Photoshop 2022

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This issue’s animation theme has become something of

RESOURCES

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Letters

YOUR FEEDBACK & OPINIONS

Kamvas 22 Plus

LEVEL UP This update has a screen as good as any other mid-weight pen display on the market

Intangbo

RIGHT PRICE Can this tablet from Chinese manufacturer Parblo cram in the same features as an XP-Pen, for less than half the price?

The Art of Encanto

TALENT SPOTTING Discover how a wealth of reference material helped inform the visual development of Disney’s latest magic-laden movie

Sketching from the Imagination: Storytelling

TELLING TALES Do you need help strengthening the narrative you’re developing in your art? Then this book might have the answers…

FX POSE

THE PLACE TO SHARE YOUR DIGITAL ART

Overcoming impostor syndrome

Have faith Almost all creative people suffer self-doubt. Tanya Combrinck explores solutions and strategies with some established artists

PAINT FOR YOURSELF

John Sweeney on rediscovering the path to fulfilment

Creature discomforts

G’day mates Co-directors Clare Knight and Harry Cripps reveal why they chose the hardest animals to animate for the latest Netflix release Back to the Outback

Jerad Marantz

Speaking personally Creature designer Jerad Marantz on the benefits of creating art for personal projects

Laura H Rubin

Simple aesthetics A Tim Burton fan with soap bubbles, an unused guitar and an affectionate cat in a Narnia-like room hidden behind a wardrobe…

An animated short that’s intent on stealing Christmas

Star appeal Dan Ojari and Mikey Please, the duo behind Netflix and Aardman’s festive felt animated hit, Robin Robin, explain why the journey is worthwhile…

THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT?

Advice on getting ahead in animation with Dan and Mikey

THE ART OF MAYA AND THE THREE

Celebrated production designer Paul Sullivan describes what it took to bring Netflix’s inventive animated series to our screens

Pancho Vásquez

From battling a dragon to playing an oversized game of ping-pong, this illustrator’s sketches are bursting with scale and drama

IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN

The leading creatives behind the smash hit series Arcane reveal how they scored big in bringing League of Legends to Netflix

THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES

Production designer Lindsey Olivares, director Mike Rianda, co-director Jeff Rowe, producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller and others share their insights into making one of 2021’s best animated movies…

SCULPT AND PAINT CHARACTER ART

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

SIMPLIFY FIGURES FOR ANIMATION

In this workshop, Jackie Droujko will guide you through her thought process of creating simple yet appealing characters for animation

15 TIPS FOR BETTER BACKGROUNDS

Learn how you can effectively set the stage for your original animation characters, with Dia Jamandron’s pro-level advice

10 TIPS TO GET STARTED IN QUILL

Director and virtual reality creative Dan Franke shares his advice for sketching, storyboarding and painting an animation project in VR

FX Pose

SHOWCASING THE FINEST TRADITIONAL ARTISTS

PAINT A PORTR AIT – PART 3: OILS

In his final part of his portrait series PATRICK J. JONES puts all his preparatory steps to good use, as he creates a fantasy oil painting on stretched canvas

First Impressions

The Peruvian artist on receiving advice from Boris Vallejo