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Welcome To…
There’s such a wealth of talent in our community it can lead to a sort of choice paralysis when looking for inspiration, but ImagineFX has long looked far and wide to bring the best artists onto our pages, in the hope that you will discover new techn
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Editor Rob Redman rob.redman@futurenet.com Art Editor Daniel Vincent Production Editor Rachel Terzian Tanya Combrinck, Dominic Carter, Gary Stucky, Till Nowak, Alayna Lemmer-Danner, Jessica Woulfe, Requinoesis, Leon Tukker, Paul Tobin, Armand Serran
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Resources
Concept artist Rob Green demonstrates his creative process in Blender and Photoshop. SAMPLED BRUSH 2 11 SQUARE 2 STENCIL SPONGE TEXTURED ALL ROUNDER This issue’s workshop artists Rob Green and Blake Rottinger provide the brushes they use. Downloa
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Robynn Frauhn
LOCATION: France MEDIA: Clip Studio Paint WEB: robynnfrauhn.carrd.co Robynn is an illustrator and character designer who has worked in the video game industry for clients such as Dark Horse and Fantasy Flight Games. They love to highlight powerful
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I.M. Gibney
LOCATION: US MEDIA: Photoshop WEB: isabelgibney.com I.M. Gibney is an illustrator who makes art for clients such as Dungeons & Dragons, Kabam and Hachette. They enjoy creating emotive, colour-driven images inhabited by characters who pull you into t
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Hammond Liang
LOCATION: US MEDIA: Procreate, Clip Studio Paint, Photoshop WEB: www.artstation.com/hammling Hammond grew up doodling all the characters in the little booklets that came with PlayStation 1 games. From games to anime and manga, he fell in love with
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Ellie Jordan
LOCATION: England MEDIA: Photoshop WEB: www.dogspyjamas.co.uk Ellie is an illustrator working on TTRPG and board game projects. Having loved fantasy books and TV shows for as long as she can remember, Ellie played D&D for the first time in 2021 and
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Tadas Adomavici us
LOCATION: Lithuania MEDIA: Photoshop, Procreate WEB: www.behance.net/TadasAdomavicius Tadas is an artist and illustrator working in mobile games. His work exposes internal and external human experiences. “I am an observer who not only observes othe
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The Rookies
The Rookies is a platform to help digital artists get discovered without having to compete with professionals for attention. You’ll get to the front page of those sites one day, but for now, we’ve got your back and want to help turn your passion for
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The Rise Of Solarpunk
At a time when the climate emergency appears increasingly desperate, it seems natural that much of our science fiction envisions our future as a grim, cyberpunk dystopia. But what if we actually stepped up and solved our problems? Some creators are i
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Keeping It Grounded
Do you think solarpunk is a growing trend, or could it be too optimistic to resonate with people given the current state of the world? A lot of people seem to look at the future with a sense of hopelessness, and even apathy. Solarpunk seems to be an
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A Day In The Life Of…
Paul Tobin is a concept designer and art director for games, TV and film. After close to two decades at Weta Workshop, he now works as creative director at Arkus Games, a company he co-founded. “During my time at Weta Workshop, I would wake up betwe
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Armand Serrano
It was back in 2012 when I decided to give up my art director position, which required me to be physically in the studio all the time, and go back into visual development so I could work mainly from home and spend time with family (this was years bef
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The Art Of Dave Greco
This piece proved to be a nervewracking task for Dave, because she’s such an iconic Hearthstone character. “But I totally loved the vibe they LOCATION: US FAVOURITE ARTISTS: Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, Joe Mad, JC Leyendecker, James Jean, Tomer Hanuka M
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Rodrigo Gonzalez
“I have come to love sharing my life experiences through my doodles. The reason I became an artist was because I wanted to journal my life. Creating stories, emotions and feelings through a still image is something I strive for with each drawing I do
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Paint A Striking Female Portrait
Laura H. Rubin LOCATION: Switzerland Laura is an awardwinning digital artist who specialises primarily in emotional character portraits. She has designed for clients such as Ubisoft and Square Enix. www.laurahrubin.com In this workshop I will guide
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Lay The Groundwork
“This artwork was a joy to create. It’s a genre that I love, with amazing creatures and the type of scenes I enjoy building. Once I established the composition, I started working on the value and the light. I decided to light the dragon from below to
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Create Stunning Landscapes
LOCATION: Australia Blake is a freelance concept artist with seven years of professional experience in the AAA games industry. He is currently working on Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 for the PlayStation 5. blakerottingerart.com When starting my personal pa
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Colour And Atmosphere
“Usually when I start a new drawing I don’t have any particular idea in mind. Instead of sketching I prefer to paint big spots of colours and set the atmosphere from the beginning. Once I’m happy with the mood I proceed with the details. Despite the
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Asus ROG Flow X16
Price £2,800/$2,700 Company Asus Web www.asus.com The ROG Flow X16 packs a huge range of features and functionality. No question, its killer feature is its 16-inch mini-LED powered screen. The 2,560 by 1,600 pixel native resolution and 165Hz refresh
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Blender & Photoshop ILLUSTRATE AN ANCIENT JUNGLE
Starting out as an artist, creating a professional-level image can feel like an unattainable feat. This is exacerbated when you see thousands of highly skilled artists on social media, creating incredible images that leave you wondering how on earth
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Batman: Killing Time
Comic writer Tom King’s projects have almost always been seriously psychological, especially when it comes to his lengthy run on Batman – so it’s a surprise to see that his latest series featuring the Dark Knight goes in a very different direction. B
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The Latest Art Resources Are Put To The Test By The ImagineFX Team…
Artist’s Choice Award Art resources with a five-star rating receive the ImagineFX Artist’s Choice award! 78 Asus ROG Flow X16 We check out this powerful, well-built laptop with a stellar mini-LED screen. 79 Maidesite SC1 Pro standing desk This elect
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Maidesite SC1 Pro Standing Desk
Price £449/$545 Company Maidesite Web www.maidesite.co.uk The benefits of a standing desk have been much lauded recently, with reports claiming that spending more time standing up can do wonders for your back, shoulders and neck health. Since workin
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Step By Bloody Step
Issues 1-4 Writer Si Spurrier Artist Matias Bergara, Matheus Lopes Publisher Image Comics Given that comics are essentially an amalgamation of words and pictures, reading this beguiling series is initially a disorienting experience, as you adjust to
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The Passageway
Issues Graphic novel Writer Jeff Lemire Artist Andrea Sorrentino Publisher Image Comics Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino remain one of comics’ most dynamic duos. This short graphic novel is the first part of the Bone Orchard Mythos – anew, loosely c
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FXPosé
1 LOCATION: US MEDIA: Oil, acrylic www.paigecarpenter.com WEB: Paige is a fantasy artist exploring themes from mythology and folklore. She believes that stories reveal deep truths about the soul, and in 2022 her art was featured in the Llewellyn As
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Captain Carter
The Multiverse is a hot concept right now, and Captain Carter provides further proof of that. An alternate-universe version of Peggy Carter who took the Super-Soldier Serum instead of Steve Rogers, her popularity has exploded following a slew of appe
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Yi-Wen Leow
LOCATION: Malaysia MEDIA: Watercolour, ink instagram.com/starstray WEB: Yi-Wen used to work full-time in animation as a background artist and art director. She is currently a 2D game artist and freelance illustrator. She enjoys going back to tradit
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Jeremy Wilson
THE WITCHER, FADING MEMORIES ISSUE #1 Geralt stands off against a horde of Foglets in this 22” x 30”, oil on panel piece. Client: Dark Horse Comics and CD PROJEKT RED. Art director: Megan Walker. ■
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First Impressions
Where did you grow up and how has this influenced your art? I grew up in a small farm valley town in upstate New York near the Berkshire mountain area. I did not grow up on a farm, but surrounded by them in an 1813 brick Federal house, which my paren
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Anatomy quick tips SIMPLIFYING ARM BONES AND MUSCLES
When we begin to study the arm and its varying structures, it can be easy to quickly become overwhelmed. There are many complex and varying movements the arm has to accommodate, each one needing a unique muscle. Housing 24 total muscles, it can be di
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Art Nou V Eau: From Sketch To Ink
Here I will demonstrate how I compose, frame, sketch and execute this type of illustration in ink, demonstrating some texturing, shading, and lining techniques consistent with the Art Nouveau look – including stippling for skin, whip-shading for hair

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