Latest articles by Ian Dean
The best lightbox for tracing and drawing
Discover the best lightboxes for tracing and drawing today
The best easels for painting in 2024
Our experts pick the best easels for painting available today.
Game environment design is a growing art form, reveals new book
Planting new ideas.
Hands-on with Xencelabs Pen Display 16: a 4K OLED drawing tablet for everyone
It sets a new standard.
Artist Jules Wittock reveals the hidden secret to his mesmerising maze paintings
"People can go inside of my mind."
Star Wars superfans can now design their own droid
Autodesk celebrates Star Wars with a unique challenge.
Don't hate me, but I think this new AI art tool could have a use
LeiaPix turns 2D art into 3D animation.
Get published - enter the Songs of Silence art contest
Your work could feature in a new video game art book.
Marvel artist Russell Dauterman's new book is a work of art
The Marvel artist celebrates a decade of comic art.
Nothing Ear and Ear (a) review: eye-catching designs meet high-end tech, for less
Sounds like something you'll need, but which is right for you?
Unreal Engine 5.4 is here, and it's good news for filmmakers and animators
New motion graphics, virtual camera and animation tools.
Vertex 2024 - our best bits and some surprises
We had a blast at Vertex 2024, here are the highlights.
I tried Nvidia's AI for games, with comically realistic results
It's 2062 and everyone still loves Taylor Swift.
I just watched an Apple MacBook Pro get mauled by a Razer Blade 16
Has Nvidia just started a new hardware war for creatives?
I'm confused by Evercade's new retro console (but I still want one)
The Evercade EXP-R looks visionary, but who's it for?
How to use an iPad as a drawing tablet with a PC
Want to use an iPad as a drawing tablet with a PC? There are a number of ways to do it
I tried Zapbox, it's like Vision Pro AR without the wild price tag
Your iPhone can be a Vision Pro.
Harold Halibut review: this stop motion sci-fi life aquatic won’t be for everyone
A wonderfully handcrafted game, but you'll need to persevere.
The best CGI movies of the '80s - VFX that changed filmmaking
Iconic CGI visual effects from TRON to Star Wars.
Designing the giddy Art Nouveau fantasy world of new game Our Brilliant Ruin
"We've embraced the chaos," says art director Andy Foltz.
Amazon's Fallout TV show has some unexpected design influences, reveals Amy Westcott
"It taught me the creative process is infinite," says costume designer Amy Westcott.
AI can 'fill in the details' and enable 'higher creativity' says James Cameron
The Avatar 2 and Terminator director sees a role for AI in filmmaking.
Making Netflix hit Spaceman - MPC's out-of-this-world VFX breakdowns revealed
MPC shares behind the scenes insights into creating Spaceman's VFX.
