Latest articles by Ian Dean
Which game has the best art? These books settle the debate
From Elden Ring to Metal Gear Solid, these are my recommended game art books.
This indie game turns watercolour art into playable puzzle spaces
Crafting A Storied Life: Tabitha’s hand-drawn world.
MIO: Memories In Orbit review: a painterly Metroidvania that rewards patience and curiosity
Turns comic-book art into a playable world.
How a childhood movie obsession turned into a career in film, VFX and games
Pat Imrie reveals his journey from Jurassic Park fan to Hollywood artist.
5 AI-free apps every artist needs to try in 2026
From Procreate to Cara, how artists can avoid invasive algorithms.
Why Trump’s Stardew Valley AI image feels so off
A familiar pixel style appears in an unfamiliar place.
This indie game revives ’90s FMV weirdness in a gloriously unsettling way
Obey the Insect God leans hard into stylised nostalgia.
The visual effects behind Apple TV’s The Lost Bus explained
How Outpost VFX created a believable wildfire.
MIO: Memories in Orbit’s stunning hand-drawn art direction explained by its creators
It's like playing inside a comic book.
Avengers: Doomsday proves Marvel can still manufacture hype with almost nothing
Even if the teaser trailer code solution turns out to be business as usual.
Wacom MovinkPad Pro 14 proves Android is finally ready for serious digital art
OLED and the excellent Pro Pen set a new benchmark for artists.
Why the time was right to return to R-Type Delta, according to Nobu Yoshikawa
City Connection's CEO on R-Type Delta HD Boosted.
How reworking game character designs from Hades helped this 3D artist level up faster
Roumen Filipov practices without the blank page panic.
How LiDAR makes this game's haunted ship feel disturbingly real
Explore a real-life real ship in SENARA: The Sacrament.
Huion’s first pro-spec Android drawing tablet revealed at CES 2026 – here’s what you need to know
The new Kamvas Pad 12 is a worthy Wacom rival.
Huion’s Kamvas 22 (Gen 3) fixes the small frustrations of mid-range drawing tablets
The CES 2026 reveal brings 2.5K and 90Hz to an affordable tablet.
This Pininfarina design turned my favourite digital frame into something special
InkPoster's CES 2026 reveal is pure luxury.
How Adobe thinks creatives will use AI in 2026 – from Firefly to Project Graph
Deepa Subramaniam wants to make it “the best time ever to be a creative professional”.
Take a look at this 3D artist's romanticised take on the Joker
Daniel Merticariu mixed the influence of Victor Hugo with DC's villain design.
How retro shooters like R-Type Delta HD Boosted are bringing a cult genre to new players
Embracer's Martin Lindell and James Wragg analyse the revival of a niche retro gaming genre.
How R‑Type Delta HD Boosted brought a cult shooter back from obscurity
Why this retro PlayStation game classic remains an influence.
From '80s arcades to retro remasters, Kazuma Kujo explains R-Type’s design legacy
Why this retro game classic remains an influence.
How life in São Paulo inspired this artist's award-winning art and animation
“Making art isn’t a choice, it’s how I process life,” says Pedro Conti.
