Editor’s letter

What a difference a decade makes. Ten years and 130 issues. Good god, that went quick! Since year dot, we’ve had a blast discovering, meeting and celebrating amazing artists, and inspiring our readers to create great art… I’m exhausted just writing about it.

Yet the six or so years I’ve worked here have been a joy. Artists, you see, may be 80 per cent insomniac-workhorse-ninja, 1 per cent genius, and 19 per cent bananas, but they – you – are the most inspiring, driven and altogether groovy people on earth. And it’s been ImagineFX’s privilege to work with the best.

The names on this cover are proof of this, and I hope you’ll agree we’ve put together an issue worthy of our 10-year landmark. I’ve met many of the artists featured in this extra big issue, including Karla Ortiz who I speak to on page 50, and one thing that always surprises me is how enthused they are to work with the mag. Without going all hippy, there’s a lot of love in this ‘small’ world of ours… (Hold on a minute. I think I have something in my eye.)

Whilst I’m all emotional, I’d like to mention that the continued success of ImagineFX is in large part due to über-editor Claire Howlett, who’s been on the mag since issue three (aaaages ago). She’s on maternity leave right now, but her dedication to IFX has kept it at the top of its game for this long. You rock, Claire!

Oh, did I mention the calendar full of exquisite art, the Syd Mead workshop, or the Craig Mullins interview?! Crap, no room… enjoy!