3D texture painting app Wafer is now free in beta for Windows
Sparseal's promising new tool for non-photorealistic texturing is now available for Windows desktop and mobile systems, as well as iPads.
Wednesday, April 1st, 2026
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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
Get neat lightweight 3D sculpting and painting app Tamga
Promising 'minimalist 3D sculpting' tool runs in a browser, on Windows, Mac and Linux, and as an iPad app. Free for personal use.
Monday, March 30th, 2026
Photoshop's Rotate Object lets you rotate 2D images in 3D
Intuitive new AI-powered feature in the Photoshop beta turns cutout 2D objects into 'rotatable 3D images' to speed up composites.
Tuesday, March 17th, 2026
Abstract releases InstaMAT 2026 with new Curves Brushes
See what's new in the promising alternative to the Substance tools for texture painting and material authoring. Free to indie artists.
Thursday, March 12th, 2026
Jens Kafitz releases Mari Extension Pack 6 R4
Check out the latest features in the free update to the industry-standard set of add-on tools for Foundry's 3D texture painting software.
Thursday, March 12th, 2026
World Machine is finally coming to Linux and Mac
Updated: check out the upcoming changes in the veteran terrain generation app for games and VFX, also including changes to macros.
Wednesday, March 11th, 2026
Substance 3D Painter 12.0 adds new decal warp and post effects
Check out the new features in the latest major version of the 3D texture painting software for games, motion graphics and VFX.
Tuesday, March 10th, 2026
Adobe previews Substance 3D Designer 16.0
Material authoring software to get a new 3D SDF-based workflow for the Shape Splatter node. See the other features due in the next release.
Tuesday, March 10th, 2026
Adobe releases Photoshop 27.4
Check out the new features in the image-editing software, including wider use of Adobe's new Firefly Fill and Expand AI model.
Monday, March 2nd, 2026
New tutorials: Introduction to Maya 2026
Get started with the industry-standard 3D software with The Gnomon Workshop's essential three-part training series.
Saturday, February 28th, 2026
Check out promising new 3D texture painting app Wafer
Sparseal's $20 iPad app includes features usually only found in more expensive desktop software, like simultaneous multichannel painting.
Thursday, February 26th, 2026
See the 2026 Blender development roadmap
Check out the major features now in development for the open-source 3D software and due for release in Blender 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and beyond.
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026