First impressions

Manelle Oliphant

Dream space The comic artist and illustrator tells us how he planned out a studio for all occasions

Alan Wen speaks to three concept artists about the varied and iterative processes that make up one of the most misunderstood crafts in the game industry

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Dark matter Fantasy novel Cotswold Mist weaves myths, ghosts and beasts into the heart of the English countryside’s heritage sites

Setting the stage Tanya Combrinck discovers how artists build tone and weave emotion into narratives