Clip Studio Paint adds animation support
Free 1.5.4 update turns the app also known as Manga Studio into a robust, low-cost 2D animation tool.
Friday, March 18th, 2016
digital painting
Escape Motions releases Amberlight 2
Unusual particle field painting tool adds new modifier system, option to export animations as well as stills.
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
Project Dogwaffle team releases PD Artist 10
$20 paint tool gets new bristle brush controls, option to paint strokes that scale automatically with Z-depth.
Friday, February 26th, 2016
Project Dogwaffle team unveils Howler 10
Updated, now shipping: VFX-friendly paint package to get new automated video-repair tools, better particle and foliage painting.
Friday, January 15th, 2016
The GIMP team announces GIMP 2.9
Big update to open-source image-editing tool adds support for 32-bits-per-channel colour, OpenEXR files.
Monday, November 30th, 2015
Expresii now available as free public beta
Beautiful new tool lets you paint with virtual brushes and inks, complete with fluid flow and blending.
Wednesday, October 28th, 2015
The Krita Foundation releases Krita 2.9.7
Open-source paint tool gets better PSD support, new tangent normal brush engine to paint normal maps.
Friday, September 4th, 2015
Corel ships Painter 2016
Digital paint tool gets new physics based brush options, updated layer blending, Photoshop brush import.
Thursday, August 13th, 2015
Escape Motions releases Rebelle paint package
Updated, now shipping: Nifty $60 tool mimics how real watercolour and acrylic paint flows and blends.
Thursday, May 28th, 2015
Project Dogwaffle team releases Particle 9
New tablet-optimised digital paint tool from the creators of Howler offers particle painting for just $8.
Thursday, May 14th, 2015
Gnomon releases guide to Character Concept Design
Three-hour Photoshop video shows how Weta Workshop concept designer Johnny Fraser-Allen tackles a real client brief.
Thursday, May 7th, 2015
Krita 2.9.4 ships
New update to the open-source painting app adds Photoshop-style layer styles, boosts performance.
Thursday, May 7th, 2015
Check out intriguing $19 paint app Paintstorm Studio
Natural media paint package acts like a hybrid of Painter and Manga Studio, with cool new tools on top.
Tuesday, March 31st, 2015