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Hello Kitty

Never forget that Hello Kitty is not a cat

By Daniel John published

Our whole lives are a lie.

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Hello Kitty AR filters

Hello Kitty gets an AR makeover for her 50th anniversary

By Natalie Fear published

My favourite cat/girl/creature enters the digital age.

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Princess Peach: Showtime! art

Mario fans just spotted a subtle Princess Peach redesign

By Daniel John published

She looks a little more... human?

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Corridor Crew uses AI face-morphing with an AI image generator to "fix" video game human beings

Artists hate these AI-made game character redesigns

By Paul Hatton published

And we can see why.

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Disney character Moana holding Flounder from The Little Mermaid

Disney's magical new short film unites classic characters

By Natalie Fear published

I'm loving this blend of hand-drawn and CGI animation.

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Eva Toorenent, storytelling in fantasy art; a blonde woman surrounded by paintings

Watch Eva Toorenent explain the importance of storytelling in illustration

By Eva Toorenent published

Illustrator Eva Toorenent (Evaboneva) shares her process for designing fantasy creatures by first devising a backstory.

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Learn to sculpt and paint a warrior beast in ZBrush with Rob Brunette.; Digital sculpting and painting of elephant in ZBrush and Photoshop by Rob Brunette

How to sculpt and paint a warrior beast in ZBrush and Photoshop

By Rob Brunette published

Learn to sculpt and paint a warrior beast in ZBrush with Rob Brunette.

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draw an anime character in Procreate; a drawing of Neon Genesis Evangelion character Asuka

How to draw an anime character in Procreate

By Paul Kwon published

Paul Kwon shows you how to use Procreate to draw anime characters, with a little help from Evangelion's Asuka.

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DC Comics swimsuit edition

DC Comics' bizarre Swimsuit Edition turns superheroes into pinups

By Joseph Foley published

We've never seen quite so much of our favourite characters.

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Drawing of fantasy character in Procreate by Fatemeh Haghnejad

Use Procreate to create a fantasy character

By Fatemeh Haghnejad published

Fatemeh Haghnejad shows you how to use Procreate to take a fantastical character idea from concept to creation.

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