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Our Anti-AI Policy
December 03, 2025
Art is made by humans. Our anti-AI policy
At 3dtotal Publishing, we’re all about championing human art and expression. This core value underpins all we have done and will continue to do as a company.
Huion Kamvas 16 (Gen 3) Review
November 25, 2025
Welcome to another review for Huion. On this occasion we will be looking at their brand new and super sleek 16 inch pen display. This new Huion devise is super...
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Q&A with Christina Tzyhuk
August 06, 2025
During the Kickstarter campaing for her upcoming book Unfurl, we posed some questions to up-and-coming Ukrainian artist Christina Tzyhuk from her followers! Watch the videos to find out more about...
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We interviewed Alexander Ostrowski
July 11, 2025
3dtotal interviewer Neddy had the pleasure of speaking with Alexander Ostrowski, key contributor to our current bestseller Designing Dragons.
Pyramid Arts Charity
July 01, 2025
3dtotal is delighted to champion the fantastic Leeds-based arts charity, Pyramid, who support adults with learning disabilities and/or autism to discover the arts and develop their own artistic practice. Pyramid...
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We interviewed Audra Auclair
June 02, 2025
Audra introduces herself and how she got to where she is today from being a self-taught artist brought up on the prairies of Alberta, Canada, with nothing but some Disney movies on her VHS player!
2025 Degree Show at the University of Worcester
May 27, 2025
Last week marked the opening of the 2025 Degree Show at the University of Worcester’s Art House. 3dtotal editor and UW alumnus Marisa Lewis popped down the road to judge the exhibition by the university’s Illustration cohort and present the 3dtotal prize to the winning student.
We interviewed Kate Pellerin
May 21, 2025
Neddy had a captivating conversation with Kate Pellerin, AKA Poopikat, exploring the twists and turns of her journey in art.
We interviewed RamonN90
May 12, 2025
Curious to find out what Ramón’s top piece of advice is?
An Interview with Jennifer Wu
April 24, 2025
3dtotal interviewer Neddy had a fascinating conversation with up-and-coming visual development artist Jennifer Wu.
Xencelabs 16 inch review
April 24, 2025
3dtotal Studio Manager Simon Morse got the chance to test out the Xencelabs 16-inch pen display. He walks us through unboxing the pen display, how easy it is to start...
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Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is now open for entries!
April 15, 2025
Artists, it’s time to make your mark 🎨 The 2025 Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize is now open for entries!
We are a proud sponsor of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2025 - showcase your work on a global scale and enter for the chance to win with over $69,000 USD in cash and prizes available. Don’t miss out, enter now!
An Interview with Janice Sung
March 11, 2025
3dtotal interviewer Neddy had a fascinating conversation with Janice Sung about her journey to becoming an independent artist.
An Interview with Teo Skaffa
February 20, 2025
3dtotal interviewer Neddy had an engaging conversation with Teo Skaffa, exploring his background in graffiti, and how he draws inspiration from a rich tapestry of influences
An Interview with Derek Domnic D’Souza
February 17, 2025
3dtotal interviewer Neddy had an engaging conversation with Derek Domnic D’Souza about growing up in cultures where being an artist is not considered a real career.
ReMarkable Paper Pro Review
February 05, 2025
Introduction Welcome to my reMarkable review. Though I’m not overly confident of my reviewing capabilities, today I will be reviewing an incredible device called the “reMarkable Paper Pro”. I haven’t...
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An Interview with Orenjikun
October 01, 2024
3dtotal interviewer Neddy had an insightful conversation with Orenjikun about his journey from architecture to artist.
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An Interview with Bryce Kho
September 10, 2024
3dtotal interviewer Neddy sat down for an illuminating chat with Bryce Kho on how the collaboration with Sabotage Studios and 3dtotal came about.
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Charity Update Autumn- Winter 2023
September 09, 2024
Between September 2023 and February 2024, we have donated to the following causes: £38,251 to Effective Altruism £36,932 to Founders Pledge £36,932 to Giving What We Can £13,190 to Longview Philanthropy £11,700 to Veritree £6,595 to GiveDirectly...
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An Interview with Missupacey
August 20, 2024
3dtotal interviewer Neddy sat down for an illuminating chat with Missupacey about her artists career and debut artbook with 3dtotal.
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An Interview with Stephen Bauman
July 17, 2024
3dtotal interviewer Neddy sat down for an enlightening chat with Stephen Bauman about who The Art of Portraiture and much more!
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Mobile Pixels - Geminos T Review
June 26, 2024
3 out of 5 stars Introduction Everybody loves innovation when it comes to tech (well apart from AI of course). At 3dtotal we get to see this often when we...
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An Interview with Mike Hernandez
June 26, 2024
3dtotal’s interviewer Neddy sat down for an enlightening chat with Mike Hernandez about the intimidating nature of perspective for aspiring artists.
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An Interview with Kelogsloops
June 18, 2024
3dtotal’s interviewer Neddy sat down for an inspiring chat with Kelogsloops.
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An Interview with Sara Frazetta
May 01, 2024
We sat down to chat with Sara Frazetta about her grandfather Frank, and how his iconic work has influenced countless people, including Robert Rodriguez, Rafael Grassetti, the Shiflett Bros, and...
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An Interview with Brett Bean
March 13, 2024
His name is Brett Bean and he likes long walks on the beach as well as drawing! Neddy had a thoroughly enjoyable chat with the always jovial Brett Bean about his...
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We won an award!
March 11, 2024
We are honoured to have been recognised by The Booksellers as the Midlands Regional and Country Winner!
We are up for an award!
February 27, 2024
We are thrilled to announce that we have been selected by The Bookseller as a Regional & Country Finalist for Small Press of the Year in the Midlands.
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Charity Update Spring- Summer 2023
January 25, 2024
Between March 2023 and August 2023, we have donated to the following causes: £46,316 to Giving What We Can £19,850 to Founders Pledge Climate Change Fund £11,454 to Eden Reforestation £7,800 to Worcester Environmental £6,616 to GiveDirectly £1,800 to HCC Children's...
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An interview with Djamila Knopf
January 22, 2024
Djamila chats about her newest artbook with 3dtotal Luminescence: Shedding light on the creative process with Djamila Knopf.
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An Interview with Linnea Kikuchi (AKA Feefal)
December 06, 2023
Feefal chats about her latest collaboration with 3dtotal on Inspired by Nature: A guide to designing botanical characters.
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3dtotal reviews the fantastic Xencelabs Pen Display 24
November 28, 2023
We reviewed the Xencelabs Pen Display 24 and think it's the most artist-friendly pen display on the market.
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An Interview with Sam Yang
November 06, 2023
Digital artist Sam Yang talks to 3dtotal interviewer Neddy about his classical art upbringing, how he transferred his skill to create a more stylised approach, and how he broke into social media.
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Lightbox 2023
November 01, 2023
What a blast we had at Lightbox 2023! We reunited with some old friends and met some new ones. We’re looking forward to next year already!
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An Interview with Ognjen Sporin
October 31, 2023
Illustrator Ognjen Sporin talks to 3dtotal interviewer Neddy about becoming professional so young, where he sees his artistic journey taking him, and his love for the nostalgia of books.
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The Superhero Project
October 04, 2023
3dtotal has partnered up with the amazing charity The Superhero Project.
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An Interview with Madi Harper
October 03, 2023
Illustrator Madi Harper talks to 3dtotal interviewer Neddy about her artistic journey, faith and inspirations.
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Audio interview with Nathan Fowkes
September 18, 2023
3dtotal interviews Nathan Fowkes, contributor to the Artists' Master Series books: Color and Light and Composition and Narrative. Listen now!
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New Anatomy Figure offer!
September 13, 2023
Our Anatomy Figure offer has received a refresh, with double the discount available! Now get 10% off when you buy 2-3 figures, 15% off when you get 4-5 figures and...
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3dtotal at Playgrounds London
September 12, 2023
3dtotal Managing Director, Studio Manager Simon Morse, and Marketing Manager Nicole Jones popped down to London for the day on Friday 8 September 2023, to join the fun at Playgrounds first...
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3dtotal is undergoing a refresh
September 12, 2023
Times and the way the internet is used have changed, and social media has rapidly developed into the primary channel for emerging artists. We have therefore made the difficult decision...
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Video interview with Raidesart
August 23, 2023
3dtotal interviewer, Neddy, sat down to chat with Raidesart, to talk about her artistic journey so far, from getting rejected from art school the first time around to her new art book,...
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Video interview with Dom Lay
July 26, 2023
3dtotal interviews Dom Lay, contributor to Artists' Master Series: Composition and Narrative. Watch now!
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Huion Kamvas 16 Pro (2.5k)
July 06, 2023
In this review I’ll take a look at the new Huion pen display tablet, the Huion 16 Pro. I’ll try to consider everything from the perspective of a potential customer....
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Charity Update Autumn - Winter 2022
July 05, 2023
3dtotal has committed to donating 50% of our net profits to charitable causes, and we wanted to share what our success has allowed us to donate from September 2022 - February 2023.
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An Interview with Gretel Lusky
June 12, 2023
Gretel Lusky is an illustrator and comic book artist based in Argentina. She illustrated her very first graphic novel Primer for DC Comics and worked on DC’s Flash Facts and IDW’s Marvel Action: Chillers, among others.
Between freelancing, Gretel loves to work on her personal art, creating whimsical stories and colourful illustrations often inspired by nature, maritime imagery and fantasy characters which has earned her a big online fanbase with over 753K followers on Instagram.
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An interview with Charlie Pickard
June 07, 2023
We sat down to chat with Charlie Pickard about his important, introductory content in the hugely popular and highly rated Artists' Master Series: Color and Light. Find out his thoughts on the critical components of great art and the biggest mistakes he sees in his students work.
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Charity Update Spring - Summer 2022
March 13, 2023
3dtotal has committed to donating 50% of our net profits to charitable causes, and we wanted to share what our success has allowed us to donate from March - August 2022.
Another interview with Devin Elle Kurtz
March 07, 2023
We sat down to chat with long-time contributor Devin Elle Kurtz, touching on her artistic journey from a young age to a hit Netflix show, helpful tips to all artists, raccoon wars, and much more!
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An interview with Simz
February 10, 2023
Simone “Simz” Ferriero is a freelance comic-book artist and illustrator from Italy. His modern-day witches and ghost cats have earned him a big online fanbase, with 343K followers on Instagram and popular accounts on Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon.
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An Interview with Steve Forster
February 01, 2023
We sat down to chat to Steve Forster, whose gorgeous artwork can be seen in Beginners Guide to Creating Portraits.
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An Interview with Abigail Larson
January 18, 2023
We sat down to chat to long-time contributor Abigail Larson, who is the cover artist for The Field Guide to Witches, about her creative journey and inspiration.
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3dtotal's statement about AI art
December 19, 2022
If you’re a digital art enthusiast, social media user, or artist yourself, you will have inevitably come across the debate regarding AI art. Below is a statement from 3dtotal regarding...
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VODCAST: An Interview with Jackie Droujko
December 14, 2022
We sat down to chat to artist Jackie Droujko, who features in Character Design Quarterly issue 22, about her career and any tips she has for budding artists and illustrators.
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VODCAST: An interview with Cosmic Spectrum
July 27, 2022
In this interview with 3dtotal, Cosmic Spectrum talks about her book Prism: The Art Journey of Cosmic Spectrum, discussing what was the inspiration behind the name and beautiful cover art as well as revealing what her early art inspiration was.
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VODCAST: An interview with Pascal Campion
June 23, 2022
In this interview, Pascal takes us through his professional journey, trademark style, and techniques, plus tells us what we can find in his artbook, The Art of Pascal Campion.
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Charity Update Autumn - Winter 2021
June 08, 2022
3dtotal has committed to donating 50% of our net profits to charitable causes, and we wanted to share what our success has allowed us to donate from September 2021 - February 2022.
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VODCAST: Lord Gris-Buy Now!
April 12, 2022
Lord Gris talks about her difficult and unconventional journey to becoming the artist she is today, offers advice to her younger self and others just like her, plus tells us what we can find in her very first artbook and how it came to life.
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VODCAST: An interview with Feefal
February 08, 2022
With the release of Feefal's Kickstarter-funded book, The Art of Feefal, we sat down to chat about her unique style, finding a community online, and whether or not you should judge a book by its cover.
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Charity Update Spring - Summer 2021
December 02, 2021
3dtotal has committed to donating 50% of our net profits to charitable causes, and we wanted to share what our success has allowed us to donate from March - August 2021.
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Charity Update Autumn - Winter 2020
November 26, 2021
3dtotal has committed to donating 50% of our net profits to charitable causes, and we wanted to share what our success has allowed us to donate from September 2020 - February 2021.
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VODCAST: An interview with Lois van Baarle (LOISH)
October 19, 2021
With the release of 3dtotal and Lois van Baarle's newest Kickstarter-funded book The Style of Loish: Finding An Artistic Voice, illustrator and character designer Loish chats with us about how The Style of Loish compares to her previous books, what her influences are and how she hopes this book will prove to be useful for all artists alike.
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VODCAST: An interview with The Shiflett Brothers
June 28, 2021
In 3dtotal's latest vodcast, Paul Hellard chats with the fantasy clay sculpting masters and visionaries of their craft, the Shiflett Brothers...
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VODCAST: An interview with artist Devin Elle Kurtz
March 22, 2021
We chat with Californian digital artist and good friend of 3dtotal, Devin Elle Kurtz about her art, and her new book, Windows to Worlds.
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Charity Update Spring - Summer 2020
December 10, 2020
3dtotal has committed to donating 50% of our net profits to charitable causes, and we wanted to share what our success has allowed us to donate from March - August 2020.
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Earth Draw III
November 26, 2020
At 3dtotal, our mission is to help our readers grow in knowledge and skill; we are also committed to trying to help the planet and the people who inhabit it. Following on from the success of our past campaigns, we are excited to announce Earth Draw III!
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Charity Update Winter 2019
October 21, 2020
From 2020, 3dtotal has committed to donating 20% of our net profits to charitable causes, to help the world and the people who inhabit it, this is thanks to the incredible support from all of our customers, employees and partners. We wanted to share what this success has allowed us to donate from January - June 2020
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Charity Update 2012 - 2019
October 12, 2020
In 2012, 3dtotal began to experiment with charitable giving. At the time of writing (October 2020) we have expanded our charitable giving considerably and this is thanks to our amazing customers, freelance artists, authors, staff and partners who have helped so much support us and grow our business.
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PODCAST: Max Ulichney interview
March 17, 2020
In this podcast we talk to creator Max Ulichney, contributor to Beginner’s Guide to Digital Painting in Procreate, who talks about his career so far…
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PODCAST: An interview with illustrator Beatrice Blue
November 27, 2019
Illustrator Beatrice Blue has worked with some big-name companies like Dreamworks TV, Nickelodeon, and Square Enix Montreal, and has recently published her Kickstarted artbook Wonder. We catch up with her to find out how she found the process.
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PODCAST: An interview with schmoedraws
October 15, 2019
Check out latest 3dtotal podcast, featuring Simone Grünewald aka Schmoedraws talking about her art of book Sketch Every Day and life as an artist...
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PODCAST: An interview with Heikala
September 25, 2019
The fabulous Heikala takes time out of her busy schedule to chat about her art and influences, and working with 3dtotal on her Art of Heikala book...
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Nathan Fowkes: Art Side of Life Interview
October 24, 2018
Art Side of Life chats to Nathan Fowkes, a veteran artist with credits on 11 films including Prince of Egypt, Spirit, projects within the Shrek Universe, How to Train Your Dragon, The Legend of Puss in Boots, Rio 2 and Ferdinand.
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Pernille Ørum: Art Side of Life Interview
October 10, 2018
Art Side of Life chats to Pernille Ørum, a freelance illustrator and character designer from Denmark. Her clients include Disney, Warner Bros, Mattel, and Nickelodeon. She was the lead character designer on DC Superhero Girls.
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Loish: Art Side of Life Interview
October 03, 2018
Art Side of Life chats to Loish about the past year, conquering her fear of doing workshops, and how much she enjoys it now!
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