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Design a robot concept;

Learn core 2D art techniques to design a fierce robot concept

By Michael Michera published

Michael Michera showcases his handy process for creating a memorable, animal-inspired machine

Digital Art
South of Midnight review; a Black woman looks over her shoulder, she's carrying a magical weaving staff

South of Midnight review: Southern Gothic blended with fantasy in a tightly woven action-adventure

By Alan Wen published

Southern creature comforts.

Gaming
Making Wicked's flying monkeys; a CG screaming monkey

How Wicked's terrifying flying monkeys were created

By James Clarke published

ILM made them incredibly lifelike.

VFX
Wicked concept art; a painting of a monkey's face

31 pieces of spellbinding Wicked concept art, from flying monkeys to the epic Emerald City

By Ian Dean published

I'm bewitched by ILM and John M. Chu's vision for Wicked's design.

Digital Art
Elphaba sits on broom

Why Defying Gravity was Wicked's "most difficult sequence" to film

By James Clarke published

Cynthia Erivo was committed to the visual effects spectacle.

VFX
Jakob Eirich art

Digital art to inspire: 21 digital artists you need to know about

By Tanya Combrinck last updated

These incredible digital artists will inspire you.

Digital Art
Making Eternal Strands;

How Eternal Strands' complex chaos was made possible

By Alan Wen published

Game director Frederic St. Laurent and CTO Louis Tremblay discuss using Unreal Engine 5's tools and artistic choices.

Video Game Design
Alien Rogue Incursion; a xenomorph

Alien: Rogue Incursion's terrifying Xenomorphs are a “happy accident” reveals the game's art director

By Ian Dean published

How the game’s world design created a shockingly real predator.

Video Game Design
New World Aeternum creature design; an elephant stamps on knights

The essential digital art and design skills every creature designer needs

By Ian Dean published

Sojin Hwang, associate art director on New World: Aeternum, reveals what you need to make it in the games industry.

Creative Careers
Amazon New World Aeternum; creature design

Crafting the complex creature art of New World: Aeternum

By Ian Dean published

Associate art director Sojin Hwang takes us on a design deep dive into Amazon Games' new launch.

Video Game Design
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