on hold for now, meet the creatives selling their work online.

Artist Portfolio: Jen Bartel
We meet the artist making stories about women told from women’s perspectives.

Draw action-packed panels
Discover how Steve Ellis injects action and movement into his sequential artwork..

Artist Portfolio: Cécile Carre
From being headhunted out of school to moving to New York to work on animation titles, this artist’s career is on the up.

Sketchbook: Xiao Qing Chen
This theme park designer draws on her travel experiences to help her create awe-inspiring fantasy environments.

8 ways to sketch for animation
Inject movement and emotion into your art for animation, with Prem Sai GS..

The modern masters of manga
Meet the break-out stars working in the art genre that’s popular the world over.

Artist Portfolio: Camilla d’Errico
We talk to the Canadian artist who’s turned her skill with oil paints into a successful creative brand.

Sketchbook: ZIUK
The artist also known as Edu Quiza shows how he faces his fears and visualises his sources of inspiration in his sketchbook.

New rendering techniques
Artist kiDChan uses a range of Clip Studio Paint’s layer modes and her favourite Rainbow brush in her figure art...

Artist in Residence: Nicole Gustafsson
This traditional painter loves to surround herself with inspiring artwork, a variety of plants and collections.

Sketchbook: Nikolay Georgiev
This concept artist’s take on the classic mech genre is worth a closer look, as is his fascination with Lovecraftian horror...

15 STEPS TO DRAWING CREATURES Discover how to create movement and more with Aaron Blaise.

GET BETTER AT ANATOMY Step-by-step advice on how to use lines, form and values to concept realistic heads.

Concept Art Awards 2019 winners revealed - In an industry first, concept artists past and present were saluted at this year’s LightBox Expo in Pasadena, California.

Sketchbook: Braydan Barrett - Vehicles of all shapes and sizes populate this concept artist’s sketchbook, including one that’s powered by a hamster wheel!..

The do’s and don’ts of taking commissions Leading artists share their real-life experiences and essential advice on how to take on a commission without getting your fingers burned.

Artist in Residence US illustrator and art director Daren Bader shows us around his wooden-floored studio, mindful that it’s not the most practical of spaces…

William Blake exhibition Truly original and a significant influence on fantasy art, the English artist is being celebrated with a major show in London.

Interview: Karl Kopinski Video game concepts, tabletop wargaming and portraits of cyclists feature in the varied career of this British artist

Artist in Residence Children’s book illustrator Christine Kornacki has assembled a colourful oasis for the perfect work-life balance.

News and events Do you need a degree to become a professional artist? We talk to artists to find out if formal education or self-teaching is the best way to break into the industry.

Eye-catching effects Have fun creating sparkles and glows, or paint with patterns.

Even if your design isn’t chosen, you still did your job by letting them know that’s not the direction they want to go

Illustrate the arm and hand Patrick J Jones studies arm and hand anatomy as it rotates, Design creatures with personality Apply key art ideas such as movement, volume, shape and contrast to your creature designs, with Guille Rancel’s help, Create your own Asuka
See how Paul Kwon reimagines a character
from Neon Genesis Evangelion...

Create depth by using value Patrick J Jones works on overlapping forms, as he explores the illusion of the third dimension using tonal value, Discover how to render a surreal sci-fi character Audra Auclair paints a cyborg concept with bright hues and expressive lines...

Interview: Scott M Fischer Drawing dumb, artistic whiplash and thinking like a squirrel: the US artist and illustrator says great art is all about risk, Interview: Phil Hale We meet the poor artist’s apprentice who ended up painting the UK prime minister...

How to get a job in games Recruiters from top video game studios reveal what they’re looking for in an artist, and the errors applicants often make, Artist in Residence Diosdado “Dodie” Mondero’s studio is less an art studio and more a journey into the world of a steampunk inventor, Interview: Darren Bacon Halo’s lead concept artist takes us behind the scenes of the AAA-franchise, and talks
studio culture at 343 Industries...

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