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Editor Rob Redman rob.redman@futurenet.com Art Editor Daniel Vincent Production Editor Henry Burridge Tanya Combrinck, Matteo Marjoram, Minyoung Yoon, Dominic Carter, Julian del Rey, Ann Maulina, Etienne Savoie, Leo Li, Alix Harris, Léa Pinto, Julie

Léo is an artist in animation, comics and video games. He recently became a storyboard artist at Gearbox Software, and previously worked as a character designer, concept artist and illustrator. “The recent TV show Moon Knight inspired me to create a

When AI image generators burst into our lives last summer, what initially looked to many like a promising creative tool soon revealed itself to be problematic. Artists were shocked to find that their names were being used as prompts to churn out past

My partner and I live in a loft together and our workspaces occupy different floors. His is upstairs so he gets less glare from the windows, whereas mine is on the lower floor to bask in all the sunlight. We originally had our desks side-byside down

For over 30 years, Jean-Baptiste Monge has been busily honing his craft and working with a selection of the most-renowned creative studios across the planet, all while managing to maintain his independence as both an author and an illustrator. We cau

Matteo is a concept artist who specialises in visual development. He started out with a sink-or-swim opportunity on The Last of Us Part II, and has been working in the video games industry ever since. “My cats wake me up by 8:30am. I like silence in

Artist PROFILE Ann Maulina LOCATION: Indonesia Ann is a comic book artist and the author of the award-winning webcomic Raruurien. She loves exploring various cultures and lore as part of her conceptrich process when she builds new worlds. https://

Artist PROFILE Julian del Rey LOCATION: Spain Julian is a concept artist, illustrator and visual developer working in the video games industry for companies including Riot Games. He is a traditional artist who likes to grab his sketchbook and expl

“While painting, and even in my everyday life, I see objects as shapes. If you look closely at my paintings you’ll only see simple shapes everywhere! I like to paint with a limited brush set as this allows me to stay focused on shapes and simplificat

“The initial idea for this piece was inspired by the topic ‘ancient alien planet’ and the TV show Raised by Wolves. I thought of suggesting something mysterious behind the scenes by mixing alien buildings with African-style architecture. I used gigan

Artist PROFILE Etienne Savoie LOCATION: France Concept artist and illustrator Etienne lives in the mountains, with his inspiration outside his office window. http://etiennesavoie.fr For this image, I wanted to create a universe that is both an at

Alix Harris LOCATION: US Alix is an illustrator and character artist whose primary medium is digital, creating in Procreate on iPad, and occasionally working traditionally in gouache. www.cyanaliart.com For this workshop, we’ll be creating a portra

Justin Gerard LOCATION: US Justin is an independent artist who has worked for clients including Disney, DreamWorks, Sony, Riot Games and Blizzard. His artwork is also regularly featured in Spectrum Fantastic Art annuals. https://bit.ly/3IZ1kPk “Bef

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LOCATION: US MEDIA: Watercolour, pencil, hot pressed watercolour paper WEB: www.instagram.com/seth.boyden.art Seth uses his animation experience to create fictional worlds filled with imaginative creatures. He is inspired by fairy tales, and 80s mu

88 96 82 94 Discover this month’s selection of the finest traditional art, which has been sent in by you! Anna Sokolova creates a stylised scene from Netflix hit Dark. How unusual surfaces add to Artem Solop’s gritty sketches. Tiffany Turrill on t

There was one phrase in Dark that enchanted me right away: “The question is not where. But when.” I had a dream project with Netflix, and Dark was one of the series I illustrated for a mural at their headquarters. As a huge sci-fi fan, I dove into ex

1 2 3 This piece, the Ichormoon Gauntlet card art for Magic: The Gathering’s latest set, went through several turns. As it depicts a named character, the planeswalker Tamiyo, who would be well-known to the client’s audience, I wanted to do the chara

This is a selection of my 2019 sketches. I draw on printer paper or use the clean side of an invoice, bill, receipt, or anything I can find, which creates subtle texture and adds to my gritty style. I draw with pens straight away and just go with the

Where did you grow up and how has this influenced your art? I grew up in the frozen tundra of Syracuse, New York, and still live there today. The list of things I love about Syracuse is too long to explain, but I can tell you the one and only thing

Julien Gauthier LOCATION: Canada Originally from France, Julien began his concept art career at ILM in 2016. While with the company, he art directed VFX for Jungle Cruise and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, before turning freelance. https