Ian Dean
Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creativebloq, 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
A day in the life: creature designer Jerad Marantz
By Ian Dean published
The Zack Snyder and Marvel creature concept artist shares the benefits of creating art for personal projects.
Creating Death Strikes, the year's best comic - "where gritty and polished meet"
By Ian Dean published
Artist Patrick Lay explains his process.
"It's a huge risk": exploring the Art Nouveau style of video game Songs of Silence
By Ian Dean published
Why standing out from the crowd matters more than ever.
Irem Collection Vol.1 review: a cult shooter bundle that could go further
By Ian Dean published
A solid collection of challenging, anime and HR-Giger inspired retro shooters.
First impressions: Peruvian artist Adria Alvarado mixes digital and traditional techniques
By Ian Dean published
Advice from Boris Vallejo inspired her to become an artist.
The Pokémon 'AI plagiarism' row engulfing Palworld raises so many questions
By Ian Dean published
Not if, but why, when and how to use AI?
Save $100 on the drawing tablet that we gave a rare 5-star-review
By Ian Dean published
The Xencelabs Pen Tablet Medium Bundle is one of our favourites.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II is the Unreal Engine 5 game to beat in 2024
By Ian Dean published
New dev footage looks incredible.
The new Madame Web posters are impressively poor
By Ian Dean published
A web of design controversy.
Why are fans in meltdown over Indiana Jones and the Great Circle?
By Ian Dean published
It's all about perspective.
Whisper it, but I think this Android tablet could be better than an iPad for artists
By Ian Dean published
XPPen's new Magic Drawing Pad is an iPad-alike designed for artists, and I'm impressed.
Marvel’s top artist from the 1950s finally gets reprinted in full
By Ian Dean published
The Atlas Artist Edition Vol. 1: Joe Maneely is pure retro fun.
The best digital art software
By Ian Dean last updated
Discover the best free and paid-for digital art tools around.
THEAtari 400 is on pre-order now – and I want it so badly
By Ian Dean published
Retro Games' new mini console brings back a forgotten gem.
Artist in Residence: award-winning digital illustrator Laura H Rubin
By Ian Dean published
Take a look around this Tim Burton fan's studio.
Artists' New Year's resolutions for 2024
By Tanya Combrinck published
Meet seven pro artists who are planning to tackle what the coming year brings in these challenging times of generative AI.
Whoops… Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown will have an NPC voiced by AI
By Ian Dean published
A mistake?
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown review - a design triumph, and a love-letter to the original
By Ian Dean published
The best Prince of Persia game in 16 years.
Procreate Dreams: everything you need to know
By Ian Dean last updated
Animation is more accessible with Procreate Dreams, our expert core details the features of this new iPad app.
First impressions: concept artist and illustrator Emily Chapman
By Ian Dean published
A host of creative endeavours led the artist to her craft.
A day in the life: Marvel Studios' Craig Elliott
By Ian Dean published
The production designer reveals his daily schedule, and why young artists should seek happiness.
Why the return of Xbox Developer Direct matters - Indiana Jones and more to feature
By Ian Dean published
Why Xbox could set the tone for 2024 with the return of Developer Direct.
Revealing the VFX behind Ridley Scott's Napoleon - "he's just an incredible artist"
By Ian Dean published
MPC's Charley Henley discusses working with Ridley Scott and the 'no CG' debate.
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