Nik Ainley is a digital illustrator based in the UK. Strange is that he found his love for digital art while studying physics at university. He quickly found his interest in producing graphics on computer outgrowing that of his studies. After completing his degree he moved full time into design and illustration and has been there every since.

Take a look at this HellToyz ideas done by Ira_Melanox, a nickname of a 2D romanian artist. Each doll have its theme and unsaid story.

Use this list of tutorials to learn more about matte painting, techniques, composition rules, lighting effects, illumination and how to select and manipulate photo footages. Even the tutorials are done in Adobe Photoshop, you can use your favorite paint software to play around.