In-game event16 Aug 2026Shadowforge – Update 18.5: Tunnel VisionUpdate 18.5 introduces the new Tunnel Vision image effect! You can now add adjustable shading around the edges of your artwork, helping draw attention toward the centre of the picture. Choose whether the surrounding area becomes darker or lighter, then adjust the effect’s strength, tunnel size and transition softness. Several gradient styles are included: • Soft Blur – creates a smooth, natural…
🎨 Shadowforge Update – Smarter Brush System & UI Improvements Today's update focuses on improving the painting workflow, making brush behavior more reliable while preventing accidental drawing over interface elements. 🖌️ Smarter Brush Rendering The brush system has been optimized to reuse generated blurred brushes instead of recreating them every frame. This significantly reduces unnecessary…
🎨 Shadowforge Update – Automatic Color Palette Extraction & Workflow Improvements This update focuses on making importing artwork much more convenient by improving how Shadowforge handles colors from imported images. ✨ Automatic Palette Extraction When you import an image into Shadowforge, the editor can now automatically analyze the artwork and populate the Recent Palette with colors found in…
Shadowforge Update – Timeline Improvements & Enhanced Blur System Today I improved several important parts of Shadowforge, including the animation timeline workflow and the blur effects system. Timeline System Improvements The timeline has been redesigned to provide a more stable animation workflow. Removed Dynamic Frame Adding/Deleting · Removed the ADD/DEL frame controls. · The timeline now u…
🎨 Shadowforge Update — Recent Color Palette System Shadowforge now includes a fully integrated Recent Colors Palette , improving workflow speed and making color selection much faster and more intuitive during painting. ✨ What’s new 🟣 Recent Color History (30 slots) · Shadowforge now automatically stores the last 30 used colors · Colors are displayed in a clean 6×5 circular grid · The most rec…
🎨 Onion Skin System Update – Improved Frame Previewing We’ve made a major upgrade to the onion skin system to give you more control and better visibility when animating. You can now preview a much wider range of frames around your current frame, making it easier than ever to track motion, spacing, and timing across your animation. What’s new: · Expanded frame preview range (up to "x" amount of…
🎨 Shadowforge Update – Layers, Timeline & Onion Skin Improvements This update focuses on improving how layers, timeline interaction, and onion skin behave together. A lot of internal systems have been cleaned up to make the workflow more consistent and predictable. 🧱 Layer System Improvements · Fixed issues where hidden layers (red eye off) would still appear on the canvas · Multiple layers c…
We are not using Steam Workshop anymore! Using Custom Themes (Local Files, Not Steam Workshop) This guide uses local files on your computer , not the Steam Workshop. 📁 Where to put themes Themes are loaded from your local game folder , not downloaded through Steam. To use a custom theme: · Locate your game installation folder (Steam → Right-click game → Manage → Browse local files ) · Find or…
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