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EDITOR’S CHOICE

Three of my top picks this month…

DINOSAUR CONCEPT ART

We interview visionary film and video game artist Gaëlle Seguillon

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Editorial Editor Rob Redman rob.redman@futurenet.com Art Editor Daniel

THE ROKKIES

Discover your potential with The Rookies; the launchpad

Letters

YOUR FEEDBACK & OPINIONS

FRESH PAINT

New works that have grabbed our attention

FX Pose

THE PLACE TO SHARE YOUR DIGITAL ART

Artists stand up for their rights against AI threats

Rage against the machines Tanya Combrinck finds out what steps artists are taking to protect their work from being used to train generative AI models

TAKING THE CHALLENGE

Our mentions were bursting with fantastic video game

IMAGINATION PLAYGROUND

Illustrator and concept artist Uko Smith tells us

YOUR VIEWS,YOUR ART

Readers write in with their art news and

ART CHALLENGE

Virtual classics Our awesome ImagineFX readers put a new spin on some iconic video game characters

Uko Smith

Work and play In the dimension of imagination, here lie one artist’s dreams. Parental discretion may be advised

THE ART OF HADES

As Hades II releases in early access, we explore its characters and chat to art lead Jen Zee

THE SHAPE OF DESTINY

Jess Kinghorn goes behind the scenes with Bungie following the release of Destiny 2: The Final Shape

THE ART OF BEN MAURO

Dominic Carter finds out how the concept artist brings video game worlds to life and creates his own graphic novel series

15 TIPS TO SHAPE YOUR CHARACTERS

Hardy Fowler shares his simple but effective shape principles that lead to dynamic, interesting character designs every time

GUIDE WITH COLOUR

Raja Nandepu balances vibrant hues with greys and neutrals to direct your attention to the central character

CREATE A DARK FANTASY CONCEPT

Concept artist Andrew Palyanov shows how he develops a detailed location, from sketch and 3D model to digital painting

USE 3D MODELS FOR REFERENCE

Daniel Lieske shows how to start off your composition in 3D software before you paint

DEVELOP DRAMA WITH CONTRAST

Clip Studio Paint, Photoshop, Blender & Character Creator 4

COLOURFUL CHARACTERS

Joel Chaim Holtzman shows how palette choices can bring out character and support narrative

FXPosé

SHOWCASING THE FINEST TR ADITIONAL ARTISTS

DRAW A SCENE IN GR APHITE

NIK HENDERSON demonstrates his process for drawing a whimsical aviation scene in graphite, from thumbnail to final

First Impressions

Entrepreneurial spirit and beloved books spark an artistic life

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