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Aliya Chen is a young up-and-coming illustrator based in Los Angeles. After winning the grand prize in the Illustrators of the Future contest, she joined Netflix Animation as a visual development artist. In other words, Aliya ensures each scene has the right colors and mood for the emotion it needs to communicate. Together with her sister, Felicia Chen, they inspired one another, and both entered the industry at a young age....

Edouard Caplain talks to us about his humble beginnings as a concept artist, his work on Life Is Strange 2, and how to tell stories through in-game environments. What sparked your interest in digital art? I first ran into digital art in the early 2000s on a French forum called Café Salé. I was really impressed by the work that was being posted there. Guys like Barontieri, Sparth, and Vyle were pretty active members, and I remember downloading all of their images!...