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ZBrush for iPad

iPad Pro is now a serious option for 3D artists in 2026

By Paul Hatton published

New photogrammetry capabilities come to ZBrush for the iPad making it a viable option for 3D creatives

3D
Amazon Ember Artline

Amazon's new art TV is coming for the Samsung Frame

By Beth Nicholls published

The Ember Artline range offers free art with no subscription necessary.

Tech
Lego Smart Brick

Lego has made a new type of Smart Brick that can...quack?

By Beth Nicholls published

It's a modern take on interactive screenless play, and I love it.

Toys & Collectibles
A woman sits at a desk, head in hands, looking at bills

Subscription fatigue is real, and 2026 will be the breaking point for artists

By Tom May published

Creatives are ditching expensive subs and taking back control.

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Digital Art
An image of Santa Claus from an AI-generated Coca-Cola Christmas advert

If 2026 is the year the AI bubble bursts, are artists ready for what comes next?

By Paul Hatton published

What a cooling hype cycle could mean for creativity.

3D Art
A hand paints a NY scene

How 2026 will finally kill photorealism

By Tom May published

In a world where anyone can summon a fake photo in four seconds, why spend four months painting one?

4 Comments
Digital Art
In a scene from Friends, Santa Claus and the Holiday Armadillo stand in a kitchen facing each other while Monica Geller looks on from the center.

Streaming stole our Christmas TV experience – but can we get it back?

By Tom May published

The algorithm suggests no, but I think there's hope yet.

Movies & TV Shows
The Glenlivet whisky bottles featuring AI art

3D artists will lose the fight against AI in 2026

By Paul Hatton published

How AI-driven concepting and rendering will reshape 3D pipelines in 2026

3D
Two small landscape paintings and a paintbrush covered in paint

Why Gen Z artists are rediscovering anatomy, gesture and plein air painting in 2026

By Tom May published

Gen Z are starting to choose easels over screens.

Art
A laptop on fire with flames covering the keyboard

RAM costs are rising and we’ll be the ones paying for it

By Paul Hatton published

Hey look, another thing AI is messing up for us.

Laptops
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