Libre Graphics World

Do you feel like you could do with more virtual instruments and sound FX plugins on Linux? Filipe Coelho released new ports of synths that are based on Yamaha DX7, Oberheim OB-X, and Roland TB-303.

Gustav Gonzalez launched a fundraiser to create a Windows port of Tupi, a free exposure sheet based animation editor with tweening tools and a stopmotion plugin.

Hermann Meyer released a new version of Guitarix, free/libre guitar FX processor. If you are looking for something that (vaguely) resembles Amplitube or Guitar Rig on Linux, you might want to check this out.

The first fundraiser by Krita developers is a financial success: three weeks into the campaign, creators of a popular free/libre painting app raised the requested €15K and are now on the way towards the first stretch goal.

David Tardon of LibreOffice and Document Liberation fame started working on a new library for exporting EPUB files that are typically used for the distribution of ebooks.

Patrick Pilmeyer released the first public version of Drawchemy, a free/libre sketching app for Android, heavily inspired by Alchemy.

Alexander Gessler et al. released an update of the Open Asset Import Library that provides tools to convert 3D content between file formats.

In an attempt to fund full-time work on Krita by two developers, Krita Foundation is running a Kickstarter campaign. The goal is to collect the money to add various new features requested by the artists community and release them as part of the next version of the painting software.

Are you missing the sessions recording/playback feature from OpenCanvas? Or would you like to work on a concept with a fellow artist who's on the other side of the world? DrawPile, a free drawing program for Linux and Windows, is back on track.

When it comes to compositing, there are, in fact, more options than Blender, Synfig, and ButtleOFX. Natron 0.92 has just been released with major new features.