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Belgium-based artist Midge Sinnaeve has generously released Bread Pack Vol. 01 for free, a collection of 11 freshly scanned models of bread. Each one comes with its own set of textures containing a 4K diffuse, normal and specular map. The models are in OBJ format ready to import. Watch a video and download the 3D bread models from The Mantissa.

Woodwork studio created a video using a Wild West theme for promoting London-based agency Gunfight, with a stylized aesthetic. Watch it on Vimeo.

LA-based CoSA VFX have posted a reel showing their VFX matte painting and environment work for the TV series "Gotham". Watch it on Vimeo.

The crowdfunding campaign launched last month by the developers of the open source image editing software has resulted in funding of the main goals (performance improvements for handling big canvases, 2D animation tools) as well as nine stretch goals. Krita users can expect significant improvements to the software. More on Kickstarter.

What if the asteroid that changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? Pixar plays alternate history (a.k.a. uchronia) in their latest film, scheduled to be released on November 25th. Watch the trailer on YouTube.

Eddie Perlberg, 3DS Max PM, Neil Hazzard, Principal Engineer Rendering and Alex Horst, Product Specialist, will be talking at the 3DSLondon UG meeting that will be held tomorrow Wednesday. They'll be discussing 3DS Max 2016 features, what the team is working on and (within the usual constraints) what you might expect to see in future releases. The meeting will take place tomorrow at 7pm at Truckles Of Pied Bull Yard. More on 3DSLondon's site.

An unusual short produced by London-based Weareseventeen that attempts to capture a single moment in time, the cognitive shift experienced by an astronaut when Earth is seen from space for the first time. Created with Cinema 4D, X-Particles, V-Ray and After Effects. Watch the video on Vimeo and find out more on Weareseventeen's website.

Chirality is a short film on the subject of greed produced by students from the University of Hertfordshire. It draws on classic RPG archetypes & game cinematics for inspiration. The film was created with ZBrush, Mari, Maya, Houdini and rendered primarily with Arnold. Watch it on Vimeo.

HQ Plants has released two new collections of detailed 3D models for 3DS Max. HDTrees 7 brings 306 models of realistic shrubs, HDTrees 8 comes with 324 models. They include materials for Corona, V-Ray and Mental Ray and both libraries offer different materials for summer and autumn, as well as integration with the Forest Pack plugin. HDTrees 7 & 8 also include 20 models of thin berberis branches to create decorative trimmed fences. Visit 3DMentor.ru for more.