Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creative Bloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and leading video game title Official PlayStation Magazine. In his early career he wrote for music and film magazines including Uncut and SFX. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on AI, digital art and video game art and tech, and more to Creative Bloq, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5. He's also a keen Cricut user and laser cutter fan, and is currently crafting on Glowforge and xTools M1.
Latest articles by Ian Dean

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Shams Jorjani believes Rockstar has side-stepped the industry's biggest problems.

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Cavemen fighting boggle-eyed T-Rexes on Switch2? Sign me up.

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If you've been waiting to buy one, this is the time to do it.

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I thought the medieval Tomb Raider idea was a mistake, but I was completely wrong.

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The uncanny visual style that has people talking.

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Neon Giant's cyber-noir shooter has guns, stealth and a revenge story, but Port Desire is what keeps catching my eye.

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My hands-on revealed a modern entry that's elegantly designed and notoriously difficult.

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Playing on PS5 Pro and Nintendo Switch 2 reveals an expansion designed to feel unpredictable and much darker.

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The iconic 1983 platform game gets a new HD remake.

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Disney Afternoon Collection and Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition remind us why challenging games are hard to put down.

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It convinced me that screen quality matters more than 16K pressure sensitivity.

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Don't get trapped chasing perfection.

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We don't really get games this gloriously excessive anymore, while Peace Maker and Ghost Babel make it a deep-cut collection worth playing.

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We reveal the best coloured pencils for beginners and pros, tried and tested by our expert team.

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When a game as big as Grand Theft Auto VI exists almost entirely as a digital product, what happens to the art, history and ownership when the publisher controls the files?

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“We had to tone down historical reality”, says art director Olivier Cannone.

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I've chosen the best iPad for every type of artist.

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The new Silver Screen Pack celebrates Art Deco and the golden era of cinema.

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An OLED at 90HZ and 720g – XPPen's new tablet impresses.

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Artists are bringing back the flaws.

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Your phone is now a Game Boy.

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Why not knowing where your work is going can make it easier to get started.

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A reminder why I loved – and hated – the PS2 era.
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