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Qistina Khalidah

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Anna Orlova (SpaceLaika)

The best online concept art schools • Class acts Lockdown needn’t stop you learning concept art or extending your skill-set. Tom May presents eight great places to study online

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A day in the life of a concept artist • Creative talk Carolina Tello Zeleski, an art director at California-based studio Sanzaru Games, takes us through her typical day…

Colleen Doran • Collector’s items The award-winning US artist-writer wants her studio to be as comfortable as possible. She tells us that it’s not work to her, it’s oxygen!

Letters • YOUR FEEDBACK & OPINIONS

FRESH PAINT • New works that have grabbed our attention

PETER POPKEN • The concept artists tells Gary Evans how a long and varied apprenticeship led to success in the film business

VARIETY IN SHAPES AND VOLUMES • Peter explains how he put together this piece, a masterclass in the fine art of contrasts

FIXING AN IMAGE THAT’S NOT WORKING • Peter often finishes a piece, only to find he doesn’t like it. Here he reveals his next steps…

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Thomas Chamberlain-Keen • Discover how this artist embraces community design challenges as a way to hone his skills and unfurl his imagination

USE CONTRAST IN YOUR CONCEPT ART • Lane Brown shares his process for composing two characters with an interesting balance of contrast and harmony to achieve greater impact

SKETCH WITH THE GREASE PENCIL • James Lewis-Vines uses Blender’s acclaimed Grease Pencil tool to help him quickly visualise an immersive underwater environment

Make 2021 your year in art! • Freshen up your skills, make new resolutions and aim high for your best artistic year ever!

15 TIPS FOR BETTER MATTE PAINTINGS • Saby Menyhei is a renowned digital matte painter and concept artist in the film industry. Here he shares key techniques to improve your skills

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MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020) • NEW LEAF Discover why designers and video editors should be glad that Apple’s latest MacBook has given Intel’s chip tech the cold shoulder

The Art of Pernille Ørum • CHARACTER BUILDING After being kickstarted into life in less than a day, expectations are high for Pernille Ørum’s latest book…

Sketching from the Imagination: Anime & Manga • CREATIVE COLLECTION Illustrators from around the world provide loose sketches, tight line-art and colour studies of manga art

The World of the Dark Crystal • GLOBAL TOUR A welcome opportunity to rediscover Brian Froud’s concept art from The Dark Crystal, which helped to fill the 1982 film with its distinctive characters

Jason Mowry

Antonio Sandoval

DRAW FANTASY ART FROM REFERENCE • PATRICK J JONES draws a fantasy character based on a photoshoot, using his...