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…

ImagineFX

Resources

Robynn Frauhn

I.M. Gibney

Hammond Liang

Ellie Jordan

Tadas Adomavici us

The Rookies

The rise of solarpunk • A new world Tanya Combrinck explores the art movement focused on an optimistic vision of the future as a high-tech utopia that honours nature

KEEPING IT GROUNDED • Jessica Woulfe on the making of her high-tech artwork

A day in the life of… • Taking the lead The co-founder and creative director at Arkus Games breaks down his daily working process

Armand Serrano • Movie making We take a tour of this experienced production designer’s awesome studio setup

Letters

THE ART OF DAVE GRECO • Dom Carter interviews the Blizzard senior visual development artist, who opens up about designing characters and leaving his comfort zone

Rodrigo Gonzalez • Check out the amazing variety of styles, genres and character designs inside the pages of this illustrator and designer’s diverse sketchbook

PAINT A STRIKING FEMALE PORTRAIT • Discover how Laura H. Rubin utilises colour, emotional contrasts and strong posing in her amazing character portraits

LAY THE GROUNDWORK • Greg Rutkowski on composing this intense volcano battle illustration for the video game Neverwinter: Dragonslayer

CREATE STUNNING LANDSCAPES • Blake Rottinger breaks down the core elements that help bring this beautiful fantasy vista to life

COLOUR AND ATMOSPHERE • Ismail Inceoglu talks the thoughts behind his sci-fi scene ‘Little Planet’

Blender & Photoshop ILLUSTRATE AN ANCIENT JUNGLE • Concept artist Rob Green explains his approach to image creation, demonstrating techniques to fast track you to a finished scene

The latest art resources are put to the test by the ImagineFX team…

Asus ROG Flow X16 • PACKED WITH POWER This laptop has a killer mini-LED screen, fantastic allround performance and 2-in-1 tablet functionality – albeit at quite a price

Maidesite SC1 Pro standing desk

Batman: Killing Time • THE BIG STEAL The Caped Crusader teams up with his adversaries on a daring heist in this miniseries

Step By Bloody Step

The Passageway

Captain Carter • SHIELD MAIDEN Dive into an alternate reality in which Agent Peggy Carter was the one to take the Super-Soldier Serum

FXPosé

Yi-Wen Leow

ART NOU V EAU: FROM SKETCH TO INK • CHRIS PANATIER guides us step-by-step through the key principles of drawing beautiful characters and environments in the Art Nouveau style

Anatomy quick tips SIMPLIFYING ARM BONES AND MUSCLES • CHARLIE PICKARD continues his ten-part series of quick tips to improve your figure drawing; this month, how to tackle the complexity of arm anatomy

First Impressions • The award-winning illustrator talks his art background, style, and recent projects

Jeremy Wilson