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Keith Andrew reports back from the long-running Bradford Animation Festival
Read More »How to level up your career: Tips from an art director
WildTangent Studios' Rick Schmitz offers advice for artists in games
Read More »The Foundry acquires Made With Mischief
MODO firm purchases creator of pen-based sketching application Mischief
Read More »Keywords acquires art specialist Lakshya Digital
Expanding services firm acquires India-based outsourcing company
Read More »Get That Job: How to be a character artist
Development specialists offer advice on how you can bag that career leap
Read More »EA releases Mirror’s Edge 2 art ahead of likely E3 reveal
Mirror’s Edge 2 looks odds on toe feature as part of EA’s slate for E3 this week. The Mirror’s Edge Facebook page has released a new image, which can be seen in full below, which while not carrying the full Mirror’s Edge 2 branding can surely only point to one …
Read More »So why does Kirby always look angry in the West?
Ever noticed that Kirby is always the embodiment of happiness and light on Japanese artwork and a right grump on Western game boxes? Well, there’s a reason for that. Basically, cute things sell well in Japan. "For the Japanese versions we are at [developer] HAL involved in everything throughout development, …
Read More »PS3 cover art is changing
Sony is once again altering the cover art for PS3 games. As spotted by IGN, the blue makeover was revealed via the box for Tecmo Koei’s Deception IV. Sony has since confirmed that all PS3 games will from this point boast the same look. This means that PS4, PS4 and …
Read More »Allegorithmic releases Substance Painter beta on Steam
3D painting tool aims to enable artists to produce next-gen quality details through highly attuned control
Read More »Get That Job: How to be an associate art director
Codemasters's Daniel Oxford discusses the key skills needed for his role in art
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