January's theme was 'Dragonflies.' You'll note we did not follow the usual Chinese Zodiac this year... because we had already done an issue with the theme of 'Dragons.' Dragonflies was close, at least. The cover was by Tabitha Ladin.
January 2012 -- Dragonflies
Columns
New Year Resolutions and Your Artwork
News for the New Year
Features
Fiction
The theme was 'Steampunk,' the cover by Mitzi Sato-Wiuff.
February 2012 -- Steampunk
Columns
Licensing, Glue for Collage, and Motivation
EMG News for February
Dragon Walkthrough
Features
Fiction
The theme was 'Centaurs' and the cover by Kari-Ann Anderson. I had just had a baby, and was... rather busy!
March 2012 -- Centaurs
Columns
Cons, Illustrations, Audience-building, and More
Playing with Line and Shape
Interview with Lisa Cree
EMG News for February
Features
Fiction
A theme of 'Plants', a cover by Mitzi Sato-Wiuff.
April 2012 -- Plants
Columns
Webcomic inspiration, palette, and sketchbooks
Interview with Greg Lightner
EMG News for April
Features
Fiction
May's theme, following our theme at Torn World, was 'Sea Serpents.' The cover was by Eliza Gebow.
May 2012 -- Sea Monsters
Columns
Interview with Mitzi Sato-Wiuff
A Sea Monster in Watercolor
Features
Fiction
Our June theme was 'Towers,' and our moody cover was by Bartlomiej Jurkowski. June saw the announcement that EMG-Zine would be ending with the year, and the return of Sketch Fest.
June 2012 -- Towers
Columns
Building On Layers
News for June - An Important Announcement
Editing a Graphic Novel
Interview with Aaron Pocock
Features
Fiction
