Happy New Year and welcome to Issue 025 of 2DArtist Magazine! We’ve gone interview crazy this month with four fantastic artist interviews – two of which are with Concept Artists for the amazing Guild Wars games, and if you’ve seen any of their concept art work on ConceptArt.org recently then you’ll not want to miss these interviews, trust me!...more

Hello all and all hello. Welcome to issue #026! First things first, let me introduce our brand spanking new tutorial series on Matte Painting! (page 111) The talents of Tiberius Viris tackle this new five-parter, so get stuck in right now and stay with us for the next four issues to get your fill of Matte Painting tips and tricks! To put your new-found Matte Painting skills to the challenge...more

Welcome to Issue 027! Well, Spring is just around the corner now, as is Easter and a time for chocolate-filled bellies and over-indulgence. So, in order to tempt us away from the chocolatey-egg “goodness” that seems to be everywhere right now, let’s get into some serious CG-ing and feed our cravings for beautiful imagery, instead! And as Spring is a time for new-born creatures – both great and small – we thought, what better time to introduce Mike Corriero’s fantastic new in-depth tutorial on Creature Concept Design?...more

Hello and welcome to ISSUE 028 of 2D Artist! Spring is officially upon us, bringing with it the famously erratic April weather. To keep your spirits up through this turbulent time of wind, rain and snow (yes, we really have had snow here in UK in April!), we’ve got an issue which is jammed-packed with the best artwork, articles and artists that we can find. This is the month of the Making Of, with not one, not two, not even three, but four fantastic articles that delve into the creative process behind our favourite pieces of artwork...more

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Issue 029. It’s a pretty great issue this month to be fair! First up, let me mention our interview with the amazing Michael Kutsche, a traditional painter, conceptual artist, illustrator and 3D artist all in one. All of these talents go forth to making the most wonderfully impressive portfolio that we have witnessed in a long time!...more

Welcome to Issue 030 – meaning a good two and a half years’ run! We’ve had a lot of great feedback about our magazines lately, which is always encouraging for the 2DArtist team, so we’ve gone all out and aimed to please again this month with our 30th issue! First up, I had requests from our lovely readers for an interview with the fantastic Massive Black artist, Jason Chan... So I got it for you *winks*! Flick to page 013 for our in-depth interview with Jason Chan and check out the plethora of images that take his signature!...more

Welcome to Issue 031! Well, we’re officially halfway through 2008 now, and seriously questioning where the time goes these days as we get stuck into the serious work on your August issue already! So before we wake up to Christmas bells ringing in the morning, let me quickly mention some of this month’s highlights so you can get stuck in!
First of all, I can’t help but excitedly tell you about our brand new Space Painting Tutorial Series by the we-can’t-believe-he-has-time-to-write-tutorials-for-us busy Dr. Chee Ming Wong...more