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See what's new in the the sub-$100 image editor, including new image stitching and mesh gradient tools.

Monday, December 6th, 2021

Huge update to the open-source 3D texture painting app adds real-time path tracing, edge wear materials, decals, and live links to Blender and Maya.

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Online library of source images for matte painters now available as 16-bit DNG RAW and 32-bit EXR files, along with 360-degree HDRI skies.

Tuesday, June 29th, 2021

Tool for authoring Photoshop filters and converting images into PBR texture maps gets new projects system, and new lower pricing.

Friday, January 15th, 2021

Download free 16,384 x 8,192px HDRIs of interior and exterior environments from iHDRI.com.

Sunday, January 10th, 2021

Sub-$100 image editor now supports the new Apple Silicon processors on current MacBooks on macOS.

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020

Read our pick of the new features, from water and volumetric clouds to Booleans and GPU lightmapping.

Friday, December 4th, 2020

Compositing and editorial tools get USD import, licence roaming, new synchronous shot review system.

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020

Get HDRMAPS' series of 300 free 9,256 x 4,628px EXR sky images. Licensed for commercial projects.

Friday, July 3rd, 2020

Suite of After Effects plugins for visual effects work gets Lens Distortion, a new automated lens correction tool. Check it out here.

Friday, May 15th, 2020

Nice workflow update gives the open-source image editor Photoshop-like tool groups, faster PSD import, new 3D Transform tool.

Monday, March 2nd, 2020

Controversial macOS Catalina update recommended for anyone wanting to use Cinema 4D R22.

Friday, February 21st, 2020

Version 0.7 of the Substance Painter-like texture painting tool adds live links to UE4 and Unity.

Monday, January 13th, 2020