What in this month…
Epic game concepts: We interview Paul Canavan, the lead artist at Blazing Griffin games studio

Vibrant speed paintings: Afanur Rashid showcase his absorbingly colorful speed paintings to spark your imagination

Minutely detailed drawings: Multi-media artist Christo Dagarov shows 2dartist his precision drawings

Imaginative illustrations: Be inspired by the inventive multi-media sketches of concept artist and illustrator, Stephan Günther

The gallery: See our selection of latest artwork, including contributions by Pat Presley and Hernan Flores

Create a robot machine concept: Learn how to design a complete character concept using Efflam Mercier’s guide for freelance artists

Add drama with a tsunami: The altering environments series continues with Donglu Yu’s tutorial on creating a tsunami

Create an infected character: Use photo-manipulation techniques to design an infected character from a stock image

Design a hovering vehicle with depth: Learn techniques for combining 2D and 3D to create a sense of depth for an air vehicle

Paint with energy: Self-taught artist Wadim Kashin describes how he created his vibrant environment Valley of Color

Character Generation - The face: Design a face with this exerpt from Beginner’s Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop: Characters