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.***

Welcome to…

Imagine FX

FX Pose

Rookies

How to get hired by a studio • Career advice Tanya Combrinck finds out how to put together the perfect portfolio and showcase your skills to impress a top art director

APPLICATION ESSENTIALS

Maxine Vee

Phil Boutté

Letters YOUR FEEDBACK & OPINIONS

FOLKLORE REIMAGINED • The creators of new comic book Hollow take us into their imaginative remix of American folklore classic, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Cam Kendell • Let the fantastical, story-rich designs of this professional illustrator and comic creator capture your imagination

WORKSHOPE

LEVEL UP YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS • Illustrator and comic artist Eric Canete provides 10 pro tips for working smarter and building confidence

AI-POWERED ILLUSTRATION • Discover how AI creation tool Midjourney was the starting point for Edward Denton’s ‘HMS Journey’

BRING YOUR SCI-FI SCENES TO LIFE • Michelle Hoefener illustrates how to use composition, colour, materials and lighting to create a captivating sci-fi character

SCENE BUILDING: COMPOSITION • How Marcel Deneuve bought the incredible ‘Harmattan’ civilisation to life

DRAWING NECKS: AN EASY GUIDE

IMAGINE FX REVIEWS

Wacom Cintiq Pro 16

Star Trek: Klingons/Ferengi

All-New Firefly

Monkey Prince

She-Hulk

CREATIVE BLOQ

Traditional Artist

FXPosé

Bodo August Krühn • Bodo is a self-taught fantasy illustrator who made the leap from a passionate hobbyist to a full-time artist in 2021. “Now I live my dream of working digitally and unwinding traditionally.”

CREATE A BEAUTIFUL UNDERWATER SCENE • NATACHA CHOHRA demonstrates how she works with watercolour to paint an aquatic environment teeming with marine life and home to a captivating mermaid

SIMPLE TRICKS FOR HAND STRUCTURE • CHARLIE PICKARD continues his ten-part series of quick tips on anatomy; this month, he explores a few simple approaches for structurally solid hands

First Impressions • The fantasy artist discusses her style and latest projects