Latest articles by Ian Dean
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.
From Shrek to Chicken Run, these are the most influential animated films of the 2000s
The decade that bridged hand-drawn and modern CGI techniques.
With $50 off, the new MovinkPad 11 is my pick of Wacom's Christmas sale
It's an iPad alt designed for digital artists.
Digital art trends 2026 reveal how creatives are responding to AI pressure
Artists need to stop competing with AI and start sidestepping it.
MindsEye tops Metacritic’s worst games of 2025 list, raising hard questions for developers
The hype and nostalgia lessons the industry can’t ignore.
If it's wrong to love 'woke' fonts, I don't want to be right
Take my poll, which is your favourite?
Beautiful art and scenery – Lake Como Comic Art Festival is already on my 2026 bucket list
Italian lakes, Alpine scenery, and Liam Sharp's new Conan the Barbarian portfolio draw me in.
Hands-on with the new Nothing Phone (3a) Community Edition, a playful Y2K throwback
A limited edition colourful riff on 2000s Nintendo and Apple.
