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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LOISH • GUEST EDITOR! The one and only rockstar artist shares her thoughts and takes the reins

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THE ROOKIES

Transhumanism • Humans 2.0 Tanya Combrinck meets artists creating characters who, for better or worse, are augmented with machine parts

The Concept Art Awards 2022: Winners • Honour roll Check out the triumphant artists and their prize-winning work from this year’s awards show as the community came together at LightBox Expo

A day in the life of… Alfred Achiampong • Hunger makes the difference We learn about the daily schedule of the Ghanaian character designer and visual development artist for film, games and comics

Why artists choose Painter 2023 • Free Trial! Get your hands on the new and improved Painter to unleash your creativity and burst through artistic barriers this holiday season

Eva Toorenent • Weird but wonderful Explore the kooky collection of organised madness that fills this Dutch artist’s studio

Letters

FRESH PAINT

"You have this context which can be established from Tolkien’s sources which are more or less Dark Ages and earlier in Europe. Then building on that you have the emotions of the characters, what they feel, what their sentiments are, and that’s liberating" • Trevor Hogg takes a guided tour of Middle-earth and learns what it takes to become a visual storyteller from John Howe…

Sketchbook Alex Vede • The storytelling illustrator and comic book artist travels the world and beyond through the characters in his sketchbook

THE ART OF TONI INFANTE • Dominic Carter talks to the Marvel and DC artist about illustrating beloved characters and how fan art breeds opportunities

CREATE A STRIKING FAN ART TRIBUTE • Toni Infante guides us through his process for making action-packed images from your favourite franchises

FIREFLIES IN THE FOG • Discover how Fan Liu used environmental effects to add an extra layer of mystery to their storytelling artwork in Photoshop

INTRODUCTION TO SHADING THEORY • Charlie Pickard teaches you how to apply the fundamental skills for simple shapes onto more complex references in your art

POPULAR DEMAND

SIMPLIFY YOUR COLOUR RENDERS • Nurzhan Bekkaliyev explains how organising your workflow like a 3D artist can smooth the process for multi-stage images

AN UNREAL PERSPECTIVE

FXPosé

PAINT EPIC D&D SPELLJAMMER VINYL ALBUM ART • MILIVOJ CERAN details the making of his interior art for the Dungeons & Dragons Spelljams vinyl album using acrylic and airbrush

EQUIPMENT SELECTION • STEPHANIE LAW takes us through the toolkit used for the ink drawings from her Undying Tales series

First Impressions • The artist and instructor on his life and future plans