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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Milica Jevtic • Working in an IT company hasn’t stopped Milica from pursuing her life-long passion for digital painting. She’s created art for book covers and games for children.

James Bousema • James loves horror, dark fantasy and heavy metal. He uses strong colours and details to show the power behind the fantastical beings he paints.

Marta Vives • Spanish-born Marta is a fine arts graduate with an MA in illustration, and her work has been exhibited in London and Barcelona. “I’m inspired by travelling, history, and classical and modern artworks,” she tells us.

Thiago Baltar • Thiago is a freelance illustrator and concept artist who enjoys creating environments and backgrounds, as well as key frames for games and animations. He’s inspired by Nordic stories.

Edric Luffie • Edric loves to create character art that leans towards dark fantasy. He favours a Gothic style and likes to pay attention to the smallest details in his work.

Concept Art Awards 2019 winners revealed • Top talent In an industry first, concept artists past and present were saluted at LightBox Expo. Dominic Carter finds out more

Rafael Grassetti

Miguel Membraño

Airi Pan

Neeraj Menon

Lola Zhang

Ron Cobb

Ralph McQuarrie

Syd Mead

Jean Giraud

HR Giger

Dawn Carlos • Sound & vision This San Francisco concept artist’s compact workspace enables her to sketch, synthesise and create in her small downtown apartment

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FRESH PAINT • New works that have grabbed our attention

ROBH RUPPEL • Gary Evans learns the one simple rule that this American concept artist’s long and successful career in video games and films has been built on…

PIECES OF THE PUZZLE • Solve the problem of the big shapes and the smaller pieces of your design will fall into place, says Robh

A RINGING ENDORSEMENT • Robh explains how painting on your phone can help you learn the methods of the Old Masters

Kekai Kotaki • Nightmarish knights and plant-based creatures are brought to hideous life through the pen and ink skills of this concept artist

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Braydan Barrett • Mec hs and vehicles of all shapes and sizes populate this concept artist's sketchbook, including one powered by a hamster wheel!

PAINT VIDEO GAME CHARACTER ART • Oliver Ödmark reveals his process for tackling a character-focused illustration, as he paints Jesse Faden from acclaimed video game Control

USE REFERENCE TO DESIGN A BOSS CHARACTER • Tancred Dyke-Wells walks through the process of concepting and painting an endgame character for his new video game, Skeleton Crew

PAINT A CHINESE FANTASY FIGURE • Yangtian Li explains her research and design process as she illustrates a fantasy character with armour based on authentic Chinese costume

A WARRIOR AND HER STEED

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