Welcome to…NO. 1 FOR DIGITAL ARTISTS Imagine FX

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Letters YOUR FEEDBACK & OPINIONS

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PLACE TO SHARE YOUR DIGITAL ART

How to break into book illustration

Hit the books What do artists need to know to enter the world of book illustration? Dom Carter talks to professionals to find out

Dave Seeley

Order from chaos Life gives the Boston artist lemons, so he makes art studio lemonade…

A day in the life of… Luis Carrasco

Problem solver We discover what the average day looks like for Terraform Studios’ character art director

ARTIST PORTFOLIO NAOMI BAKER

The concept artist and character designer chats with Ruth Hamilton about making the leap to Marvel and the magic of traditional media

Sketchbook Mia Araujo

Striking character artwork fills the pages of the US illustrator’s  sketchbook, including a reimagining of Alice in Wonderland

Artist insight 15 TIPS ON BOOK ILLUSTRATION

Bestselling author and illustrator, Tony DiTerlizzi shares his knowledge on how he creates a fantastic world within the pages of a book

Photoshop & traditional skills CRAFT A PORTRAIT FOR A BOOK COVER

Greg Ruth lays out the process behind the creation of his portrait for the cover to Nghi Vo’s The Chosen and the Beautiful, for Tor Books

GET BETTER AT PICKING COLOURS

Angela Sung breaks down her colouring process and reveals the importance of warm vs cool colours

PAINT AND REFINE A DEMONIC FIGURE

Jim Pavelec reveals the inspiration and painting techniques used to create the demon Haagenti for his ambitious Ars Goetia project

iPhone 12 mini

THINK BIG Apple has squeezed its flagship phone tech into a smaller chassis. Was the move a success?

Sci-fi & Fantasy: Oil Painting Masterclass

PALETTE CLEANSER Want to boost your oil painting skills? Then Patrick J Jones is on hand to pass on his extensive artistic know-how

Astrology

HEAVENS ABOVE Delve into the wondrous art created by painters inspired by the Sun, Moon and planets, and the signs of the Zodiac

The Art of Hearthstone III

MAMMOTH UNDERTAKING Explore the many bizarre creatures, objects and settings that feature in Blizzard’s expansion to its ever-popular game Hearthstone

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SHOWCASING THE FINEST TRADITIONAL ARTISTS

PAINT COMPELLING BOOK COVER ART

IRIS COMPIET reveals how she paints an eye-catching, wraparound book cover for her book Faeries of the Faultlines using watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper

First Impressions

Representation lies at the heart of this US illustrator’s work