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The 14 best apps for drawing and painting on your 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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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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Photoshop tutorial: How to create lighting effects in Photoshop
Kervin Brisseaux gives a sports illustration a futuristic sci-fi look
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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.
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Free Old Images and Photos: 12 Best Sites for Free Vintage Photos and Artworks
From Shakespeare to the history of the US, find the perfect high-res image for your next project.
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89 Best Photoshop tutorials
Free Photoshop tutorials, PSD effects and tips and tricks across art, illustration, graphics and photography – including advanced Photoshop tutorials from the world's best illustrators, designers and photographers.
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34 tips for turning your art and graphics into amazing animated GIFs
6 illustrators reveal how to turn artworks into fun, charming, powerful or hilarious animated GIFs in Illustrator, Photoshop or After Effects.
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Adobe Illustrator tutorial: How to make a vector map in Illustrator
Use Adobe Illustrator to create a charming vector map that's stuffed with famous features and animals.
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How to draw groups of people and crowds
Leading illustrators tell you their techniques for making crowds of people look interesting, eye-catching and easy to 'read'.
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42 Tips for How to Make Digital Artworks That Look Hand-made
Illustrators from around the world who work digitally or with mixed media reveal to us how they create their best work - including where they find their brushes and textures.
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38 tips for creating stunning black-&-white art
Super-useful advice and techniques from 10 illustrators for creating black-and-white artworks – using pens, paints or digital tools.
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11 companies who are trying to exploit designers, artists and photographers
These brands and companies are attempting to get creatives to work for free. Here we name and shame – plus give you advice on what you can learn from them to avoid being exploited.
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14 Character Art Tips
How the likes of Dan Woodger, Anima Boutique, Docvek, Jam Factory, Joanne Harker and Showchicken bring personality to portraits of people, animals and other characters.
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32 Portrait Painting and Drawing Tips
Techniques for drawing and painting portraits – whether digital or with pens, pencils or paints – from leading illustrators and artists.
