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The best character design books in 2025
By Adam England published
Whether you're more interested in traditional or digital design, the best character design books will help bring your ideas to life.
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How to use Procreate to paint a female sci-fi character
By Audra Auclair published
In this Procreate tutorial, Audra Auclair shows how to tap into music to inspire a cyborg femme concept.
![Super Mario Bros Wonder; an elephant man](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MmmXey8zjtYRefor4JymyV-320-80.jpg)
'Mario Elephant' is now a trend, why am I not surprised?
By Ian Dean published
Fans love the surrealism of Super Mario Bros. Wonder
![AI Simpsons characters](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jF7zs9T3kPzbaDucqwgiUX-320-80.jpg)
Bizarre AI Simpsons characters spark serious debate
By Joseph Foley published
Does AI's beauty bias even extend to Springfield?
![Nvidia AI game speech; a game character talks like a real person](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vnWecsRuzb2JYFHap67bf3-320-80.jpg)
You can now talk to game characters using Nvidia's smart AI - watch the demo
By Ian Dean published
Look who's talking now.
![The Art of The Lord of the Rings Gollum; a fantasy character looks up at a large eye](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wp6WZ22skbqn25QAv89yv8-320-80.jpg)
I can't believe who inspired Gollum's design in the new LOTR game
By Ian Dean published
Daedelic art lead Mathias Fischer interview: what it took to bring Middle-earth to life on PS5 and the weird Sesame Street connection you never new existed.
![Wonder Woman daughter Trinity](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Hxg5RP67vbPWJqgEa5sJbe-320-80.jpg)
Wonder Woman's getting a daughter – and she looks amazing
By Joseph Foley last updated
Great Hera!
![Lady and the Tramp characters](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AwD5WfidGMuBTjLSjvuJmF-320-80.jpg)
4 times Disney's live-action character design upset fans
By Georgia Coggan published
I miss old Disney.
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