Art direction

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Painting values in digital art; a gothic fantasy knight

Why focusing on values not colour makes better digital art

By Michael Darjania published

Illustrator Michael Darjania shares the secret that can help you create impactful art.

Digital Art
Avatar Fire and Ash art direction, concept art and design

How Avatar: Fire and Ash’s brutal new visual design rekindled my love for the series

By Ian Dean published

James Cameron's threequel just blew up Pandora's fantasy.

Entertainment
Weirdcore explained

The Weirdcore art trend is the most unsettling thing to happen to nostalgia

By Ian Dean published

The anti-design aesthetic is changing art, games, and film.

Digital Art
Death on the Nile art direction; a painting of male and female characters over the Egyptian landscape

Why the sumptuous '70s-inspired art style of Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile is more than nostalgia

By Ian Dean published

How a fresh perspective brings new life to a classic mystery.

Video Game Design
Ready or Not; a man in tactical gear

Why Ready or Not feels so real – how Unreal Engine 5 is delivering next-level immersion

By Ian Dean published

Void's art director and lead designer reveal what it takes to improve on PC perfection.

Video Game Design

Behind the scenes on 3 iconic The New York Times Magazine covers

By Rosie Hilder published

From a Trump balloon to a ratty mayor.

Magazines
Blades of Fire art; a man holds a sword

Blades of Fire review: if Jim Henson had made Conan The Barbarian – and it's as wonderfully weird as that sounds

By Ian Dean published

Finally, an original Soulslike.

Gaming

10 tips for designing epic ships and vehicles for concept art

By John A. Frye published

John A. Frye shares his advice for designing machines with character.

Digital Art
Blades of Fire art; a man holds a sword

How Blades of Fire flies in the face of modern video game aesthetics

By Ian Dean published

MercurySteam's Enric Álvarez reveals how Frank Frazetta and Gustave Doré have influenced this new PS5 game.

Video Game Design
Surajit Sen interview; an Indian art of a female face with stylised features, rendered in gold, sculpted in Zbrush

Surajit Sen interview: the artist behind some of India's biggest cinematic worlds explains his passion and approach to 3D art

By Cesci Angell published

Dive into the digital sculptor's creative process, his work on major Indian films and his unstoppable 3D obsession

3D Art
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