ImagineFX - 3 Jun 2025
LEARN TO PAINT DOOM THE DARK AGES
ILLUSTRATE A DEADLY DINO
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BECOME A GAME CONCEPT ARTIST
ARCANE: SEASON 2
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Paint characters with personality
Step inside a functional workspace
Create a demonic video game cover
Legends of their lifetime
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Indie game foundations
Sketchbook: Andrew Cheng
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Legends of their lifetime
Fxposé
Indie game foundations
Artist in Residence: Greg Staples
Designing dreams
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Lost in the mists of time
Sketchbook: Andrew Cheng
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Create a demonic video game cover
First Impressions: Manelle Oliphant
Paint fan art with personality
Give direction using shadows
Draw a dynamic dinosaur
Drive narratives in your art
First Impressions: Manelle Oliphant
Create a demonic video game cover
Drive narratives in your artwork
Traditional Fxposé
Look to nature
Save time with key research
Give direction using shadows
Paint fan art with personality
Draw a dynamic dinosaur
Boo West
Sewoong Kim
Sewoong Kim
Daniel Chang
Daniel Chang
Patri Balanovsky
Patri Balanovsky
Jessica Liu
Jessica Liu
The End Is Nigh
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Indie game foundations
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Arcane
DEVELOPING A CHARACTER IN ARCANE STYLE
INSIDE THE SERIES’ ANIMATION PIPELINE
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Andrew Cheng
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Alan Wen
WHY IT’S NOT ALWAYS A PRETTY PICTURE Paul Scott Canavan
THE SKILL OF DESIGNING FOR INTERACTIVITY Maxime Desmettre
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Paint characters full of personality
Create a demonic video game cover
Drive narratives in your artwork
Give direction with shadows
Save time with key research
Look to nature
CREATE A DEMONIC VIDEO GAME COVER Thomas Elliott
Thomas Elliott
Create colour thumbnails first
GIVE DIRECTION WITH SHADOWS Jenny Brozek
PROFILE
PAINT CHARACTERS WITH PERSONALITY
PAINT CHARACTERS WITH PERSONALITY
Artist PROFILE
BIG MOM’S RAMPAGE
Suggest a wider environment
DRAMATIC CHARACTER ART 2 Make it greyscale
Complementary glow
Background
Hand gestures
SAVE TIME WITH KEY RESEARCH
Artist PROFILE
DRIVE NARRATIVES IN YOUR ARTWORK
DRIVE NARRATIVES IN YOUR ARTWORK
4 Decide on the tone
Artist PROFILE
Write down core elements 1
Use references as a starting point
3 Make the protagonist feel real
The first idea is rarely the best
Develop the characters in detail
Guide the viewer’s eye with composition
Turn it into a thoughtful sketch
Add depth to draw the viewer in
Know when to stop
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Draw a dynamic dinosaur in pencil
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Sarah Koudelka
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