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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.***

Welcome to… NO.1 FOR DIGITAL ARTISTS Imagine FX

EDITOR’S CHOICE • Three of my top picks this month…

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TABLETOP GAME ART • Explore the card art of Lorcana and get pro tips from board game artist Vincent Dutrait

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FXposé • THE PLACE TO SHARE YOUR DIGITAL ART

The Rookies

The art behind Alien: Romulus • Xenomorphology Tanya Combrinck meets the Alien-obsessed concept artists who revived the visual style of the classic films

A Tribute to Greg Hildebrandt • A masterful artist Tributes pour in as the art world remembers a truly legendary figure

Mike Butkus • Surf’s up! Why coastal comforts lured the artist to his California home

ART CHALLENGE • Fae gathering Our readers and the fantastical fairies they created were in their element for our latest Challenge

Letters • YOUR FEEDBACK & OPINIONS

FRESH PAINT • New works that have grabbed our attention

FEARFUL VISIONS • ImagineFX explores the visual heritage of the visceral Alien cosmos and its development over the franchise’s history

Katerina Putilina • Explore the striking, emotive imagery found in the illustrator’s sketches

CRAFT A HIDEOUS ALIEN NIGHTMARE • Follow along as character and creature artist Kyle Brown makes xenomorph fan art inspired by Alien: Romulus

PAINT FAN ART WITH EMOTION • Baptiste Boutié goes in-depth on his approach for creating visual appeal in a tribute to Tekkonkinkreet

DESIGN CREEPY ARCHITECTURE • Nick Stath explains how he built an eerie, atmospheric environment for the sci-fi horrors of Alien: Romulus

CREATING A NATURAL SENSATION • Ann Maulina explains the tools and tricks that add another layer to her webcomic

BUILD NARRATIVE USING INTERIORS • Find out how illustrator Magdalina Dianova creates a cosy setting that helps to express her character’s personality

FORGE A WORLD WITH COLOUR • Gabriel Nagypal talks about the choices made building concept art for a fantasy city setting

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

Huion Kamvas Slate 10 • KID FRIENDLY It may be a touch too basic for pros and hobbyists, but this is still a solid choice of tablet for burgeoning junior artists

Sihoo M18 • BUDGET CLASSIC A chair that punches well above its weight

Veikk Studio 16 • NO-BRAINER Bag a quality drawing display at a great price with Veikk’s entry into the expanding low-cost marketplace

Ugee UT3 • SOLID CHOICE A quality Android drawing tablet that won’t break the bank, but comes with one small niggle

3DCoat 2024 • MODELLING MARVEL The long-running software gets a timely update that brings a number of brand new features to the table

Crucial X9 • SPEEDY MEMORY A fast, portable drive ideal for those on the go

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FXPosá SHOWCASING THE FINEST TRADITIONAL ARTISTS

DRAW VIBRANT CHARACTER ART • LIDIA CAMBON reveals her step-by-step process for creating a full-body illustration from first sketch to vibrant, cohesive colour with markers

First Impressions • The artists explains how her...