ImagineFX

ImagineFX is the only magazine for fantasy and sci-fi digital artists. Each issue contains an eclectic mixture of in-depth workshops from the world's best artists, plus galleries and interviews, community news and product reviews. ***Please note: From September 2012 onwards our digital version feature links to download video tutorials and Q&A workshop resource files. Issues prior to September 2012 do not feature this additional content.***

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LIGHTBOX EXPO SPECIAL

FXPose

The Rookies

Finding your voice • Cards on the table Tanya Combrinck looks at how a strong, cohesive voice contributed to the success of four tabletop RPGs

Joe Quinones • Enter the Batcave The comic artist assures us there’s a good reason he owns so much Batman paraphernalia

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PICTURING POSSIBILITIES • Four expert artists who teach for The Gnomon Workshop talk through their creative processes with James Clarke

PASCAL BLANCHÉ • How masters from the 1970s and 80s continue to influence the work of this issue’s cover artist

HAMISH FRATER • The art director and instructor explains the challenges of correctly placing mech creations in his compositions

ADDING IN CONTRAST, COLOUR AND DETAIL • Hamish Frater identifies the process he follows for creating the satisfactory final touches to his images

ANDY PARK • Why small details make a huge impact when designing superheroes’ costumes

REMBERT MONTALD • A library of references and finding a connection with his scenes is a vital part of the process for the artist

TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY • Rembert Montald reveals the influences that sit behind his art and its subjects

Jessica Taylor • The concept artist opens her sketchbook to share a selection of gorgeous fantasy and nature-inspired artworks

A LONG TIME AGO IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY… • Trevor Hogg has a conversation with the artists responsible for the characters and worlds featured in Star Wars: Visions Volume 2…

DEVELOP YOUR OLD STUDIES • Creative director Anna Hollinrake sets out to create a story-packed image as she gives old references new life

PAINT A FANTASY SELF-PORTRAIT • Alex Out shares how he fittingly reimagines himself as an art goblin with the help of his trusted value-to-colour workflow

FOCUS ON DETAILS • Illustrator Jefrain Gallipoli explains why the smaller highlights were important in bringing his royal, playing card-inspired character to life

DESIGN A STYLISED JAPANESE CYBORG • Robot master DaCosta Bayley breaks down how he recreates a well-known cultural figure as a futuristic feline character

WORK WITH INTENTION

CREATE A DETAILED MYTHICAL SPHINX • Discover how creature art specialist Emily Chapman plans out and paints a semi-realistic beast inspired by ancient mythology

FXPosé

BUILD A STORY WITH MARKS AND SHAPES • NADAV YACOBI, also known as SpectreIV, shares how to use and experiment with automatic drawing to develop an image

First Impressions