Already as a kid I loved all movies designed by Ray Harryhousen. This old chap is actually one of the pioneers of “stop motion animation”, something probably long forgotten by now in the days of “motion capturing”
Tim Burton and Nick Park  gave homage and revived this technique by directing “A nightmare before Christmas” and “Wallace [...]

This is an interview with Dave Rapoza a fulltime freelance artist,  I tried to ask him some very basic questions that would help everybody who is aspiring to have a career as an artist!

CGPAD:  Tell us something about yourself.  How did you come in touch with art?
Dave: Well, ever since I was little I drew characters [...]

In last week’s S.O.T.W. theme, staff-member IGB challenged the CGPAD forum members to submit concept-art panels utilizing an early, 20th-century expedition to the Great Rift Valley as the base inspiration for their entries, and shortly after procuring the appropriate reference material, and collaborating on a general direction for the setting of the boards, this international [...]

This is a very modern dilemma for a lot artists and I find myself increasingly intrigued by the situation when people discuss the difference between traditional and digital painting methods.
When I discuss about the differences between digital Vs traditional methods and how closely they are related I often have to justify and clarify this fact [...]

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I’ll be writing some articles and news for CGPAD’s frontpage from now on and I hope to  fulfil everyone’s needs and wishes as best I can!