Master Cinematic Matte Painting for Production
Create environments for VFX and game cinematics using Blender, Photoshop and Nuke with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Saturday, August 22nd, 2026
Photoshop
Adobe releases Photoshop 27.9.1
See the new features in the image editing app, including updates to the Remove tool and the option to save and restore font lists.
Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Escape Motions releases Rebelle 8.3
Unusual update to the natural media painting app makes it possible to export the paint surface as a heightmap for use in 3D software.
Saturday, August 1st, 2026
ArcBrush 1.5 is an interesting $49 node-based image editor
Inexpensive cross-platform Photoshop alternative gets new 32-bit pipeline, Crytomatte support and new compositing nodes.
Sunday, July 19th, 2026
Boris FX releases Optics 2026.5 with AI-powered facial masking
Standalone app and plugin for adding cinematic effects to still images also now works with non-Adobe software, including Affinity.
Friday, June 26th, 2026
Adobe to acquire Topaz Labs
Adobe to buy pioneering developer of AI image enhancement and upscaling tools. Read our FAQs on what the deal means for CG artists.
Friday, June 26th, 2026
Adobe releases Photoshop 27.8
Image editing software now supports OCIO 2.5 - and lets you use custom AI models trained on your own images with Generate Image.
Thursday, June 18th, 2026
Adobe releases Photoshop 27.7
See the new features in the image editing app, including the option to run the AI model for the Remove tool locally, not in the cloud.
Thursday, May 21st, 2026
ArcBrush is a free node-based image editor and texture editor
Check out designer Albert Omoss's intriguing node-based image editor, pitched as a Photoshop alternative for game art and texture processing.
Friday, May 1st, 2026
AI developer Anthropic becomes Blender's latest Corporate Patron
New Blender Lab-developed add-on also now connects Anthropic's Claude AI models to the open-source 3D software. Read our FAQs.
Wednesday, April 29th, 2026
Adobe releases Photoshop 27.6
Update to the image-editing app adds the much-anticipated AI-based Rotate Tool, and a neat new reflection removal feature.
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
Free tutorial: Race Vehicle Concept Design - Cinematic Rendering
Discover how to animate and render a demo sequence in Blender with The Gnomon Workshop's free intermediate-level video training.
Saturday, April 25th, 2026
Adobe releases Photoshop 27.5
Check out the new features in the image-editing app, including tighter integration with online mood boarding platform Firefly Boards.
Wednesday, April 1st, 2026