Tutorial: creature design in ZBrush and Photoshop
Hobbit concept artist Ben Mauro's free one-hour Yukon Pit Crew video shows the process from end to end.
Monday, January 13th, 2014
sculpting
NewTek releases free trial of ChronoSculpt
Try NewTek's innovative new tool for sculpting animation caches by hand. Works with most 3D packages.
Saturday, December 28th, 2013
NewTek ships LightWave 11.6, NevronMotion, ChronoSculpt
LightWave updates and new tool for sculpting animation caches now shipping. See new videos of all three.
Friday, November 1st, 2013
Leopoly puts ZBrush-like tools inside your web browser
Not too many of them yet, mind, but Leonar3do's free online sculpting and 3D painting tool is well worth a look.
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
Aartform releases Curvy 3D 3.0
Cheap, intuitive modeller strengthens toolset with new ZBrush-like mesh subdivision and decimation systems.
Tuesday, September 24th, 2013
Gnomon releases new DVD on sculpting better characters
Sculpting a Stylized Character shows how Weta's David Meng creates a practical sculpt of an orang-utan.
Tuesday, July 30th, 2013
NewTek announces ChronoSculpt
New tool for sculpting animation caches lets users refine work or "paint out" simulation errors by hand.
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013
BadKing releases free ZBrush Mega Monster Brush Pack
Download over 150 heads and body parts in native ZBrush format, and build your own monsters from them.
Monday, July 15th, 2013
Pixologic releases ZBrush 4R6
Free update adds cool ZRemesher retopology toolset, better ways to trim geometry and smooth UVs.
Friday, June 28th, 2013
Mad science: sculpt Unity models in augmented reality
GameDraw developer Mixed Dimensions announces support for meta's AR glasses. See a video here.
Monday, June 17th, 2013
Cool tech videos: X-Particles 2 for Cinema 4D
Update to the particle plugin to add fluids, XPresso integration, full multi-threading. Check 'em all out here.
Friday, May 10th, 2013
Discover the new features of 3D-Coat 4.0
Pilgway posts nice new video tour of its voxel sculpting package. But still no word on when 4.0 is out of beta.
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
Luxology ships Modo 701
New particles and dynamics tools, better sculpting workflows: read our full guide to the highlights here.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013