WelcomeThe third issue of 2DArtist Magazine is here! It has been a fast paced year so far for the team at Zoo Publishing and we have to thank all the contributors to both our magazines who are the main reason that we keep on going and growing! More and more artists discovered us last month and we got some fantastic feedback in the survey we ran, which showed we are on the right track with our content so far. So, on with this issue’s summary :-
Artist InterviewsYou are in for a treat this month! We have packed out the interview sections with 4 top artists : Kuang Hong from Beijing, talks to us about his characters and techniques; a fascinating read from Matt Dixon based here in the UK tells us about his past, present and future projects and inspirations; Eduardo Schaal reveals his portfolio works to us and tells us about his working practices; and finally, Dan Wheaton from Canada gives us some of the longest interview answers we have ever received! Not that this is in anyway a bad thing, quite the opposite in fact. Read about what it takes to become a top matte artist in today’s industry whilst learning about the techniques and pipelines that operate in a large film/game studio.
Galleries10 of the best grace these pages, such as this month’s cover image “Ghost & Mariner” by Innokentii Shevchenko. Remember, we want your submissions for future galleries! Details for sending them in are here http://www.2dartistmag.com/gallery.
Making of’sBreak down those images! The layers, brushes, blending modes, tips and tricks are revealed as previous gallery artists go deeper into the stages of their master pieces.
Adonihs takes us through the Making Of ‘V-Rex’. He tells us : “It’s kind of a mix between different crocodiles and a t-rex”. This reveals the painting of some very interesting skin/armour containing many different tissue elements. “Many are calling for help in the silence” - project overview by AquaSixio. With this image being a personal favourite of ours, we were very happy to receive the details that went into the colours, tones and composition behind this wonderful piece of work.
TutorialsIn the survey you voted ‘In Depth, Step by Step guides’ as your favourite sections of the magazine, so hopefully we will make you happy with this months generous line-up :- The elements series continues with the subject of fabrics; two contrasting tutorials here by our regular artist Richard Tilbury and guest artist Natasha Roeoesli. Richard tackles worn leather and Natasha studies delicate folds and forms. Soft Colouring by Deji Chan : the first of this three part series is aimed at beginners to get them started with digital colouring. To round off, two painting guides; ‘Jade Fox’ by Benita Winckler. She tells us “I had this idea about a fox-human hybrid creature, a kind of ghost or supernatural being, someone you can meet in your dreams” Benita’s tutorial proves to be a great character development guide. Secondly, ‘Fox Fire’ by Jenny Roanchuk is a detailed Photoshop painting guide of 14 stages, starting right at the beginning with tips on scanning in your line art, following through to some of the finer details of Photoshop’s brushes and layer modes.
Thanks!Whether you are checking out the ‘lite’ issue or are one of the growing number of annual subscribers (you get 9 issues for the price of 12 you know! hint hint) then the Zoo team hopes you enjoy your read and keep coming back for more! See you next month - Ed
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