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    FANTASY QSCI-EI DIGITAL ART " cy cSt FANTASY |S) FIGURES. / SEO A & yaa Fits foie) 3’s artists revolutionise your art skills Explore’the art behind the year’s biggest game! Rl er € Y | » nc ae ER HOW SLAWOMIR MANIAK TR cee SPACESHIP A VILLAIN \a\ ec ta el NINA olclo) em a 0 : xe Ce oe eee ene) Dee een ee ae eee ee tees ‘or fromyour favorite 3D tools. Take complete contot of lighting, CE ae ee eee i Ee ante ee Cras Cee Editor's letter Suwesesesesurcrcsecs = Welcome... to an art revolution 's amazed at the art and talented people we feature in ImagineFX. More so this issue, because we've managed to convince some of the world’s leading video games artists to put aside their deadlines and come and share their knowledge and skills with us all. In our workshop section on page 68 Remko Troost puts Assassin's Creed 3 on hold as he shares his advice for painting a character from the game. Likewise, on page 82, the amazing Hoyjin Ahn reveals all of the techniques he uses to take his line art from page to games as he designs a character for Guild Wars 2. Finally, video game veteran John Park demonstrates how he creates a mech for the forthcoming HAWKEN, on page 86. G)_ kywas also a great pleasure this issue to visit the art team at Ubisoft's Montreal studio. Jeff Simpson, Tri Nguyen, Gilles Beloeil and more of the team behind Assassin's Creed 3 discuss how fashion and history infused their art. Read our in-depth feature on page 44. We also talk to Epic Games's Shane Pierce about his time spent 7 painting the world of Gears of War and his return to traditional ’ painting. A self-taught artist who's living out his ambitions, read Shane's inspiring interview on page 60. Finally, as the dark winter nights draw in, cosy up with ImagineFX without leaving the sofa and try our new digital editions for iPad, Zinio and Nook, which now come with video tutorials. Read how to download them on page 33! Tan Dean, Editor ian.dean@futurenet.com Subscribe! see pages 33 (digital edition) and 34. FANTASY le sine HOW TO DRAW AND PAINT © as PRO ART. ADVICE ~ Revealed! The tricks and techniques of the world’s leading comic artists St / Pech, ‘Rain Vai eae ; A A [ero TCG as ia oa d VCR SaRT OTD www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/ifx-draw-and-paint Cover artist} Portfolio Remo is always open to Rey ore ene eats peta Contents Reader FXPosé News Forum winners Letters Artist O&A Assassin's Creed 3 The video game franchise has a reputation for fantastic concept art, Wetalkto key behind the new re ‘Sketchbook We're off to the 00! Anne Pogoda opens up her wonderful sketchbook, which is full of (lazy) animals Shane Pierce The modest, selftaught artist. talks concept art, his personal Nomad project and using taditional methods. Development sheet [Bruno Gauthier Leblanc shows us how he worked on the main character for Ubisofis new video game Far Cry 3, Studio profile Germany’ Glare Studios isan artistic group with a difference: everyone's employed ona freelance basis Video games Editor's letter Digital subscriptions ‘Subscribe today Back issues Next month Receive great savings and get every issue delivered to your door when you subscribe! 1" sy | i A Bios La Coker ly different. Isaid,. iat you've been = emer eto Ade eile ony Pree ue ee TSS envio Pees Pee y 74 A PW 76_ Change the look oad Pee og Peete Hyojin Ahn on his Guild TEA) BN r December 2012 FxPosé submissions to: enoseiaimagine’xcom ni artist ‘Trost praises Edgar's ‘magazine cover art SR Rear Uasoroaen say ferent Porson rt cons Ce ena BVT EE MNonecaitg eer Pawel's Canadian Gnome. 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[think that every girl would love a nice long soak in the Staff Writer {ouchodearytng a wae The Stcankets of Aioras north ght lee ws repre by Ste GNIS ‘hires butin mystery imagines Seca necnty ory roscv our com ‘rash Maye, Photoshop, Pamter tocoate that eal packs punch oerscutt the one wn conired nm som, posiy aan nomad aa, Tutt the design ana seit VCR arse tobe pleased with Se pee A ace cl Renae tena eo! ely eestor Deut aie eunre ttt Peer rT) re textures going on here.” FXPos6 submissions to: fspose@imacinetxcor t these images. by an iPhone app job, these personal pieces ee a Sage > % Soule van der Stap ‘aw onetitegane cm Potash CQ [Roe igh aston ond eta toe. tocreat slong an beauthimope, *Odile’s unique contemporary style adds elegance and sophistication to her fantasy themes. The selection of unsaturated colours and bold designs adds a calming mood to mages that relax, enchant and intrigue” Inehatorm ofa Sanita cesar tat (routes pant ana owes S fry crecton hegre mets wes party node with areyblue coout incor ope tuaeteaiatalareyel AT THE CORE OF THE FANTASY ART COMMUNITY e JOE ay ea enn, SOE director of artist, development on how to stand out In regards to the GIRL scholarship, what kind of qualities do you Took for in facteand environment SOE gamete When review submissions forthe scholarship, judge entries on several criteria look for high quality, polished work hat shows its te games is fact. The industry re solid art sls, and Ilikewo se Isnow seeing more and more females ass create something new making names or themeahoe a6 imerestng and differen that fis the styleof the game in quesion. How much do applicants need toknow about the games Industry do they have to bbe gamers themselves? Ieeerainy belps Pasion for thegame industry is alo key. Applicants writean essay about how they improve games and the industry by making tmore inviting forwomen developers and A passionate artist will always ‘ways to gow and improve so that ‘quality s oneof the bes indicators offurire success We want our anistst believe in our goals along ‘wth heir own artistic visions 2013 could be the year you get those dreams of a video games career off the ground... as long as you're a girl! within the industry al of which have Sprung trom thelr personal paslons for gaming All entrants are analysed by a panel of notable SOE artists and industry leaders 99 Play an esearch SOE games: knowing more about our game ites wil help broaden the ideas yourcan draw fom o create your wore Draw, dea, dae: traditional at shila principles are the foundation you need todo good 2D and 3D work. lnvite critique ras not working ‘make improwerens ovis te dcr of rie taspmon a 0 ‘pel he road of estnahe MN pola ImagineNation aetna eren TEs Dragons of Persia The Middle Eastern artists who caught the eye of an icon... i Fs Return to Dinotopia Prepare to be wowed by this comprehensive exhibition of James Gurney’s magnum opus. In short... ‘The latest news in brief for digital artists, Festi) otis yas bec e ‘Olly Moss. Sophisticated pop Putthe se ackintoyour bool with the ever so clever Sic Fom Popular Cua by contemporary lasraor Oly Mow The pcre book crammed with houctes fone characters from fl TV ae coms can youname them all Vist ‘oncollymoss.com for ore New PaintShop Pro ores PaisShop Pro X5Uimatehasjust been released and now has sever new interesting features, inching visual effects layers and Photoshop brash support Read our reviwon page 102 Fashionista stom Shor your love forcomicbooks ‘with these pieces ofewelley fom Comic Savage Remarkably all items are created from od distressed comic book panels, and youcam also buy your own cutouts Soyou can make your own Creations, Check out the Esy store atwoewbit.by/fs-comsal ImagineNation News Life is Humiliation by Matt Boyce means Tareyles view esta ane Faro GU SU aU a oe Lee in the past, so why not armoured owl Me ed ras eer ca Pi : . . ! icacio victorious! Good times! With two new shiny awards and exciting plans ahead, things are certainly looking bright for art icon John Picacio. « ‘named as the best professional ater is ighthconeecutve nomination. a ‘The 2012 Hugo awards were cetalny | memorable andor the ats ‘wewjomnpeacio.com [trae Beer a rte ec Pee eg etapa oie ees teen Ree eben snrcre earn ora ir eae oe arc ae Ct Patani ne taney eine es re ite ek Te No ieee atte ce cared Le ImagineNation +deviantWATCH Here are some ofthe many gems we found on the pages of deviantART. a =e) Frenchman Cyl works as cries! peyeholoals so fing time to reat such besutful and nepiing Images esnt be aay for ne Severs ®Naimane Ifyou prefer yourmangaa ite squaz, rw jauz deviantart.com Jon Hodgson nory lane Jon Hodgson explains why every nook and cranny of his Scottish studio has a story to be told. inthere,t generally try to ‘eep my work space in BE centre of things sy ItunteleateCaNeleceney MEMPHIS COMIC AND FAERIECON EAST —+- DESTINATION STAR TREK = | —+~MCM EXPO FANTASY CONVENTION E Er ion | Engiar Bren ImagineNation Imaginé . Forum Image of the month Deep in the valleys, a guardian watches over the city she founded many moons ago. a “What's impressive here is the perfect balance between sheer scale and small detail. At first you dont realise its a statue and then you notice the village houses and smoking chimneys. Brilliant, well-executed workal round” SS oe Simson cas aneiomr aeaiieerne eS ee ee ‘retopor James Rae (Nae) ‘amet y/imapinate naa ‘ew yim em Forum winners Contact the on ian. ImagineNation Letters YOUR FEEDBACK & OPINIONS Jan Dean, or write to ImagineFX, Future Publishing, 30 Monmouth Street, Bath, BA1 2BW, UK [Ey Follow us on Titer: (Ej Teles your thoughts on ‘There's never ‘enough space Tmalvays exe toe Imagine drop trough my leterbox and espcalyso this mou when ao abi arco the aig any tein, Thverchement was, toto mich onthe prod teen though ved een war younger -ut boca] was expecting © sect the ator tmerton offer Oakes my father at here wa ohn | Iperuparendellyaiameficion | fanisyindhorerarwortandioed | ‘watching him paintwbent wasyoung And | Thavelotoffindmemarsottim | paling cove and pen ink tans forthe Games Workshop and the Fighting | Fantarybooka know noteveryariawho | wwortedonthe ‘eres ould bementoned, | bur though tat an art who proved tmuch workfrthesresmayhave atest | tara menion alongside Les Edward in | ‘ira an Meg Tho thsi | tinor (and maybecven sft) gripe but | crv abt capped. pat om tha Tread your ancl on the Fighting Fantasy books with nee Neverhas one of your articles mentioned so many old rend acguaintance, assriate etal ile surprised that uss Nicholson, who was one ofthe mos prolific early FF ilstrators, did not get a mention. Likewise Warlock ‘magazine, which was manly published to suppor the FF books remained uncredited, ‘Warhammer was orginally published as ausetof tabletop wargames rules by Citadel Miniatures o promote the sal ofits figurines, The main force behing this was Bryan Ansell. The creative team bend this were Richa Halll Rick Piety ryan himself and yourstruly This isnot to. | forget olin Blanche who provided the box Facebook: Rome ae ays | cyt Wevestill got afew copies, but youneed to move Fast! See page 55 fordeuilson how to get hold | fone, Sah oA ers a) reece Inne 5 Pa ry, oy ln a ‘tent pan artin ation to some ofthe itera at Tan and St'scontbation was primarily Inglingae poet she go-ahead ‘Going bak o your Pulp sue, would have been nei ch works ae Robert TessersPlpArtand Frank M Robinson and Lawrence Davidson's Pulp Culture had been mentioned to giveyourreadersa chance to explore te subject further. Also from thassue Ihave to agree with Mark Schulz’ comment about BAW art being undervahie, bt a most of my work as 382 BAW tlustratr, may well bebiased tan replies: Unfortunately we had limited space ftall theamazingy alte artists ‘sho featured inthe Fighting Ftany ‘gamebooks over the yar, but we hoe to Include Terry Oakes ina fare issue, so ‘keep aneye pele. Are their any artists you'd like ee ima ft st Mad about the boy enjoyed your interview wih oe ada comic art tod. eg a comic book fan and at game ply tn Lens Fare and play aroun with he setings. Answe: Paco replies talking about aco industrialised fire where animals nd pla almost estinc then perhaps pes ure nkind as pushed the boundaries of scenic achievement then pets ould be evetialy engineered creates, Peshaps people own animals rom other planes or mays the simply Ihave dog and cats. who knows! The key sto spend sometime on thebactstory beloreyou start printing Think ofa design that ‘males sense inthe word that you'velmagined fort. which mas fens from an anatomical point of ‘ewan with features tha could ‘match those of theirowners. Question before tack! Helen Ross, In Answer Cynthia replies {QE Ay Yourcolour peril temperature Use ether ‘oot, desaturated colours to indicate ‘melancholy or warm saturated ‘colours ondiatechecfulnes. ow mich lightwecan see and where i placed can also determine ow the mage makes us fel the rea closestto the viewers dark low can I get the mood ri; ing the details: ae nt cera, ensues SIAL Sut on sem peed es 2 cungen — | Stange | ut there's lightin the distance, | may bringomafeling of hope If | everything in your sceneis bright butcher's dark doorway, what ies | beyond becomes mysterious, | “Amompberichae can } instant drama Using ag Soft | Round brah, oreven the Gaiet | toot canada who igh | penetie wrerenectig cove marae GE ImagineNation Artist Q@A ion T want to put people viewing my concept art right in the action. Any ‘leas? : Frances Wallington, Australia inti i (2 eg eee nswer Paul replies shou Homer yu wom ocr “cinta serra Ceymurics The Ulin ms ames Chats ais Rely gpd sep shoe Hay lola mes (atid rhs characers tere Tien cl digas achieve. want. breakup the space nto sections that mimic the lyout of the ‘omnmon console controle, making tee Instinctive forthe use to navigate also want to limit the colour paete forthe sake of clarity, ensringthat eben other colours we | come into pay they stand out and fel significant. malo ken to get some acronyms in there, to sell the authenticity ofthe sene Theep each element a simple as possible, knowing that when they all come together itllachievea look that denotes level of Proficient hills equired to use the kc that ithsrating Mark replies eeteee eee eee ee B eee eee eee Ieochega Bland se tpt Insel ofsbigplncofeenigh Tees thesse eet err Tori ple cue allen ed which he mea pie rae eel feta cect ee Aer renrng ct wat any textes star oobi the eee eel ee fonendthe se Iman sgt cote eel ree eee tee troughs heaton fom be is andar lee cetera eet a ere sarc focn on the back ie Te hyping al ee ete rere plasms Bose a net Setar foe re eee tate etre er) ee etree CSmbecubin Yael the ined eclground Ich same prince fr helt coming om he oe age es ere eee eer ree thtbig back th ey ase The cnr ge ree Pape eee ineeting coh cet deed san soft soars I t month ONS, 9 November How can I quickly depict a space battle? How do I go about Painting a fully armoured owl character? Nick replies WE a Ov eoneor ins cena lke the Rex, that ven tobe \ B woiversally popular and ies hard tosee wy. 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The describe the shap bat ied layers, working be seas’ Cree 3 at director The ‘Chin Ngo stalking earnest aout the weather Ita bln sunny afternoon in Montreal, Canada, bt thes no politechit ‘hat he's nc intrested in he climate ‘outside the Ubioft building He's geting snimated about theslet. dens og Snomstormsand beating rain in the sais last open-wol game ronal fora franchise synonymous with historical detail nti and action, ts by nvalising something as commonplace as the weather that he found hie‘in' to start giving colour and detail tothe Assasins reed 3 universe By battling the elements hheand hsteam helped createa world, ACS continues Ubi ambitous eres ofstealth ction, open word videogames, with more of everyting Theirsouped-up fam engine AnilNext has allowed for ‘ore crowd, beter graphics an subtler nngesin the seasons. That meant more concept artfrite 18th century characters, Creating new wl frontier from the oot, and depicting dramatic naval bt scenes To yeas inthe making this AAA game offers detailed word to inhabit, andthe team had to squeeze every sare moment cutofitescheduleto make ‘Work started with a monumental challenge. Acore Ubiof team, inching tteative director Alex Hutchinson and Chink, decide to cente the ame around the American Revoltionary War of 1775- 1783, New York Boston and Philadelphia wore stings (though the ater was dropped). However, avistto the Ubisoft reference ibery reese ‘much.the ity’ topogeaphy, fundamental to therooftop-hopping games, wasatouch "Looking atthe contemporary imagery Seriously!” exlsims inh, "The Fy 2st syn fe FG 22» boxing. One oxher side es re well nu that wwe had the wikernes, big huge spaces. To makeitopen world Ise on this was going be tribe So remember said, "Wennced weather We need something fil he space’ So we started wanking on the amon, ater these vas the og then an. Those ements Raphael Lacoste fatiyemenmens Soe she Swoon Giles Beloel haped us fl hat empy space ad give feeling, givemoods Then tall changed. t ‘wasthe same space, ut now wehhad the character ofthe snow, the fog" CGetng that fest aesthetic hook has alwaysbeen essential othe Assasin ies. More than any other mltbilion dll « Assasin’ Creed has at and gameplay Braiden fabric Since 2003, when artdirecor Raphael Lacoste (seebelow) Aad his team tentatively sketched ‘ute follow-up to Prince of Persia: The Sands of ime, which became ACI, the visual demands of period and the fresh functionality of new technology have pushed each other forward. Lager interactive crowds needed diverse ‘characters and ost big detailed ‘maps meant more thorough eproduction ofthe period ackin 2007, ACI antes su Create the line art Thisis the most important step of llforme, allt the ine art phase, ‘where finsh 80 percent ofthe pec. [ine arts ike the foundation ofa ‘cent pay, Is ease forme contol the thickness and hardness with this ‘rush. im going to use thissc brush ad opacity onto for about 95 pce ‘ofthe whole proces. ike having pow ‘orart references handy when dawingat ‘thisstge especially has simile characteristics to what Fm ceatng, This helps me see my artobjectvely ‘through comparison. meena? building fyoudon' dowel thewhote | | Facial highlights Lightingon the face hasa stronger Inmpaetthan the est ofthe boy so alrays fous more on the fice. The fine ar forthe face should tay rough Painting the details on the face can wat ‘until the fina stages, Forth costume © eo providing break up becwcen the forms and the various elements inthe scene Dee Cc y eet ern ee a ee Pee cee ec ene eee Pete ea eee eee ena eet na Pee ee ee ee een eer en ed thecretures and some very bas ighting Pt PE RO s Pa a eae CT Reena A ea eer ae Cee eee cee ee Se ee ny ieee eee ees ates eet eh ey ee ee eee es tne en soe eed BE Workshops TRUS CU) force ey ee en rete ts eA eed ernest! ee ee Sonera poe eee ena ery ‘outmatched atthe whitedrapon Parnas SBekeETS Oey posits Sa en en tn eect ets ete eee Leann etary Posen en ee et Pee end Pee een eee ors Pacer ieee en er COUP Ce unr ace pistes meen ee es inet sterner Sees hr teed ea ee oe plated, which similar to the deagon’s plated scaly hide rent coe eee os Dt Sareea eased y- Sac erent ent net ner eens CeCe Laren et estate creer enon ee an ence et eed helpto provide atmosphere and breakup tothe composition of hisepc scene Ifyou Pn tee ceed een teers Wr In depth Convey strong emotion eee ce ee eee! perro’ Image>Adjustments>Levels. renters err ee eee ae) some brighter fer orange tufts eet ae) Se ee ed corer) perenne es Ree pair ct vot Cremtiannnn Tari pene ehet ner pre eeemn ereian a annnanis paeirenrentene ney pesenen heey ere ets Pee ere Perr eee tg CCRC Prer earnest tanto eee is ene ent ad ren eons enn erty Se ee ey ete ee pel earare ee an eee ec’ Sy eed a YOUR DAILY DOSE OF DESIGN TIPS & INSPIRATION SS ART ae | C+ a CREATIVE BLOO t J ts] — 3D DESIGN CREATIVE BLOO NETWORK arts .net liviasinéFX 3D WWwW.creativeblog.com TSO) een RAR EMULATE ROACH CEUTA Reviews The latest digital art resources are put to the test by the ImagineFX team... ‘TRAINING 102 PaintShop Pro 107 Anatomy Workshop: XS Ultimate ‘Structure and Proportion ISCorels ust ital imagog | Painter Chas Huhpsye 4 appamusthave ormustavord? | constct the human figure throug ‘a | simplerats of rm thumbs HARDWARE aes 104 New hardware ‘Adonit Jot Flip; Boog Mamba | 108 New movies ShiteDascobrSpydenELITe, | Wrhofthe ian Sent Hows: | Storage 2 BOOKS 106 New reads ‘VIDEO GAMES, Exposé 10;The Artand Makingof | T10 New games Figure Drawing | Resident Evil 6; Borderlands 2 hic Novels | XCOM: Enemy Unknown: RATINGS EXPLAINED 4f0f4s40f40 Magnificent o@sof’sGood Ao’ Ordinary MssPoor M9 Atrocious Software PaintShop Pro PaintShop Pro X5 Ultimate © OK COREL |s Corel's latest budget digital imaging app a must-have or must-avoid for fantasy artists? CT co sintshop Prohasalways | Deen seenes low-budget | relationto the tikes of | Photoshop and Panter. Yetthe software hasan interesting history, dating back to 1990, around te same teas Photoshop. In 2004 its originators dase sold the application to software glans Core, ‘Ana here we ae, with Cora’ ith felease of the package, marketed as 2 photo-eiting application = "the timate Photo Editor” it says. But what does it offer dita artists? Wel for starithas on excelent Pairt Brush ool For £80, He Brush tool s extremely power. ranted Painter o Poteshon power ofr {hekness rotation and bird course's stander stuf but rreert Photoshop bashes if ou ke On opening the tyers Speaking oflayers the Layers | Thesppunan palettes very similiarto Photoshop. | Sasanlnen sented withqute what yous | BU, Syed by default and you switch Gtonobe, Ads Zi) by using the tabs along the top application, you're | os.oc02"Siecieannemncn Not presented with | 22» snes wonrgona ‘quick adiustments to your im: really a tool for photographers, toad some lobal effec vou work Aninstant Effects palette ‘gives you access toa numberof sub éategories with Film Styles and Retro effects being the most interesting | Bur themsin functionality ofthe app | for ares anyway =e found inthe | Eat tab, And tnisis wnere you fing | the excellent brushes mentioned | earier, complete with support f | | quite what you would expect 99 There ae some ice natural mecha tools here: 0 rayon, Marker, ‘Watercolour Brush, Pate Kife ‘Smear and Art Eraser, youre familar with Paintar then youl get on fexternely well with these tools, and contextual, giving you sett ‘contol the brush. For instar thickness of @ Chall or the amount of paint loaded ento an Ol Brush. Theres ‘2:04 Painter ike Mixor palette ‘Anyone who has used Photoshop wale familar wth PSP's Layer Séyles, shadows, alows and so on to your Wacom pressure sensivily and £0 on (ich s realy no suis). Fora budget app, PaintShop Pro ‘may be @ teeny bit la but the latest workstation, buts altin-one photo ector and painting ARTIST INTERVIEW BILL CORBETT Bill, a long-time PaintShop Pro user, sings the software's praises. te ‘Why would anyone use PaintShop Pro? Paintshop Pro, especially Sand 9, theones before this generation ate superb painting programs. They ae ‘extremely low on system resources, ‘which makes it possible forus people with lovspac PCs pint thigh solutions. ‘Whats the best thing about the Paintshop Prot Apart from enabling artists with rmxdest PCs to create great quality atthe best thing is ts versal. Forinstane, ust when you think yout know all the features there's ‘llsomething fw surprise you inthere. ‘What are your favourite features in spt ‘Thecustom brushes and the ‘Marquee tol. Bu ofcourse ove the layers functionality aswel Whatare the brushes like? ‘Thedefault brushes are prey basi, but what makes this program so ‘good isthecustom brushes. There’ ot ofcontrol given tothe user ‘hen using the Brush Variance ‘cantiols, When matched witha pressure sensitive tableypen, some twulygreatefects can be dawn out ‘Could this bean alternative to Photoshop for the budget ‘conscious user? ‘Most definitely PSP iat asslickas Photoshop, but it makes up fo that in erms of performance Do you still use PSP in your ‘work flow, and iso what for? Absolutely! Ispend my time Dxween AntRage and Paintshop ro. Normally Imake thumbnails in PSP frstefore deciding which dvection wo take my image. What projets are you working ‘ont the moment? Jimworkingon another album ‘ayer atthe moment =n yes, Fin ‘sing PaiShop Pro! Adonit Jot Flip This quality stylus uses hardware design and software trickery to make your drawing and sketching more precise tabi computer owner y | theinstrament they chootetodrwonit. | Some gowitnabane,sogtandard | Sh leathers preter | Commune withtheltablet by st | Csrgtheiringe toroter tat | Syusisacutsl bang econ, fflacting ther personel ste | Imach athe clothes they waor= at {every eat snoming at they ake the ae rena very sus Tsatthelatergraott tre oF | ssamea TesaOssnee peat | ofstealandrubeer excuse thete- | 3 point nk pen that appears rom the barrel when you twist is touch of Statement, But for artists who use their iPador Android tabiet as a day sketchoad, what untsisthe drawing, The nib is one ofthe most curious ‘examples that youre likely to see on 3 | styius The brushed steel converges into a small pivot point. then ends in {iy fat steel csc. Encasing the steel dic ea larger clear plastic de. This livers an area of pressure about th size f your fingertip the tither draw or write. The pit design ‘means that you ean hod the pen a ge you find comfortable ‘sgsint the sereen, feels quite cisconcerting at frst ‘most lke the plastic disc ent qute ;cuching the screen, but you soon get Used to it. Indeed, the Jot Flo certainly feels more precise in use han 2 typical broad:niobed =tylus ‘Adoni states the feeling of precision J that adope its Jot Sotware | Development. The is zteware | wehinenape to Book Pro, Ariage an She s ble to recognise the sma more refined drawing and wrt ole lot ofciference | | | tadepes nd l: Stowers i oer pose | | |e Jot Touch, which uses Bueto host device to deliver pressure. sensitive drawing That's rot to say thatthe Jot Fk re ouse It's beautifully fly weighted to feel isitapls ai = Booq Mamba Shift Boog's rucksack is sturdy, but can it hold all our art kit?. en ‘8000 wewaiboogbags.com Aalst Ws not often that we find ‘ourselves standing in the pouring ‘ain with no purpose other than to ‘got really wet. We felt itwasa necessary part of testing Booa’s ‘Mamba Shift rucksack, which features a water-repeliant coating. ‘And yes It did a decent job of keeping the wet stuf away trom ‘ur precious tech. sagas been designed with daital mobie aristsin mind. 8a the plein ar movernent, There are ‘copiously padded sections for your top and Pad. and 8 total of extra pockets within for all your copies ofImaaineFx It certainly looks the part: too our reve sample came ina grey and neon blue colour scheme I feels comfortable t tsluses and wll

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