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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NO. 1 FOR DIGITAL ARTISTS Imagine FX

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The Departure • “This painting was done during my time under Drew Hartel’s mentorship, and created for my own story The Boy and The Rain God. I made this piece in order to have a solid portfolio project, and to showcase my Burmese culture, which is pretty under-represented in mainstream media.”

How creating fan art can level up your prospects • Fans united Creators tell Dominic Carter how fan art has improved their skills, attracted clients, and introduced them to new audiences

Zachary Berger • Respect yourself The creature designer on why it’s vital for concept artists to take care of themselves, and his work on the Avatar films

Greg Manchess • Cosy comfort The artist opens up his Long Island studio space packed full of inspirational goodies

Letters • YOUR FEEDBACK & OPINIONS

ART CHALLENGE • Celebrating your art Discover our favourite entries as ImagineFX readers let their imaginations loose

THE ART OF MARCEI

Richard Anderson • From iconic fashion to futuristic mechs, the concept art director talks about his influences and stylistic sketching choices

CREATE A STYLISED FAN ART PORTRAIT • Illustrator RaidesArt pays tribute to much-loved Studio Ghibli film Howl’s Moving Castle with a semi-realistic portrait piece

BLOB AND DRAW UNIQUE FIGURES • Rob ‘SketchCraft’ Duenas introduces us to his fun technique for creating attention-grabbing artwork

MAKE ENGAGING SPIDER-MAN ART • Uzuri breaks down how she illustrates an attention-grabbing character portrait with colour, brushstrokes and expression

DEVELOP DETAILED VENUSAUR FAN ART • Follow along as Juan Diego León paints a beautiful Pokémon and shares his expert advice on using realistic lighting effects

LEND TECHNIQUE AND PERSONALITY • How Julian del Rey began developing his characters using stylised shapes

DID YOU MISS PARTS 1-5?

PART 6: COLOUR YOUR SHADOWS • Charlie Pickard shares his expert tips for creating powerful shadows with colour, including perfecting your skin tones

START WITH A SIMPLE SKETCH • Brock Grossman explains how he developed a commando corgi from initial rough drawings

Traditional Artist • Inspiration and advice from the best pro artists

FX Posé • SHOWCASING THE FINEST TRADITIONAL ARTISTS

PAINT A STYLISH ARTBOOK COVER • Find out how MOON builds the star character to feature on the front of the latest volume in his gorgeous 365 Squares series

First Impressions • The artist talks fantasy inspirations and industry life