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Just announced! Adobe upgrades Photoshop – here's all you need to know

By Joe Foley published

From new AI tools to quicker adjustments.

Photo Editing Software
Guild Wars 2 creature design; a painting of a knight with a large rocket launcher

How the Guild Wars 2 game art team overcome technical limitations to craft character art with heart

By Ian Dean published

"Players can feel the love and care that goes into everything we do," says lead character designer Adam Hogseth.

Video Game Design
A female cartoon character

10 steps to create character design with personality for animation

By Lucia Parvolo published

Lucia Parvolo helps you dream up a captivating protagonist

Character Design
Rob Redman with guitar on background

As an artist, I've been resistant to AI – but I'm questioning my reasons

By Rob Redman published

Is it all bad?

AI Art
Design a character; a pink unicorn

How to design and draw a lovable character for animation using Procreate

By Brian Weisz published

Brian Weisz reveals his process for creating a sparkling unicorn and shares valuable insights into working with your clients.

Character Design
Tempest Rising art and design; cg character art showing tanks and soldiers

How Tempest Rising channels the heart of '90s strategy games without "losing its soul"

By Ian Dean published

It's a balancing act, shares game director Frederick Schreiber.

Video Game Design
Guild Wars 2 art hack; a large furry creature looks at a cat

How Guild Wars 2 looked to retro game Shadow of the Colossus to solve a modern problem

By Ian Dean published

Character art lead Adam Hogseth says this clever hack made all the difference.

3D
Pietro Chiovaro's Blender tutorial on creating stylised grass, main image

A quick art hack to create stylised grass in Blender for video games and animation

By Pietro Chiovaro published

Learn how to create stylised grass fields in Blender with our step-by-step guide. Perfect for adding natural charm and detail to your 3D projects

3D
A stylised female face

These digital artists have made progress in the fight against unethical AI

By Tanya Combrinck published

Two years after generative AI forced its way into the mainstream, Tanya Combrinck looks at the advances activists have made protecting their rights

Digital Art
Best cartoons of the 1970s

Best cartoons of the 1970s – from The Lord of the Rings to The Rescuers, filmmakers pick their favourite animated movies

By James Clarke published

Disney had competition from Hayao Miyazaki, Ralph Bakshi and the rise of rotoscope animation.

2D Animation
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