The BadKing CG site is offering a number of ZBrush brushes free for download. More on BadKing.

A flammable trailer by RealtimeUK for Wargaming.net's multiplayer online game. Watch it on Vimeo.

US artist Jeff Patton has made available four hi-res HDRs for download. More on Jeff Patton's blog.

An excellent graduation short by Supinfocom Arles students Arnaud Janvier, Fabrice Fiteni, Nicolas Loudot and Gaspard Roche. Teddy Toad and his gang of frogs battle the rhinos in the slums of New York in a short that pays homage to the musical genre. Watch it on Filmnosis.

Clara.io is a new web-based 3D content creation software by Exocortex that seems to take a lot of cues from Max. It is built to resemble traditional desktop 3D applications but runs within the web browser using standard web technologies (JavaScript, HTML5 and WebGL). As always, the web-based approach brings pros and cons, the question is if the cons may outweigh the pros. Exocortex announced that the software is entering beta, those interested in participating can apply through Clara.io's website. More on Exocortex.com.

A funny Supinfocom graduation short with disappearing rabbits and various twists and turns thrown in the mix. Created by Julia Bueno, Cheng Li, Catherine Lepicard, Inès Pagniez, Julien Roguet and Paul Torris. Watch it on Vimeo.

A&G Tool Co. have released two new image collections, each offering 25 high resolution EXRs for studio lighting. They can be used to light your models or just to add realistic studio reflections to your scene. More on A&G Tool Co.

Italian CG portal Treddi interviews Fabio Santoro, matte painter at London-based Squint/Opera. More on Treddi.

EPP is an open source initiative that fine tunes the production workflow. It features a new way of working with Fusion and its companion asset management front end Generation workflow. EPP includes a suite of scripts that provides a flexible and easy production experience. EPP works around simple XML files that can be copied easily to other machines or facilities. Watch a video and find out more on Eyeon's website.

New features in Shotgun Software's web-based project management, collaboration and review tools include: (more...)