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Oil painting for beginners: 5 important things to know before you get started

By Valérie Pirlot last updated

From techniques to equipment, this is oil painting for beginners.

Artistic Tips & Techniques

Our most read interviews of 2024

By Rosie Hilder published

Last year we spoke to Adobe, Pentagram, artists Shan Jiang and Guillermo Flores Pacheco and more...

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Should you upgrade or replace your laptop?

By Tom May published

What's the best choice for your pocket and your career?

Professional Development
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"I’m creatively greedy": a day in the life of mixed media artist Stefan Falconer

By Natalie Fear published

Golden Wolf's creative director discusses his career-defining work and the animation studio's evolution.

Creative Careers
Outsourcing game art; concept art for Halo

Game art careers: how outsourcing studios are helping to make games from Halo to Borderlands

By Chuck Byas published

Production director Chuck Byas explains how game art creation is changing.

Creative Careers
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Creatives are more optimistic about AI, Monotype research shows

By Natalie Fear published

We’re looking to a future where AI and human creativity can coincide.

Creative Careers
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"I’d love to see fewer boundaries in the design industry”: a day in the life of Amy Globus

By Natalie Fear published

Team's co-founder discusses approaching design with an artist's sensibility.

Creative Careers
Artist in residence, Erik Ly; a man sits in front of a Wacom drawing tablet

Inside the artist's studio: why the digital artist Erik Ly enjoys a maximalist aesthetic

By ImagineFX staff published

Inside the artist's studio; Video games illustrator Erik Ly's home studio is replete with trinkets, figures and artbooks

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"Stay ever curious": a day in the life Eri Panasci

By Natalie Fear published

Jelly's executive producer discusses the importance of "allowing space for a bit of uncontrolled, unplanned creative weirdness."

Creative Careers

How to sketch and draw hands

By Kate Oleska, Brynn Metheney, Stan Prokopenko last updated

Hands can be difficult to draw correctly, so follow this guide to learn how to make light work of it, including a quick guide, a more in-depth tutorial and insight into hand anatomy.

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