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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COLOUR & LIGHT • Learn creative ways to master colour and light for out-of-this-world art

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Mikel Mugica Amann • Mikel is a freelance character designer and illustrator. “My favourite subjects are women because, as a kid, those are the characters I resonated with the most.”

Rhoald Marcellius • Rhoald is a comic artist, illustrator and character designer whose loves include monsters, anime, cyberpunk and fashion. “I’ve learnt a lot from the things that I love, so I always try to put them in my art.”

Marion Perez • Marion, aka Ampreh, is a graduate freelance comic book illustrator who has been drawing since childhood. Natural and fantasy landscapes are her favourite subjects, and she aims to capture the spontaneity of doodles.

Melanie Hölscher • For Melanie, painting is a way to balance out her stressful day job. “I love getting into the zone and drawing from dusk till dawn. I’m inspired by folklore, fairy tales and modern pop culture.”

Adriano do Couto • Adriano is a self-taught illustrator who has been mentoring under Justin Gerard for several months. He loves fantasy art and literature. “My work has been featured twice in the Infected By Art annual.”

Dominik Mayer • Bold colours, high contrast and a strong feeling for motion combined with graphical elements are signature elements of Dominik’s art. His goal is to create bright, colourful images that are dark and creepy at the same time.

Gautier Filliard • Gautier is a freelance concept artist and illustrator working in animation and video games. “My work combines cute elements with, sometimes, more terrifying or intriguing things.”

THE ROOKIES

Boost your creativity with Midjourney • Text to art Tanya Combrinck looks at how AI tools are supercharging creativity and taking the digital art world by storm

INDUSTRY INSIGHT ITERATION IS KING • Art director Kenneth Scott on his experiences using AI tools in game development

Paul Scott Canavan • Creative magic This Edinburgh-based artist surrounds his workspace with technology, games and strange books

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Letters • YOUR FEEDBACK & OPINIONS

BEAUTY IN THE BEASTS • Framestore talks ImagineFX through the dynamic between art department and VFX in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

MYTHOLOGY-INSPIRED MOVIE CREATURES • Christian Manz explores how the fascinating worlds of mythology influenced the films’ concept design

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT • Dan Baker unpacks his typical concept development process

Josh Atack • The concept artist reveals the stories behind their diverse character designs brimming with detail and personality

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Workshops • Advice from the world’s best artists

PAINT A SNAPPY BOT IN PROCREATE • Learn the basics of Procreate with this beginner’s guide to making your own futuristic automaton by Jim Rowden

ILLUSTRATE A FUN SCI-FI CARTOON • Guille Rancel shares his process for creating...