If you yearn for the pines, go Blender
Stylized Tree update 2.0 adds pine trees, optimizes nodes, and bundles wind plus scatter tools, with pricing tiers from $12.50.
Browsing Tag
layout
27 posts
Photoshop gets less destructive and slightly less vague
Adobe updates Photoshop with new adjustment layers, higher-resolution generative output and a new Dynamic Text feature.
SketchUp 2026.0
SketchUp 2026.0 adds in-app collaboration, AO colour control, faster performance, improved DWG/IFC workflows, new LayOut drafting tools, and scan-to-mesh features for Studio users.
ScatterFlow Add-on brings gravity‑aware scattering to Blender
Apex Assets releases ScatterFlow, a Blender 4.4 add‑on enabling physics‑based scattering with optional asset pack.
MIO3 UV for Blender: Advanced UV Unwrapping and Mesh Transformation Tools
MIO3 UV Blender add-on offers efficient UV-to-mesh transformation, with
Comfy UI – AI for artists!
While some become the Stable Diffusion play child, and others lament the demise of the industry, we're staying out of this round of prophecy and looking at what you can really do with it as artists - and not as slightly brainwashed newsletter marketers.
Direct Modeling (R)evolution für Houdini
For most people, the idea of modelling directly in Houdini causes them to break out in a sweat at the very least, and some are even said to have thrown the mouse out of the window in sheer horror. The reasons for this are understandable at first glance.
Premiere listens – and types!
New functions and tools are added with every Creative Cloud update. In the last major update for Premiere, there was an entire subsection - transcribing. But how exactly does it work? (Including self-test and prize draw)
Dungeon Generator in Houdini
If you feel like building a procedural dungeon: SideFX has a new tutorial series – including the project file.
Houdini 18: Introduction to Solaris
Solaris: the node-based USD environment for lighting, lookdev, layout and rendering in Houdini 18.
Maya-Clarisse Bridge Tool 2.0
Faster exchange between Maya and Clarisse IFX: For anyone who switches a lot between the applications – the Bridge Tool is now available in V2.0!
Blergh! Word Art! In Houdini?
Houdini is certainly not known for classic graphics and especially not for typography and fonts. And word clouds are certainly nothing new either, but somehow always chic when used correctly.
Affinity Publisher released
After Affinity Photo and Designer, now comes the next tool: Affinity Publisher is finally out of beta!
Nvidia AI Denoiser Integration
With the latest updates, Clarisse, finalRender and V-Ray (beta) include the Nvidia OptiX AI Denoiser - Redshift already has a preview build too
Adobe Releases Flash Platform Media and Text Frameworks as Open Source
Important Flash technologies for creating media-player offerings and text layouts are now available on an open-source basis.
Quark Releases QuarkXPress 8.02 Update
The free update for QuarkXPress 8 simplifies installation and supports five new languages.
Now Available: QuarkXPress 8
The new version of QuarkXPress features an intuitive interface for more efficient work with fewer clicks, precise typographic control, integrated Flash authoring tools, and global publishing capabilities.
Quark Dynamic Publishing Solution Wins Prestigious Macworld Award
Editors at Macworld UK name Quark Dynamic Publishing Solution the year’s best creative design software.
Quark Launches QuarkXPress 8 Xperience Design Global Tour
Quark invites creative professionals around the world to experience QuarkXPress 8 live.
QuarkXPress 8 Benchmark Study Shows Productivity Is the Ultimate Deciding Factor
Pfeiffer Report finds that QuarkXPress 8 is more than three times faster than earlier versions.
A New Design Experience with QuarkXPress 8
The new version of QuarkXPress features a modern, intuitive interface for faster design with fewer clicks, precise typography features, built-in authoring tools for web and Flash, and options for global publishing.
MPDS4 Combines 2D and 3D Factory Planning
CAD Schroer presents its new MPDS4 Factory Layout system at Industrie Paris 2008.
Apogee Suite Connects Publishing Workflows
Agfa Graphics introduces Apogee Suite as an integrated workflow for networked print and media production.
MW: Quark Interactive Designer Now Runs on Leopard
Quark Inc. announced the availability of Quark Interactive Designer 1.02. The latest free update for Quark Interactive Designer is compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Quark Interactive Designer lets users create Flash projects (SWF files) directly in QuarkXPress 7 without programming knowledge.
Quark Publishes Free Online Book on Using QuarkXPress 7 with Adobe Creative Suite 3
Quark's new online book describes how QuarkXPress 7 can be integrated into Adobe Creative Suite 3 to achieve optimal design results.
StepNet Builds QuarkXPress Server 7 CMS
StepNet developed a browser-based Smart Content Server workflow for Textuel using QuarkXPress Server 7.
Quark Releases QuarkCopyDesk 7
QuarkCopyDesk 7 combines text and image editing with QuarkXPress 7, Quark Publishing System 7 and third-party workflows.