It’s really heating up here in New England. We’ve had some 100+ degree days, and even just a few days ago had a really scary tornado warning. Eek. Hopefully nothing more like that for anyone. Anyway, I’ve got a round up of some new great goodies for you to check out including fundraisers, time wasters, and time savers. Let’s go!
Promptwist!
Need a little oomph when it comes to creativity? Use this prompt generator to help come up with some swift ideas. It also acts as a random palette generator and a lot more. Really helps for building characters, or helping someone build a character!
Spooky… Ice fishing?
One of the original devs shared this with me that they made this free little game where you can ice fish in the dark and spooky things happen. Spot spooky things in the treeline, fish out broken and bloodied knives from the water, and more. Check it out if this is your vibe!
Glaze is now at version 2.1
Glaze, the pixel modification tool to help you protect your work from AI scraping, has been updated to version 2.1 on June 19th, 2024. Glaze on your computer doesn’t automatically update, so make sure that you download the newest version for enhanced protection!
Clip Studio Paint is on sale RIGHT NOW
On the heels of Affinity’s big sale (everyone is cashing out on that disastrous Adobe ToS update!) Clip Studio Paint is now on sale for a very affordable price of $21.60 for the regular or $142 for the expanded edition (one time, perpetual license). Get it now while you can!
Screentone Generator
Ever need a screentone for that perfect thing? Artists will know what I’m talking about. If you’ve ever needed to use a screentone to balance a limited color project, well, you can generate exactly the right screentone to use in your project using this neat tool. Thanks @GonzaloLetterer!
AdorkaStock & Friends are funding group poses!
Everyone’s favorite pose reference artist AdorkaStock (formerly SenshiStock) is getting together with other reference artists Null-Entity, Jade Macalla, and PirateLotus-Stock once more for an epic weekend adventure of amazing refs you can use to create your next masterpiece. This crowdfunding campaign starts July 16th 2024 but you can add your email address now to get notified when it launches!
I hope these Cool Things made your inbox a little more interesting. Don’t forget you can submit your own cool thing using the cool things form!