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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.***

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Alternative social networks for artists • Platform game With Facebook, Twitter and Instagram on the wane, artists are finding new places to chat, meet new people and promote their work online. Tom May finds out more

MIRANDA THE HYBRID • The artist has harnessed TikTok to build her personal brand…

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A day in the life of… Mushk Rizvi • Further learning The Marvel Studios’ vis-dev artist tells how sketching exercises help to improve her skills…

Sugarbones • Everything’s rosy The Canada-based artist discusses her love of illustration and product design, and why she didn’t always have such a passion for pink

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Letters • YOUR FEEDBACK & OPINIONS

ZEEN CHIN • The Malaysian illustrator and concept artist mixes familiar styles and themes to make art that’s unusual, unsettling and uniquely his own, learns Gary Evans

THE PUPPET MASTER • Zeen explains how he strings together a piece based around a specific idea

BLOODY MINDED • Zeen on his love for Hong Kong horror and how it influences his work…

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Gretel Lusky • We take a deep dive into the gorgeous marine-themed artworks and character studies created by the Argentine illustrator

Workshops • Advice from the world’s best artists

DRAW AND PAINT FANTASY MANGA • Yueko shares her process for painting a female knight in an animeinspired art style, paying particular attention to the hair and face

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BRING A KNIGHT TO LIFE

COLOUR MANGA IN CLIP STUDIO PAINT • Asia Ladowska reveals her process for creating a manga portrait, while passing on essential advice on sketching, shadows and lighting

CREATE ANIMESTYLE SCENES • FeiGiap combines SketchUp’s 3D modelling tools with Photoshop colouring techniques to create an anime-style background illustration

Illustration skills • Take inspiration from world-leading professionals to help sharpen up your artistic tool kit

GET BETTER AT PAINT TOOL SAI • Artist Angela Wang (aka awanqi) shows how to compose figures from mythology using symbology coupled with a sense of refinement

Reviews

Innovator 16 • SLIMLINE STYLE The performance of XP-PEN’s display tablet matches its high-end looks and solid build quality

The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian • ART BOUNTY While the hit show might be about an intergalactic loner, this art-of book reveals how The Mandalorian was a team effort

Manga Watercolor • MIXED PALETTE Want to master watercolours? Keen to apply that knowledge to creating manga? Then this book might be for you

Anatomy for Artists • SHAPE SHIFTER Successful character art depends on the anatomy being present and correct. This reference book has a fresh take on the topic

Traditional Artist • Inspiration and...