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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!
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Hosted and organized annually by the filmmaking/visual effects, animation, game development non-profit, A Bunch of Short Guys, and this year in association with The Guildhall at SMU’s premiere graduate-level video game education program in the country, and the Texas Film Commission, Industry Giants 2010’s first day features a series of lectures that conclude with a panel discussion. The second day features exclusive Masterclasses, taught by the leading experts in various fields of art and technology. The distinctive lineup of presenters work in all areas of animation and visual effects for film, television, and games.
Click here for additional info.
New webcast section of ZClassroom brings you interviews and tips from the Pros in the industry. Want to ZBrush like a pro? You might want make some room on the bookmarks toolbar for these webcasts.
Michael Defeo is this week’s guest for the ZClassroom webcast. Learn how Michael works with ZBrush and how it has helped him transition from the traditional to the digital. View the webcast here.
ZClassroom has now expanded to include tutorials on our most popular ZBrush Plugins.
Decimation Master and UV Master are free downloadable plugins or installed together with ZBrush 3.5r3.
ZClassroom has a new look and more tutorials than ever before. With the new format of ZClassroom, it will be easier to navigate and bookmark your favorite tutorial sections. Notifications of new tutorials will be snap if you sign up for updates of our ZClassroom. Click here to experience ZBrush online.
Wondering what you can expect to see in ZBrush 4? Well, ZBrushers, we have a little Friday treat for you. Pixolator has just released a new test movie on ZBC that we thought you might like to see. The video is a sneak peek of a few new features that will provide you more ways to showcase your art. Ready to be amazed?
Visit the ZBrushCentral post to view the video.
At the time of its release in November 2007, Mass Effect took the Xbox world by storm. It quickly rose to become one of the best rated RPG titles in history. IGN gave the game the #1 slot it in its Top 25 list, while on the GameRankings aggregate ratings site the game came in only behind 2006’s Oblivion. Mass Effect quickly became known for an immersive, engaging story, fun game play, and of course beautiful graphics. It wasn’t long before the gaming community was champing at the bit for a sequel.
Read the Pixologic interview and see how Bioware use ZBrush as an essential tool for their development of Mass Effect 2!
Discuss the interview at ZBrushCentral.
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Since the early days of ZBrush, we at Pixologic, have been continuously looking for ways in which we can advance ZBrush-features to a state which enables us, and you, to achieve new and previously-unattainable goals . In order to identify the features that need to be updated or invented, we use ZBrush the same way that you do, we use it to create art. These art-creation session are short, but yet, extremely effective. Occasionally we do get the opportunity to dedicate more time to a single project and see it through from concept-stage to final-stage. For myself, the past few days were one of these (eagerly awaited) occasions. During the previous week, ZBrush for Macintosh has entered its official beta-testings stages. I have taken this opportunity to spend time in ZBrush, more as an artists than a programmer. I am very pleased with the outcome of this session and would like to share with you a movie of the final ZBrush model. Images and details will be added at a later date.
I would like to thank all artists, for breathing passion, creativity, and ingenuity into their ZBrush creations, helping mold ZBrush into what it is today and will be tomorrow.
-Pixolator
Pixologic has new tutorials for the new UV Master plug-in.
Be the first on your block to use this amazing new tool for ZBrush.
UV Master: UV Creation Has Never Been So Easy!
UV Master is a free plugin which will create very efficient UVs for your models with a single click. Any artist can now quickly and easily create excellent UV maps. This free ZBrush plugin clearly represents the ZBrush ideal of maximum artistic freedom with minimal technical hurdles!
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