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Sparseal's $20 iPad app includes features usually only found in more expensive desktop software, like simultaneous multichannel painting.

Thursday, February 26th, 2026

Check out the latest features in the motion design app just acquired by Canva, including a new Mesh solver for creating organic growth effects.

Wednesday, February 25th, 2026

Motion design app is the 'missing piece' of Canva's Affinity design software, now available free. Read our FAQs on what it means for users.

Wednesday, February 25th, 2026

Long-awaited update to the popular Baga Ivy Generator plugin for VFX and arch viz makes it possible to create plant growth animations.

Monday, February 23rd, 2026

Read our FAQs on what the buyout of the AI orchestration and generative AI tools firm means for users of Foundry apps like Nuke.

Thursday, February 19th, 2026

Check out the new features in this varied update to the increasingly popular toolkit for hard surface and organic modeling in Houdini.

Tuesday, February 17th, 2026

Check out the new features in this powerful set of geometry optimization tools for games and VFX work. Free to indie artists.

Tuesday, February 17th, 2026

Check out the latest changes to the match-moving software for pro VFX, including a new Maya export script. Now free to trial for 14 days.

Monday, February 16th, 2026

Check out the latest features in the GPU production renderer, including support for meshlet streaming in network renders.

Wednesday, February 11th, 2026

Read our FAQs on the free online stock asset markeplace from the creator of D5 Render, including its license conditions and stance on AI.

Tuesday, February 10th, 2026

PureRef 2.1 is out

Sizeable update to the popular reference image organization tool adds grid snapping, batch image processing and more drawing tools.

Sunday, February 8th, 2026

Master Houdini's powerful fluid simulation toolset with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed beginners' guide for VFX and games artists.

Sunday, February 8th, 2026

UE5-based renderer shipped with the Silo modeling software now supports real-time ray tracing on Mac and path tracing on Windows.

Friday, February 6th, 2026