Inhaltsverzeichnis für December 2024 in ImagineFX

The autumn is many people’s favourite time of year, and for those eager to pursue a career as a digital artist it brings with it extra excitement thanks to end-of-year shows, graduate showcases and other new prospects on the horizon. This issue we take a look at the best up and coming artists out of some of the leading digital art schools from around the world. The quality of talented individuals coming out of these schools is truly inspirational, so take a look to see for yourself, as these names are bound to be sticking around and making waves. And if you want to take on a course yourself, there’s even a special offer from one of the schools. Give it a go! There’s also plenty of new skills to…

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LOCATION: US MEDIA: Photoshop WEB: zarahartist.bigcartel.com…

LOCATION: Brazil MEDIA: Photoshop, ZBrush, Blender WEB: www.artstation.com/kauedaiprai Do you want to see your art on these pages? Then email five pieces of your work and a short explanation about each artwork, along with a photo and a few details about yourself, to fxpose@imaginefx.com…

Contact the editor, Rob Redman, on mail@imaginefx.com or write to ImagineFX, Future Publishing, Quay House, The Ambury, Bath, BA1 1UA, England Follow us on X: x.com/imaginefx Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/imaginefx Share your artwork via #imaginefx: instagram.com/imaginefxmagazine Newbie to pro Hi ImagineFX team. I wanted to congratulate you on a really useful article in your last issue. I’m still early in my career working in video game design and haven’t really had much of an idea how to progress, so I was super interested to read what you had to say about reaching the top. As a self-taught artist, it was good to hear that other people much further along in their careers are the same and stay ahead of the game in their free time. Thank you so much…

For over 25 years, Gnomon has educated many of the world’s best digital artists on its state-of-the-art campus in Los Angeles. Named on Forbes’ list of America’s Top Colleges in 2023 and called “the MIT of visual effects” by Fast Company magazine, Gnomon offers a variety of educational options to help its students reach their goals in the entertainment industry, with both certificate and degree programmes available, and over 100 individual courses. The school is dedicated to empowering aspiring artists with the skills and expertise they need to succeed in today’s competitive creative landscape. www.gnomon.edu Bryan Soegondo Bryan is a recent graduate of Gnomon’s certificate in digital production course. As a character artist and 3D generalist, he specialises in sculpting, texturing, look development, hair grooming and compositing. During his time…

In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to break down a larger concept design into different stages, ultimately creating an image that takes a serene scene and injects horror elements. Instead of tackling a finished painting head-on, we’ll pay attention to the key elements and simplify the process. This could help you in tackling larger tasks more easily and can be instrumental in production pipelines. In this task, it’s important to recognise that we’re designing an environment first and a painting second, as it’s easy to get caught up in the many rules of painting before even considering design aspects of the subject itself. After identifying our task and gathering references, we’ll begin with designing our hero assets. Isolating these allows for greater freedom in creativity that can…

LOCATION: Italy MEDIA: Pencil, ink pens, watercolour pencils, watercolour paint, acrylic, Copic markers, Posca markers WEB: www.instagram.com/bella_rachlin Want to submit your work? Visit http://ifxm.ag/getinifx…

Where did you grow up and how has this influenced your art? I grew up in Iowa and started drawing at a young age. I found out that I really liked to create, whether it was sketching or other projects. What, outside of art, has most influenced your work? Music and movies, although those are other forms of art. The things I see in nature and life experiences are big influences. What was your first paid commission, and does it stand as a representation of your talent? It’s hard to pinpoint my first paid work. When I was in high school I drew many of my own comics and original characters. At 19, I created, pencilled, inked and wrote a full comic called Turaxx for the small publisher Hall of…

LOCATION: China MEDIA: Photoshop WEB: shy.artstation.com Want to submit your work? Visit http://ifxm.ag/getinifx…

LOCATION: Germany MEDIA: Clip Studio Paint, Blender, Quixel Mixer, Substance 3D Modeler WEB: www.jakobeirich.de…

Discover your potential with The Rookies; the launchpad for emerging digital artists. With The Rookies, your work won’t just get seen, it gets noticed and featured just like this! Join a community where your journey from hobbyist to professional artist is supported every step of the way. WWW.THEROOKIES.CO DAEDALUS YEAR CREATED: 2024 MEDIA: Photoshop, Blender, Medium by Adobe, Plasticity “DAEDALUS is the graduation portfolio from my studies at Syn Studio. It features environments, characters and props designed as a video game project. It’s based on a universe where music was banned on Earth, which led to a militia stealing a ship to find a new home.” Artist PROFILE Alfio Capotorto LOCATION: Canada Alfio is an Italian concept artist focusing on hard-surface design and environments. His dream is to work in…

We shine a spotlight on the superstars of the future and their work at top art schools Visual Arts Passage offers custom-tailored online art courses delivered by the biggest names in the entertainment, illustration and fine arts industries. The school assists its students in identifying and achieving their dream art careers. While studying Visual Arts Passage’s courses, students are able to hone their skills and process, while discovering and developing their own personal artistic voice. www.visualartspassage.com ImagineFX special reader discount Get a $100 discount on a Visual Arts Passage course with the exclusive code IMAGINEFX Jo Tomsick Jo is an oil painter working in the Sandhills of North Carolina. As a dedicated student of Visual Arts Passage for several years, she credits the programme with giving her a community of…

I’ve now been working at Marvel Studios for over a decade and have learned so many things as a concept artist and supervisor. From creating huge, epic scenes to using tools learned on the job, I’ve managed to use the fundamentals I picked up in school in this fast-paced industry. There’s the old phrase we’ve all heard in some form that “a jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.” I love trying new techniques out, even if it means that I’ll never master anything to the degree I want, and that’s okay. Here I’ve put together tips that have helped me in my career so far working at Marvel Studios and in the film industry. 1 SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE…

“This illustration is the cover for the second book of a fantasy trilogy written by the author Regina Salcedo. We’re currently developing new illustrations for this saga that can be seen in a new reissue. My working method has been the same for practically 15 years: I play with the structure of the scene by modelling a space in 3D, then I choose a suitable camera shot. Next I play with lights and shadows and start drawing on the render. I try to be detailed with my line work so that the viewer cannot take everything in at a single glance. This encourages them to return to an image over and over again. When designing ideas or scenarios, I’m not preparing my concepts for digestion. I’m defining a place and…

LOCATION: US MEDIA: Ink, watercolour WEB: www.instagram.com/brookes_arts…

A passion born in video games Jan Wessbecher reveals how some classic titles set out an artistic pathway Find out what energises you Top concept artist Slawek Fedorczuk shares advice for getting motivated Contest winner to expert artist We learn all about Kyounghwan Kim’s unique path to a character art career ISSUE 246 ON SALE 22ND OCTOBER IN PRINT & DIGITAL…

LOCATION: Uruguay MEDIA: Photoshop WEB: https://x.com/mustakro…

LOCATION: China MEDIA: Photoshop, Blender WEB: www.artstation.com/yyo…

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The team at New3dge Concept Art believe there’s no better person to teach you about the art form than someone who is actually succeeding in the industry. The school strives to find the best concept art professionals and have them share their wealth of knowledge about what it means to be a working artist. With each course, New3dge students focus on a specific task they must accomplish, and week after week they increase their ability to build the worlds and characters that will fill the movies, shows and video games engrossing the audiences of tomorrow. https://new3dgeconceptart.com Antoine Decamps Antoine is a recent graduate of New3dge and has traded in his former life working as a software engineer for that of a concept artist. He specialises in creating science fiction environments,…

Focal Point provides a solid array of courses covering all the necessary skills that any successful artist needs to design and illustrate concepts at the highest level. The school was founded when concept artists Darek Zabrocki and Michal Kus teamed up in 2018 and has a physical campus located in the Polish city of Gdansk. Focal Point’s motto is “motivation, dedication, discipline”, which it follows through a programme that strives to improve every term to give students the best learning experience possible for an ever-demanding industry. Aside from teaching students fundamental skills and keeping them in touch with current industry trends, the school also aims to connect them with working industry professionals in order to elevate them to the next level and make their dream jobs become a reality. www.focalpointschool.com…

Sometimes when designing a character, it’s easy to get lost in making a complex design that looks and feels interesting. As a character designer who has been working in development for the past seven years, I’ve learned the importance of shape language and having fun exploring a variety of designs by using nothing more than simple shapes. Boiling down what complex versus simple is can be quite challenging – wrestling with less versus more and clean silhouettes while also trying to keep things fresh, pushed and stylised can be an overwhelming task. When I first got overwhelmed and stuck looking at a blank canvas, I wanted to find something to help me warm up, an exercise pushing shapes and designs in a fun way. What may initially look like random…