Pixologic has released a recording from the 2019 ZBrush Summit that offers a sneak peek of what we can expect in ZBrush's future releases. Features include the ability to fade textures, new Xtractor tools, updates to Trim, Curve Deco brush, draw draft analysis and more. Watch the full presentation on YouTube. 

Davide Yogurt Weber has released Colors For CG Artists, a new script for V-Ray and Corona Render that allows the user to be able to access preset colours from several calibrated libraries including RAL, NCS, Pantone Solid Coated and Uncoated, Pantone neon and Pastels Coated and Uncoated.  The script costs 5 euros each for V-Ray and Corona, or 8 euros for both. Find out more on Gumroad.

Lindalë, a small two-person company that created Skatter for Sketchup, has set up a crowdfunding campaign to finance version 2 of the plugin. (more...)

Texturing.XYZ has released a new set of iris assets for creating eyes. Each pack consists of two high poly models plus low-poly models that can be used with a height map, 6 utility maps, an AO map, a fresnel map, and 3 different albedos. Shaders are also included that can be edited to get a specific look.  Find out more, including tutorials,  on the Texturing.XYZ website.

Keyshot has released the latest version of KeyVR, its simplified VR renderer. New features include: optimised load times; reflections on transparent materials; support for glass, solid glass, gems and dielectrics; the ability to hide or show multiple model sets; new move and rotate widgets and more. Read the full details on the Keyshot blog. 

Ming-Lun Allen Chou has started a new series of written and illustrated tutorials that explain useful maths and physics concepts for 3D artists and game developers. Read them on Ming-Lun's blog. 

Ziva Dynamics has announced the release of Ziva VFX 1.7. The latest release introduces Art Directable Rest Shapes (ADRS) enabling users to make characters conform to any shape without losing their dynamic properties.  (more...)

Unity Technologies has made a recording of its keynote from Unite Copenhagen available to view online, including details of updates to Data-Oriented Tech Stack, Unity Simulation, Scriptable Render Pipelines, multiplayer services, new 2D tools, and more. Watch it in full on YouTube or see the highlights on the Unity blog.