The best new software from Siggraph 2013
Updated: We round up the main new products from the show - including five more we missed first time round.
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013
Pixologic
Pixologic releases ZBrush 4R6
Free update adds cool ZRemesher retopology toolset, better ways to trim geometry and smooth UVs.
Friday, June 28th, 2013
See Rafael Grassetti demo ZBrush 4R5 live
Watch SCE's lead character artist in action at Pixologic's free user group meeting in Hollywood on 7 March.
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
Video tutorials: using Panel Loops in ZBrush 4R5
Watch Michael Pavlovich sculpt complex hard-surface models in Pixologic's new free online training.
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
Get Insert MeshMaster and MatCap Baker for ZBrush
Speed up brush and MatCap creation with these free plugins created by Ubisoft's Joseph Drust.
Friday, October 12th, 2012
Pixologic releases Getting Started with ZBrush 4R4
Free 34-page PDF guide rounds up key ZBrush tools and techniques, and links to online walkthroughs.
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Watch Pixologic's Siggraph ZBrush presentations
See artists from DreamWorks, Weta and Ubisoft show off ZBrush 4R4's tools in coffee-break-sized chunks.
Friday, August 31st, 2012
Pixologic ships ZBrush 4R4
Major free update adds retopology tools, new Insert Multi Mesh system, (almost) unlimited undos. Very cool.
Thursday, July 26th, 2012
Interview: BioWare on making Mass Effect 3
Take your mind off the endings with this in-depth Q&A with the character art team on the Pixologic website.
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Pixologic releases free ZBrush 4R3 update
Updated: now shipping, adding lots of cool new tools including the NoiseMaker plugin.
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Pixologic ships ZBrush 4R2b
Developer releases free ZBrush update and announces upcoming QRemesher retopology add-on.
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
ZBrush 4R2b update to add new FiberMesh hair system
Brush-based system for growing and styling hair to be included in Pixologic's upcoming free patch.
Friday, December 30th, 2011
Pixologic announces free 'ZBrush 4R2b' update
Increasingly oddly titled upcoming update to 'polish the rough corners' of the recent ZBrush 4R2 release.
Thursday, November 17th, 2011