When BMW commissioned a project that brought together leading automotive designer Adrian van Hooydonk and avant-garde digital artist Joshua Davis, they soon found they had a lot in common.
Sometimes you need to step away from your computer to find inspiration, which can come from places as unlikely as the ground beneath your feet, but you must be willing to get your hands dirty. Derek Lea reveals how.
Dstrukt's Chris James Hewitt focuses on the use of displacement in a 3D world, revealing the best way to mould its output into a detailed and twisted piece of digital art using Photoshop and Illustrator
Track mattes are a very effective and creative way to generate an endless array of transitions for your motion projects. JJ and Robbie Johnstone reveal how to create track mattes in Photoshop using simple DV footage.
Working on a commission for a leading architectural firm, TILT Design assembled a team of the best in graphic and 3D design to create a lavish exploration of modern lifestyles.
Computer Arts regular Christian Darkin reveals an easy way to create an impressive, complex-looking illustration from a grid of hundreds of smaller images, without giving a seizure.