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Hello and welcome to issue 224 of ImagineFX. This month we cover a lot of ground, starting with our fantastic cover art and its accompanying workshop, where Acky Bright shares his process for creating stunning black and white art.  Sometimes optimising your creativity can be hard, so head to our news feature where we talk to four artists to get fantastic insight into how they boost their design skills, which you can apply to your own projects. We also have a wealth of training to help you improve your art, starting with a collection of tips that will raise your characters to the next level. Then we’ve got a great piece on combining your traditional and digital skills into one workflow, helping you reap the rewards of both. For some…

LOCATION: Belgium MEDIA: Photoshop WEB: http://gabriel-gomez.com (under construction) 1 CANARY MINE “An image for the short movie Canary made by Rodeo FX, and directed by Bénoit Theriault and Pierre-Hugues Dallaire. The short is currently being presented at festivals around the world.” 2 FACADE “A personal work. In this one we can see a lot of my references and inspirations: Wes Anderson for the symmetrical composition, and Ken Anderson for the stylisation of the architecture.” 3 KLAUS “This is an image I made while working on Klaus. It was from the early days, designing the suburbs of the town where the story happens. The movie is available on Netflix.” 4 MOWGLI “Another personal piece. One of the elements that I like to paint and play with is light. This…

LOCATION: Poland MEDIA: Photoshop, Procreate, Unity3D, Blender WEB: https://bit.ly/3GeGOZp 1 THE TINKERER GIRL “Junky hardware is one of my favourite things to draw. This is part of a small postcard collection where junky hardware meets pin-up girls.” 2 INVESTIGATION “I just wanted to draw a filthy apartment with computers. The idea with the detectives came spontaneously after I drew the knife stuck in the sofa.” 3 THE ROOM “This is based on an AIgenerated photo. I used AI for the first time here to find out if it could be useful as a rapid idea generator.” 4 THE CHAPEL “I really love drawing small dioramas such as this one. I found it fun to create something tightly packed with a lot of details.”…

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Anybody who has attended an art school is familiar with figure drawing. It’s a fantastic way for students and professionals to sharpen their skills. But for many, life drawing can be expensive and hard to commit to. In addition, some cities may not have access to good classes, and some people may feel pressured drawing around others. Gesture VR is a new virtual reality app that enables artists to practise life drawing at home. Artists can draw in 2D on virtual paper, in 3D space, and in mixed reality using the headset cameras to superimpose the model into the real world. As technology advances, more and more traditional artists are starting to venture into the 3D and VR worlds. Gesture VR was created as a way to bridge that gap.…

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LOCATION: US MEDIA: Procreate, Photoshop WEB: www.cyanaliart.com 1 HELPFUL HANDS “I love the idea of a helping hand. I used a limited colour palette with a bright accent colour to add a level of magic to the illustration.” 2 NOON ENCOUNTER “An illustration of some friends stopping to chat during a busy day. I wanted to capture a quick break in a cosy, natural spot.” 3 A WISHFUL STAR “I wanted to create something that felt both magical and whimsical with my favourite colour palette and an original character of mine. She is a space-age magic girl, who is inspired by my love for astronomy.” 4 RED GLAMOUR “This illustration started out as an experiment in painting in greyscale. My inspiration was an old Hollywood glamour shot with some…

LOCATION: Türkiye MEDIA: Photoshop WEB: www.artstation.com/mertun 1 GALADRIEL VS SAURON “A fan art from the world of The Lord of the Rings. Even though Galadriel isn’t a warrior, I wanted to pit her against Sauron.” 2 EXODUS “Sometimes I start a drawing randomly and go wherever the line takes me. This is an example of one of those drawings.” 3 BACK TO HOGWARTS “The return of three characters I love to where they belong. But are they here to save Hogwarts or destroy it? Who knows…” 4 EVERYONE FALLS ALONE “What you see is exactly what you get with this image. We all fall alone in this life, so I thought that I’d capture that feeling.” Do you want to see your art on these pages? Then email…

ACKY HITS THE STORES Brighten up your collection with Acky’s artbook debut, available at pie.co.jp Artist PROFILE Acky Bright LOCATION: Japan Acky has created artwork for DC Comics and Hasbro, as well as vehicle manufacturer BMW, among others. acky-bright.com The major theme of this artwork was to paint using nothing more than black and white. This time I used Procreate, for which I have provided official tutorial art in the past. I set out to use only one default brush and a single colour, black, to create cover art that is stronger and richer than a full-colour illustration. The character I’ve painted retains a sense of innocence, but she is also sure of herself, and looks to the future with a feeling of hope. In particular, her deep, black…

Sean D. Price LOCATION: US MEDIA: Coloured Pencil WEB: www.artofprice.com Sean is a self-taught illustrator who has previously worked within the tattoo industry. He loves to mix fantasy-inspired imagery with bold shape language. 1 P.L.A.Y.E.R. “Based on my sister and I when we were kids playing video games. She always beat me, but I still love her just the same.” 2 THE BROWN BEACON “One of my personal favourite pieces. It has a lot of Easter eggs that reference my earlier work. I plan to do more pieces like this in the future.” 3 A PLACE FOR ME “This is my interpretation of a lovely childhood memory that I hold very near and dear.” 4 YOU SHOULD THANK THE PLACES YOU KEEP BURIED DEEP... “This piece represents a…

1 MONSTER OF WAR “This image depicts my idea of a mind-controlled giant that people use to fight in a war.” LOCATION: Germany MEDIA: Clip Studio Paint, Photoshop WEB: https://ibralui.art/ 2 EMOJI CHALLENGE “This was a personal challenge to create a piece of artwork inspired by three random emojis, namely the snake, an oni and a chair.” 3 DARKENED BEAUTY “Another image based on three random emojis, this time it was a sheep, swords and a violin. I wanted to portray beauty within darkness.” 4 CATWALK TECH “This piece is based on the idea of a world that has robotic models that don’t age. They do, though, have exchangeable parts, sizes and skins.”…

LOCATION: US MEDIA: Photoshop, Blender WEB: www.eunbikang.com 1 VESPA “One of my reasons to redesign the film Roman Holiday was the Vespa and beautiful Roman buildings. Their shape languages are always intriguing, and they also allow me to think about dynamic layouts.” 2 ON ROOFTOP “One of my dreams when I started out in my art career was to create scenes that look like paused moments in animations. I focused on capturing the mood and colour for this piece.” 3 DEPRESSION “This is one of the key scenes for my Roman Holiday redesign. Since the original film was in black and white, it was interesting to imagine the scene with colours.”…

Artist PROFILE Thomas Elliott LOCATION: England Thomas is a professional illustrator who is currently working in-house at Games Workshop. When not making epic battle scenes and book covers at work, he loves to create personal art, drawing inspiration from a range of subjects. Dark sci-fi, Wild West characters, giant robots, mutant tentacle monsters, fantasy characters, and everything in between rub shoulders in his sketchbooks. Thomas has a background in classical oil painting and likes to make use of traditional and digital mediums in his work. www.artstation.com/thomaselliott…

“Besides my love of sketching, my process comes down to two factors. The first is to simplify, simplify, simplify. In the world around us, we see shapes and the contrast between them. We subconsciously look for patterns. People draw with outlines, but we don’t see the world that way. Naturally, we want to see shapes. The second factor is my tools. I learned traditionally with brush pens, ballpoints, and markers. I moved into digital, with Procreate and Photoshop, and tried to mimic those tools digitally, which allows me to quickly block in shapes I see in reference or from my imagination with muscle memory. That only comes from practise, and if you love sketching, it comes fairly easily.” Artist PROFILE Richard Anderson LOCATION: England Richard is a senior artist in…

I kind of stumbled upon my career in art. Way back when I worked at a brewery in Yorkshire I met the gallery director of RedHouse Originals, who took a liking to my relationship between art and words. The combination of literate descriptions with visuals is a winner, and since working at the gallery I’ve been lucky enough to collaborate with artists across the globe. I believe there is a lot of merit in making and creating away from your workspace, and in terms of character, where better place to explore that than the real world. Curiosity is an underrated attribute and I hungrily consume as much information as possible in life; catching knowledge within a metaphorical net. These tips will guide you through exercises that can help your art…

That feel of traditional media is something I’ve always loved, but is challenging to maintain in the digital world. In this tutorial I’ll take you through my step-by-step process for creating an illustration coloured with the speed and freedom of digital, while keeping the classic traditional vibe. I’ll demonstrate how starting loose and messy will free you up creatively, as well as make it easier to compose accurately. From here, I’ll sketch with different coloured animation pencils and build the image up using multiple layers and passes, focusing on angles and proportions observed from a reference photo. I’ll slowly sneak up on the major shapes, smudging with fingers and erasing lines, before putting away the reference and going in with darker lines when everything feels right. MATERIALS PENCILS ■ Col-erase…