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

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How AI-driven concepting and rendering will reshape 3D pipelines in 2026

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Hey look, another thing AI is messing up for us.

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AI makes us all art directors, but can we all be art directors?

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The beautiful Acer Swift is the new king of thin and light.

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The top 3D art trends that I expect to take hold in 2026

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This beautiful laptop delivers on design, but what about the power?

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The chonkiest power bank of all is powerful, portable, and boy is it well built.

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Review With six ports and 130W charging, you'll be hard pressed to max this thing out

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SolidWorks 2025 boasts a full feature set for mechanical engineering and product design

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With the rise of NPUs and integrated GPUs, is raw GPU power still king when it comes to pro laptops?

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D5 Render is an impressive and easy-to-use real-time renderer

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Review The Anker Nano Power Bank 5K is super portable and excels in heat management.

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The MSI Prestige A16 AI+ is a middle-of-the-range laptop that aims to attract creatives with underdeveloped AI

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The AOC Gaming Q27G4ZR has everything creatives could want but it's still at the lower end of colour performance

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Discover why Unreal Engine 5 is the real-time creation platform that does it all for game development, 3D visualisation and VFX.

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The essential Unreal Engine 5 plugins will take your video games to a whole new level.

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The best game software for beginners, hobbyists and professionals.

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I tested the Revopoint Trackit and I don't want to see a scanning marker ever again

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The Acer Aspire 14 AI might not have high-end specs but it'll deliver for most

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But I still have one serious reservation we need to talk about...

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Plasticity might be the new kid on the block, but it's already punching well above its weight

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Gamers get reasonable power for under a grand, but overall performance is lacking.

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