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DRAWING TIPS
Master the art of digital sketching
and become a better artist overnight!
Expert workshops
Fantasy painting secrets
Comic colouring masterclass
Create a manga page
Mark-making explained
Learn to paint
AMAZING ART
Join the army of artists around the world creating stunning
digital artwork. We reveal the techniques you need to know!
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Below: From digital sketch to fi nished and coloured
artwork, Aly Fell painted our cover artwork, entitled
Sky Angel, in Photoshop over a period of a week.
Cover artist
ALY FELL
COUNTRY:
UK
FAVOURITE ARTISTS:
Norman Rockwell, Joe Chiodo,
Tim Biskup, Linda Bergkvist, Jonny
Duddle, Jason Chan and loads more!
SOFTWARE USED:
Photoshop, SketchBook Pro
WEB:
www.darkrising.co.uk
Aly Fell is a concept artist working
at Eurocom Entertainment Software,
in Manchester, UK.
This month’s amazing
cover artwork, entitled
Sky Angel, was created
exclusively for
ImagineFX over
a period of a week and
a half, entirely in Photoshop.
“In the past, I’ve usually scanned
in pencil sketches and worked them
up in Photoshop, but here I did a
number of rough drawings directly
in the software,” says Aly. “Then,
with the advice of you guys, I
selected one and started adding
colour and detail.”
He states his inspirations as
being “all over the shop.” They range
from “retro fl ying stuff to The Great
Waldo Pepper.”
You’ll fi nd a coverline-free version
of this image on your free poster,
inside this issue…
Aly Fell
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Introducing...
Featured artists
Every month, ImagineFX calls on the fi nest digital artists in the world to offer you the
best guidance and share their techniques and inspiration…
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Alex Morss, Mark Penfold, Ed Ricketts, Chris Schmidt,
Rob Scott, Don Seegmiller, Mattias Snygg, Simon Spurrier,
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Henning Ludvigsen
This month we
paid a visit to
Athens to meet
up with one of
our own personal
favourite fantasy
artists, Henning Ludvigsen.
Read all about what we
discovered about the artist in
our exclusive interview on
page 46, and then turn to
page 68 to learn the secret
techniques behind the
stunning work of this
incredibly talented artist.
www.henningludvigsen.com
Jim Burn
Jim Burns is one
of our heroes, so
it seemed only
right to meet up
with the seminal
sci-fi artist and
fi nd out what makes him tick.
A man who has illustrated
some of the most popular sf
and fantasy books, Jim has
recently released Imago, a
new collection of sketches
and paintings. Find out more
at his site below, and in our
interview on page 52.
www.jimburns.co.uk
Gary Tonge
We talk to the UK
concept artist
with a passion for
space and time,
in our artist
portfolio
interview, beginning on page
56. Find out what Gary thinks
about the universe, how there
must be other life out there,
and how the artist loves using
colour to make his audience
feel cold, happy, sad, in awe,
or scared (but possibly not at
the same time).
www.visionafar.com
Todd Lockwood
Over the last few
months, there has
been a massive
response to
our resident
columnist’s words
of art wisdom. Find out what
he’s thinking about this month
on page 26, and don’t forget
to let him know what you
think of his opinions by
emailing him on
todd@imaginefx.com. Check
out his website below to see
his awesome portfolio.
www.toddlockwood.com
John Kearney
Concept artist,
digital painter
and all-round
über artist John
Kearney joins our
expert panel this
month, answering your digital
art questions. And what
better subject to tackle than
alien beasts? See how John
takes a sketch to a fi nished
piece in our Artist Q&A,
beginning on page 34. See
more of his excellent digital
painting at the site below.
www.j-k.pwp.blueyonder
.
co.uk
Mattias Snygg
No matter how
innovative you
are, or how
inspirational you
fi nd our galleries,
without a
grounding in art techniques,
you may fall at the fi rst hurdle
when starting out with digital
painting. Luckily, renowned
artist Mattias Snygg is on
hand to guide you through
some basic concepts. This
month it’s mark-making. See
page 98.
www.mattiassnygg.com
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 Editor’s letter
Welcome!
Five things...
you’ll fi nd in this issue
of ImagineFX
It’s all about the art...
1
Drawing expertise
All-conquering artist Jonny
Duddle teaches you the basics of
digital sketching. Unmissable!
Page 84
2
Go pro!
This month, I had the pleasure of
interviewing our Rising Star, the
incredibly talented Linda Tso (page
42). I couldn’t resist but ask her
the
question regarding where she saw
fantasy art in the grand scheme of
things. The question was of course
loaded – wanting to spark a debate on
how fantasy art is viewed by ‘the art
establishment’, fi ne artists, college lecturers and so on. Linda’s response
however – commenting on the fact that it doesn’t actually matter what
the ‘elitists’ think, as long as you are happy with your creations and
there are others to share your enthusiasm – really struck a chord.
And that’s all we’re about here at ImagineFX – art and community.
Take a look through our FXPosé pages (beginning on page 10) for
instance, and you’ll fi nd a global selection of artists demonstrating their
creative talent. Interviews with such artistic forces as Henning
Ludvigsen (page 46) and Gary Tonge (page 56) follow, while our
extensive workshops section (page 67) and free DVD prove how much
those in the fantasy and sci-fi art community are willing to share with
one another. Enjoy issue three, and I’ll
see you next month…
How to go from amateur
doodler to professional concept
artist with advice from those who have
made it big…
Page 22
3
Monster, monster
ImagineFX introduces Jon
Kearney… he shows you the
process of turning an idea into a
finished piece of digital art
Page 34
4
Look behind you!
Create an amazing fantasy
woodland scene using
Daz|Studio, Bryce, Poser and
Photoshop with Adam Benton
Page 74
5
IVANA B YOOZD
That Meddlesome Muse is back,
unleashed from the psyche, to
torture the artwork of her hapless host.
A venture into the neurotic and surreal.
Page 114
Rob Carney, Editor
rob@imaginefx.com
Ro
rob@imaginefx.com
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Issue 03 April 2006
Contents
68
Fantasy portraits
Turn a reference model into a
fantasy-themed character
74
Fairy woodland scenes
Get the right look, with Bryce,
Poser and Photoshop
78
Painting satin gowns
Create realistic material and lace
with fabric queen Marta Dahlig
82
Comic colour
Rendering takes centre stage in
part 3 of Frazer Irving’s workshop
84
Wacom wizardry
Advice on setting up and using
a tablet
88
Create a manga page
Page composition, image, text
and layout tips
90
Classic tales in Photoshop
Jonny Duddle puts a big bad
wolf into Granny’s bed
96
‘Antique’ sketch effects
Derek Lea applies Sketchbook Pro,
Photoshop and a strong brew
98
Art theory: mark making
Creatures in your mind are trying
to escape…
“Each material, such as velvet, linen, silk or
taffeta, requires a special technique”
Marta Dahlig (page 78)
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