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Welcome...
Ifyou're reading this, the chances
are you're an aspiring artist on
a journey of selfimprovement
Whether you're at college, hoping,
to become a professional artist or
just want to create art for yourself,
you've come to the right place.
The following pages in this
special edition of ImagineFX are
filled to bursting point with the best anatomy advice around. Every
page is packed with easy to follow, step-by-step guidance on how to
create better human and creature figures, written and illustrated by
professional artists, Essentially, ifs years of attending art college
illed into one magazine
‘The accompanying disc provides you with an opportunity to get
closer to the annotated sketches, watch videos of anatomy drawing
in action, and see high-resolution digital art files to help you learn
how to take your sketches into digital art software.
For those of you who are new to the world of ImagineFX, turn to
page 97 to see just a fraction of the digital art workshops that we
feature every month in ImagineEX.
Also, make sure you check out page 115 for a sneak preview of
what's coming up in our How To Draw And Paint series. We'e sure
you'll love them all, Ifyou have any questions, please get in touch
with me at the email address below.
Claire Howlett, Editor
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Ron Lemen has worked
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wife Vanessa, he runs
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