EDITORIAL
Welcome to the April issue of 2DArtist magazine! You might have thought we would have prepared an issue full of Easter bunnies, little chicks and all the other cheesy things that come out this time of year. I’m sure you are pleased to hear that we have, in fact, resisted this urge and instead given you your monthly fix of droids, mythological creatures and manga characters!
On the subject of manga characters we will get the ball rolling this month by mentioning our cool new series about painting historical characters in this iconic style. We will be in the more than capable hands of Thailand-based artist Patipat Asavasena throughout this series, who will be showing us exactly what it is that makes a character look manga in style, and how to use these features and unique characteristics to create our own cool illustrations. As you will be able to tell from the cover image, the quality of the art from this series is really great, and if you like this image you will love the rest of the series.
I hope you all enjoyed watching Jama Jurabaev’s amazing Dreamscape video last month. In this issue he continues to explain he developed his storyboard and concepts to create high quality matte paintings to use as the backdrop for his imaginary planet. This series is new ground for our magazine and is proving to be really interesting. Stay tuned for next month’s issue where Jama will be showing us how he filmed the live footage that he composited into his amazing images.
Here at 2DArtist we pride ourselves on our ability to bring your great tutorials month after month, but every now and then I read a tutorial that’s a must-read for anyone interested in working in the concept art industry. That is the case with this month’s droids tutorial by Jeremy Love. Jeremy talks us through creating a droid concept for a game from the very first phase of creating and refining thumbnail sketches, through to developing your chosen design and creating technical drawings for a 3D artist. He leaves no stone unturned and gives us priceless advice every step of the way, including information about the amount of time it should take to develop a project like this. I think you are going to love this one.
This month’s mythological creature is the creepy mamalarang. The mamalarang is a witch who uses bugs to torture and cast spells on her unsuspecting prey, and in this issue Simon Dominic Brewer and Andrei Pervukhin show us how they interpreted this brief to create their own gruesome paintings.
I know that you are going to love all of the amazing tutorials in this excellent issue. The influx of inspiration doesn’t end there though; there is also a stunning gallery featuring work from Xavier Etchepare, Bruno Hamzagic, Ivan Kashubo and many more talented artists, an interview with the jaw-dropping digital artist Herve Groussin, and a sketchbook featuring the work of Herman Ng.
Product details
Author: 3DTotal.com Ltd
Format: DOWNLOAD ONLY PDF
Size: 213 MB
Pages: 90
CONTENT
Interview: Herve Groussin
Article: The sketchbook of Herman Ng
Gallery: 10 of the best 2D artworks
Tutorial series: Manga Historical Characters - Genghis Kahn - Patipat Asavasena
Tutorial series: Dreamscape - Mattepaintings - Jama Jurabaev
Tutorial series: Designing Droids - Medi Droid - Jeremy Love
Tutorial series: Painting Creatures from Mythology - Mamalarang - Andrei Pervukhin and Simon Dominic
Making Of: The Black Sheep is Coming – Xavier Etchepare
Promotion: Digital Art Masters: V6 – Free book chapter promotion
REVIEWS
- Very Inspirational! Review by Chronic276
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Fantastic read, very in-depth tutorials and great illustrations and concepts to look at, recommend to anyone who has an eye for art and enjoys a good read! (Posted on 03/12/2012)Value - Simply Helpful Review by Marcelo
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I bought this for about five dollars, and I am simply astonished by the amount of material you get. I bought this to see if I would consider a year subscription and I am definitely thinking about getting it! For all you aspiring artists you cannot miss out on 2D Artist! (Posted on 12/06/2012)Value - Best magazine ever Review by Celine
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2DArtist is a must have for all the artists. It provides me inspiration, and the tutorials helped me (and still do!) to improve my skills and explore new techniques. Each issue is a perfect combination of great tutorials, highly interesting interviews of brilliant digital artists, awesome showcases. This is for me the most helpful art based magazine. (Posted on 12/05/2012)Value - Helpful & Inspiring Review by SoheiQi
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This eMag was so awesome. From the artists interviews, which give you an insight into how they approach their idea and put it on paper, to the Gallery that show / showcase artists that you haven't seem before and inspire you with their paintings, and the tutorials that help you improve your own skills. Thanks Master. (Posted on 09/05/2012)Value - Awesome in High RES! Review by stexze
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This series is really interesting, I really get inspired by this and cant find other resources than this. I really like it where you guys give the low res and high res option, i will always go for high res, and is really really awesome! Love it! (Posted on 09/05/2012)Value - For all aspiring artists/illustrators - a top notch publication Review by Philip Spark
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I've been buying 2d Artist since issue 1 and have never been disappointed.Value
The sketchbook section is always inspiring and makes me want to pick up a pencil and pad everytime. There is so much to learn from your peers and 2d Artist fulfils at every level.
For all student artist/illustrators this is an essential purchase.
I look forward to every issue. (Posted on 08/05/2012) - Excellent content, though slow to load on new iPad Review by Mr. Gav
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The content and information in this magazine is second to none. I found it much more interesting than the closest comparable paper magazine (we all know what that is). Super in-depth write ups by some brilliant artists, I particularly enjoyed the Medical Droids article in this issue. This was my first issue of 2D Artist, but it won't be my last!Value
My only gripe is that (I'm assuming because it's nearly 100 pages of full colour illustrations) is loads quite slowly on my iPad. Not a major thing, but you can't just flick up and down through different sections, you have to go through it sequentially. (Posted on 08/05/2012)
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