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Welcome to… NO.1 FOR DIGITAL ARTISTS Imagine FX
Hello and welcome to issue 224 of ImagineFX. This month we cover a lot of ground, starting with our fantastic cover art and its accompanying workshop, where Acky Bright shares his process for creating stunning black and white art. Sometimes optimisi
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NO.1 FOR DIGITAL ARTISTS Imagine FX
Editor Rob Redman rob.redman@futurenet.com Art Editor Daniel Vincent Production Editor Henry Burridge Tanya Combrinck, Josh Herman, Adrian Smith, Dominic Carter, Thomas Elliott, Iain Thody, Acky Bright, Richard Anderson, Nick Ladd, Evan Liu, Isabel
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Brahim Bensehoul
“This image depicts my idea of a mind-controlled giant that people use to fight in a war.” LOCATION: Germany MEDIA: Clip Studio Paint, Photoshop WEB: https://ibralui.art/ “This was a personal challenge to create a piece of artwork inspired by three
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Gabriel Gomez
LOCATION: Belgium MEDIA: Photoshop WEB: http://gabriel-gomez.com (under construction) “An image for the short movie Canary made by Rodeo FX, and directed by Bénoit Theriault and Pierre-Hugues Dallaire. The short is currently being presented at fes
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Alix Harris
LOCATION: US MEDIA: Procreate, Photoshop WEB: www.cyanaliart.com “I love the idea of a helping hand. I used a limited colour palette with a bright accent colour to add a level of magic to the illustration.” “An illustration of some friends stopping
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Eunbi Kang
LOCATION: US MEDIA: Photoshop, Blender WEB: www.eunbikang.com “One of my reasons to redesign the film Roman Holiday was the Vespa and beautiful Roman buildings. Their shape languages are always intriguing, and they also allow me to think about dyna
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Krzysztof Maziarz
LOCATION: Poland MEDIA: Photoshop, Procreate, Unity3D, Blender WEB: https://bit.ly/3GeGOZp “Junky hardware is one of my favourite things to draw. This is part of a small postcard collection where junky hardware meets pin-up girls.” “I just wanted
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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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Ömer Tunç
LOCATION: Türkiye MEDIA: Photoshop WEB: www.artstation.com/mertun “A fan art from the world of The Lord of the Rings. Even though Galadriel isn’t a warrior, I wanted to pit her against Sauron.” “Sometimes I start a drawing randomly and go wherever
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Boost Your Design Skills
Whether you’re looking to give stronger personality to your characters, or perhaps make your environments more atmospheric, applying design principles to your compositions is a tried and tested way to make them stronger. Not only that, there are many
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A Day In The Life Of… Josh Herman
“I wake up at 7am, make my son breakfast, and get us both ready for the day. I drive him to daycare and then get to the office around 9am after picking up a green tea or protein shake on the way. I catch up with my team and jump into emails for an h
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Adrian Smith
Welcome to my studio; this is the attic room where I spend most of my waking life. It’s the room I can sit down and feel safe from that scary thing people call real life. Yes, it gets cold in winter and too hot in summer up here, but when I’m engros
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Letters YOUR FEEDBACK & OPINIONS
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Iain Thody
Artist PROFILE Iain Thody LOCATION: England Iain is a senior concept artist working in the video games industry. He first studied graphic design at Norwich University of the Arts and after graduating, a brief stint in exhibition design moved him t
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The Art Of Colie Wertz
When you try to imaginewhat the future looks like, the chances are it’s got Colie Wertz’s fingerprints all over it. That’s because for the last 20 years he’s been shaping the look and feel of some of the biggest science fiction franchises around. Out
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Secrets Of Black And White Art
ACKY HITS THE STORES Brighten up your collection with Acky’s artbook debut, available at pie.co.jp Artist PROFILE Acky Bright LOCATION: Japan Acky has created artwork for DC Comics and Hasbro, as well as vehicle manufacturer BMW, among others.
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Thomas Elliott
Artist PROFILE Thomas Elliott LOCATION: England Thomas is a professional illustrator who is currently working in-house at Games Workshop. When not making epic battle scenes and book covers at work, he loves to create personal art, drawing inspirat
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Simplicity In Your Shapes
“Besides my love of sketching, my process comes down to two factors. The first is to simplify, simplify, simplify. In the world around us, we see shapes and the contrast between them. We subconsciously look for patterns. People draw with outlines, bu
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Sharpen Your Drawing Skills
Anybody who has attended an art school is familiar with figure drawing. It’s a fantastic way for students and professionals to sharpen their skills. But for many, life drawing can be expensive and hard to commit to. In addition, some cities may not h
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17 Tips To Develop Your Characters
I kind of stumbled upon my career in art. Way back when I worked at a brewery in Yorkshire I met the gallery director of RedHouse Originals, who took a liking to my relationship between art and words. The combination of literate descriptions with vis
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Add Impact To Your Fan Art
“This image depicts a fictional boss battle that pits Kratos and Týr against Thor. Týr’s spear and his right arm, along with Kratos’s right arm, form an arrow symbol that creates huge visual impact, which is what I most wanted to achieve. By thinking
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Expand On Your Source Materials
“This piece is based on a character design by concept artist Soanja Connac, who designed a little beetle robot for a project we’re working on. I designed a mecha version of her robot and a kaiju based on a mantis crab. I modelled the two characters i
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Draw An Ethereal Fantasy Character
That feel of traditional media is something I’ve always loved, but is challenging to maintain in the digital world. In this tutorial I’ll take you through my step-by-step process for creating an illustration coloured with the speed and freedom of dig
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Tending To A Floral Vision
The early seed for this painting started as a garden of symbolic ciphers. The floral forms speak to the central figure and are collected around the character. Many shapes have origins in botanical forms, but I wanted to avoid recognisable representat
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FXPosé
LOCATION: US MEDIA: Coloured Pencil WEB: www.artofprice.com Sean is a self-taught illustrator who has previously worked within the tattoo industry. He loves to mix fantasy-inspired imagery with bold shape language. “Based on my sister and I when w
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First Impressions
Where did you grow up and how has this influenced your art? I grew up in rural Indiana, in the US Midwest. I spent much of my time outside in the woods and have a love of nature. Many of my early art inf luences had great representations of nature in

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