Epilogue Editor Patrick McEvoy shares some of his favorite art instruction books, why they’re his favorites, and some ideas about what to look for when deciding which books to add to your collection.

OK, today we’re going to talk about possibly the most important subject for any artist - your working space.

This in-depth, step-by-step tutorial by Joel Hoekstra shows how he created his piece “Lost City of the Amazons”. This tutorial is aimed at traditional artists who use Photoshop and other software packages to mimic traditional painting techniques.

A painter of dragons, mythology, goddesses and faeries, Michelle-lee Phelan uses art to explore realms both real and imagined.

Traditional artist Paul Butvila shows us the steps he took in creating his piece “Kokaki”, which was featured recently in Art Scene International magazine.

Kirsi Salonen has illustrated role-playing cards for Fantasy Flight Games Inc., book illustrations for Altair Australia Books, and has worked as a graphic designer in the advertisement and commercial industry in Finland.

Erich Schreiner takes us through the digital painting process he used to create “Mea Culpa”, a dark, sensual work inspired by the fantasy art master Luis Royo.

Learn the steps to create a dramatic, yet believable alien creature in this digital art tutorial by Emrah Elmasli.

From superhero comics to the illustrations of Frank Frazetta, Matt Stawicki has always had an interest in fantasy.

Epilogue artist Christine ‘Cris’ Griffin is featured, including select works of art.