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Charlie Pickard shows you how to ground your art with more realism Up your traditional talents and paint on Bristol board with Cory Loftis Discover how you can make ethereal character portraits using graphite ISSUE 234 ON SALE 21ST NOVEMBER IN PRINT

LOCATION: Thailand MEDIA: Photoshop WEB: www.artstation.com/bleble BleBle has been working professionally for over seven years as an illustrator in the animation and game industries. Her biggest inspirations are Japanese folklore and legends of ghost

The Rookies is a platform to help digital artists get discovered without having to compete with professionals for attention. You’ll get to the front page of those sites one day, but for now, we’ve got your back and want to help turn your passion for

Taking commissions isn’t the only way that you can make a living as an artist. If you value holding on to your creative control and working on your own terms, there are a number of ways you can do your own thing and still make money. The traditional

“I wake up at 6.15am. I like to start with deep breathing, scripture and meditation, then I have avocado and salmon, always. I take my kids to school, then sit down around 9am. I sketch and get myself loose for the day’s work, often I find the answe

My studio is a bit of a mishmash, being part work office, part music room, and part painting room too. It’s based in a complex of converted stables in a rural area, so away from the sounds of urban life, and the noisiest thing is the odd dog barking

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Best known for his work on the Black Panther movies, Phillip Boutté Jr. is a multi-award winning concept artist and artistic director who specialises in costume design. And when he isn’t busy working on films and music videos, he’s lifting up the nex

Simon Kopp LOCATION: Germany Simon lives in Heilbad Heiligenstadt, in the centre of Germany. After graduating in 2014 he had the chance to work on the video game Ori and the Blind Forest to kick-start his freelance career. He’s since worked as a fre

“This image was created with the idea of testing out a fast working process that would harness the advantages of 3D. Basically, I used a selection of 3D objects, purchased online, to quickly generate some interesting viewpoints, lighting and camera a

Generally, I’ll get commissioned for a keyframe when a game is reaching the end of production and there are already plenty of visual resources to rely on. In this case, it’s the other way around. The studio Strangers, for which I currently work as a

“Welcome to the exciting world of jump racing, where piloted racing mechs soar through the air, race at incredible speeds, leap over colossal obstacles and blaze through sky-high checkpoints. You can think of it as Formula One meets drone racing, cro

Vassil Mihaylov LOCATION: Bulgaria Vassil is a third-year game art student at Breda University Of Applied Sciences. A vivid imagination has been the driving force behind Vassil’s goal of developing a career within art. https://bit.ly/3EXWd0a In thi

Daniel Clarke LOCATION: South Africa Daniel is an artist and director working in the animation and film industries, co-directing the Aau’s Song episode of Star Wars: Visions. https://bit.ly/46DbaRb When I painted this image, I’d been doing a lot of

Eva Toorenent LOCATION: The Netherlands Eva, also known as Evaboneva, is an upand-coming creature designer and artist who specialises in creating cute creepy art that tells a story. Her work has been featured in multiple publications, galleries and

“This was a personal piece I did for fun to experiment with a new workflow to model spaceships. Blender was used for most of the environment, with the Hard Ops and Boxcutter add-ons used the most for the hard surfaces. Additionally, I introduced Geom

86 Traditional FXPosé Discover this month’s selection of the finest traditional art, which has been sent in by you! 90 Draw a portrait using charcoal Lizet Dingemans’ pro advice for accurate proportions and more. 96 First Impressions: David Palumbo T

LOCATION: Canada MEDIA: Graphite, acrylic, oil, birch panel WEB: www.joshtiessen.com Josh is an award-winning artist best known for his hyper-surreal oil paintings that take up to 1,700 hours to complete. They reflect his studies in philosophy, theol

The endless variety of the human face and features has fascinated artists throughout the ages. When drawing a portrait, there are a wide variety of traditional drawing tools to choose from. Of these, charcoal is one of the most well-known. It’s famed