Latest articles by Ian Dean
The new XPPen Artist Ultra 16’s 4K OLED could elevate your digital art
This spec-heavy drawing tablet even features touch control.
MCM Scholarship for aspiring creatives returns to fund next generation of talent
Whether you're a game dev, artist, or designer, this could boost your career.
A Conan the Barbarian stop-motion toy ad shouldn’t be this good
Watch Justin Rasch's 30-second animated masterpiece.
Guild Wars 2 game artist reveals the software you actually need to succeed
Prop artist Chelsea Mills shares her software stack.
Wacom's Back to School deals include 40% off one of my favourite drawing tablets
The Cintiq 16 remains an icon for digital artists.
This smokeless fire pit means I didn't waste the summer making a cosy cottage courtyard – and it's reduced for Labor Day
This Solo Stove Bonfire 2.0 deal is the fire pit worth owning.
Pixar vs DreamWorks: here’s why one studio always wins my heart
Who really masters animated movies?
Hollow Knight: Silksong is the 'artquake' shifting indie game launches
Why Team Cherry's indie feels bigger than its budget.
The best YouTube channels and podcasts every film artist should subscribe to
These are the must-watch channels to sharpen your craft and stay inspired.
Ringo Starr's new art collection is the peace and love refresher I needed
After too many failed celeb art projects, this hits the right notes.
The Sims remade in Unreal Engine 5 is everything I didn’t know I needed
This fan-made update surprised me.
Nintendo’s new Mario stop-motion animations are pure childhood nostalgia
These 40th anniversary shorts made me feel like a kid again.
An AI startup just became a film studio, and Hollywood should be thankful
Utopai Studios is making movies from 'unfilmable' scripts.
The best tablets with a stylus pen for drawing and note-taking
Get down your ideas with one of the best tablets with a stylus.
What is Unreal Engine 5? Everything you need to know
Discover why Unreal Engine 5 is the real-time creation platform that does it all for game development, 3D visualisation and VFX.
How Death on the Nile embraces "the fearless colour, interiors, and fashion of the 1970s" to gamify nostalgia
David Chomard, Head of Microids Studio Lyon, explains how it's being made.
The best Unreal Engine 5 plugins
The essential Unreal Engine 5 plugins will take your video games to a whole new level.
The best game development software to learn how to make a video game
The best game software for beginners, hobbyists and professionals.
Rembrandt, Vermeer, and now Hopper – how AI’s remakes are testing the soul of art
Google AI's Nighthawks left me wondering if AI had crossed the line (again).
Operation Night Strikers review: why these cult ’80s games still hit the mark
Taito's cult shooters feel better than I remember on Nintendo Switch.
Lightcraft’s Spark could finally give filmmakers the "Google Docs of 3D"
This browser-based tech is opening new freedoms in how films are made.
Beyoncé versus Sydney Sweeney: two denim ads, one dangerous divide in brand storytelling
Only one got Gen Z right.
Chaos unlocks real-time rendering for everyone – no Unreal Engine 5 needed
USD, MaterialX, and Gaussian Splats are coming to Chaos Arena.
