From the publisher:

Each issue provides detailed tutorials on creating diverse characters, enabling you to explore the processes and decision making that go into creating amazing characters. Learn new ways to develop your own ideas, and discover from the artists what it is like to work for prolific animation studios such as Disney, Warner Bros., and DreamWorks.

The cover for issue 33 has been created by Argentinian artist and 3dtotal favourite, Gretel Lusky. She is an incredibly popular illustrator and comic-book artist, and she shares her expert insights in this issue with an interview and step-by-step of her cover-creation process. Elsewhere, Canadian illustrator Dan Gartman shows us how he creates his stylized character designs, while Athena Dela Victoria, an illustrator from the Philippines, brings a medieval knight to life in six easy steps. Plus German artist Meike Schneider draws inspiration from classic fairy tales to create a brand-new character.

Contents and contributors

BEHIND THE COVER ART by Gretel Lusky

A CAT FOR ALL SEASON by Tessa Neilssen

DEVELOPMENT GALLERY ONE Valentina Graziuso

THE MARKET by Lulu Chen

WARRIOR PRINCESS by Athena Dela Victoria

MEET THE ARTIST Brian Weisz

FRENCH FANCY by Brian Weisz

DEVELOPMENT GALLERY TWO Agathe Molin

THE MIGHTY MOUSEKETEER by Sabrina Sentoso

MEET THE ARTIST Derek Laufman

HOW I STYLIZE by Dan Gartman

UP IN THE CLOUDS by Meike Schneider