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The Artist’s and Designer’s Guide to iPadOS
We spent some time with the new iPad OS to discover just what it adds for users of art and design apps – including which iPads and Macs get access to the Wacom Cintiq-like Sidecar.
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All the latest news, in-depth features, tutorials and tech reviews related to Animation & Motion Graphics
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These new laptops for designers and artists from Dell, HP, Lenovo and Razer give you oodles more creative power on the move
Ignore Intel's 10th-gen chips announcements - these are the new laptops you should be checking out.
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The real inspiration behind Mr. Mime in Detective Pikachu - and why it's so hard to keep Pokémon kawaii
The Good, the Bad and the Duckly: VFX giants MPC reveal how your favourite - and not so-favourite - Pokemon made the jump from 2D to 3D in the new Detective Pikachu movie.
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Best drawing and painting apps for iPad
Here's our expert pick of the best iPad apps for artists including Affinity Designer, Procreate, Artstudio Pro and more.
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Best Wacom Cintiq alternatives
Don't have £1,900/$2,200 for a Wacom Cintiq Pro 24? Here are six much less expensive pen display options for drawing, sketching and painting.
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The Best Art and Design Conferences of 2019
This year find inspiration, fun, skills and the chance to meet some like-minded people at these festivals across subjects from concept art and illustration to branding, and from graphic and UX design to animation and VFX.
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The Best Game of Thrones creative projects inspired by the hit show
The show may be over but these creative projects Game of Thrones inspired over the years will forever live on in our dragon-hearts.
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Why Jeron Braxton mixes politics with Playstation visuals - and how he's already the 'world's best animator'
The Kingdom Hearts fan reveals how there's always a message about America behind his hyper polygon visuals - and how he already knows he's the best animator out there.
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How being bad at illustration encouraged Julian Glander to make his own AI art teacher
Find out how Julian Glander: The Movie became the Microsoft Paint of our future overlords in this interview from Pictoplasma 2019.
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Lose yourself in a good book: Intricate illustrations bring classic novels to life for Penguin
Hong Kong just became a portal to the worlds of Alice and Wonka in this lovingly detailed poster campaign from Penguin.
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Cowboy Bebop creator's video for Flying Lotus is the latest hip-hop promo with a Japanese touch
Anime legend Shinichiro Watanabe is the latest Japanese creator to lend visuals to the urban sounds of America, joining the likes of 'lord of superflat' Takashi Murakami and his recently music video for Bilie Eilish.
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The insane work in making THAT Spider-Verse end credits scene - and other things we learnt at Pictoplasma 2019
Revealed: how Spider-Verse's funniest scene was made in one night, plus details on Jeron Braxton's forthcoming dating show parody.
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Studio McGuire on bringing beautiful moving artworks to the fine-dining table
Davy and Kristen McGuire’s hallucinatory projection-mapped worlds helped bring Howl’s Moving Castle to the stage – but their latest project is a lot more intimate.
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Why Pictoplasma filled out an old mortuary with ghostly character art
The character design festival is bringing strange sorts of life to Berlin's more morbid corners.
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Wacom Cintiq review
How does the low-cost Cintiq measure up against Wacom's more expensive tablet displays – and cheaper Chinese rivals? Illustrator Ricardo Bessa finds out.
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Adobe CC buying guide: pricing, new features, discounts & free trials
Adobe released Creative Cloud in a move towards becoming more of a software-as-a-service provider. If you’re considering a shift to the cloud as well, here’s what you need to know.
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Digital humans aren't just possible - they're essential in today's top games
Learn how Spiderman on PS4 looked so realistic - and why the uncanny valley isn't so deep when you have the right tech.
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How the beautiful new Moomins animated TV series was created
See concept art, character designs and animation from the creation of the MoonminValley animated TV show - plus we interview its director and producer about crafting its aesthetic.
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Game of Thrones GIFs: how Eran Mendel is creating hilarious weekly GIFs based on each episode's most shocking moment
Eran Mendel tells about his hugely popular weekly project turning Game of Thrones iconic moments into funny vector-based animated GIF – plus see all the GIFs.
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Street art and 21st century London: How the 101 Dalmatians reboot adds edge to a Disney classic
A new reworking of the 1960s cartoon classic is more Banksy than Buckingham Palace.
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16 best portfolio websites for designers and artists
We feature some of the best free and paid for art and design portfolio websites out there.
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Apple iMac 2019 review
Best-of-breed performance and great design makes for a near-perfect all-in-one that's well worth the high price tag. But in 2019, should we be buying all-in-ones?
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On its 5th birthday, look back at how ustwo created Monument Valley
Five years ago today, we interviewed Ustwo Games about the visual and game design of the gracefully artful and beautifully engaging Monument Valley - on its day of release and before anyone was aware it would become a worldwide hit.
