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figure drawing

Figure drawing: A beginner's guide

By Patrick J Jones, Chris Legaspi

Art Follow these expert figure drawing tips to improve your artwork.

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Become a better digital artist with ImagineFX

By Claire Howlett

Fantasy Take a look inside the latest issue of ImagineFX – out now!

Watercolour

Mixed-media art tutorial: How to watercolour over digital artwork

By Naomi VanDoren

Art A step-by-step guide.

how artists deal with illness

How artists can deal with illness

By Tom May

Art Learn how creatives cope with poor mental and physical health.

how to take commissions

How to take commissions: The dos and don'ts

By Tom May

Freelance Pro tips on how to take commissions successfully.

Contrast in art

Draw on the power of contrast in art

By Timothy Von Rueden

Art Learn how to use contrast in art with this step-by-step guide.

Pencil shading

Pencil shading techniques: 5 expert tips

By Timothy Von Rueden

Art Learn a range of pencil shading techniques and how to execute them.

concept artist

How to become a concept artist (and what to do once you've made it)

By Gary Evans, Donglu Yu

Career Make your dreams a reality.

Vertex 2020 attendees

All the highlights from Vertex 2020

By Tom May

Events We take a look back at one of this year's most exciting art events.

Sketching from imagination

Sketching from the Imagination: Creatures & Monsters review

By ImagineFX staff

Art Fantasy creatures inspiration.

Beauty and the Beast illustration

8 alternative interpretations of love

By Ruth Hamilton

Art These artists have all captured love from a different angle.

Corel Painter 2020 interface

Corel Painter 2020 review

By Harvey Bunda

Review The slickest version of Painter to date?

Artrage tutorial

Get more from ArtRage 6: Top tips to boost your workflow

By Steve Goad

Digital Art Make the most of ArtRage with this step-by-step walkthrough.

Krita tutorial

Krita tutorials: Learn the basics of the digital art software

By Sara Tepes

Art These Krita tutorials will help you get started.

Reference images

How to use reference images: 13 essential tips for artists

By Jonathan Hardesty, Tom May

Art How to use reference images well.

Concept tips

11 amazing concept tips for client work

By Serge Birault

Concept Art Expert advice for generating character concepts.

Brush techniques

6 quick tips to improve your brush pen drawing

By Artem Solop

Illustration Create colourful artwork using fineliners and brush pens.

Daniel Tal Cosy Place

Should I go to art school?

By Tom May

Career Artists share their views on which route to take: formal education or self-teaching.

Aaron Blaise reveals why he quit his dream job at Disney

By Gary Evans

Illustration Plus: See the legendary artist's early Lion King sketches.

Pencil illustration of a woman's face emerging from a riverbed of eyeballs

How artists can overcome imposter syndrome

By Dom Carter

Digital Art Top creatives reveal how they deal with self-doubt.