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Gallery March
‘Ava’ by Marek Madej© Marek Madej
‘Leaving the planet’ by Leon Tukker© Leon Tukker
‘Structures’ by Samuel© Samuel Smith
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Sketching new worlds
All sketches © Steve Chinhsuan Wang
Concept artist Steve Chinhsuan Wang discusses his career in this sneak peek from issue 135!
Although he readily admits...
Gallery 2 February
‘Sorcerer’ by Hyeon Kim© Hyeon Kim
‘Lilith's adventure’ by Naz Nemati© Naz Nemati
‘Happy Year Of The Rooster! ’ by Sudhan L.© Sudha...
Sketching new worlds
All sketches © 2017 Sean Andrew Murray
Learn how Sean Andrew Murray’s sketchbook became an invaluable tool in creating his fantasy world The Great City of Gate...
The secret to a signature style
Illustrator and Art Director, Amin Faramarzeyan shares a selection of his unique artwork and chats about his journey into the industry in this flashback to issu...
Gallery February
‘to death’ by Ömer Tunç© Omertunc
‘Appearances’ by Daniel Bogni© Daniel Bogni
‘Citadel Splendor’ by André Pinheiro© André Pinheiro
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Inside the February issue of 2dartist
2dartist issue 134 is out now, featuring detailed tutorials, interviews with awesome artists, plenty of inspiring images– and more! Check out the sneak peek!
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Capturing enchanting moments
Noah Klocek shares his beautifully emotive illustrations and explains how practicing his skills with plein air studies has become an important part of his f...
Speed paint magic effects: water
Coming up in the next issue of 2dartist (issue 134), illustrator Klaus Pillon demonstrates how to speed paint a scene with magic water effects. Watch this spa...
Generating expressive sketches
All images © Rachelhofs
Illustrator and visual development artist Rachel Ho shares tips on generating new ideas, adding personality to an image and creating ...
Gallery 2 January 2017
‘Ergo’ by Ihor Pasternak© Ihor Pasternak
Text: ‘New Year's Eve’ by Tony Skeor © Tony Skeor
‘F***ed Up!’ by Juan David Muñoz Rico© J...
Sketch comic art
Flashback to issue 110 when Maxx Marshall shared his inspirations, techniques, and a look into his medley of pencil, ink and marker creations
Introduction
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Bold and colorful illustrations
All images © Kiersten Eagan
In this sneak peek at issue 133 we talk to illustrator and designer Kiersten Eagan about what keeps her inspired…
Vancouver base...
Inside the January issue of 2dartist
2dartist issue 133 is out now, featuring detailed tutorials, interviews with awesome artists, plenty of inspiring images– and more! Check out the sneak peek!
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Gallery January 2017
‘Baroque’ by Anna Lakisova© Anna Lakisova
‘Aurora campfire’ by Hjalmar Wåhlin© Hjalmar Wåhlin
‘La Serre’ by Romain Jouandeau© Romai...
Vibrant and colorful concepts
We speak to freelance concept artist, Tim Kaminski, about his colorful portfolio and how he overcomes artist block…
Tim Kaminski is a freelance concept artis...
Speed painting magic effects: air
Coming up in the next issue of 2dartist (issue 133), freelance artist and illustrator Peter Goethe demonstrates how to seed paint a magical fantasy illustration...
Dark and macabre illustrations
All images © Shawn Coss
Explore the unsettling sketchbook of Shawn Coss inspired by various mental health issues and his fears as a parent
As far as I can rem...
Gallery 2 December 2016
‘In the red canyon’ by Ruxing Gao© Ruxing Gao
‘vampire queen’ by Giorgio Baroni© giorgio baroni
‘Broodmother’ by Ferdinand D. Lader...
Sketching surreal worlds
Illustrator Lena Richards has an eye for the surreal and otherworldly. In this flashback to issue 109 she gives us a peak at her unique sketches, explorations a...
Bright, energetic illustrations
Principle artist at Riot Games, Tyson Murphy talks to us about keeping motivated and working on League of Legends in issue 132, here’s a sneak peek!
Over the p...
Gallery December 2016
‘Brilliance’ by Ilse Gort© Ilse Gort
‘Watch your step’ by Marko Drazic© Marko Drazic
‘We found them, boss’ by Simon Gocal© Simon Go...
The beautiful violence of nature
We speak to Lauren Marx about her beautifully savage imagery that explores interconnectivity of life in this sneak peek at issue 131...
Hello Lauren! Thank...
Gallery 2 November 2016
“Shiva's Fleet” by Sergey Musin © Sergey Musin
“Snow shrine” by Masahiro Sawada © Masahiro Sawada
“Double Nature” by Mari...
Inside the November issue of 2dartist
2dartist issue 131 is out now, featuring detailed tutorials, interviews with awesome artists, plenty of inspiring images– and more! Check out the sneak peek!
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Become a concept artist
Freelance artist concept artist and illustrator, Alex Negrea talks about his career, as well as sharing his work and best-practice advice with us in this flashb...
Vibrant new worlds
All images © Eduardo Pena
Eduardo Pena discusses his passion for art and showcases his personal universe projects in this extract from issue 131......
Gallery November 2016
“Dwarf Mage” by Filipe Pagliuso© Filipe Pagliuso
“Repairs” by Rasmus Poulsen© Rasmus Poulsen
“Stranger from the North” by Matthew S...
Reinventing the labors of Hercules
Coming up in the next issue of 2dartist (issue 131), concept artist and illustrator Klaus Pillion demonstrates how he puts a fresh spin on the ancient tale of H...
Mixing nature and geometry
Discover the work of artist and illustrator David Rice who uses acrylic paint to explore the cohesion between organic and man-made forms...
Featuring bold colo...
Gallery 2 October 2016
“Raven” by Vera Velichko© Vera Velichko
“Meteora” by Scott Uminga© Scott Uminga
“idiots” by Ömer Tunç©omertunc
“Odus ...
Speed paint a medic mech
Take a sneak peek at how to quickly create an action scene with lighting effects using a limited brush set
Whether it is within thirty minutes or two hours, ti...
Sketch sci-fi concepts
Flashback to issue 107 when concept artist and illustrator, Michal Kus shared the pages of his sketches exploring variations of sci-fi vehicles and concepts bef...
Captivating concept art
Senior concept artist Brad Wright discusses his symbiotic process and shares his advice for maintaining creativity...
Brad Wright is an experienced concep...
Inside the October issue of 2dartist
2dartist issue 130 is out now, featuring detailed tutorials, interviews with awesome artists, plenty of inspiring images– and more! Check out the sneak peek!
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Gallery October 2016
“Little gifts" by Manuel Castañón© Manuel Castañón
“Front Line” by Dominik Mayer© Dominik Mayer
“Heaven of Softness” by F...
Building an impressive portfolio
Concept artist for the videogame and film industries, Ned Rogers, discusses how his personal portfolio helped him develop his own style and bolstered his profes...
Breathtaking sci-fi concepts
Back in issue 106 freelance concept artist Juan Pablo Roldan talked with us about his inspirations, techniques and experiences of creating creative and realisti...
Gallery 2 – September 2016
“Steampunk town, Red Dragon”© Vladimir Manyukhin
“Death knight” ©Tomas Duchek
"Walking through" © Pierre-Alexandre Schuller
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Intricate moleskin drawings
Illustrator and concept artist Grzesiek Wroblewski lets us peek inside his moleskin sketchbook at his detailed, labyrinthine drawings
I don't remember how I st...
Gallery – September 2016
Arrival by Anton Fedotov© Anton Fedotov
Viking Castle by Martin Deschambault© Martin Deschambault
Drowning City by Robby Johnson©Ro...
Inside the September issue of 2dartist
2dartist issue 129 is out now, featuring detailed tutorials, interviews with awesome artists, plenty of inspiring images– and more! Check out the sneak peek!
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Sketch surreal concepts
In this flashback to issue 105 Tran Nguyen opens the pages to her sketchbook filled with surreal and fantasy images inspired by nature and odd dreams...
Tran...
Light drenched environments
Glenn Porter, concept artist and animator for projects such as Game of Thrones and Disneyland Forever, discusses his extensive career...
When Glenn Porter mo...
Gallery two – August 2016
The Gathering by Andreas Rocha© Andreas Rocha
The Shadow Keeper by Gina Nelson© Gina Nelson
Boring Night by Ismail Inceoglu - Seven...
Inside the August issue of 2dartist
2dartist issue 128 is out now, featuring detailed tutorials, interviews with awesome artists, plenty of inspiring images– and more! Check out the sneak peek!
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Paint clouds like J. M. W. Turner
To compliment her tutorial on painting seascapes like traditional master J. M. W. Turner in issue 128, Alena Velichko quickly demonstrates how to paint stylized...
Gallery – August 2016
'Cloud City' by Saby Menyhei© Saby Menyhei
'Reception at the Market' by Johan Törnlund © Johan Törnlund
'On The Edge' by Daniel Sch...
Gallery – July 2016
"Delivery by Andrzej Dybowski"© Andrzej Dybowski
"P.E.L (Planetary Expedition Lightweight) Suit" by Mark Kent© Mark Kent
"Return Ap...
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!
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Gallery two – June 2016
"The long journey home" by Tom Lopez© Tom Lopez
"Untouched City" by Stephane Wootha Richard© Stephane Wootha Richard
"Working Mill"...
Fantastical game illustrations
Richard Wright, concept artist and illustrator for projects such as Magic: The Gathering and World of Warcraft, showcases his work in this sneak peek inside iss...
Sketching concepts
Thomas Scholes opens up the fascinating pages of his sketchbook, and shares an insight into his techniques and inspirations in this archive article from issue 1...
Gallery – June 2016
No Ghost by Eve Ventrue © Eve Ventrue
Enter the jungle by Masahiro Sawada©msaw
Temple of the Stone by Sean Vo©Sean Vo
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Inside the June issue of 2dartist…
2dartist issue 126 is out now, featuring detailed tutorials, interviews with awesome artists, plenty of inspiring images– and more! Check out the sneak peek!
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Nature inspired sketches
Freelance illustrator Alena Tkach shows her whimsical sketches for games and children’s books in this sneak peek from issue 125
I have always been drawing ...
Building a career as a concept artist
Back in June 2014 (issue 102) concept artist at Guerilla, Geoffrey Ernault, shared an insight into how he made it in the industry and how working on video game ...
Effervescent painting
Traditional artist Dorian Vallejo discussed his beautiful work exploring the duality of life and levels of consciousness in this sneak peek from issue 125!
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Gallery – May 2016
‘The Approach’ by Dave Paget.©Dave Paget
‘These Stories’ by Emi Chen ©EmiChenArt
‘Transborder 66’ by Sebastien Hue© Sebastien Hue
‘Scab...
Inside the May issue of 2dartist…
2dartist issue 125 is out now, featuring detailed tutorials, interviews with awesome artists, plenty of inspiring images– and more! Check out the sneak peek!
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Gallery two – April 2016
‘The Origami Master’ by Aekkarat Sumutchaya
‘Castaway’ by Tomas Honz
‘Girl’ by Carlos Alberto Martínez
‘Magical Forest 2’ by José Juliá...
Abstract animal sketches
Freelance illustrator Jade Mere showcases her engaging digital sketches in issue 124. Take a sneaky peek here!
Sketching is a way to explore new ideas or i...
Flashback to May 2014
Sabin Boykinov shared his route into the industry and talked about exactly what it was about the digital medium that made him want to start the journey...
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Gallery – April 2016
‘Mikaela’ by Magdalina Dianova
‘Armored Black Sheep-22’ by F-F (Federico Ferrarese)
‘Guardian Little’ by Aekkarat Sumutchaya
‘Ananiel, Angel of Sto...
Inventing new worlds
We speak to Splash Damage video game developer and concept artist Andy Porter in a quick look issue 124
Andrew Porter is a concept artist and designer in t...
Inside the April Issue of 2dartist…
2dartist issue 124 is out now, featuring detailed tutorials, interviews with awesome artists, plenty of inspiring images– and more! Check out the sneak peek!
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Symbolic photo-manipulation
Discover the deeper themes behind the illustrative work of up-and-coming freelance artist Carlos Quevedo in this peek inside issue 123
Carlos Quevedo is a 22...
Quickly create a fantasy scene
Sung Choi shows how he quickly paints perspective in a fantasy scene in this sneak peek inside issue 123
Sung Choi (Sunghun Choi) is an award winning conce...
Surreal sketches
Discover the inventively dreamlike traditional sketches of freelance illustrator Oscar Llorens in this quick look inside issue 123
The sketching stage is t...
Light filled speed painting
In issue 123 master speed painter Massimo Porcella shows us how to paint a light filled scene in only 30 minutes. Take a sneaky peek here!
Hi everybody! I'...
Gallery – March 2016
'Dock' by Anton Fedotov
'EVO-KnightBot Mk-21' by Federico Ferrarese
'Centaur Hunting' by Nicolas Chacin
'Madness' by Emi Chen...
Latest Issue 123
Welcome to 2dartist issue 123!
In issue 123 you’ll find interviews with cartoon and game artist Joachim Leclercq, photo-manipulation artist Carlos Quevedo and ...
Flashback to March 2014
Jan Urschel changed career from graphic designer to concept artist for the entertainment industry in 2010. In this flashback from March 2014 he talked to 2darti...
Paint an abandoned war machine
In issue 122 Bungie concept artist Sung Choi shows us how to paint a cool mech scene with simple Photoshop techniques, take a sneaky peek here!
Sung Choi (Su...
Preview issue 123
Here is a work in progress shot from Sung Choi’s latest tutorial on using perspective in a fantasy scene from the next issue of 2dartist!
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Gallery – February 2016
'Space Oasis' by Shen Fei
'Alien deer' by Maria Poliakova
'Industrial Wastelands' by KUSHAL TIKLE
'Landet Oft in Tempelhof' by Igor Piwowarczyk
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Inside the February issue of 2dartist…
2dartist issue 122 is out now, featuring detailed tutorials, interviews with awesome artists, plenty of inspiring images– and more! Check out this sneak peek!
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Flashback to February 2014
With over a decade of experience in the game industry Derek Stenning began a fresh start as a freelancer back in 2014. Derek shares his experiences, and advice ...
Speed paint from real life references
Discover speed painting in ArtRage with this sneak peek at Danilo Lombardo’s tutorial on creating a detailed urban scene using real life references from Issue 1...
Preview issue 122
Take a look at this work in progress from Alejandro Olmeda who is creating a tutorial on using photo-bashing techniques in speed painting in the next issue of 2...
Gallery – January 2016
'The Chosen' by Shahab Alizadeh
'Decryptor' by Tamires Para
'Giedi Prime' by Alex Tornberg
'TravellingGear'by Michele-Giorgi
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Inside the January issue of 2dartist…
2dartist issue 121 is out now, featuring detailed tutorials, interviews with awesome artists, plenty of inspiring images– and more! Check out the sneak peek!
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Flashback to January 2014
Gothic influenced Abigail Larson shares her technique and process of sketching out characters in the design process in this flashback to January 2014
Influen...
Underwater alien landscape
See how even beginners can paint an awesome underwater landscape in this sneak peek at Oscar Gregeborn’s tutorial from Issue 120 of 2dartist!
Starting out
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Preview issue 121
Coming up in issue 121 of 2dartist, Juan Novelletto covers the fundamentals of creating dynamic sci-fi compositions. Here’s a sneaky preview!
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Gallery – December 2015
'Barcelona Smoke & Neons: The End' by Guillem H. Pongiluppi
'Seascape' by Halil Ural
'Violetea' by Sandra Posada
'Honey' Pham Tung Quan
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Inside the December issue of 2dartist…
2dartist issue 120 is out now, featuring detailed tutorials, interviews with awesome artists, plenty of inspiring images– and more! Check out the sneak peek!
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Flashback to December 2013
Leading concept artist Mike Butkus talked to 2dartist about the ideas behind some of his most iconic images!
Mike Butkus is one of the leading conceptual artis...
Paint like the masters: Rubens
Take a sneak peek at this tutorial on adapting traditional painting techniques for digital painting by Catherine Steuer from Issue 119 of 2dartist!
Looki...
Preview issue 120
Check out this work in progress shot for Christoph Peter’s tutorial on painting an evil character from an interesting perspective, coming up in the next issue o...
Gallery – November 2015
‘Pool cat’by Anna Nikonova
'Snow castle'by Aritra Dey
'Kassian'by Philipp Kruse
'Impetuous 2' by Alexey Egorov
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Flashback to November 2013
Disney Interactive concept artist, Sam Nielson chats to 2dartist shares some industry advice and talks about his journey into the industry in this archive inter...
Inside the November issue of 2dartist!
2dartist issue 119 is out now, featuring detailed tutorials, interviews with awesome artists, plenty of inspiring images– and more! Check out the sneak peek!
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