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10 FXPosé

You submit your work to us and we then

show your gorgeous art to the world!

News and events

18 Discover how to succeed as

a concept artist

Leading concept artists from the film and

video game industries reveal how to get

educated, get employed, and get better in

art’s most misunderstood field.

28 Artist in Residence

US illustrator and art director Daren Bader

shows us around his wooden-floored

studio, mindful that it’s not the most

practical of spaces...

Features

34 Interview: Donglu Yu

We talk to the concept artist about her

work on games such as Assassin’s Creed,

her creative heritage, and helping the next

generation of artists.

44 Sketchbook: Colie Wertz

The concept artist who’s worked on

numerous big-budget films reveals his

personal sketches, which often start off

as Post-it doodles.

52 Interview: Ian McQue

Discover how the boyhood fan of Ralph

McQuarrie made his name in video

games and is now living his dream as a

Hollywood concept artist.

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3 Editor’s letter

4 Subscriptions

8 Resources

33 Letters

50 Recent editions

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Artist in Residence:

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Succeed as a concept artist

IAN MCQUE

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DONGLU YU

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Artist Portfolio Artist Portfolio

“I never imagined I’d

be able to work in the

film industry”

Ian on getting his dream role

“Creating personal

artwork is a meditative

process for me”

Mindfulness, the Donglu way

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