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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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FX Posé

Life with a small animation studio • Size matters Tanya Combrinck looks at how being tasked to do more with less at a small studio can make you a better animator “It can be demanding working for a smaller studio as teams are often spread thin,” says Heidi Stephenson.

ART CHALLENGE • Book-smart Check out our favourite entries from the latest stunning submissions by ImagineFX readers

The best of Vertex • Artists reunited We reflect on a fantastic day meeting our incredible digital art community and learning from so many talented speakers

Edwin Huang • They’re not dolls! Enter a toy shrine that doubles as the concept artist’s studio

Letters YOUR FEEDBACK & OPINIONS

FRESH PAINT

THE ART OF NATHAN FOWKES • Dominic Carter talks to the concept pro about getting the most out of his sketchbooks, and the cusp of huge change facing artists

Charles Lister • Explore the Aegolist, our sketch star’s personal universe filled with macabre abominations seeking redemption

Hicham Habchi • The art director explores new perspectives on much-loved characters in his delightfully dynamic array of sketches

CREATE A PENCIL PORTRAIT SKETCH • Illustrator Brooks Kim puts methods from the masters into practice as he details the making of his Procreate drawing

MONOCHROME DEVELOPMENT • Why Songmutougada uses black and white to help build his League of Legends artwork

ADD EXCITEMENT TO ENVIRONMENTS • Concept artist Jeremy Fenske shares his process for bringing a dynamic composition to life with environmental storytelling

A COMPLEX PAINTING FROM A SIMPLE START

DESIGN STYLISED BLENDER WORLDS • Andrés Aponte teaches you how to integrate the free 3D app into your worldbuilding and visual development processes

EXAGGERATE TO CREATE DRAMA • Erkan Karagöz uses movement and embellished elements to bring his retro comic art piece to life

PHOTOBASH FIERCE PROMOTIONAL ART • Lina Sidorova explains the techniques that she used to create a dramatic promo piece for fantasy video game Dragon Nest

DON’T BE AFRAID TO EXPERIMENT • Maximilian Güttler develops a personal process as he combines two leading digital art programs

FXPose

Watercolour PAINT ELEGANT CHARACTERS • MARGARET MORALES tells us how she uses symbolic elements to create a watercolour piece filled with story for a gallery exhibit

First Impressions • The artist talks about how his watercolour work has developed