The new Studio and Studio Pro versions of this cross-platform app add dozens of natural media features. When it comes to natural media applications, there really isn't any competition for Corel Painter, a mature application that can be used to

Any logo designed, printed, published or visible online between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009 is eligible for entry in Wolda '09. Eulda was launched in 2006 as a graphic design award scheme to reward the best logos and

The templates are designed to let users quickly create variations of the designs using either application. Xara Xtreme Pro for Windows goes beyond the core capabilities expected of a vector illustration package to include DTP-style document functionality, surprisingly broad photo

The bundle of Photoshop filters provides 30 special effects with over 1,000 one-click settings and 100 controls. Alien Skin Software has been developing plugins since 1994, and over the years has created a range that caters to the needs of

WebMediaBrands Inc., the leading global provider of events, education, jobs, and content for business, media, and creative professionals, today announced that it acquired all of the shares of Social Times Incorporated. The acquisition includes two social media blogs, AllFacebook.com and

Trial versions of Vue 8 Esprit, Studio and Complete can now be downloaded, as well as the free Personal Learning Edition. Creating convincing computer simulations of the natural world is a specialized process, requiring an approach that takes into account

The new project-based training series is designed to give viewers a new appreciation of some of Photoshop's most creative tools. Adobe Photoshop CS4 is a deep enough application that it can require years to really master all its functionality. Deeper

The Talenthouse site is hosting an open call for design submissions for adidas iD2 goggles. Talenthouse, launched in 2009, describes itself as a "platform for creative collaboration, providing artists opportunities for recognition and compensation." Global brands use the site to

Markzware, developer of FlightCheck, has released PageZephyr for viewing text and extracting it from page layout applications. As the number of documents in page layout applications such as Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress increases, it becomes more difficult to locate specific

This plugin for Mac and PC Photoshop-compatible applications adds operating system support and compatibility with Smart Filters. Enhancer is designed to improve images that have details obscured in shadow, are blown out by overexposure, or suffer from motion or poor

The collection includes the latest versions of Genuine Fractals, Mask Pro, PhotoTune, FocalPoint, PhotoTools and PhotoFrame. Designed to solve the most common problems facing pressional and advanced amateur photographers in the areas of color correction, enlarging, masking and professional photographic

The latest round of the ongoing HUGO Fragrances contest once again rewards participants for original poster designs based on the HUGO bottle. Participants can submit pixel, vector, mixed media, drawing, painting and photography works based on the HUGO Fragrances perfume

The new iteration builds on the capabilities of Phantasm CS Studio to improve color adjustment options in Adobe Illustrator. Phantasm CS improves on Adobe Illustrator's basic color adjustment capabilities and works with gradients, meshes, tweens, bitmaps, Live Trace and Live

The 368-page, full-color book teaches readers the principles of vector drawing along with technique, composition and practical applications for websites, animations, logos and photo retouching. Xara can trace its personal computer software origins back to the early 80s, with the

Provided as a Photoshop plugin and application, Sketch 10 improves its ability to add pencil sketch and watercolor painting effects to photos. Sketch works in a rather unusual way by adding natural-media effects to photos in real time, with the

The three new titles provide a range of imagery that can be used in most 3D applications, as well as Adobe Photoshop Extended. Dosch 3D: Airport Vehicles provides 20 detailed, completetly-textured 3D models, including a ground luggage transport system, tow

The latest version sports a redesigned interface, plus a new smudge tool and improved photo import. The iPhone screen may be small but that hasn't stopped a growing community of users from adopting simple drawing tools such as Layers. In

The new version provides package and book processing features for Illustrator and InDesign. The MadeToPrint plugin, available for Mac and Windows InDesign CS3-CS4, and QuarkXPress 7-8, is designed for users in publishing, prepress and graphic arts who process more than

British vendor XChange UK, a specialist in plugins and addons, is currently offering a generous upgrade path to the current version of Strata Design 3D CX. More than any other developer of 3D creation tools, Strata has sought to position

The giveaway includes weekly prizes and a grand prize of products valued at more than $15,000. Artbeats, founded in 1989, provides royalty-free stock footage for broadcast, feature films, commercial, multimedia, game development and independent producers, with a library that offers