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Let’s leap straight into the awesomeness of this issue: SPARTH! Sparth! Sparth! Who said Sparth? Me! This legendary artist is an inspiration and a master and I’m very proud that his cover and workshop (see page 64) takes centre stage of our concept art issue. I’m also a long-time fan of Donglu Yu (Donglu Yu! DONGLU Y… okay, I’ll stop this), not only for her art, but also in how she’s giving back to the art community by mentoring students. It was also interesting to hear how her training in Chinese calligraphy and its no-room-for-error preciseness would help inform her brush stroke decisions in concept art. She’s a true marvel – find out more in our interview on page 34. In our news feature we chatted with a group of very successful…

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Getting hold of this issue’s video resources is quick and easy. Just visit https://ifxm.ag/concept179art WORKSHOP VIDEOS Build a wizard’s house in virtual reality Watch Martin Nebelong get constructive in the PS4 VR game Dreams. See page 82 for more. Create concepts by melting and recrystalising 3D shapes See Alex Jay Brady kick-start her ideas process using 3ds Max. The workshop is on page 72. Take your artistic cues from Delft Blue earthenware Anna Sokolova creates watercolour art for Netflix. Follow her workshop on page 104. PLUS SPARTH’S BRUSH SET Check out 10 custom brushes that the concept artist created for his workshop on page 64…

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yihyoung li

LOCATION: US MEDIA: Photoshop WEB: www.yihyoungli.com The Taiwanese-American artist works in tabletop and toy product illustration, and is particularly interested in exploring queer identity, dreams, belonging, repression and depression through a fantasy lens. 1 HOPE “When I feel down, I begin to catastrophise. Dark clouds loom on my mind’s horizon: ‘I’m bad, I’m a failure, I’m worthless.’ Then I remind myself that I’m only going through a moment. I try to be hopeful, despite not feeling hopeful at all.” 2 LAUREL TREE “Humans are turning into trees. For some, the transformation happens over years; for others, the process takes just a few weeks. Would I be okay with drifting into unconsciousness, resigning myself to this fate? Or am I wanting more?” 3 DOWN UPSIDE “The answer was in front of me. The remedy to my depression is…

eepmon

LOCATION: Canada MEDIA: Photoshop WEB: www.eepmon.com EEPMON, also known as Eric Chan, is a digital artist/coder and design consultant. He splits his time between New York, Tokyo, Shanghai and Ottawa. He loves Japanese cuisine and aims to live a life of simplicity. 1 MYSTERIO “Marvel Entertainment got in touch with me, and commissioned this piece as part of its licensing assets created to promote the film Spider-Man: Far From Home.” 2 ROBOTECH X EEPMON VF-1S SKULL SQUADRON “This stylised portrait of Roy Fokker’s Valkyrie was applied on to limited edition Robotech x EEPMON aviator jackets. They went on show at San Diego Comic-Con this year.” 3 HOMAGE TO THE LEGACY: DARTH VADER “Here’s a fan-art portrait based on my favourite heroes and villains who inhabit the Star Wars universe.” 4 SPIDER-MAN “Another one of my Marvel commissioned pieces to…