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EDITOR’S CHOICE

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Daniel Nikoi Djanie

The illustrator and art director continues to build his digital skills as he experiments with new styles and characters

Jon Lankry

Comic capers and animal mash-ups abound in the fun-filled drawings from the French illustrator and animator

Airi Pan

Follow the adventures of the concept artist as she records her life experiences in the pages of her diary-like sketchbook

Aaron Blaise

The animation legend charts his adventures across the world as his sketchbooks take on second lives as journals

Ognjen Sporin

Fantasy images are brought to life in the daily sketches, art challenges and other drawings from the Serbian illustrator

Antonio Stappaerts

The creative director and Artwod school founder puts wizards, space vikings and plenty more on display

Kevin Shah

Japanese and Western influences are combined in these beautifully crafted drawings from the freelance artist and character designer

Armel Munyaneza

The 19-year-old freelance artist introduces some of the characters from his Lovecraftian-inspired personal project Kill all Evil

John Howe

The Lord of the Rings illustrator and concept artist introduces sketches from Middle-earth and other projects

Rodrigo Luff

Learn all about the dreamlike atmosphere displayed in these stunning images picked out by the Moleskine Project artist

Felipe Magaña

The Chilean artist explores inspirations from his favourite books, shows and games within his striking sketchbook pages

Jim Rowden

Cast your eye over a collection of space-based doodles that form the American artist’s cosmic passion for ships and robots

Cassey Kuo

The storytelling artist shares the thoughts behind her cathartic drawings and introduces her personal project Winterguard

Tony DiTerlizzi

The Spiderwick Chronicles author and illustrator opens up the mesmerising fantasy-filled pages of his sketchbook

David Noren

The video game concept artist explains the cultural inspirations from his travels across the world that feature in his sketchbook

Charles Ratteray

Sketching is a gift for the storyboard maestro, who picks out a range of drawings from the thousands of pages in his studio

Joshua Black

Take a study session with the concept artist, as he develops his use of shapes, colour and anatomical landmarks

Andy Estrada

Our cover artist turns everyday situations into eye-catching sketches with a wonderfully charming cast of characters

Kobe Sek

Samurai, swords and cyberpunk characters are major themes in the Singaporean video game artist’s colourful sketchbook

Nicolas Weis

The concept and visual development artist showcases his Inktober illustrations and talks us through a selection of personal pieces

Sparth

Prepare to ship out into deep space with the former Halo art director and video game industry veteran

Brett Bean

The Wild West, witches and more are inspirations for the quirky range of subjects plucked from the illustrator’s mind

Sara Tepes

View the gorgeous portraits from the illustrator and educator as she charts her journey through the 100 Heads Challenge and beyond

Ampreh

Take a look at the wonderfully stylised drawings from the doodle-obsessed freelance comic book illustrator

Dibujante Nocturno

Dominic Carter talks to the phenom about rediscovering his love of art, working on Magic: The Gathering, and how daily drawing habits are vital

Sergi Brosa

Dominic Carter interviews the Gearbox concept artist and character designer about his career, style and love of post-apocalyptic worlds

Cameron Scott Davis

Meet the kooky cast of characters from the art director’s quirky projects

Pernille Ørum

Dominic Carter talks to the DC Super Hero Girls character designer about working with Kevin Smith and developing her style

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Editorial Editor Rob Redman rob.redman@futurenet.com Art Editor Daniel