ImagineFX Magazine - November 2024

In this issue

Step inside a horror artist’s workspace
Explore the studio of the awesome NYC manga artist Gigi Murakami, filled with inspirational curiosities.

Paint portraits with urban style
Follow along with Alvaro Escobar and learn how to add some street chic to your portrait illustrations.

Estrela Lourenço

Estrela is a children's book author and illustrator. Her work is influenced by her background in character animation and storyboards for clients such as Cartoon Network, and she channels comic strips like Calvin and Hobbes.

1 min

Raquel M. Varela

Raquel is inspired by magic, fantasy and fairy tales. She loves designing female characters from distant worlds. \"My greatest reference is Loish's art, thanks to her I learned to draw the movement and fluidity I like to convey.\"

1 min

Daria Widermanska

Daria, also known as Anako, has been drawing for as long as she can remember. Inspired by Disney and classic anime, she loves creating new characters and often finds that a single sketch can spark a unique story.

1 min

The path to the top at a video games company

No cheat codes required Tanya Combrinck finds out exactly what it takes to make the leap from burgeoning student to game-shaping art director

5 mins

Gigi Murakami

Shock and terror! Step into the world of the American horror manga artist, where her tastes are on full display

2 mins

CREATIVE STRENGTH IN COMMUNITY

Co-founder and creative force André Luís talks about the ethos and evolution of Trojan Horse Was A Unicorn

5 mins

PAINT PORTRAITS WITH URBAN STYLE

Bring a touch of street chic to your artwork as Alvaro Escobar explains his process for creating expressive, stylised portraits

4 mins

CREATE EPIC ARTWORK FOR AN RPG COVER

Antonio De Luca shares the key elements that went into crafting an attention-grabbing Gandalf piece

3 mins

PUSH COLOURS WHILE PAINTING

Richard Lay recommends gradually developing a vibrant palette when creating your next artwork

1 min

BUILD ATMOSPHERE IN ILLUSTRATION

Take your art to the next level with Eugenia Vi as she talks through vital techniques for setting a mood in your work

6 mins

12 TIPS TO DEVELOP YOUR CHARACTERS

Animation artist Brian Weisz gives an inside look at his work, offering insight on drawing exercises, ideation and key principles of design

6 mins

Thaddeus Robeck

Thaddeus has been drawing from the moment he could hold a pencil, but it was the 2020 lockdowns that gave him the time to focus on honing his skills.

1 min

Allen Douglas

Allen has been painting professionally since 1994 for the publishing and gaming industries. Inspired by folklore, he distorts the size, relationships and environments of animals, and calls his paintings 'unusual wildlife'.

1 min

DRAW FASCINATING SYMBOLIC ARTWORK

Learn how JULIÁN DE LA MOTA creates a composition from his imagination with a focus on crafting figures, volumetric modelling, and light and shadow

5 mins

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