ImagineFX - 21 Okt 2025
POWER UP YOUR MANGA
16 STANDOUT LANDSCAPE TIPS
PORTRAIT PERFECTION
LIFELONG DREAM STAR WARS ART LEGEND DOUG CHIANG ON FULFILLING HIS
TRAINING AND INSIGHT
INTERVIEW
BACK TO BASICS
WORKSHOP
DON’T MISS!
SHOWCASE
Welcome to…
EDITOR’S CHOICE
“My career has been a constant struggle to become a better artist”
Artist in Residence: Jerry Gaylord
Sketchbook: Rasti
Has manga lost its true identity?
See page 10 for the best new art
Concept101 Art Competition 2025
Interview: Doug Chiang
Development Sheet: Edouard Quemper
Artist in Residence: Jerry Gaylord
Concept101 Art Competition 2025 – The Winners
Sketchbook: Rasti
Fxposé
The Rookies
The Gallery
Has manga lost its identity?
Round-up:
Drawing tablets
Courses and brushes
Subscriptions
Next month
Hardware
Letters
Put storytelling front and centre
Maintain readability in your artworks
Create detailed character art
Capture the heart of a video game
Turn a sketch into a 3D scene
Crafting worlds through memory
Back to 3D basics
Capture the heart of a video game
Create concepts for video games
Put storytelling front and centre
Showcase: the best 3D art around!
Ensure your art remains readable
Create detailed character art
Crafting worlds through memory
Seungho Lee
Seungho Lee
Lilly Wolters
Israel Briones
Tanya Lehoux
Benoit Barraque-curie
Julio Bencid
Bōsōzoku
Has manga lost its true identity?
IS IT A BIRD, IS IT A PLANE…?
A SWATHE OF BRIGHT IDEAS
YOU WRITE IN, WE LISTEN
AIRI PAN
Concept101 Art Competition 2025
Concept101 Art Competition 2025
Jerry Gaylord
New works that have grabbed our attention
Awesome anatomy
Concept confidence
Stunning sci-fi
Rob replies
Rob replies
Rob replies
Doug Chiangnd
STAR WARS ARTBOOKS
Doug Chiangnd
Artist PROFILE
HOW TO MAKE A BIG IMPRESSION IN FILMS
GET BETTER AT BLOCKBUSTERS
TRANSFORM YOUR CREATIVE PROJECTS WITH A… wacom cintiq
TRANSFORM YOUR CREATIVE PROJECTS WITH A… wacom cintiq
PROJECT TITLE: LIJIANG UMBRELLA SHOP
Edouard Quemper
SEND US YOUR CONCEPTS!
Rasti
Rasti
PUT STORYTELLING FRONT AND CENTRE Tony Valente
THE ART OF RADIANT
2 SEE THE BIG PICTURE
1 CONSIDER WHAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE NARRATIVE
Artist PROFILE Tony Valente
4 USE-REAL-WORLD REFERENCES
6 ART RULES, AND WHEN TO BREAK THEM
5 LOVE WHAT YOUR PAINT
3 REMEMBER TO ENJOY YOUR WORK
9 BE INSPIRED BY THE BEST
7 GO WITH THE FLOW
8 SHOW YOUR WORKINGS
13 BACK UP YOUR STORY CHOICES
11 BOOST SKILLS ON THE JOB
12 RECALL THAT INITIAL SOURCE OF INSPIRATION
MAINTAIN READABILITY Iwo Widuliński
A FIGURE THAT’S FULL OF DETAILS Refine sketches and develop ideas Finalise the colours
Iwo Widuliński
MAINTAIN READABILITY Iwo Widuliński
A FIGURE THAT’S FULL OF DETAILS Refine sketches and develop ideas Finalise the colours
CREATE DETAILED CHARACTER ART Lux Mily
CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF A VIDEO GAME
CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF A VIDEO GAME
Atey Ghailan
CRAFTING WORLDS THROUGH MEMORY Carla Cordelia
Carla Cordelia
9
Tie colours together and add depth
Work from a photo
GROUND A FAIRY SCENE IN THE REAL WORLD
EXPERIMENT WITH PAINTERLY BRUSHSTROKES
USE ADJUSTMENT LAYERS FOR FINISHING TOUCHES
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CAPTURE PERSONAL MEMORIES AND IMAGINATION IN YOUR ART
STAY CURIOUS IN EXPLORING YOUR STYLE
John Gagné
2
Steve Bentley
Steve Bentley
The best drawing tablets
Artist’s Choice Award
ASUS Proart PA32UCDM
VERDICT
Cons
Pros
Geekom IT15 BOX OF TRICKS
Crucial X10 SSD
VERDICT
Pros
Cons
Lenovo Thinkpad P1 Gen 7
VERDICT
Cons
Pros
We put three packs through their paces to find out whether they’re worth downloading
BRIEF ENCOUNTER
Jingsketch Procreate Brushes
Lane’s Painting Brush Pack
Brushes for Photoshop
VERDICT
Pros
Cons
GET YOUR BINDER TODAY!
Back to basics
CREATE CONCEPTS FOR VIDEO GAMES
Darko Markovic Darmar
Aleksandra Wójcik
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3
CREATE CONCEPTS FOR VIDEO GAMES Rahul Chandwaney
PROFILE
LEVEL DESIGN
STARTUP FILE
JUST GET GOING
SCREENSHOT AND PAINTOVERS
7
PHOTO TEXTURES
6
Assign the focal point
BLACKBODY NODE
GREATER DEPTH
12
FILE MANAGEMENT
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13
ASSET BROWSER
15
A TOWER IN 3D
TURN A SKETCH INTO A 3D SCENE
TURN A SKETCH INTO A 3D SCENE
PROFILE
CHOOSE THE RIGHT 3D CREATION TOOL Mike Griggs
Add surface texture
WORK SMART AND USE MULTIPLE 3D METHODS
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