Get free VFX image viewer and video playback tool DJV 3.5
Check out the new features in former Lucasfilm developer Darby Johnston's open-source image viewer for VFX and animation work.
Thursday, August 27th, 2026
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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
Adobe releases After Effects 26.3
New features in the compositing and motion graphics app include DoF in the Advanced 3D renderer and a new Curl Noise effect.
Thursday, June 18th, 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
Plasticity 2026.1 is out
Popular 3D design tool gets neat new way to turn poly meshes into clean, editable NURBS surfaces. Check out the other new features.
Friday, April 17th, 2026
Adobe releases After Effects 26.2
Compositing and motion graphics software gets AI-powered Object Matte tool to isolate moving subjects in video with one click.
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
Scene Group releases Cavalry 2.6
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
Adobe releases After Effects 26.0 with native Substance support
Check out the new features for CG, VFX and motion graphics artists in the latest major update to Adobe's compositing software.
Wednesday, January 21st, 2026
Plastic Software releases Plasticity 2025.3
Check out the new features in the popular hard surface modeling tool, including a new instancing system, and shareable web previews.
Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
Unity 6.3 LTS is out: see 5 key features for games artists
Read our pick of the latest features, from the power to create terrain shaders in the Shader Editor to a big step towards a unified renderer.
Friday, December 5th, 2025
Check out unusual open-source vector design tool Graphite
Promising free app combines the ease of layer-based workflows with the power of a node graph. More bitmap editing tools planned, too.
Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
Inkscape 1.4 is out
Open-source vector design tool gets improvements to workflow with filters, fonts and color palettes, and support for Affinity Designer files.
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
Plastic Software releases Plasticity 2024.2
Check out the new features in the intuitive NURBS modeler, including Deform and Mesh Snap features, and support for SVG import.
Thursday, September 5th, 2024