Latest articles by Ian Dean
How The Witcher 4's "infinite forest" is being built one branch at a time using Unreal Engine 5.6
I speak to Epic Games and CD Projekt Red to discover if this is more than a demo.
MetaHuman just broke free from Unreal Engine 5 – why everyone can now create lifelike characters
Epic Games' cutting edge creation and animation toolkit is now available to all.
24 Procreate tutorials to improve your digital art and design
The best Procreate tutorials, from the basics to advanced tools, including using new brushes, layers and 3D models.
Everything I saw at State of Unreal 2025: why the The Witcher 4 Unreal Engine 5 tech demo matters so much
The Witcher 4 teases what's next for Unreal Engine and AI tools offer a new way to create.
Unreal Engine 5.6 is out – here's what impressed me
The seven new features and upgrades you need to know.
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
The best iPad Pro apps for Apple Pencil
The best iPad Pro apps to get the most from your Apple Pencil.
If you want to use Procreate on an iPad, these are the only ones we'd go for
Create digital art with the best iPad for Procreate.
If you're a digital artist like me, you'll love these iPad models for drawing
Perfect for artists, these are the best iPads for drawing available today.
This node-based creative AI app is changing how artists work
FLORA brings together every AI art and video model into into one infinite space.
You're not supposed to notice it – inside the hidden art of animation and VFX in Guild Wars 2
Artists Geoffrey Milligan and Konstantin Skripalsh explain how VFX and animation work in harmony.
I went to an AI art conference expecting empty hype – I never expected to be creatively recharged
The Freepik Upscale AI conference showed how AI can be used for art.
7 questions every immersive creator should ask
The team behind new Apple Vision Pro project D-Day: The Camera Soldier share what they learned.
The best 3D art: outstanding examples for inspiration
Visit another dimension with some of the best 3D art around.
Why AI means anyone can be a filmmaker not just Hollywood insiders
Director Jason Zada says tools like Google Veo 3 unlock storytelling for everyone.
"Tools evolve, the eye doesn’t" – why AI art still needs artists
Freepik CEO Joaquin Cuenca explains why AI can't, and shouldn't, do everything.
Find ways to "reconnect with the joy of drawing" – game art advice everyone needs to hear
Creativity tips from Chenrui ZENG, environment artist on AFK Arena.
In a rare OpenAI interview Chad Nelson faces the 'AI Slop' backlash and says "rising above the noise takes talent"
AI art may not be the enemy after all, mediocrity is.
Blades of Fire review: if Jim Henson had made Conan The Barbarian – and it's as wonderfully weird as that sounds
Finally, an original Soulslike.
"AI can’t replicate the soul of a scene", says AFK Arena’s lead environment artist
This game creative is optimistic about AI, but has some red lines.
"I went wild with warped houses, gnarled trees and jagged shapes" – how Tim Burton influenced the creator behind AFK Arena's scene game art
What inspires Lilith Games' artist Chenrui ZENG.
The best laptops for Cricut makers: get the most out of Cricut Design Space
As keen crafters, we've picked out the best laptops for Cricut makers – all tested to handle the brand's software.
Capcom Fighting Collection 2 review: a pixel-perfect celebration of chaos and creativity
These retro games feel surprisingly modern.
