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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Pablo Pereira • Pablo is an illustrator and graphic design student. They are well known for mixing ancient and trendy themes. “I’m especially in love with Japanese masks. You’ll hardly see an uncovered face in my artwork!”

Yare Yue • Yare has been working in the CG industry since 2013 in both game art and development. They now work as a freelance artist, expanding their repertoire and exploring new styles.

Aleksandra Alekseeva • Aleksandra is an illustrator and concept artist working in the game development industry. She prefers to create fantasy settings, and most of all loves to draw girls. “It’s my pleasure and comfort zone.”

L.J. Koh • L.J. Koh is a commercial artist specialising in Warhammer 40,000 fan art. “I’ve worked for the likes of Wizards of the Coast and Games Workshop, and like to replicate neoclassical art in modern sci-fi and fantasy settings.”

Polina Bivol • Polina is a freelance fantasy illustrator represented by TomatoFarm Agency. She uses whimsical shape language and gouache-like brushes to add more expression to her art. Her latest hobby is frame-by-frame animation.

Emanuel Freitas Dias • Emanuel likes to bring personal themes to his work, including spirituality, strong emotions and metaphors. He takes a lot of inspiration from the cinema and daily life to make the viewer reflect on themselves a little.

The Rookies

How to tell a story in an image • Narrative masters Tanya Combrinck talks to four artists about using visual elements to imbue their work with personal and universal human stories

A Tribute To Akira Toriyama • Remembering a legend Artists from across the world pay homage to the influential manga artist and genius creator of Dragon Ball

Get set for Vertex 2024! • Unforgettable event Our artist-focused festival returns in person with a host of speakers from the biggest names in the business

FEATURED ARTISTS AT VERTEX • From video game designers to big screen hit-makers and more in between, meet our incredible line-up of industry experts ready to share their wealth of insights

Charles Ratteray • Page-turner Library meets laboratory in the artist’s studio, packed with inspiration and a mix of media

Letters

PRESH PAINT • New works that have grabbed our attention

THE ART OF GRÉGORY FROMENTEAU • Dominic Carter talks to the artist about getting into games, the value of traditional mediums, and beating burnout

Robert Laszlo Kiss • The concept artist shows his industrial background as he constructs a variety of marvellous mechanical designs

ILLUSTRATE A MAGICAL CHARACTER • Selenada crafts a stunningly detailed artwork using the wealth of tools in Clip Studio Paint

RECREATE GOUACHE EFFECTS • Discover why Choro Choi has imbued visuals from traditional art into her latest digital pieces

PART 5: SIMPLIFY THE VALUE SCALE • Charlie Pickard introduces his top advice for achieving strong values in your artwork to create clear and powerful imagery

DRAW FUTURISTIC VEHICLE DESIGNS • John A. Frye uses just a single brush to transform his messy thumbnail into a bold and colourful hard-surface creation

DRAW FAST AND JOT DOWN IDEAS • Ashot Avetisyan designs a squad of fearsome beasts while keeping notes...