Paul Hatton

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Paul is a digital expert. In the 20 years since he graduated with a first-class honours degree in Computer Science, Paul has been actively involved in a variety of different tech and creative industries that make him the go-to guy for reviews, opinion pieces, and featured articles. With a particular love of all things visual, including photography, videography, and 3D visualisation Paul is never far from a camera or other piece of tech that gets his creative juices going. You'll also find his writing in other places, including Creative Bloq, Digital Camera World, and 3D World Magazine.

Latest articles by Paul Hatton

I wasn't sure the Creality Sermoon P1 Scanner would handle shiny objects – then this happened

By Paul Hatton Published 1 July 26

An all-in-one scanner boasting blue lasers with Near-Infrared (NIR) light.

I created a 3D character with the Acer Nitro 16S AI and was pleasantly surprised

By Paul Hatton Published 28 June 26

I created a 3D character with Character Creator on the Acer Nitro 16S AI and was left rather impressed by its performance

Laptops

How NVIDIA RTX Is changing the game for gaming creators and livestreamers

By Paul Hatton Published 25 June 26

Sponsored by NVIDIA

Boost quality and speed with these world-class tools

3D Software

5 (free) ways NVIDIA RTX can speed up your creative software

By Paul Hatton Published 24 June 26

Sponsored by NVIDIA

Is 2026 the year to supercharge your creative workflow with AI?

3D Software

I couldn’t believe how AI could help me (almost) eradicate technical bottlenecks in my workflow

By Paul Hatton Published 24 June 26

Sponsored by NVIDIA

With the saved time I can focus more on expressing myself creatively

3D Software

Our top 5 tools that benefit from NVIDIA RTX hardware

By Paul Hatton Published 24 June 26

Sponsored by NVIDIA

A whole lot of reasons why you might consider upgrading your hardware

3D Software

Character Creator 5 review: Unreal Engine support and auto-rigging make it a joy to use

By Paul Hatton Published 27 May 26

Character Creator 5 might just be the best animation software companion of the year so far

I brought iClone 8 into my character animation workflow – here’s what happened

By Paul Hatton Published 21 May 26

Sponsored by Reallusion

I brought iClone 8 into my character animation workflow – here’s what happened

3D Software

Reallusion iClone 8 review: the gold standard for easy character animation

By Paul Hatton Published 3 May 26

Reallusion iClone 8 is a character animation toolset that's easy to use and integrates into various creative workflows

I took my character animation to a whole new level with the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI

By Paul Hatton Published 26 April 26

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI might only have a laptop GPU but it still excels with its fast processing power

Laptops

Are 2-in-1 laptops dead, or is there still time for a comeback?

By Paul Hatton Published 27 March 26

Tablets are improving all the time which could mark the end for 2-in-1 laptops

Laptops

I tested the Revopoint INSPIRE 2 with the shiniest object I could find

By Paul Hatton Published 15 March 26

The Revopoint INSPIRE 2 boasts a new hybrid scanning system that is capable of capturing trickier objects than its predecessor

Poser 14 review: surprisingly powerful new features make animation easy, but can feel dated

By Paul Hatton Published 14 March 26

The 3D animation software delivers modern power trapped in a dated interface.

Is the Acer Chromebook Spin 311 the ultimate budget companion?

By Paul Hatton Published 2 March 26

The Acer Chromebook Spin 311 is a budget-friendly 2-in-1 laptop tablet with an equally budget-friendly set of hardware specs. The touchscreen works well, but the CPU is a little sluggish.

Laptops