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Ekaterina Pushkarova has posted an impressive ZBrush sculpt of actor Ed Harris. You can check out her posting on the ZBrush forums.

VFX Forum is reporting that the VFX branch of BECTU has given formal notice to MPC’s management that the Compositing Department at MPC are unionising, and will be applying for union recognition. You can read the story on the VFX Forum blog. We will keep a close eye on this story in the days to come, and will report back on any changes we hear about.

Hang Li is a surfacing artist from Beijing, China, and he recently posted his latest realistic human head study. Hang used a combination of Mari, Maya, Nuke, and Arnold to create these latest renders. You can view more about this project on Hang's ArtStation page.

GeoTracker is a free plugin for Nuke that allows for model-based single view object tracking. You can download the plugin from the Nukepedia website.

HitFilm 4 Pro has been released and is now available for purchase. This latest version of the compositing, editing and VFX software adds new animation controls, support for Alembic, Grid particles, and much more. For the full list of new features and improvements you can visit the HitFilm website.

Smith Micro Software has released Poser 11 and Poser Pro 11. Both packages are now available for purchase, and include improvements like a user-adjustable interface, physically based rendering, OpenGL improvements, and much more. For more details on the Poser 11, you can visit the Smith Micro Software website.

The Foundry has posted a video showing some of the upcoming features in Nuke 10. The new features include powerful raytrace rendering, a new Smart Paint toolset for NukeX and Nuke Studio, and realtime timeline keying for Nuke Studio. For more details regarding Nuke 10, you can visit The Foundry website.

Kotaku has posted an article outlining Ninja Theory's quest to create a realistic female for their upcoming game, Hellblade. The article showcases some really impressive facial scanning and rigging work for the game's main character, Senua. You can read the full article on the Kotaku website.

FXGuide has posted an article in where they talk to Blue Sky Studio regarding the work they did for the film, The Peanuts Movie. You can read the full article on the FXGuide website.

CGPlugins.com has launched and serves to be a venue for developers to promote and offer their computer-graphics related plugins, and scripts. The site is 100% free, and also serves as a great repository for users looking for the latest tools for programs like 3DS Max, After Effects, Nuke, and more. For more information, you can check out the CGPlugins website.