The Art of Raya and the Last Dragon

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Resources

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Concept Art Awards 2021 now open for entries!

Best in class Concept Art Association’s Rachel Meinerding has news of its award event, which takes place during this year’s LightBox Expo

Letters

YOUR FEEDBACK & OPINIONS 

FRESH PAINT

New works that have grabbed our attention 

FX Poseˊ THE PLACE TO SHARE YOUR DIGITAL ART

Andy Walsh LOCATION: Wales MEDIA: Photoshop, Blender, ZBrush,

How to deal with rejection

AT THE CORE OF THE DIGITAL ART COMMUNITY

Amelia Royce Leonards

Animal house The fantasy artist on why her studio looks like a taxidermy shop imploded…

ALEX ANDRIA NEONAKIS

The Canadian    AAA-games concept artist tells Gary Evans about the  importance of storytelling, and how details make all the difference…

Andrea Femerstrand

This Swedish children’s book illustrator loves drawing animals that are playful, sleepy or just plain confused…

Sketchbook

INK TREE “I drew this for Inktober a

Sketchbook

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PAINT AMAZING CREATURE DESIGNS

Creature designer Bobby Chiu explains how he develops a pen drawing into a fully painted fantasy creature that has its roots in reality

DIGITALLY COLOUR TRADITIONAL ART

Ashly Lovett shares her process of digitally colouring her traditional black and white chalk pastel illustrations in Photoshop

15 TIPS FOR BETTER CHARACTER DESIGN

Illustrator and author David Melling reveals how he brings his book characters to life, using exaggeration, silent narrative, props and more

PAINT A COLOURFUL FANTASY PORTRAIT

Grace Zhu, a full-time artist and instructor at Syn Studio Concept Art School, paints a regal portrait scene full of light, colours and flowers

MODEL A BIKE DESIGN IN BLENDER

Rashid Tagirov draws on his vehicle design experience to turn a 2D sketch of a motorcycle into a 3D concept model

Artist 24 Pro

HEAVY HITTER We see if XP-PEN’s contender in the professional pen display market can compete with the likes of Wacom

Flash Gordon: The Official Story of the Film

GORDON’S ALIVE! Discover how the film of an American football player bringing down an intergalactic tyrant was brought to life

Eleeza: The Art of Eliza Ivanova

STORY LINES The animator-turned-illustrator discusses her career path and methods in this handsome hardback that showcases her distinctive drawing style

FXPosé SHOWCASING THE FINEST TRADITIONAL ARTISTS

Joanna Barnum LOCATION: US MEDIA: Watercolour WEB: www.joannabarnum.com

15 TIPS FOR DYNAMIC INKING

Award-winning fantasy artist JEFF MIRACOLA shows how to take your ink drawings to an impressive and exciting new level!

First Impressions

The US artist on noticing the beautiful and the bizarre in life