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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FXPosé • PLACE TO SHARE YOUR DIGITAL ART

LightBox Expo 2020 • Box clever The California event for artists moved online this year, but still felt like a real gathering. Tom May reveals the many highlights from the three-day event

The Concept Art Awards 2020: winners • We reveal this year’s winners in the only global awards show that celebrates concept artists

Looona Lou • Dynamic attic This German artist takes us around her cosy rooftop apartment and art studio

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Letters • YOUR FEEDBACK & OPINIONS

JUSTIN GERARD • Gary Evans discovers that this artist is happy to talk about exotic shrimp, bad business decisions and his former life as a roofer, but not his art…

PAINTING A GHOSTLY FISH OUT OF WATER • Justin came up with this aquatic spectre while challenging himself to paint better and faster

SAIL OFF COURSE • Justin on how artists find their voice by becoming lost on an art journey

Recent editions • Missed an issue? Here’s how you can order previous print or digital editions of ImagineFX

Sketchbook Cory Trego-Erdner • Sketching digitally enables this artist to experiment with different drawing techniques while creating art for his D&D campaign

Workshops

Traditional art skills & Procreate LOSE YOURSELF IN ILLUSTRATION • Audra Auclair shares why spontaneity and embracing big changes can not only be freeing, but also help to improve the final piece

Photoshop & Procreate USE COMPOSITION TO BOOST DRAMA • Storyboard artist Klaus Scherwinski applies compositional techniques to give a dramatic scene more impact

16 TIPS ON COSTUME DESIGN FOR FILM • Finding yourself stuck on how to take your costume designs to the next level? Film industry pro Phillip Boutté Jr. has some creative solutions…

Let’s paint! • We’ve got all the inspiration and advice you need to dive into your next work of art!

IMPROVE YOUR KEYFRAME SKILLS • Bimpe Alliu shares her process for creating a keyframe using Octane Render for the foundation before painting in it Photoshop

Reviews • The latest art resources are put to the test by the ImagineFX team…

Deco Pro Medium • DO THE MATH Is a drawing tablet a third of the price of an equivalent Wacom only as third as good? We test XP-Pen’s latest device to find out

ALTERNATIVES TO XP-PRO • Got a bigger budget? Then consider these mid-range art tools

Fundamentals of Creature Design • ROAR POWER Pro artists are on hand to help teach you the right – and wrong way – to approach imaginative creature design

Blade Runner 2049 – Interlinked – The Art • LATE ARRIVAL Strap yourself into your flying Spinner and revisit the bleak world of Blade Runner 2049 through the lens of leading concept artists

The Art of Onward • ADVENTURE AWAITS There’s plenty of art magic on display in this exploration of the concepts and storyboards created for Pixar’s latest film

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Traditional Artist • Inspiration and advice from the best pro artists

FXPosé • SHOWCASING THE FINEST TRADITIONAL ARTISTS

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