Hey everyone!
Here’s another weekly update report. Yep, for now updates will be coming pretty often until we polish the app to perfection :))

So, what’s new this week:

1. Fixes

• Layers panel – previously, if you selected multiple layers and tried to drag them, only one would actually move. Now you can move several layers at once, making layer management much easier.
• Group visibility bug – when you opened a group, all layers inside were showing up, even those that were hidden before. That wasn’t great, so I quickly fixed it.

2. Updates

🎨 Effects

The effects panel got a big update. I had to rebuild a lot so the new blending modes could work properly. Sorry if some of your old effect settings got reset – this won’t happen again.
Because I added more flexibility and new effects, the old dropdown menu became way too big, so I turned it into a separate panel. I tested it on small laptops too – everything works fine!

New effects:

1. Posterize – reduces the number of colors, turning your image into a poster-style look. Handy for specific tasks.
2. Enhance – super useful! You can sharpen or soften the image. Many of you asked for smoother, less sharp hairstyles – now it takes just a second: select a hairstyle, slide a little left, and the transitions become softer.
3. HSV – gives precise control of hue, saturation, etc. (may not work in very old browsers).
4. RGB – lets you boost or reduce separate color channels (red, green, blue). Also may not work in older browsers.

Each effect now has a little “eye” icon so you can toggle it on or off without resetting the settings. For example, if you don’t like how one effect looks, you can just hide it instead of redoing everything.

Why effects matter – many of your clients need specific custom colors, and effects make that super easy to achieve.

✨ Blending Modes

Oh, how I love them! They’re useful not only for overlays (like removing black or white backgrounds), but also for many creative tricks.

New modes added:

• Color Dodge
• Color Burn
• Hard Light
• Soft Light
• Difference
• Exclusion
• Hue
• Saturation
• Color
• Luminosity

I’ll share later how I personally use them and why they’re so powerful.

🖼 Elements

Added 272 new cliparts on various themes: Halloween, Christmas, Easter, celestial magic, brushstrokes, and more.

🌄 Backgrounds

Added 250 new backgrounds, mostly nature and winter-themed, but also other beautiful categories.

👦👧 Characters

And now for the most exciting part – I promised you a surprise! 🎁
I added 73 kids characters. And this is not even all I planned – I created so many outfits and poses that I couldn’t finish them all for this update. But still – 73 boys and girls in different clothes and poses, perfect for winter, summer, autumn, school portraits, and much more.

These characters are exclusive – you won’t find them on the website or anywhere else yet. Some of them will go into a new collection soon, but for now they’re available only here in the app. I’m sure you’ll love them!

I’m also planning to add free adult characters later – stay tuned 😉

Oh, and I also added fun Christmas portrait templates with stockings and a fireplace! Both can be customized, they’re large and suitable for different formats. Enjoy!

By the way, throughout the week I also add new text templates and portrait templates. I don’t always mention it, but recently someone asked me: “Can I customize your templates and sell portraits based on them?”
The answer is: yes, you can! 🎉

I create templates for you so that you can:

1. See different ways to work with the app and create certain effects.
2. Get inspiration for your own projects.
3. Actually use them in your work.

You can always open any template, save it as your own project, and then make any changes you need.

That’s a pretty big update, right? 😅
I hope you’ll love everything. Next week should be just as productive – I really want to add cropping so you can trim characters or backgrounds. And of course, there are many more exciting ideas on the way.

Have a wonderful day and happy creating!

With best wishes,
Svetlana