Pixelmash is one of the newest desktop apps for 8-bit art, and its latest build may rank it up with there the likes of aseprite. The 2020 version, released last week, allows users to paint or import high-resolution artwork and then non-destructively pixelise it, animate layers using transforms, and apply advanced layer effects with less time-consuming …
Boris FX brings Kubrick, Blade Runner cinematography to Photoshop
Boris FX Optics is now available as a plugin for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, and as a standalone application for macOS and Windows. The Optics toolkit features over 150 filters and thousands of presets designed by VFX industry veterans to correct, enhance, and stylise images in the Adobe suite. In addition to its lens filters, …
Will this creepy AI platform put artists out of a job?
How do you use Artbreeder, and should you use it? When discussions of AI and its effect on the labour force come up, the creative industry usually shrugs its shoulders. After all, how can artificial intelligence accurately replicate an artist’s singular vision? It’s an understandable stance, but recent weeks may have sent a little shiver …
You can soon create VFX with Netflix
A lot of your favourite Netflix shows utilise great VFX, and now a desktop-as-service platform from the streaming titan allows creatives to collaborate on visual effects work. Announced on the Netflix tech blog today is NetFX, which is described as “a cloud-based platform that will make it easier for vendors, artists and creators to connect …
Marvel at Mervyn Peake’s art from childhood to Gormenghast
The visual archive of writer, artist and illustrator Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) has been acquired for the nation by the British Library from the Peake Estate, comprising over 300 original illustrations, including drawings from his critically acclaimed Gormenghast series. Also included are original illustrations for his own books for children Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor and Letters From a Lost Uncle and …
New Ai Weiwei print ‘drops’ as IWM London reopens to public
Imperial War Museums (IWM) has announced that it will reopen its London-based branch on 1 August 2020, following three months of closure due to the pandemic. Visitors returning to IWM London will be welcomed back by a brand new addition to the museum’s iconic Atrium – a commission from the internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei, …
Sex toy branding by AMV BBDO shows pleasure is ageless
TENA has partnered with femtech sex toy brand Je Joue to send influencers an intimate device which brings pleasure as well as improving pelvic floor strength, to demonstrate that wellness doesn’t have an age limit. Featuring beautiful illustrations and typography by artist Stina Persson, the #Ageless wellbeing packs will be delivered to influencers across the …
Vincent Van Gogh gets one slick rebrand
The Van Gogh Museum has relaunched its website with a design refresh, a new interactive content format, better accessibility and smart features intended to inspire a global audience, who are now able to learn about Van Gough’s life story, as well as view his work to scale and zoom in brushstrokes. New feature ‘Vincent for Scale’ …
Keith Haring’s only museum is now free and virtual to enjoy
It might surprise you to know there is only one dedicated museum to pop art legend Keith Haring, and it’s nestled somewhere high in the mountains of Japan. If the idea of trekking to the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection sounds like a daunting venture no matter the late Keith’s talent and influence, then be happy …
AMD and Lenovo have created the world’s first 64-core workstation
Threadripper Pro is the second new workstation platform launched recently – and this one’s definitely coming this year. New workstation platforms are like the proverbial London buses it seems – you wait years for a one and then two arrive in close proximity to each other. I’m using ‘close proximity’ here to mean within a …