Inside the July issue of 2dartist

2dartist issue 127 is out now, featuring detailed tutorials, interviews with awesome artists, plenty of inspiring images– and more! Check out the sneak peek!

This month’s issue features interviews with Patricio Clarey, who discusses his darkly surreal illustrations, and a showcase of Helen Norcott’s ‘Sketch a day’ personal challenge. We also take a look at the intricate and detailed sketchbook of illustrator Rajkumar Ramalingam.

Along with plenty of creative inspiration, we have detailed tutorials from Alejandro Olmedo, who shows how to speed paint an eastern dragon, and Nick Foreman’s guide to designing a sci-fi prison vehicle. Florent Llamas demonstrates how to create an organic alien city, Rudy Siswento generates custom brushes for painting a story-lead creature illustration, and José Julián Londoño Calle shows how he builds sci-fi environments!

Darkly surreal illustrations

Barcelona based illustrator Patricio Clarey discusses his career and future plans

© Patricio Clarey

Atmospheric environmental concepts

Discover the expansive landscapes and environments of Helen Norcott

© Helen Norcott

Eclectic architectural sketches

Architect and concept designer Rajkumar Ramalingam shares his eclectic sketches and concepts

© Rajkumar Ramalingam

Speed painting an Eastern dragon

Discover how to speed paint a stylized dragon with the Mixer Brush tool

© Alejandro Olmedo

Design a sc-fi prison vehicle

Learn how to make a large grungy vehicle using basic 3D modeling and Photoshop

© Nick Forman

Paint an organic alien city

Learn to paint a detailed sci-fi scene with a natural twist

© Florent Llamas

Generate creature custom brushes

Create a story-driven creature illustration with custom brushes

© Rudy Siswanto

Build a sci-fi environment in Photoshop

José Julián Londoño Calle shows you how to build a sci-fi environment in Photoshop

© José Calle

Digital Art Master: Gediminas Pranckevicius

Creative illustrator Gediminas Pranckevicius shares how he created the cartoonish illustration of a pig

© Gediminas Pranckevicius

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