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Final Fantasy XIV is one of the world’s

Resources

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Animation art

Learn new insights from the artists behind Maya and the Three, Arcane and more!

Letters

YOUR FEEDBACK & OPINIONS

FRESH PAINT

New works that have grabbed our attention

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

5 PRO ON TEST DUCTS SOFTWARE 82 Procreate

Procreate 5.2

ANOTHER DIMENSION The accomplished painting app has taken its first step into a larger world, with the ability to work with 3D models. We assess the results

ZBrushCoreMini

MINI ME Get a taste of what the established 3D tool ZBrush can offer, without paying a penny

ArtRage Vitae

A NEW LIFE? The original digital painting app gets an update to perform better on desktop. Is this a stroke of painterly genius?

Manga Art Secrets

IN THE KNOW With 10 years’ drawing experience, this artist is keen to pass on what she’s learned in this detailed instructional guide

Traditional Artist

Inspiration and advice from the best pro artists

FXPose

THE PLACE TO SHARE YOUR DIGITAL ART

Tetsu Tsukamoto reveals the secret to concept art success

Anima class The Final Fantasy character concept artist believes team work and attention to detail matter most

Dave Gibbons goes back to the future

Game’s afoot The acclaimed Watchmen artist returns to video game development with Beyond a Steel Sky

A day in the life of… Naomi Baker

Staying focused This concept artist advocates keeping online distractions to a minimum during work hours

Illustrating a classic

Against type Steve Simpson on how he used hand-drawn text with his art for a new edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Chuck Grieb

Imagining worlds What began as a $20 drawing-table has evolved into a dedicated multi-zone workspace

Repainting the past

Retro revival How the Intellivision Amico is picking tips from the 80s

Comic comedy

Flawed heroes Indie artist Kendra Wells explains why their comic, Real Hero Shit, packs a comedic punch

'The impression of a line-drawing style has been around since Akihiko Yoshida’s time so I try to preserve that as much as possible'

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker’s art team lead Yusuke Mogi reflects on his workflow, influences and approach to design. Ian Dean takes notes…

Sabin Boykinov

Explore the magical forests, mysterious swamps and the ocean depths that feature in this concept artist’s sketchbook

THE ART OF FINAL FANTASY XIV ENDWALKER

Final Fantasy is one of the world’s most popular and long-running video games series. Ian Dean discovers how the art team creates its innovative worlds and characters

CONCEPT A LIMITLESS GAME ENVIRONMENT

Using simple 3D techniques, Brandt Andrist creates a procedural landscape with countless possibilities…

ENJOY PAINTING IN WATERCOLOURS

Isis Sousa introduces you to Painter 2022’s three sets of watercolours and gives her tips on how best to use them

IMPROVE YOUR BOSS DESIGNS

Tristan Tait takes you through some different processes and design ideas that go into creating a boss character for a 2D indie game

SET UP A MODULAR ART WORKFLOW

Get more from what you already have, says Thomas Scholes who’s keen for you to waste nothing and learn more… and faster!

SPEEDPAINT A MECH DESIGN

Kobe Sek shares his process of sketching mechs with negative space, creating a vibrant and colourful concept

FXPosè

SHOWCASING THE FINEST TRADITIONAL ARTISTS

PAINT A PORTR AIT – PART 2: SKETCHING

In this workshop PATRICK J JONES directs a photoshoot and draws a detailed sketch in preparation for his oil painting, The Martian Queen

First Impressions

Discover how nature has inspired this US-based artist