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The Foundry release new update of MARI. MARI is a production proven 3D digital paint tool, designed from the ground up to let you spend more time being creative and less time managing technical issues. Not only is MARI capable of handling super high-resolution textures and millions of polygons, it is open, scriptable and interacts well with other VFX tools and Photoshop, letting you work the way you want to. MARI 1.5 brings a host of feature additions and improvements all designed to take the pain out of the artistic process, letting you spend more time painting.
NewTek announced this week the creation of the LightWave 3D® Group, a division of NewTek. The new division will focus on delivering visualization and 3D products for a range of industries—from architecture, computer-aided design and product development to advertising, game development and feature films. NewTek also announced former NewTek VP and Head of 3D Development Rob Powers has been promoted to president of the LightWave 3D Group. Powers will leverage his extensive experience in the visual effects and film production industries to accelerate growth worldwide for the LightWave 3D Group with new product offerings, strategic partnerships, and targeted sales and marketing initiatives.
MAXON unveiled CINEMA 4D Release 14, (R14) a milestone release of the industry-leading 3D motion graphics, visual effects, painting, and rendering software application. R14 includes a new, fully integrated sculpting system, camera matching functionality, exchange plugins to two key applications, namely The Foundry NUKE and Adobe Photoshop Extended and integration with After Effects as well. Features will benefit Motion graphics/VFX artists and visualization designers.
Last issue of 3D Creative is again full loaded of interesting tutorials. Amazing cover picture is created by Oleg Nikolov. Oleg explains how his design concept for Bagpiper was influenced by Bulgarian folklore, while also covering how he used ZBrush extensively to model and pose his mystical character.
The Foundry, has just released four reels that display commercial and non-commercial work created using software packages Nuke, Mari, Ocula and Katana. The Foundry produces a range of award-winning software solutions that facilitate ambitious visual effects across commercials, animation, episodic television and film. It is internationally renowned for its product design and its collaborative and open approach.