diff --git a/content/news/041/graphite-vector-demo.png b/content/news/041/graphite-vector-demo.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..255dc504b Binary files /dev/null and b/content/news/041/graphite-vector-demo.png differ diff --git a/content/news/041/index.md b/content/news/041/index.md index 944093438..4dc14d9e6 100644 --- a/content/news/041/index.md +++ b/content/news/041/index.md @@ -468,6 +468,46 @@ it got a lot of new functionality and improved existing: ## Tooling Updates +### [Graphite][graphite-website] + +[ +![Graphite logo](graphite-vector-demo.png) +_Video: 3-minute timelapse of a vector art piece illustrated in Graphite_ +][graphite-vector-demo] + +Graphite ([website][graphite-website], [GitHub][graphite-repo], +[Discord][graphite-discord], [Twitter][graphite-twitter]) is a free, +in-development raster and vector 2D graphics editor based around a Rust-powered +node graph compositing engine. + +December's [sprint 21][graphite-sprint-21] introduces: + +- Chain reaction: The Imaginate feature, an AI image generation workflow + powered by [Stable Diffusion][graphite-stable-diffusion], becomes a node. + Chain together a sequence of fine-tuned generation steps. And explore ideas + by branching the graph into new creative directions. +- Node nurturing: New features provide polish to the node graph. Nodes can be + copy/pasted, hidden, previewed, and linked more easily. +- Bugs, begone!: A major effort to improve editor usability fixes dozens of + bugs and paper cuts. Boolean shape operations now crash less frequently, the + UI no longer slows down badly over time, and undo history is finally fixed. + +Stay tuned for the imminent Alpha Milestone 2 release and progress converting +existing features into nodes. + +Open the [Graphite editor][graphite-editor] in your browser to give it a try +and share your creations with #MadeWithGraphite on Twitter. + +[graphite-vector-demo]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgJvAHQLnXA + "Graphite Vector Editing: \"Commander Basstronaut\" Artwork (25x Timelapse)" +[graphite-website]: https://graphite.rs +[graphite-repo]: https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite +[graphite-discord]: https://discord.graphite.rs +[graphite-twitter]: https://twitter.com/GraphiteEditor +[graphite-sprint-21]: https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/milestone/21 +[graphite-stable-diffusion]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stable_Diffusion +[graphite-editor]: https://editor.graphite.rs + ## Library Updates ### [Inox2d][inox2d]