Photoshop Gets Nano Banana and ZBrush Previews New Tools | Motion Mondays

Adobe levels up their Photoshop AI tools, ZBrush shows off new retopology tools, and Spline gets a timeline.

This week, Adobe shook things up by adding Nano Banana to Photoshop's generative fill toolkit, giving you way more control over AI-generated content than their own Firefly model ever could. Meanwhile, Spline finally delivered the timeline animation features that transform it from a basic 3D web tool into something that can actually compete with Rive.

We're also diving into Greyscalegorilla’s new GSG Studio 1.5 updates, ZBrush's upcoming new retopology workflows, Nomad Sculpt for desktop, and some incredible work from studios like Null in Paris and OddBeast's Half Rez opening titles.

The Rive Academy Continues!

We are excited to release Rive Academy: Vol. 2, our next-level course for animators, UI artists, and developers who want to learn this powerful tool for interaction design. In volume 2, Joey Korenman will teach you to build and implement a fully interactive website hero section with multiple layers of interactions and is fully responsive.You’ll also learn how to use bones, constraints, nested events, and much more.

LEARN MORE ➔

🎓 SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES MENTIONED

• School of Motion All-Access

• School of Motion Team Training

• Premiere for Motion Designers

• NEW: Rive Academy Volume 2

• Courses & workshops coming soon

🗒️ SHOW NOTES

• Spline - Introducing Timeline

• Greyscalegorilla adds 5 new collections

• Building the Ultimate Unreal Engine Workstation

• ZBrush teases new retopology tools

• Nomad Sculpt

• Photoshop Beta expands Generative Fill

• Adobe Firefly Video adds transparent backgrounds

• Adobe releases Firefly Boards

• What's new in Dash 1.2

• XR Motion conference in NYC (use code "schoolofmotion" for 50% off)

🎨 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

• Null Studio

• OddBeast - Half Rez 2025 opening

• DanJi - Megaman; Rampage Rally

• SOM Student of the Week - Mario Umanzor

• Mario Umanzor's Portfolio