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There’s a cornucopia of advice and insight within the pages of this issue. There are two fantastic portrait workshops, both unique and insightful in their own ways. There’s also a workshop dedicated to showing you what Magic: The Gathering look for i

How do you approach calculating your fees? I almost always base it around how much time I think I’ll spend, and then multiply that by an hourly rate. I determine the hourly rate by setting how much money I need to earn in a year and dividing it by 2,

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Andrew Hem’s first story is about growing up in the Los Angeles area in the late 80s and early 90s. Andrew copied the graffiti he saw on walls around his neighboured in Culver City. He thought one font in particular – big, blocky letters – looked rea

Alex Konstad was broke. The illustrator had been living in San Diego where rent was relatively cheap. To get by, he had to make around $1,000 a month – though, at a push, $800 would do it. But then he moved to Santa Monica – the beach city west of do

In this workshop I’ll take you through my process of painting a portrait of a woman in her mid-20s. I’m going for an overall painterly and expressive style that makes use of a vibrant warm colour palette. I’ll start with a line drawing with some basi

My favourite aspect to work with in art is contrast. This usually occurs when working with colour through hue, saturation, and value. Since we’re working with pencils, we can’t harness contrast with hue and saturation. Instead we’re forced to work wi