140 • IMAGINEFX ARTICLE ‘THE A-Z OF SCI-FI ART’ PART ONE

An Art-Ickle from Issue 65 of the ImagineFX Magazine, entitled ‘The A-Z of Sci-Fi Art‘, was the topic for this weeks episode.

This is a beast of an Art-ickle, so I’ve split it into two parts, with this episode covering A to M, and next week finishing it off with N to Z.

Really enjoyed this one though, and I even wore me lil Mass Effect N7 Dress to get in the Sci-Fi mood :)

Some of the topics include:

  • How to Create a Sense of Scale,
  • Mixing Reality and Imagination,
  • The Importance of lil Details,
  • Different Art Styles,
  • Reusing Assets,
  • How Everything Has a Story,
  • Combining Traditional and Digital Painting,
  • Always Thinking about the Viewer,
  • Having a Greater Appreciation of Designing Vehicles,
  • How Nothing is Ever Wasted,
  • Keeping it Simple,
  • How the Foreground and Background are both Important,
  • and we give the Mole a name :)

Hope you like this one :)

THE A-Z OF SCI-FI ART WORDS & ARTISTS:
A: ALIEN ( Jim Burns )
B: BRIDGE ( Andrew Probert )
C: CYBORG ( Winoa Nelson )
D: DROPSHIP ( Yigit Koroglu )
E: ESCAPE POD ( Jesper Anderson )
F: FLYING SAUCERS ( Bill Corbett )
G: GIGANTIC SPACESHIP ( Fred Gambino )
H: HOLOGRAMS ( Frank Hong )
I: IMMORTAL ( Nick Harris )
J: JUNKYARDS ( Joel Carlo & Serg Souleiman )
K: KNOWN UNIVERSE ( Alex Popescu )
L: LASER GUNS ( Greg Broadmore )
M: MECH ARMY ( Adrian Majkrzak )

LINKS
ImageinFX
Austin Kleon Steal Like An Artist Book
Marshall Vandruff Draftsmen Art Podcast
ImagineFX Magazine Issue 65 Video

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EVEN WHEN PAINTING A LARGE SCALE SCI-FI PIECE, YOU HAVE TO RETAIN SOME SENSE OF REALITY

– Fred Gambino