Strike a pose
I loved Chantal Horeis’ cover art on
issue 176 (August 2019) and her
workshop. I do enjoy reading tutorials
that explore ideas and techniques related
to Photoshop, which show how fantasy
or sci-fi art can be created in easy steps.
One thing I haven’t seen much of in
the magazine is using Poser as a starting
point, before finishing the piece in
Photoshop. I think there’s a lot of scope
for exploring how to incorporate 3D
models into your 2D art: identifying
where to purchase good models that can
be imported into Poser, Blender or
Unity, showing how to adjust them and
then exporting the model to Photoshop.
I figured I would just offer that small
bit of feedback because I’ve been
subscribing to the magazine for the past
two years. Otherwise, well done with
this month’s issue.
Sarah-Jane Moldenhauer, via email
Claire replies Sarah-Jane, thank you for
your feedback and kind words about
Chantal’s wonderful cover art. We used
to feature Poser quite a lot in the early
years of ImagineFX. You’re right that it’s
not been in the magazine for a while.
I’m in talks with a few different
companies that will hopefully provide
the kind of 3D models you mention.
More soon...Structured question
I’ve just found your magazine and it’s
amazing! I’m an apprentice at an
architecture firm and am going to study
postgraduate architecture this
September. Could you include more tips
and examples of digital communication
for built form please? In issue 176 is an
artist named Samantha Kung. I‘d love to
learn Samantha’s process from scribbles
of the concept to a skeleton of her model
and the tips to form organic shapes.
Sarah AlrazakClaire replies Sarah, this is a fantastic
idea – I’ll look into it ASAP!Art challenges
I’m Beth and I’m going into my second
year of studying concept art at university.
I’ve been purchasing ImagineFX for over
three years now. One of my favourite
things about the magazine is the FXPosé
and the Sketchbook section. They’re full
of amazing artists, feeding inspiration to
me every time I look at them. I often
find myself going back to older issues for
inspiration on a new art piece.
While the magazine is filled with so
much incredible inspiration, I wonder if
adding a prompt for artists to join in on
every month to potentially be featured
in the next month’s magazine could be a
good idea? I love doing prompts – they
keep you creative and keep you on the
ball looking for inspiration.
Love the Letters page and the
magazine all round. I hope to reach a
level of skill like those in the magazine
and maybe one day see my work and
name in there, too (a girl can dream.)
Beth, via emailClaire replies Thank you for your
wonderful email, Beth! I love your idea
of prompts to get readers sending their
art in. We used to do this when we had a
forum. It was great fun, but perhaps a
little tricky to get in art to coordinate
with our printing schedules. I’ve been
considering making more of our Fresh
Paint section (right) as we get so many
people tagging us on Instagram. Perhaps
there’s something here? Maybe we can
link the two ideas together? I’ll mull it
over. Thanks for giving me a prompt!Contact the editor, Claire Howlett,
on [email protected] or write
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Reader Sarah-Jane liked
finding out how Chantal
Horeis created the cover
art for issue 176, and
wondered if there’s scope
for more 3D model advice
in the magazine.DID YOU MISS
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