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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ImagineFX
DAVID NAKAYAMA
FXProsé
The Rookies
The art of working to a commission • Going it alone Tanya Combrinck talks to a trio of freelance artists about how they built their workflows and deal with client projects
Lisa Heidhoff • Family time The video game illustrator and concept artist on combining her career with motherhood
Emily Chapman
Recent editions • Missed an issue? Here’s how you can order previous print or digital editions of ImagineFX
LETTERS
THE ART OF MAX ULICHNEY • Dominic Carter speaks with the illustrator about his love of Procreate and how he makes his popular MaxPacks brushes
DaCosta Bayley
Wu Liu • We drop in on the concept artist’s laboratory as he experiments with bizarre new characters through his sketchbook
MATTAHAN • Dominic Carter talks to the EarthNight artist about making art for video games and how he keeps his creativity sharp
CREATE A BOLD FAN ART PORTRAIT • Bo Feng Lin shares the process behind his quirky Wednesday Addams painting, which features suitably abstract elements
EMBRACE REFERENCES • Alone Lee explores being inspired by emotions, observations, and imagination
50 TIPS AND TRICKS FOR PROCREATE • Five expert artists share their wealth of knowledge to boost your software skills up to the next level
CONTROL YOUR FOCUS • Luiz Prado shares his techniques for reinforcing an image’s key focal points
FXPosé
VISUALISE EMOTIONS WITH GRAPHITE • NADAV YACOBI (AKA SPECTREIV) shares his method of creative expression, building up a unique character from initial experimentation with simple shapes
IMAGINEFX
FIND THE RIGHT TOOLS • LEONARDO GONZALEZ explains why specific pens and pencils are so important to his creative process, including his Pokémon fan art
First Impressions • Painter and illustrator Danica takes us on her artistic journey