Pixologic has announced the upcoming release of ZBrush 4R3.This update includes new features and expands the features introduced in previous versions.
Enhancements Include:
ZBrush 4R3 is scheduled for release on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 It will be a free update for all registered users. Update instructions will be provided at time of release.
Pixologic has released an update to ZBrush 4R2 so you don’t have to wait until R5 to get some of these amazing new features. ZBrush 4R2b is pretty revolutionary and is well worth the free downloadable update.
But that’s not all! ZBrush4 R2b also includes exciting new features that are designed to push your artwork to ever greater heights! FiberMesh to create true 3D fibers, fur and hair which may be sculpted, painted, UV mapped and even exported to other applications.
For anyone who already has ZBrush 4R2 installed, an Updater is available now in the Pixologic Download Center. Please carefully read the instructions that are provided with the Updater.
Pixologic is releasing their ZBrush 4R2b update today. The update is simply a download patch from the Pixologic website that will get you some of the awesome hair and fur features that they have been touting. The download is being released at some point today so check here periodically.
CG Society has put together a list of the top 20 CG related products, movies and games from 2011 and compiled them into this nice list for us to read. Some notable entries are ZBrush 4R2 coming in at number 2, and V-Ray for Maya coming in at number 19. Check out the entire list here. Is there something missing from the list?
From CG Society:
CGSociety has very great pleasure in presenting the Top 20 list for 2011. In collating this retrospective as voted by you, the CGSociety community, we called out for nominations between November 8 and December 23 on a thread especially opened on CGTalk. Items could be anything related to the Computer Graphics industry. It could be software releases, new hardware, movies, games, short films, in fact any product that made our lives better or filled us with awe while in the pursuit and creation of better CG and VFX. Over 12,200 people viewed and contributed to the thread and now, at the start of the next adventure in 2012, we can present the 2011 Retrospective Top 20 article.
Bryan Wynia from Sony Santa Monica brings you this 3 week summer class at CG Workshop. Learn how Bryan, a ZBrush master and Pixologic demonstrator, goes through the process of creating his 3D creature concepts in ZBrush.
Work alongside Bryan as he helps you find references, brainstorm, create thumbnails and practice speed-sculpting your concepts. He’ll then help you select your strongest idea to refine and evolve, polypaint and render ready for your final image.
Bryan has taught a number of classes and workshops, and is respected both as a creator, and as a trainer in ZBrush concept creation. His work has featured in Famous Monsters of Filmland, Imagine FX, 3D Artist and 3D World Magazines.
To sign up for the workshop, visit CG Workshops.
You can also buy ZBrush 4 R2 from Motion Media if you don’t already have it and want to create your own creatures.
Discovery Channel’s Dinosaur Revolution showcases the work of the world’s best dinosaur illustrators and animators along with fossil research to show what the life of dinosaurs was really like. The series features never-before-seen behaviors of these amazing creatures.
ZBrush artist Vlad Konstantinov, along with a world-wide collaborative team contriubuted to the modeling and texturing of over 100 creatures for the show. Check out the video below to see some of their work.
Vlad originally posted some of his work on the ZBrush community, which can be seen here. For full credits on the show, see the bottom of this post.
Wanna create work like Vlad? Get your own copy of ZBrush for Windows or ZBrush for Mac here.
Full Credits:
David Krentz: Director/Modeling and Texturing Art Direction and vision, modeling and detailing.
Douglas Martin: VFX supervisor
Modeling and Detailing:
Angie Rodrigues
Vlad Konstantinov
David Marmor
Mark Dubeau
Barret Wingrad III
Kris Kelly
Aaron Hamman
Color Design:
Ricardo Delgado
Angie Rodrigues
David Krentz
Texture Painting and Shader Development:
Angie Rodrigues
Bryant Hardwick
Kris Kelly
Aaron Hamman
Pixologic is pleased to announce the upcoming release of ZBrush 4R3.
This update includes new features and expands the features introduced in previous versions.
This is an “over the shoulder” look at my work flow for texturing a complex object w/out using uv unwrap in 3ds Max 2012. This video is much longer than my others so feel free to skip thru the parts you already know.
Chaos Group announces V-Ray for Softimage, the newest addition to its suite of innovative rendering solutions.
New Ki Pro v3.0 firmware is now available for download from the AJA website. Ki Pro v3.0 provides a unified firmware release for both the Ki Pro and Ki Pro Mini.
3Dean shows you a technique for creating a realistic night time city using simple geometry and textures.
Pixologic is pleased to announce the upcoming release of ZBrush 4R3.
This update includes new features and expands the features introduced in previous versions.
Chaos Group announces V-Ray for Softimage, the newest addition to its suite of innovative rendering solutions.
Avid brings editing to the iPad. Avid’s award-winning technology is built into the Avid Studio iPad app, making it quick and easy to create, edit and share professional quality movies on the go.
Hiero from The Foundry is now in open Beta. What is HIERO? HIERO is designed to sit in the VFX pipeline, doing the initial conform, putting plates online and then sitting at the heart of the daily review process.
FxFactory 3 introduces hundreds of new effects and a brand new interface to let you browse our vast collection of visual effects for Final Cut Pro, Motion and After Effects.
Motion Media & renowned NUKE Trainer Steve Wright head to SEATTLE on Feb. 10th, 2012 to bring you this unique Friday class that will explore and demonstrate the key features of Nuke as compared to After Effects, and equip attending artists with a basic understanding of Nuke’s powerful workflow.
Motion Media & renowned NUKE Trainer Steve Wright bring you this unique Friday, Saturday and Sunday class that will explore and demonstrate the key features of Nuke and equip attending artists with a basic understanding of Nuke’s powerful workflow.
Don’t miss this opportunity to see how Autodesk® Smoke® brings editing, color correction and motion graphics together in an all-in-one application. Smoke unifies visual effects and editing on the Mac so you can deliver professional quality results – quickly.
Register today for the CONTENT IN THE CLOUD Conference at CES, taking place on Wednesday January 11th at the Las Vegas Convention Center. You’ll get an insider’s tour of the many ways cloud computing is revolutionizing entertainment delivery, and come away with a deeper understanding of the impact of this technology on content distribution.
Motion Media is sponsoring the Los Angeles Post Production Group & would like to invite you to the December Event – Tonight!
Pixologic is pleased to announce the upcoming release of ZBrush 4R3.
This update includes new features and expands the features introduced in previous versions.
New Ki Pro v3.0 firmware is now available for download from the AJA website. Ki Pro v3.0 provides a unified firmware release for both the Ki Pro and Ki Pro Mini.
The Chaos Group team is pleased to announce an update to V-Ray 2.0 for Maya, offering new hair and fur capabilities, V-Ray RT GPU enhancements, and tighter Maya integration. The update is free for V-Ray 2.0 for Maya users.
Autodesk Maya 2012 Service Pack 2 includes several important fixes, refer to the readme for more information.
Pixologic has released an update to ZBrush 4R2 so you don’t have to wait until R5 to get some of these amazing new features. ZBrush 4R2b is pretty revolutionary and is well worth the free downloadable update.
