2DArtist — April 2017

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2DARTIST MAGAZINE | ISSUE 136

Editor’s Letter

Contributors

MATT SMITH

Matt Smith is a freelance illustrator and concept artist

specializing in the anatomy of humans and animals.

Matt also creates realistic animal portraits in graphite

and oil paint.

NATAŠA ILINČIĆ

Nataša Ilinčić is an Edinburgh-based illustrator, who

draws influence from European folktales and long hikes

in locations where the trees and ruins outnumber people.

Her weapon of choice is watercolor.

SYLWIA BOMBA

Sylwia Bomba is a digital artist and illustrator. She

graduated from the Academy of Digital Arts in

Florence and has since worked for Disney, Pixar and

is currently Art Supervisor at Neko Productions.

Sadly 2dartist is coming to an end but the final

issue is full of brilliant features! Read interviews

with Ismail Inceoglu, and Maximilian Degan, peek in

the sketchbook of Waiji Choo and get quick tips on

sketching by Sylwia Bomba. Illustrator Nataša Ilinčić

also showcases her folklore inspired works.

Peter Goethe and Alex Olmedo share their speed

painting techniques, and Matt Smith explains

anatomy of the human head. James Wolf Strehle

continues his Fantasy Fundamentals series, and

Mingchen Shen demonstrates his use of light effects.

On behalf of the 2dartist team, thank you to our

readers for your support and to all of the great artists

who have graced the pages of 2dartist over the years.

Welcome to 2dartist issue 136!

ANNIE MOSS

Editor

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PETER GOETHE

Peter Goethe is a freelance artist and illustrator

living and working in Hamburg, Germany. He

loves to create speed paintings and share his

illustrations and artworks.

JAMES WOLF STREHLE

James is a concept artist and illustrator in the games

industry. He works for Volta where he is afforded the

opportunity to create art for some of the biggest games

in the industry.

ALEX OLMEDO

Alex Olmedo is a Spanish concept designer and illustrator

who is very passionate about natural landscapes. He first

discovered digital painting three years ago and hasn’t

looked back since.

MINGCHEN SHEN

Mingchen Shen is a freelance illustrator and concept

artist from the San Francisco Bay Area. He mainly works

on comics and games and is currently lead artist at

Treadwater.tv.

MAXIMILIAN DEGEN

Maximilian Degan is a thirty-one year old concept artist

and illustrator, born and raised in Berlin, currently

residing in sunny Sydney. Currently he works from home

on various freelance projects.

ISMAIL INCEOGLU

Ismail Inceoglu is a concept artist based in Varna,

Bulgaria. He often creates atmospheric environments,

featuring mystical figures, inspired by his love of films

and videogames.

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WAIJI CHOO

Drawn towards architecture and nature, Waiji Choo finds

himself constantly producing illustrations that involve

world building. He currently works as a freelance concept

artist in the film, videogame and theme park industries.