Showing posts with label ImagineFX. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ImagineFX. Show all posts

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Magazines on eBay are Expensive

I'm a big fan of the magazine ImagineFX. It's a great resource for digital painters. They have step-by-step tutorials where top artists take you through the process of painting breathtaking pieces. There's an illustrated Q&A section. There's even a new "Overpaint" feature, where a selected artist will coach a noob through an image, giving feedback on how to fix the image.

I used to have a subscription, my parents gave it to me for my birthday. Unfortunately that subscription lapsed, and I can't afford to renew it. I've read the last 2 or 3 issues in the bookstore because I can't afford to purchase it.

Then today I was struck by a thought: Check eBay! Someone might be selling old copies of the magazine that they've read cover-to-cover a thousand times. I personally would never sell any copies of the magazine, they're far too helpful, but someone out there might be willing to part with old copies, and I might get a sweet discount!

Man was I mistaken. Back issues of ImagineFX (all four of them) are actually more expensive on eBay than regular retail. Bummer. I guess I'm going to have to keep reading it at the book store whenever I get the chance. Unless, of course, someone wanted to sponsor me...

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Free Photoshop Tutorials

If you're interested in digital art and you haven't head of the magazine ImagineFX you should check it out immediately.

ImagineFX is a great resource for fantasy and sci-fi art enthusiasts. It has interviews, art showcases, product reviews and workshop articles where professional artists will take you step-by-step through the creation of one of their pieces.

The magazine is an excellent resource, but some of us can't afford the approximate $16 cover price. Have no fear, a lot of the material from the magazine eventually pops up on the website - often several months after being published in the mag. There's even a huge collection of workshops - including support files - that you can download and peruse any time.

So if you missed a few dozen issues, or you're desperately poor like me - and secretly reading it in the bookstore just doesn't cut it - then you're not completely out of the loop.