The Force is strong with this issue... To a galaxy of art, you are welcome. I couldn’t resist a little Yoda-speak there. If you’d been a fly on the wall of the ImagineFX offices this month, you’d have witnessed more geekiness than I thought was humanly possible. Between the team we’ve quoted pretty much the entire Star Wars movie franchise – “Aren’t you a little short for a Stormtrooper?” – and we’ve been giddy with excitement when confirming workshops with Star Wars artists Iain McCaig, Terryl Whitlatch, Feng Zhu and many others… The seismic change that Star Wars brought about is captured in our feature Crafting the Prequels, where the artists working on the prequels and in the industry today give us a sense of the effect that Star Wars had on an entire generation of young artists. We also got a chance to speak with Ralph McQuarrie – a founding father of concept art – on how he brought to life the planets and characters that only previously existed in the head of George Lucas. Even if you’re not a fan of Star Wars (you rebel scum!), the techniques and advice on offer here provide enough guidance to help you create fantasy and sci-fi creatures, characters and a galaxy beyond. Anyway, get stuck in and if you don’t enjoy this issue, well, you can take a running jump into the Sarlacc pit! See you next month.
f i l ccoverr for Ouurr specia e. issu i is subscribers th C Claire Cl Howlett, Editor claire@imaginefx.com
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