Anatomy quick tips - HOW TO STUDY THE BACK MUSCLES

CHARLIE PICKARD continues his ten-part series of quick tips on anatomy; this month, in the final instalment, he explores a few structural notes on the back

Anatomy quick tips - SIMPLIFYING ARM BONES AND MUSCLES

CHARLIE PICKARD continues his ten-part series of quick tips to improve your figure drawing; this month, how to tackle the complexity of arm anatomy

ART NOUVEAU: FROM SKETCH TO INK

CHRIS PANATIER guides us step-by-step through the key principles of drawing beautiful characters and environments in the Art Nouveau style

FXPosé

SHOWCASING THE FINEST TRADITIONAL ARTISTS

Blender 3.0 and 3.1

NEW AND IMPROVED We take a look at the key advancements in the latest update of this free and open-source creation software

Disco Diffusion & Midjourney CREATE UNIQUE ART WITH AI TOOLS

Al-generated images have gone from being mostly abstract chaos to highly detailed art pieces, as Martin Nebelong explores...

DESIGN ORIGINAL CHARACTERS

Follow illustrator Chris Ables' step-by-step process of creating an original character design from start to finish

ILLUSTRATE A FUN SCI-FI CARTOON

Guille Rancel shares his process for creating intriguing illustrations from scratch, with stylised, expressive characters in a colourful atmosphere

PAINT A SNAPPY BOT IN PROCREATE

Learn the basics of Procreate with this beginner's guide to making your own futuristic automaton by Jim Rowden

BEAUTY IN THE BEASTS

Framestore talks ImagineFX through the dynamic between art department and VFX in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Alex Ruiz

Creative freedom The digital artist shares his influences, tools and processes for creating expressive psychedelic masterpieces

A day in the life of... Phil Boutté

Industry insight The costume concept artist has worked on the likes of Jungle Cruise, Black Panther and Maleficent

Maxine Vee

A place in the sun The illustrator reveals how her cosy, personalised workspace keeps her inspired

Wacom Cintiq Pro 16

JOYOUS CREATION We test out and rate this high-performance pen display to determine whether it is worth its premium price

Artist insight LEVEL UP YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS

Illustrator and comic artist Eric Canete provides 10 pro tips for working smarter and building confidence

LEARN TO DRAW AN EPIC FIGHT SCENE

Clip Studio Paint | Comic artist Rebekka Hearl demonstrates how to use Clip Studio Paint's action line tools to illustrate a dynamic manga fight scene

First Impressions - Alessandra Maria

The Brooklyn-based artist explores her key influences

DESIGN A MECH CONCEPT SKETCH

Procreate & Nomad Sculpt | Glen Southern shows us how to block out a mech using 3D tools, which can then be used as a reference in Procreate

First Impressions

Concept artist Fred Gambino reveals his artistic inspirations

PAINT ABSTRACT PORTRAITS

Learn how to create surreal portraits with Procreate and Photoshop libraries with this guide from Ken Coleman

THE ART OF AMR ZAND

Rob Redman interviews the professional illustrator about his career development, workflow tips, and his evolving 2D-3D style

Tackling crunch and burnout

Creative pressures Tanya Combrinck talks to three artists who have experienced burnout about what can be done to address stressful working practices

Photoshop:GET EXPERIMENTAL WITH PORTRAITS

Gabriel Lee Greene shares his process for creating colourful portraits with unique graphical elements, experimenting with shapes and effects

Photoshop & Magic Poser PHOTOBASH A FILM CHARACTER

Andrei Riabovitchev breaks down his character creation pipeline, based on his experience as a concept artist for film

THE ART OF DOFRESH

Rob Redman interviews the freelance concept artist, who shares his love of sci-fi and unveils his latest projects

Drawing the darkness

Aesthetic choice Tanya Combrinck meets four artists whose mysterious characters are often perceived as sinister or malevolent

Adonit Note+

APPLE ALTERNATIVES Adonit's mid-range, multi-use stylus has pressure sensitivity, palm rejection and more - but how well does it perform?

A day in the life of…Jackson Sze

Concepting heroes We find out about the jam-packed daily schedule of working on Marvel productions

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?