ImagineFX

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

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In this month’s issue you’ll find us exploring

EDITOR’S CHOICE

Three of my top picks this month…

FX Pose

THE PLACE TO SHARE YOUR DIGITAL ART

The Rookies

The Rookies is a platform to help digital

Letters

YOUR FEEDBACK & OPINIONS

FRESH PAINT

New works that have grabbed our attention

The journey to a published artbook

Hitting the shelves Tanya Combrinck speaks to four creatives about the process of turning artbook and graphic novel dreams into reality

The Concept Art Awards 2023: Winners

Acclaimed concepts Explore the prize-winning artists and their celebrated work from this year’s awards event at LightBox Expo

Rodney Fuentebella

Just keep going The Marvel Studios visual development supervisor on keeping his focus, the joy of sketching, and sticking to your craft

Cory Loftis

Family space The Disney designer shows us around the studio in his new Rancho Cucamonga home

THE ART OF OGNJEN SPORIN

Dominic Carter talks to the rising fantasy artist about carving out a career, building a portfolio, and his love of the genre

Joey Ro

The freelance fantasy artist rolls initiative as he sketches out new ideas for his latest TTRPG character creations

Advice from the world’s best artists

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HATCH A FANTASY CHARACTER DESIGN

Cover artist Alex Jensen picks out the important details behind the concept and creation of his sword-wielding warrior bird

DELAY DETAILING

Jordan Kerbow explains the value of having a steady workflow behind his stunning fantasy art

COMPOSITION: COMMANDING YOUR FOCUS

Turn composition chaos into actionable steps using placement, size, colour and texture to build visual hierarchy with advice from

CONSCIOUSLY CHOOSE COLOUR

Mengxuan Li takes notes from her surroundings as she picks out a palette for a new series of paintings

CREATE DRAMATIC LIGHTING EFFECTS

Pro illustrator Toby Willsmer shares his key techniques for painting and adjusting standout lighting in your artwork

BASE FANTASY ART IN REALITY

Yousaf Ejaz Khan finds inspiration in the deserts of Egypt as he combines Blender and Photoshop

Traditional Artist

Inspiration and advice from the best pro artists

EXPLORE NEW FANTASY WORLDS

DAMJAN GJORGIEVSKI shares his methods for drawing fantasy subjects, as he dives into creating new work for his artbook using graphite pencil

CREATE A BLACK AND WHITE INK SCENE

CORY LOFTIS shares the workflow he used for creating a traditional image packed with symbolic details and personal meaning for a gallery show

First Impressions

How a mind-blowing first commission spurred the artist on