First impressions

Laura Aldofredi

Looking back Tanya Combrinck speaks to artists about how their careers have changed over the last 10 years and what they’ve learned

PAINTING NOSTALGIA Artist Polly Mabel Nicolaou creates ...

A VANGUARD FOR THE FIRST ERA OF 32-BIT RPGS, YOSHITAKA MURAYAMA AND JUNKO KAWANO’S SUIKODEN PROVED THE STRONG FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED BY POPULAR 16-BIT CONSOLE RPGS AND BOLSTERED IT WITH NEW METHODS OF COMBAT, A STRIKING POLITICALLY DRIVEN NARRATIVE, AND AN ARMY’S WORTH OF RECRUITABLE CHARACTERS

Knick-knack nostalgia Enter the artist’s domain, full of trinkets to distract him from the adult world

Follow along as Eliza Ivanova explains her process for colouring artwork digitally without losing that innate sketchbook charm