Explore ideas to pay homage to your favourite characters while making sure your own unique style shines through

ImagineFX takes a bigger-picture look at fan art and the challenges and possibilities that it poses for creativity

Benedict Brain searches his archives for the inspiration to escape winter’s creative doldrum

Concept artist Killian Prevost on how to build matte paintings, from composition to colour

Fan favourites Tanya Combrinck discovers how putting a twist on popular IPs can help you meet audiences that resonate with your art

This month: Improve composition Compose yourself for photographs that are worth looking at more than once