Procreate: PAINT A FANTASY BEAST CONCEPT

From developing ideas to painting methods, illustrator Xiao introduces her process of bringing imaginary creatures to life

Drawing the darkness

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

ArtRage Vitae ENHANCE YOUR DIGITAL SKETCHES

Daniel Ibanez details how to make the most of ArtRage's unique toolsets, from customising brushes to utilising the selection tool

Adonit Note+

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

3D-Coat & Blender: 3D SCULPT YOUR ANATOMY ART

Jama Jurabaey transforms his 2D sketches into a 3D anatomy study

3 SIMPLE TIPS FOR PROPORTIONS

CHARLIE PICKARD continues his ten-part series of quick tips on anatomy to improve your figure drawing; this month, he explores effective proportions

A day in the life of…Jackson Sze

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

Alexandra Verhoven

Alexandra creates oil paintings and mixed media drawings, giving form to concepts such as goals, dreams, and feelings of hope and longing.

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?

ArtRage Vitae TOP COLOUR BLENDING TIPS

Daniel Ibanez details how to use ArtRage Vitae’s Real Color Blending features to simulate wet-on-wet oil painting

CREATE A CALM CYBERPUNK ILLUSTRATION

A walkthrough of aurahack’s art process, sketching, blocking out and polishing this beautiful illustration of a cyberpunk future Clip Studio Paint & Photoshop

CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF 2000 AD

We’ve collected an all-star roundup of illustrators of the legendary sci-fi comic to answer our questions and provide an inside look into the world of comic art

Emma Black

Personal space The visual artist gives us a peek into where she creates her surreal nature mash-ups

Rebelle PAINT VIBRANT PORTRAITS

Get to know the new Rebelle 5 as Georg Ireland paints the composer Puccini in the style of Spontaneous Realism

Photoshop & Rebelle MASTER DETAIL AND TONE

As he paints a portrait, Lixin Yin shows his process and explains how to solve different problems at each step

Veronika Fedorova

Veronika is a fantasy illustrator and game artist whose clients include Thunderful Games, Hit Point Press, and Osprey Publishing. “I particularly enjoy imaginative realism painted digitally and realistic food illustrations.”

CREATE ART WITH EMOTIONAL IMPACT

FRANÇOIS GAUTIER explains the creative process he goes through when he brings his emotions to life using black and gold ink

Rebelle 5

REBEL, REBEL Escape Motions’ swish paint simulation software grows up and chases the professional crowd. It’s a stroke of genius

ArtRage Vitae: ADD POLISH TO ILLUSTRATIONS

Artist Chris Petrocchi (aka Draw Juice) discusses the tips and tricks professionals use in the entertainment industry

FROM ARTIST TO AUTHOR

Tom Kidd is following in the footsteps of James Gurney and Tony DeTerlizzi, and painting his own page turner…

Procreate: MASTER THE ART NOUVEAU STYLE

Illustrator Maria Dimova explains how being inspired by the natural world helps her to create female portraits with a traditional look

ArtRage Vitae: PAINT WITH BOLD BRUSH STROKES

Daniel Ibanez reveals how he creates custom brushes in ArtRage, before using them for realistic digital oil painting

Surface Pro 8

SCREEN SAVER The power of a laptop inside a sleek tablet – can this Surface Pro take on Apple’s iPad Pro?

Surviving life after college

Life lessons Tanya Combrinck finds out how to survive as an artist in the real world after graduation

THE ART OF JOHAN EGERKRANS

With a new book bursting with beautiful illustrations, Ian Dean meets an artist who loves dragons…

The art of world building

Think big To succeed, don’t just create a world, create a universe, reveals Paul Gerrard, the artist behind an ambitious multi-channel project

A day in the life of…Naomi Baker

Staying focused this concept artist advocates keeping online distractions to a minimum during work hours

Photoshop 2022

INTELLIGENT ART The industry-standard creative software now comes crammed with AI power to help you create even better artwork

SCULPT AND PAINT CHARACTER ART

Fernando Peque uses virtual reality, 2D and 3D tools to develop a demon-riding warrior to inspire animation