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Vertex 2021 is the ultimate event for 2D and 3D artists. If you want to break into the concept art industry, improve your drawing skills, learn how film and video game studios work, or network with fellow artists, then Vertex 2021 is the place to be.

Feast your eyes on the film art painting from this incredible German concept artist. See the informative step-by-step Blender workshop and video from James Lewis-Vines. Saby Menyhei is a world-renowned matte painter, so make quick tracks to page 72 f

LOCATION: Malaysia MEDIA: Photoshop WEB: www.artstation.com/qissus “I’m inspired by the gold textures in Gustav Klimt’s paintings,” says Qistina. “My core value is to always effectively tell a story in just one painting.” Congratulations Qistina, our

Most of you will receive this edition as we nudge a little further into 2021. All I can say is – and I know you’ll agree – thank goodness for that! It was the strangest year and there has been so much to deal with. I started 2020 with high aims and a

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“I believe in video games as an art form. I love to create experiences for people. But these past nine months, my day has looked a lot different than normal. Not only am I juggling being a fulltime art director, but my young son is being schooled rem

Online courses in concept art have been growing in influence and importance for the past few years now. And in 2020, for obvious reasons, they’ve come into their own. But choosing between them can be tricky. Different concept art schools don’t just s

I’d declutter, but my clutter is all fun, and I’m keeping it. My setup has three stations that I access by swivelling my chair. Since I work on multiple pieces at a time, I have portable boards I swap out and place on the main board, or place on my c

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Concept artists typically work with two types of client, Peter Popken explains. First, there’s the client who knows exactly what they want. They’ve done a lot of preparation, they’ve got the concept in their head and they just need the concept artist

“When developing my own paintings I always start with a thumbnail sketch. Working in a small size gives me more control over each element of my image. At the same time I’m avoiding getting into detail too early, and focus on the greater picture first

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Do you want to share your sketches with your fellow ImagineFX readers? Send us an email with a selection of your art, captions for each piece and a photo and bio of yourself to sketchbook@imaginefx.com Thomas Chamberlain-Keen LOCATION: England Thomas

All this… and more! Everyday objects workshop Follow Spacegooose as he paints a scene after getting inspired by life. Create digital brush strokes Animation artist Drew Hartel on how to concept painterly finishes. How to set and achieve goals We spea

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Drawing has always been one of the most useful communication skills for creative minds. Henri Matisse once said: “Drawing is putting a line around an idea.” Every master painting starts out as a doodle, a way to bridge the gap from the imagination to

Price From £1,299 Company Apple Web www.apple.com The new MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020) is one of the most exciting laptops Apple has ever made for designers. For the first time ever, the company is using its own chips for a MacBook – the M1 chip. B

Editor Marisa Lewis Publisher 3dtotal Publishing Price £22 Web www.3dtotalpublishing.com Available Now Manga is a popular activity for hobbyist artists looking to develop their skills. The latest entry in the Sketching from the Imagination series aim

Author Pernille Ørum Publisher 3dtotal Publishing Price £24 Web www.3dtotalpublishing.com Available Now With Pernille Ørum’s Instagram followers edging towards the one million mark, there’s clearly an appetite for the work of the Danish character des

My painting Princess of Mars is the result of a live demo… of sorts. A year before this demo I booked a hotel and booth for my biannual visit to the US for my beloved IX symposium (previously IlluXCon). By early 2020 the coronavirus was declared a pa

Author JJ Llewellyn Publisher Titan Books Price £35 Web www.titanbooks.com Available Now Renewed interest in Jim Henson’s fantasy saga has led to this reprint of The World of the Dark Crystal, which first came out in 2003. So while it’s not a new rel