FEATURES :.

Behind the Scenes at LEGO

Behind the Scenes at LEGO
by Lars Lusenberg Nielsen | May 1, 2007

Lars Lusenberg Nielsen, Senior Toy Designer at LEGO's Concept Lab Denmark, provides a look into the making of Bionicle™. (more)

Step-by-Step Visual Orgasms

Step-by-Step Visual Orgasms
by Celia Calle | Mar 15, 2006

©elia Calle describes her creative process and workflow in this digital painting tutorial. (more)

The Making of "Runaway"

The Making of Runaway
by Hyung-tae Kim | Apr 5, 2005

CG artist Hyung-tae Kim offers a glimpse behind the scenes with this sketching tutorial. (more)


INTERVIEWS :.
Mark-making: From Underpasses to Matchboxes

Mark-making: From Underpasses to Matchboxes
by Elise Ure | Aug 24, 2007

Rising painter Andrew Hem compares graffiti to painting, explains why he covered his new shoes with mud as a kid, and talks about bite-sized art. (more)

Vector on Tap

Vector on Tap
by Shannon Zhao | May 15, 2007

Designer Joshua Smith, a.k.a. Hydro74, brews up a frothy blend of vector art and blue gorillas with a pinch of devil-may-care humour. (more)

Dancing With the Sky

Dancing with the Sky
by Byron Tsang | Feb 1, 2007

Illustrator Catia Chien chats with Guu about swing dancing, what makes a good children's book, and why slice-of-life stories trump the hero-in-tights adventure. (more)

Pink Blood-Spangled Shades

Pink Blood-Spangled Shades
by Blair Cooper | Jan 15, 2007

Lisa Alisa talks about her girls, dolphins, swifts, and a drug that shuts off reproductive body functions. (more)

Entropian Reverie

Entropian Reverie
by Blair Cooper | Oct 15, 2006

Final Fantasy. The Matrix. Spore. Concept artist Christian Lorenz Scheurer on these epics and his first book, Entropia. (more)

Urban Camping

Urban Camping
by Anselina Chia | Aug 8, 2006

Korea-born David Choong Lee talks about hipster bags, life before San Francisco, and Jack Montgomery. (more)

Chaos and Control

Chaos and Control
by Matthew Hansen | Jul 1, 2006

Josh Hassin speaks to walking the fine line between edgy and illegal, the gallery world’s seedy underbelly, and how it feels when millions of people see your work -- but not your name. (more)

Characters at War

Characters at War
by Blair Cooper | Jun 15, 2006

Guu joins Peter Thaler and Lars Denicke of Pictoplasma for their latest opening, a few drinks, and a discussion about contemporary character design. (more)

DJ 44

DJ 44
by Shannon Zhao | May 1, 2006

Jake Parker takes a break from his comics and kids to reminisce about Legos, working in a museum dinosaur wing, and his days as Agent 44. (more)

Blue is for Depression

Blue is for Depression
by Blair Cooper | Apr 15, 2006

Painter Luke Chueh talks about his secret tool, the changing LA underground art scene, flying fucks and shitstorms. (more)

Nighttime in Wonderland

Nighttime in Wonderland
by Byron Tsang | Apr 1, 2006

Illustrator, writer, and musician Chris Appelhans discusses the good life working at Pixar, why kids can take more than we think, Frank, and Frank. (more)

The Critical Dimensions of a Gez Fry Illustration

The Critical Dimensions of a Gez Fry Illustration
by Blair Cooper | Jan 15, 2006

Guu presents Gez Fry by the numbers, a rare glimpse into the mind of an artist on the verge of stylistic redefinition, and a little Guns ‘N’ F’N’ Roses. (more)

Professionally Cool

Professionally Cool
by Blair Cooper | Oct 7, 2005

New York-based artist ©elia Calle makes time for Guu between work and comic conventions to talk about authority figures, Freud, and the visually orgasmic. (more)

Postcards to the World

Postcards to the World
by Althea Chia | Jul 30, 2005

From the nostalgic city of Hangzhou, Rain talks about her films and comics, her new swimsuit, and her questions to the world. (more)

Mix Dostoevsky, 2/3 Cup Street Fighter, and 4 Parts Confucius, Stirring Occasionally

Mix Dostoevsky, 2/3 Cup Street Fighter, and 4 Parts Confucius, Stirring Occasionally
by Blair Cooper | Jul 4, 2005

Up-and-coming artist Blankas welcomes Guu to his head and reveals just how many lines, emotions, and schools of thought are behind a good drawing. (more)

Magna Johannes

Magna Johannes
by Althea Chia | May 2, 2005

CG artist Hyung-tae Kim talks about his latest game, Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata, what it's like being an art director, and why his critics may just be right. (more)

Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow

Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow
by Althea Chia | Mar 7, 2005

So goes the P-Funk adage scrawled on his studio wall. Oakland-based hipster Ogi takes a Friday afternoon off to talk about his brand of contemporary pop art and where it could be heading. (more)

Breaking Through in Beijing

Breaking Through in Beijing
by Althea Chia | Jan 12, 2005

China, comics, clothes. Rising Beijing artist Benjamin on these and bureaucratic pigs. (more)

3,100 Bengal Lights

3,100 Bengal Lights
by Althea Chia | Dec 10, 2004

Comic artist Bengal talks to Guu about the state of the industry, what makes him tick, and how it sucks to be broke. (more)