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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BECOME A MANGA MASTER

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Fxpose

Go Fishboy

Tech trends for 2024 • Traditional desires Four artists tell Tanya Combrinck how technology has sparked a demand for human connection, nostalgia, and visuals that make the digital tangible

THE JOY OF CREATING

Holly Jolly Paint-a-Thon: Winner • Friendly competition The top team from the latest festive LightBox Expo challenge discuss the process behind their touching Christmas artwork

Chrystin Garland • Free-flowing creativity From painting to creating cosplay costumes, the vis dev artist fills us in on her daily spree of creative endeavours

Boyuan Ryan Shi and Xiaoxue Snowy Zhang • Vintage vibes The concept artists invite us into their studio to explore a trove of treasures from an antique typewriter to old school cameras

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Letters

THE ART OF LIAM SHARP • Joel Meadows chats with the artist about his creative formula, comparing comics to cinema, and doubling as an author

Velibor Stanojevic

Advice from the world’s best artists

DESIGN ENGAGING BOOK COVER ART • Tony DiTerlizzi refreshes his cover for The Search for WondLa to celebrate an anniversary and its upcoming TV adaptation

PREPARE A COLOUR PALETTE Fernanda Suarez

SHAPE POWERFUL FANTASY FIGURES

DEVELOP A MOOD AND ATMOSPHERE

CONVEY IDEAS AT FIRST GLANCE • Discover how Kate Fedorchuk creates instantly readable statements to tell stories in her artwork

PART 3: PAINT THE PERFECT SHADOW • Anatomy master Charlie Pickard breaks down how to properly build powerful shadows in figure paintings with 10 expert tips

KEEP IT SIMPLE AND IMPACTFUL • Maximilian Degen turns back the clock to take a second run at an old image with new knowledge

Traditional Artist

FXPosé

PAINT A BLAZING DRAGON SCENE • Depict a dramatic, fire-breathing dragon like GREG RUTKOWSKI as he recreates his epic Magic: The Gathering card art with traditional tools

First Impressions • How a life of varied experiences shaped the artist’s surrealism