With tips on the best online art schools, generating ideas and finding out what it takes to teach yourself art, there are in-depth features on doodling, painting, quick-fire character designs and capturing the likeness of a range of animals.
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Do you have what it takes to teach yourself art? • School's out Formal art education is not for everyone. Artists who've self-taught talk to Dom Carter about the advantages and challenges of learning independently
INDUSTRY INSIGHT CHALLENGE ACCEPTED • Self-learning is full of obstacles, as two pro artists reveal…
Artist insight 15 TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR DOODLES • Creating doodles is the lifeblood of art, Gareth Davies reveals his top tips for getting the most from them
ANDREA FEMERSTRAND • This Swedish children's book illustrator loves drawing animals that are play ful, sleepy or just plain conf used…
DRAW HEADS FROM OBSERVATION • Follow CHRIS LEGASPI'S simple, effective techniques for drawing realistic heads and faces either from life or observation
Photoshop QUICKLY SKETCH A CHARACTER DESIGN • Netflix artist Jackie Droujko shares her process for designing a character in a scene, emphasising texture, mood and lighting
10 TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR DRAWINGS • Acclaimed artist Karl Kopinski shares his sketching and drawing advice, based on his personal experiences and career in the illustration industry
The best online concept art schools • Class acts Lockdown needn't stop you learning concept art or extending your skill-set. Tom May presents eight great places to study online
15 TIPS FOR BETTER CHARACTER DESIGN • Illustrator and author David Melling reveals how he brings his book characters to life, using exaggeration, silent narrative, props and more
MIA ARAUJO • Striking character artwork fills the pages of the US illustrator ‘s sketchbook, including a reimagining of Alice in Wonderland
Photoshop & Clip Studio Paint DRAW ACTION-PACKED PANELS • Steve Ellis reveals his process for injecting action and movement into his sequential artwork, helping to immerse the reader in his world
Photoshop HOW TO ORGANISE A CHAOTIC SCENE • Discover how Bayard Wu controls movement, contrast, light and colour as he paints a fight scene from his personal art project
Artist insight 15 STEPS TO DRAWING ANIMALS • Acclaimed animator, director and wildlife artist Aaron Blaise share his observational and illustration advice to help improve your animal artwork
How to generate new ideas • Smart thinking Pro artists talk to Tom May about their go-to tricks for staying innovative and creative
FIVE WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE • Artists reveal their top tips on keeping your artistic flame alive
Artist insight DRAW A FIGURE IN 20 MINUTES • Give Chris Legaspi just 20 minutes and he'll give you all the basic techniques you need to depict realistic figure art in pencil and charcoal
PAINTING CLOUDS WITH GOUACHE • Discover how to paint clouds in gouache with JUSTIN DONALDSON, who uses a wet-in-wet technique to capture a variety of edge qualities
GARY VILLARREAL • This artist enjoys putting extraordinary characters and creatures into scenarios that are overflowing with storytelling craft
BEST WAYS TO CLEAN YOUR PAINTBRUSHES • Whether you're using oils, acrylics or watercolours, ROB LUNN reveals how to effectively maintain your paintbrushes and extend their life span
CLEAN OIL PAINTBRUSHES • There may be more steps involved to cleaning oil from paintbrushes than there are with other types of paint, but it's still a fairly simple process
CLEAN ACRYLIC PAINTBRUSHES • Acrylic paint can be used thick like oils or diluted with water for watercolour-like effects. For the former, use the following...