Tabla de contenidos para October 2024 en ImagineFX

Art covers a lot of ground and many people will have vastly different tastes in the art they like to consume and create. For some, costume design might be the way to go, and this month we have a special feature that shows you how to kick-start a career in this fascinating field. A reader (and team!) favourite in the mag is our Artist in Residence section. This issue we have the pleasure of taking a tour around the home studio of Philippe Gaulier. It’s a fantastic space! Many of you come to ImagineFX to learn new skills or to explore fresh techniques. As always, we have a wide variety of training for you to jump into. Start off with a tutorial to accompany our stunning cover art, so you…

LOCATION: US MEDIA: Photoshop WEB: www.artstation.com/magognom 1 GARBAGE SHARK “This character concept is based on the pollution of the ocean. This is a necromancer shark, who is surrounded by tons of different waste and moray eels.” 2 MUSHROOM SHAMAN “This mushroom character is the keeper of a forest. Once he was a human, but he lived in the forest for so long that he became a huge mushroom.” 3 NUCLEAR MUSEUM “This illustration depicts a museum following a nuclear catastrophe. The main character is a guy who slept in a capsule for a long time and woke up in a post-apocalyptic museum.” 4 DRAENEI “This piece is inspired by World of Warcraft. I wanted to portray a Draenei paladin, as it has always been my favourite race and class from…

I’ve set up my studio in our Marina del Rey apartment in Los Angeles. We’re lucky enough to live walking distance from the marina, the ocean, and the Venice Canals. I have a pretty simple setup here: a PC with two screens, a Wacom tablet, a scanner, and space for a printer that’s soon to arrive, plus a drawing space on my desk for every time that I need to sketch with pens, markers, or any other medium that may tickle my fancy. “My books are a calming presence, as well as a source of inspiration” Typically I tend to work very late, though I often have early meetings. I’m in the process of changing all that and trying to start very early instead, as I’ve realised, which took me…

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LOCATION: US MEDIA: Photoshop WEB: https://duskywoodsart.artstation.com 1 FIRST FLIGHT “Living in Texas, I miss snow sometimes. This is a little winter tale in one picture; riding huge eagles, living with mammoths, and buildings of stone in otherworldly mountains.” 2 CONTEMPLATION “Here I wanted to create a more intimate portrayal than you usually get with Warcraft characters, like a person taking a break to clear out heavy thoughts.” 3 SPRINGTIME “Spring is a common artistic inspiration. After I paid a visit to a forest creek, I wanted to draw a spiritual creature as an allegory for the season’s annual rebirth.” 4 CATCHING DRAGONS “During Covid, my younger brother and I got into Dungeons & Dragons. His character would try to pet every monster, including this baby red dragon.”…

LOCATION: Canada MEDIA: Photoshop WEB: www.leranyukalova.com 1 RED CARDINAL “This explores the profound and complex emotions within us. Delving into the entanglement of emotions, hidden truths, and the intimate connection between our internal world and our external facade.” 2 THE UNIVERSE CREATOR “A woman at the centre of her universe in a moment of creation. She’s surrounded by a dark forest filled with symbols of safety, security, magic and spiritual growth.” 3 PARROT PSYCHIC “Moon flowers bloom in darkness, providing hope for people going through tough times and giving the ability to heal. Black cockatoos are believed to guide the souls of loved ones.” 4 FOREST SPIRIT “The forest spirit represents the delicate balance of life and the need to protect our environment. Her concerned expression mirrors nature’s fragility and…

Working in costume design and illustration gives you the chance to get your teeth into a unique set of challenges. You’ll be using all your creativity and imagination to design fantastical creations that give their characters visual pop. At the same time, you’ll be using your technical knowledge of garment-making and human anatomy to draw something that’s practical to construct and comfortable for an actor to wear. The job is all about problem solving for the LA-based costume illustrator Sophia Canning. “To me, that’s what the whole job is,” she says. “How do we show who this character is through their clothing? And how do we make them look intimidating, cowardly, heroic, weak, pompous, or gentle with nothing but fabric? How do we show what their job is and what…

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Horror is a hugely popular theme and spans from creepy creatures through to psychological horror, sci-fi and found footage among an expansive list. In this tutorial, we’ll focus on the supernatural aspect of the horror genre, specifically ghosts. Ghosts, ghouls, spirits and souls are some of the most commonly featured beings we find in horror media. Ghosts can either be invisible or barely visible, or can even be fully formed and almost tangible. They also sometimes take up different forms, so what’s haunting you may not always be humanoid! Colour, light and atmosphere all play a huge part in bringing a creepy image to life, so this tutorial won’t solely focus on painting the entity itself, but also provide other ideas on how to make the overall image more effectively…

Mate Jako LOCATION: England MEDIA: Pencil, acrylics, ink, airbrush, gold foil WEB: www.entenn.com Mate is a creature and character designer, illustrator and fine artist. His work is characterised by darkness and horror, with a touch of classical beauty. 1 MIDNIGHT’S KISS “The final kiss. So full of horror, and yet so poetic. Is it a curse being broken or simply dinner? Only the viewer knows.” 2 GOD INCARNATE “I’m a giant fan of monsters. After watching Godzilla Minus One, I decided to give the King of the Monsters an updated look that used design elements from my favourite interpretations of the character.” 3 ADMISSIONEM “Admissionem is the Latin word for admission. A contemplation on how we face adversity. No adversary that we face is as powerful as our own selves.”…

Where did you grow up and how has this influenced your art? I grew up in a quiet area of northern Italy, and I think that’s influenced my art and the way I look at it. I want to convey a sense of tranquillity and calmness, trying to make people forget, even for a moment, the hustle and bustle of their lives. What, outside of art, has most influenced your work? There have been various influences, but I think the biggest came from my interest in mythology. I love everything related to folk myths; the telling of fantastic creatures that belong to folk culture and tradition, with particular attention to the bond created between natural and supernatural elements. My interest and studies over the years have travelled from Northern Europe…

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LOCATION: Canada MEDIA: Photoshop, Blender WEB: www.artstation.com/juliensimon 1 DANDE’S GARDEN “A concept like this goes a long way when it feels grounded. A 3D artist can look at this and immediately feel as though they can model and ship it.” 2 WITCH’S HUT “An older piece, but I love it all the same. It’s the catalyst that set me on my journey of making artworks that are bright, saturated and filled with colour.” 3 REBORN “I spent much of 2023 and 2024 working on my pirate IP, plus bright and colourful art, so I created something darker and sinister as a little break!”…

LOCATION: The Netherlands MEDIA: Procreate WEB: www.instagram.com/nekouhai 1 GINGERSNAP “I love making character exploration sheets! It’s a great way to practise posing, make a mood board of their personality, and have fun with a bunch of silly expressions!” 2 SUNRISE “This is actually a redraw of a piece I first drew back in 2012. I like to make those every once in a while, as I believe seeing your own improvement is the best motivation.” 3 COMFORT “A painting depicting my personal experience of getting a tattoo, and the magical feeling of liberation and sense of comfort that came with it.” 4 PLANT NYMPH “This piece was originally inspired by a character from a book. The concept of an undead plant girl sparked something inside me, combining my love for both plants…

What interests and talents do you need to become a good costume illustrator? An interest in fashion, clothing construction and fashion history are so important. Understanding historical garments, learning the terminology, and the reasons why clothes evolved the way they have is essential not just for working on period pieces, but also in designing fantastical new garments for sci-fi or fantasy. Knowing where to place your seams, understanding how the fabric fits together, and what it’s possible to construct is vital in creating a functional illustration. I compare costume illustration to architectural blueprints for a building; someone has to look at your drawing and physically construct it to fit a human body, so it has to make sense and the pieces have to fit together. Can you give us an…

When I’m illustrating concept art, I usually work very messily. I merge layers, draw on top of things, and change software mid-drawing, but will try to control myself for the sake of clarity in the subsequent steps. What I’m trying to say here is that the approach and exact steps are optional, and personal to an artist. If you’re feeling uncomfortable with some of the steps ahead, you can rest assured that this is just one way to reach the same end result. Together we’ll be making a cover illustration here. There are key points to keep in mind: the artwork should be clear with high contrast and vibrant colours, it needs to grab the attention of the potential reader, and must make sense instantly. I’ll use all the tricks…