2DARTIST MAGAZINE | ISSUE 101
Editor’s Letter Welcome to the May issue of 2dartist magazine! Bursting with dynamic females, painterly portraits and standout caricatures: issue 101 is full of impressive characters! Fernanda Suarez flips open her sketchbook and Sabin Boykinov gives us an insight into his career creating digital art in the games industry! JESS SERJENT-TIPPING Deputy Editor
Issue 101 also delves into tips for lighting your 2D scenes, with top techniques from Nacho Yagüe and Geoffrey Ernault! And there’s a wealth of inspirational art from Tim Löchner, Laura Sava, Efflam Mercier and more.
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SABIN BOYKINOV Sabin Boykinov was born in Rousse, Bulgaria. He currently works as a Lead Concept Artist in Haemimont Games studio in Sofia and makes freelance illustrations for a variety of projects.
STEPHEN LORENZO WALKES Stephen is a freelance illustrator based in London, England. His caricatures have been used in editorials, advertising, and books. He is currently the creative director of an independent clothing company.
FERNANDA SUAREZ Fernanda Suarez is a Freelance Illustrator and Concept Artist. She is currently working on artwork for a new board game by Plaid Hat Games, illustrations for Paizo Publishing, and private commissions.
GEOFFREY ERNAULT Geoffrey Ernault is currently working at Guerilla Games Cambridge as a contractor concept/visualization artist. He has been working as a concept artist for about three years now.
HOUSTON SHARP Houston Sharp currently works as a freelance concept artist and Illustrator in the film and game industry, when he is not in-term at school. He also enjoys simply painting portraits.
TATIANA KOLOBUKHOVA (SNEZNYBARS) Tatiana is a 2D artist from Belarus. Though originally trained as a Programmer, Tatiana moved over to creating 2D art around 3.5 years ago and creates artwork for a number of different companies.
NACHO YAGÜE Nacho Yagüe is a concept artist in the videogame industry who has worked in projects such as Splinter Cell Blacklist and the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Unity. He currently works at Ubisoft Toronto (Canada).
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SUBMIT TO 2DARTIST? We are always looking for tutorial artists, gallery submissions, potential interviewees, writers and more. For more information, please send a link to your work to: jess@3dtotal.com.