Reviews

Autodesk Maya 2014 review

Does the top CG package deliver killer new features or just incremental improvements?
- Topics
- Animation,
- Maya,
- Autodesk
ArtRage 4 review

Much of the creativity of Corel Painter at a fraction of the price.
- Topics
- Illustration,
- Ambient Design
Bohemian Coding Sketch 2 review

Paul Lloyd, senior visual designer Clearleft, explains why he's not sad that Adobe has killed Fireworks, as he's already moved onto a much better £30 tool to design site interfaces and elements.
- Topics
- Software,
- Interactive,
- Bohemian Coding
Wacom Cintiq 13HD in-depth review

Illustrator Lizzie Mary Cullen spends time with the hottest little creative tool of 2013 (so far anyway).
- Topics
- Hardware,
- Illustration,
- Wacom
Chillblast Fusion Render 5000 3D workstation review

The first workstation from Chillblast we reviewed almost a year ago wasn’t of the highest quality, but this Fusion Render 5000 is a massive improvement.
- Topics
- Workstations,
- Chillblast
Dell Precision T7600 review

Neil Bennett looks at a workstation that’s supremely powerful, if oddly set up.
- Topics
- Animation,
- Hardware,
- Video,
- Workstations,
- Dell
PaintCode review

This software for Mac turns vector images into code for pixel-perfect precision when designing and developing apps.
- Topics
- Interactive,
- Pixelcut
Photoshop Lightroom 5 beta review

Adobe has released a public beta of its Lightroom 5 photography software. While not a radical reworking, it includes some useful new tools.
- Topics
- Creative Cloud,
- Software,
- Photography,
- Adobe
Wacom Cintiq 13HD first look review

We spend some time with Wacom's new digital drawing surface, which fits comfortably onto your lap.
- Topics
- Animation,
- Hardware,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Photography,
- Video,
- Wacom
Apple 27-inch iMac 2013

Neil Bennett spends time with a beautifully-sculpted desktop.
- Topics
- Hardware,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Workstations,
- Apple
Workstation Specialists WSX6 V2 workstation & RS-D2850 rendering workstation review

For 3D artists, two workstations is definitely better than one, finds Neil Bennett
- Topics
- Animation,
- Hardware,
- Workstations,
- Workstation Specialists
Manga Studio 5 first look review

Manga Studio 5 has a bit of everything for digital artists who create narrative-driven illustration and comics.
- Topics
- Illustration,
- SmithMicro
SugarSync 2.0 review: better than Dropbox?

We've been using SugarSync 2.0 for months now and have the full scoop about what's new and different.
- Topics
- Software,
- SugarSync
BBEdit 10.5 review

The Mac’s premier code editor gains some useful new features, but also loses one you might really miss.
- Topics
- Software,
- Interactive,
- Web,
- Bare Bones Software
Topaz Detail 3 review

Bring out the landscape details or smooth away the portrait flaws with the Topaz Detail 3 Photoshop plugin.
- Topics
- Plug-ins,
- Topaz Labs
Alien Skin Eye Candy 7 review

Create interesting objects and effects with this classic Photoshop plug-in.
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Plug-ins,
- Alien Skin Software
Sony Cyber-shot RX100 review

Sony’s premium compact is a monster when it comes to features, plus delivers SLR-like pictures with a similarly hefty bite.
- Topics
- Cameras,
- Hardware,
- Photography,
- Sony
Fujifilm XF1 review

The latest in Fujifilm's retro styled X series of premium-build compacts is top notch but awkward to turn on.
- Topics
- Cameras,
- Hardware,
- Photography,
- Fujifilm
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 review

The LX7 falls between the handling you’d expect of a point and shoot and its maker’s higher end G series
- Topics
- Cameras,
- Hardware,
- Photography,
- Panasonic
Canon PowerShot G15 review

Canon’s G15 will certainly hit the mark for lovers of tank-like compacts, incorporating an arsenal of photographic features for creative camerawork.
- Topics
- Cameras,
- Hardware,
- Photography,
- Canon

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