ImagineFX March 2022

When a painting isn’t enough many artists stretch their imaginations and build entire worlds and universes, writing stories to flesh out the edges of their art. This issue we meet some of those artists. Cover artist Johan Egerkrans has many books to his name, each filled with beautiful illustrations depicting dinosaurs and dragons. The artist’s love of paleoart inspires his depictions of the world’s dragon myths and legends. This issue he shares art from his latest book, Dragons (Drakar), and reveals his advice for designing and painting these fantastical beasts. Traditional painter Tom Kidd takes us into the pages of his book, Gnemo – A Novel Tale of Airships, Adventure & Exploration, and reveals how his love of exploration and dull train rides helped him create his own world. Film concept artist Paul…

The Art of Johan Egerkrans The Art of Johan Egerkrans The art of creating dynamic dragons – the Swedish illustrator shares visuals from his new book. Paint an Art Nouveau masterpiece Maria Dimova reveals how to harness the ideas of Art Nouveau to paint an elegant portrait in Procreate. Develop a fresh art approach D&D illustrator Harry Conway explains how to grapple with form, shape and silhouette to create a new style. @imaginefxmagazine @imaginefx facebook.com/imaginefx imaginefx.creativebloq.com ifxm.ag/ifxnewsletter-v2 Sign up for our newsletter! Subscribe today! Sign up to ImagineFX and you’ll receive a free STM Myth laptop bag worth £90! See page 8 for details…

https://youtu.be/WXLsX71PQEc OVER 9 HOURS of video tutorials from pro artists to watch and learn from! Paint an Art Nouveau-inspired female portrait in Procreate Illustrator Maria Dimova draws on the natural world – specifically plants and flowers – and the Art Nouveau movement to help inform her beautiful portrait art. Her workshop is on page 52. Refine your creative workflow for better results Industry veteran Chris Petrocchi uses ArtRage to take her portrait art to the next level, by ensuring facial details, colours and textures are all working together. Turn to page 72 for more. Get more from ArtRage Paint in digital oils using bold brush strokes, with Daniel Ibanez’s help. More on page 58. Work with black and gold ink See how François Gautier infuses his art with emotions. His workshop is on page 92.…

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LOCATION: Germany MEDIA: Procreate, Photoshop WEB: vhox.artstation.com 1 WARMTH “Discovering new creatures in my messy sketches always brings me warmth. But it does feel like a chase at times.” 2 A CLANG OF ARMS “This is inspired by a magpie couple visiting my balcony. Whenever they arrive, they land on the metal fence, which sounds like they’re armed to the teeth.” 3 JUST YOUR COMMON PLANTED SQUIRREL CAT “The name is like a recipe for the process. I love combining whatever piques my interest to create wondrous beasts.”…

LOCATION: Nigeria MEDIA: Photoshop, ZBrush, Blender, Vue, 3ds Max WEB: artstation.com/godwinakpan 1 PLAY TIME “This painting captures the loss of a pet coupled with the good memories that were once shared. It’s a bittersweet feeling that really resonates with people who have lost a pet.” 2 LOST WORLD “Here’s my interpretation of the famous temple in Cambodia, Angkor Wat. The painting explores what this ancient site would look like years in the future.” 3 PLAYING WITH FIRE “This painting depicts the power of magic. Using fire as a story element, I tried to explore how a child uses magic to paint her dreams of becoming a dancer.” Want to submit your work? Visit http://ifxm.ag/getinifx…