CG Channel

retouching

Now out of beta: discover key new features for VFX artists and colorists in the free color grading and editing app and its $295 Studio edition.

Thursday, June 4th, 2026

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

Check out the latest features in the free image editing and vector design software, including a new integration with DaVinci Resolve.

Monday, April 27th, 2026

Check out the new features in Affinity 3.1, including Live Tone Blend Groups and a new Tone Brush for compositing and retouching images.

Wednesday, March 18th, 2026

Open-source image editor gets Smart Object-like link layers, plus a new Vibrance filter, and better interoperability with Photoshop.

Monday, March 16th, 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

Check out the new AI technologies in the standalone app and Photoshop plugin for adding cinematic effects to still images.

Sunday, December 7th, 2025

Check out two interesting new AI-based technologies for selecting - and magically removing all trace of - objects in images.

Friday, October 31st, 2025

New all-in-one application Affinity by Canva combines capabilities from Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher for pro graphics work.

Friday, October 31st, 2025

Check out our list of CG tools that can - or soon will - harness the Snapdragon processors in Copilot+ PCs, from Affinity Photo to ZBrush.

Tuesday, October 21st, 2025

Neat browser-based stylization, retouching and roto tool uses texture synthesis to transfer the look of a still image to an entire video.

Monday, October 6th, 2025

Image-editing and retouching app is now available for Android phones as well as iPhones and iPads. Read our FAQs here.

Friday, June 6th, 2025

Check out the new features in the image-editing software, including nifty new Select Details options in the AI-based Object Selection tool.

Thursday, April 24th, 2025