Ee arse 5 g & o 5 3 % mw 8 a & g 99 i o g z 8 2 a 3. g PASTEL PORTRAITS IS DIGITAL PIRACY DESTROYING COMICS? FANTASY ART FROM AROUND THE GLOBE GAG 2214 VO ISHIY | ONREMore than just a pretty face. Flesh out the concept rete Teese en oe ary nud u Poser Pro 2010 is the most elfcent way to indude 3D figures in your next creative aR Peer nch Center tee eu tn PE 91 |) (0 bserresrtdapaais he naradcuiahe tile incauat oar ‘and LightWave, or use COLLADA to ring Poser contentnto your favo production tools. Professional 3D Figure Design & Animation _It' easy.’ fast. t's creative. t's Pose ro 2010. Visit poser smithmicro.com Sues) NS_ Editor's letterd ee | Welcome. . = toa magical issue How are you all? Feeling a little under the weather? Got one of those nasty 24-hour bugs? This may seem like a strange line of questioning, but knowing what's in store in this month’s issue, some of you will be throwing sickies from work just so you can get stuck in. Apart from the usual array of wonderment inside every issue of ImaginePX, there's a whole day of stuff to watch on the DVD! Well, okay, ever-so-nearly a day - 1,338 minutes to be precise. That's more than 22 hours of video guidance for you to watch and learn from. On the DVD and on page 72, Genzoman shares his process for creating his retina-burning, colourful cover art - he created the background and characters separately. And on page 76, there's guidance from Omar Dogan on how to create a manga page. If you're just starting out in manga, you'll need to head straight to page 42 for unmissable how-to advice from the pros. Elsewhere in this mighty tome, Andrew Jones reveals how he uses the newly released Painter 12 (page 92), and we give you the lowdown on what Corel has added to the latest version of the software on page 50, Oh, and there's the best collection of artists from around the globe 4 from page 8 onwards, and even more pros lining up to share their secrets from page 71. Phoned your boss yet? Let’s hope you recover wey f just in time for next month Subscribe: NOW! Turn to pages 40 &54Introducing. HEzTel Gnas Featured artists ImaginePX brings together some of the world’s finest artists to share their techniques and inspiration for creating stunning artwork. Casey Matsumoto ‘ter gradu is day job os 8 comic and from the Art se cover and gallery concept art Centre College artist Erk mixes studio UDON in of Design in reditonel and Cenade, anda Californie Casey w digital professor at took ups echniques to stunning effect. Ths issue he breaks down the wall Photoshon's filters. Hie workshop on page £2 ho how using some basic fikers with a few textures can create stunning skin tones and liven pa familar-looking portrait ose. A must-read! ‘wwvetheirison.com Seneca College of Distal Painting, Omar is experienced in mange-sty/e illustration. On tien cept artist job at using on 2D design. the classical art masters as his ‘page 76 he turns his att tothe process ofereating a typical mange page. from line to colouration, Ifyou want to ereate your own ‘manga publications we'd recommend starting here fomar-dogan.deviantart.com ‘own digital ticks. ‘casey-matsumoto. blogspot.com ‘Trevor Claxton idheve Trevor's day job ‘Andrew's Jane Radstrom jane teaches figure drawing atthe Academy of Ar University and through TheArtDepartment.org, This Issue she brings alte of tha ‘experiance and passion to bear in her workshop on page 86, in which she shows on the inerec e successful EVE ine. Outside of work, he feates art for Magic: The Gathering. Here, Trevor shows how you can design a Andrew reveals how | single image to act as a 201s in Painter 12, | template for your entire ‘2s pattern capturing, | imagined world, Using all his, redesigned brushes and concept art knowledae and take a look at some oF ne exciting features inter 12 In his workshop on to paint the folds, reflections can inspired and | Trevor's workshop on page fers and textures of affect your artwork in 98 sa perfect inspiration for fabric on a human figure wondrous ways anyone creating universes, janerad.blogspot.com wwrwandroidjones.com www.trevorclaxton.comCover artist In progress How Genzoman created this issue's cover...Receive great savings and get every issue delivered to your door when you subscribe! _Contents res ¢ Pos 6 ree ae PRS Pose Planet of the Arts Forum winners Rec \Weeatch up with some of oar Rising Stars from 2010 10 see how the competition has changed their lives, Find out how the latest version. 7 fei an edehenda Artist portfolio Gonzalo Ordonez Arias ells, tus about his fascination with fantasy and mythology. RCA eure etc ctl Petree a ae Freelance artist Allison Theus ce D tom merino Shares hershetches Eastin Development sheet Ahmed Aldoot explains how he creates an alien athlete Studio profile Meet the team at video game development studio inXile, Training Films Video games Regulars ‘Editor's letter Subscribe today US/Canada subs Back issues Next month Bue DVD contentsJuly 2011 tired aa Advice and techniques Fiona cen ed to life with colour Seton ed Cee Crone nine erent a and textures easily eis roa kad clothed figure SS ee perros renee er sry Perens 92 Achieve somuch more in Painter 12 Let Andrew Jone guide tothe late ES boos Trevor Claxton hinsat big ON YOUR DvD This month's essential art resources... Massive video workshop haul ‘Watch 22 hours of art masters at work. Collection of manga art tools! 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She ensures the smallest details are worked up enough to develop her character, like her witch's ‘odl-shaped glasses and unconventional hat.”49 the classic fanta heist, he’s also given the scene extra drama and urgency by putting the viewer alongside the olhardy thieves, looking upatth matronly beast Cliff Hope Operations EditoropineimMagineNauion aTo catcha = Comic piracy We all know that it goes on 24/7, but is digital art piracy really hurting artists? And is it possible to stem the worldwide tide of torrents and illegal uploads? Some sy tat cnn dtl icy, — shat th ooo dee ccpeciy the egelspreedofcomics ie | Comeeccens I" | Sout “Peni hove ned inevitable, iter ther’ more SSSARIOEER? | Mreand ve seen ur coporuntyandincetvenowadayetor | ettrertinico | Creratr’ wabates and ‘Mlevestowlland sare woratlegaly | Severe * sys Ofcourse coin; toe rang more mca stake ea prevalent than ever, and comie Book shops fone. "bu these pracy tes whack up ‘are scarcer. 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Theargurentyou often hea from these talents vale is that “all information should be fe” Ks not thatsimple. ereator choose to sgiveaveay pans ofthe project for fieeto generate interest inalarget body of work, thas their promgative. However that’s Aiferentto pirates stealing it without permission What's the solutiont ‘Making people aware can help, but people whohave no rea fo ‘others won't change their ways no ‘matterhow much webangon about i. Therenceds tobe tougher Iawsto protect artists and more effective ways to detect the pitts. [And until thent -Mostartists only weapons 10 comactte pirate and Uneaten legal action, However without a huge iy of lawyers to help isamost possible to monitor the internet to seifanybody has solen your ‘work ifs just oo vast. sure most artists would happily allow their ‘work to be distbuted foe feet they didnt have bills to pay or riouths to feed. dont think there's anapp fothat one, though. 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Isa illustrated novel featuring prose alongside Android's work, and is set tobe out this December. ave lookat this teaser: www.imaginefs.com/jake Taster The Hobbit Soon after the announcement that filminghad stated on The Hobbit Peter ackson ancl co uploaded 2 promised 50 say ‘www:thehobbitlog.com, iz BI ame project Concept artist Mike McCain reveals the game project he’s been working on since 2009 ilm Cobra news in mid-2008, Mike MeCain came on board FansofTheColony artist Viktor ‘tw provide art forthe new game Fallen Antonov should rece he's Frontier due for completion in 2012. providingarwork forthe film ‘daptation ofthe manga tle Cobra. directed by Alesandze Aja Viktor has promised to share some otis pies with Imagine! as 00m a he can but for now each this space: ww o. = ens worwimaginet com/altrot PIF 0Artist news, software & events ks By day he's a concept artist, by night he he fest Coast metal band and gets local game art legends to make posters for him. 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