SIGGRAPH 2010 – Recap

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Pixologic would like to thank all those that attended our Siggraph 2010 booth!

We had one of the busiest stands at the show (a full house on all presentations) with an attentive and enthusiastic response from you to our presentations of ZBrush 4.0 by top industry ZBrush artists – our thanks and appreciation goes out to them!

We trust that you were able to learn and feel inspired by the new features and images shown by our artist presenters and now ready and excited to get your hands on your ZBrush 4.0 copy!

To purchase ZBrush 4, please visit our online store.

Thanks also for your generous response and comments to all those who completed and submitted the Pixologic questionnaire cards to enter our prize draw.

The two lucky winners of our Siggraph 2010 prize draw were:

David Droll -receives the X-23 Vs. Lady Deathstrike Sideshow Collectibles piece (with an original edition Marvel comic with the very first appearance of X-23)
‘’I’ve thought ZBrush is an amazing piece of software for a few years now. While I was waiting for the highly talented Sze Jones to begin her presentation, I decided to fill out one of the cards, having admired the X-23 vs Lady Deathstrike statue. I couldn’t believe it when I found out I had actually won it! Thanks Pixologic!’’

Walt Feimer-from NASA -receives the Yoda and Clone Trooper Sideshow Collectibles piece!
“Thanks very much to the folks at Pixologic for the Sideshow Collectibles prize!! It will definitely get a spot of honor here in our lab at NASA.”

Many thanks to Sideshow Collectibles.

As we continue to expand ZBrush into our growing artist community at www.ZBrushcentral.com, we look forward to seeing what you can unleash using ZBrush 4.0!

The Pixologic Team

ZBrush 4 is available now!

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The big day has finally arrived!

ZBrush was first released 10 years ago as a tool by artists, for artists.

Our vision has always been to develop new and innovative features that push the boundaries of what has been previously possible in digital art, so we are thrilled to offer this new breakthrough 10th anniversary ZBrush 4.0 Win or Mac version for download and purchase at our online store right now!

ZBrush 4.0 is packed with new and exciting features, additions and changes designed to fit your needs and the way you work.

(You can explore these in more depth and all the info about ZB4 at our launch release post at ZBC)

We trust that this exciting version of ZBrush will continue to be a major part of your
day to day artistic workflow, opening you to an ever expanding world of creativity.

We look forward to seeing your ZBrush 4 work and comments on www.ZBrushCentral.com.

Enjoy the journey and discovery!

The Pixologic Team

To purchase ZBrush 4, please visit our online store.

Pixologic Introduces Sculptris!

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Pixologic is pleased to announce a new addition to our family of software products –Sculptris – a unique, very ‘cool’ artistic modeling application still in its Alpha raw baby stage and now incubating at Pixologic HQ. (The current Win version, formerly known as Sculptris 1.02, will be renamed under the Pixologic banner as Sculptris Alpha 5).

Sculptris is the brainchild of the bright Swedish programmer Tomas Pettersson and has captured the hearts of artists with its fun, intuitive and user-friendly interface – indeed a perfectly sweet companion to our big monster ZBrush!

If you enjoy ZBrushing, we are sure you’ll appreciate this!

Try it out, play with it, have fun, make some great artwork and share your art with us in the newly opened Sculptris forum at ZBrushCentral.

Enjoy the journey!

The Pixologic team

To download Sculptris for Windows, please click here.

ZBrush 4 Image Gallery

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With the release of ZBrush 4.0 looming in the not so distant future (August, 9, 2010 for those of you who didn’t already hear the big announcement), we thought we would give you a little taste of what you’ll be capable of creating with the new features. Check out the ZBrush Image Gallery; three pages of images made with ZBrush 4.0 have been added for your viewing pleasure. We hope you enjoy!

Visit the ZBrush Image Gallery.

Pre-order your copy of ZBrush 4 today!

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Are you so excited to get your hands on ZBrush 4.0 that you’re bursting at the seams? We have good news. Pre-sale for the ZBrush 4.0 limited edition pack is now available at our online store. You won’t get it any earlier, but at least you won’t have to wait in line.

Pre-order your copy of ZBrush 4.0 at our online store.

Pixologic at SIGGRAPH 2010

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Join us at the Pixologic Booth #709 at SIGGRAPH 2010 as we present top renowned film and gaming artists giving live demonstrations of the newest exciting features of ZBrush 4.

There will be opportunities to pre-purchase a special edition of ZBrush’s latest release, enter a daily prize draw, meet with Pixologic developers and rub elbows with some of the most well known and brilliant artists from Pixologic’s ZBrush community: ZBrushCentral.

Special thanks goes out to Sideshow Collectibles for their sponsorship.

We look forward to seeing you!

View the list of artists who will be presenting at our SIGGRAPH page.
For registration information, visit SIGGRAPH.org.

ZBrush Turntable Gallery: New Artwork Added

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We would like to extend a warm welcome to ZBrush artist Jingwei Liu, and welcome back existing member Alexander Stojanov. Thanks for the amazing work guys! Check out their sculpts at the ZBrush Turntable Gallery.

New Alphas Added to the Library

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New alphas have been added to the alpha library in our download center. A plethora of new effects, industrial, skin, and miscellaneous alphas are available for your sculpting enjoyment. Thank you to ZBrush artists and avid ZBC posters fernando_kuhlmann, aphilm1, and RyanMTaylor for your contributions!

Download the new alphas here.

Bringing Iron Man’s Legendary Suit to the Big Screen.

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Stephen Holmes caught up with Legacy Effects, the team responsible for bringing Iron Man’s legendary suit to the big screen.

Here are a few quotes to wet your whistle:

“Because we’ve got experience at sculpting in the real world with clay we just go straight in with ZBrush and design it in there. It’s a quicker end result.”
Simon Webber – Concept Artist, Legacy Effects

“ZBrush is a huge part of what we do now to edit detail and the different processes that we use here now”.
Jason Lopes – Systems Engineer, Legacy Effects

Check out the full interview at develop3d.com.

Pixologic Launches ZBrush Industry Pages

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ZBrush is a key component in the work flow for a growing network of companies, artists, designers, modelers, illustrators and hobbyists applying 2D and 3D integration and innovative application to their respective industry sector requirements.

Already renowned for its revolutionary impact in movies, VFX and gaming video industries, ZBrush is also used for illustration, figure creation and concept design in 3D printing, toy manufacturing, dentistry, jewelry design, science and medicine.

The ZBrush Industry section links examples of production flow method and working practice, clarifying how ZBrush’s intuitive features, powerful sculpting and illustration capabilities are being successfully applied and implemented according to specific industry needs.

To learn more, visit the ZBrush Industry pages.