ImagineFX July 2016

ImagineFX July 2016 is issue 136 of the monthly digital art magazine from Future Publishing. This PDF edition focuses on digital painting, concept art and illustration, with tutorials, interviews, reviews and reader art. Download the issue instantly and explore over seven hours of workshop videos, custom brushes and artist resources.

Book Overview

This issue’s cover feature, Black Magic, looks at the artists behind Magic: The Gathering’s Shadows Over Innistrad card art. Inside, the workshops section includes Anna Steinbauer’s card art approach, Rob Redman’s ZBrush Procedural Noise technique, Alex Jay Brady’s combined 2D and 3D process for a flying vehicle, Artur Sadlos’s character expansion, Ross Dearsley’s concept art advice and Matt Zeilinger’s cyberpunk character painting.

Beyond the digital workshops, the issue visits Canadian concept art studio North Front, opens Rodney Matthews’s sketchbook, and explores traditional media with Bristol’s Ink Soup, Rovina Cai’s fairy-tale paintings, Anand Radhakrishnan’s watercolour tips and Matthew Stewart’s Gandalf painting.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• Black Magic: how artists created haunting new card art for Magic: The Gathering’s Shadows Over Innistrad.
• Workshops from Anna Steinbauer, Rob Redman, Alex Jay Brady, Artur Sadlos, Ross Dearsley and Matt Zeilinger.
• A studio profile of Canadian concept art studio North Front.
• Rodney Matthews’s sketchbook, with work ranging from Wonderland to the Mines of Moria.
• Traditional media inspiration, including Rovina Cai’s fairy tales, watercolour tips and Gandalf painting.
• Reader art in FXPosé, including work by Peng Zhou and Federico Ginabreda.
• Downloadable resources featuring 188 custom brushes and over seven hours of workshop and Q&A; video tuition.

Why This Book Matters

This issue brings together working professionals from games, film and publishing to share practical process breakdowns. It shows how artists meet specific briefs, whether they are designing a card for Magic: The Gathering or painting a traditional watercolour. For students and practising illustrators, the mix of digital and traditional content offers a broad view of current artistic practice.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital download, so there is no physical shipping. Access is available immediately after purchase through your account. The PDF can be viewed on compatible Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices and most reading apps. You only need internet access to download the file.

FAQ

Is this a physical magazine? No. This is a digital PDF edition. There is no physical copy and no delivery by mail.

How will I receive the file? After purchase, the PDF is available for download from your account. You can save it to your device and read it with a PDF-compatible app.

Which devices can I use? The PDF is suitable for tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices and Kindle apps that support PDF files.

Download ImagineFX July 2016 today and work through the tutorials, brushes and interviews at your own pace.