Pixar has made available the official trailer for its Cars 3 animated film, directed by Brian Fee. Watch it on YouTube.

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Main Road Post has posted another great breakdown showcasing their work on the film, Duelist. Watch it on Vimeo.

New features in Escape Motions' wet media paint software include: stencils, masking tools, PSD support, new brush system that allows to create custom brushes, improved watercolor and acrylic brushes, etc. Rebelle is priced at $89.99. More on Escape Motions' website.

Japan-based PSoft have released the latest version of their NPR shader plugin for 3DS Max. New features include: Nitrous shader, material transparency, light intensity control, multi-threaded rendering, a spreadsheet for handling materials, rendering of edge selections, open edges, merged groups, self-intersections, etc. Pencil+ 4 is priced at 60480 Yen (Approx. USD $543). More on PSoft's website.

New features in CLO Virtual Fashion's cloth design and simulation software include: Seam Taping to reinforce pattern edges, unified texture export, ability to simultaneously modify patterns cloned as instances, attach 3D trims to the garment and simulate them, etc. Marvelous Designer 6.5 is available through permanent licensing for $550 as well as annual and monthly rental for $360 and $59.99. Upgrades are available from previous versions at discounted prices. More information on Marvelous Designer's website.

HeavyM is a software developed by Digital Essence dedicated to video mapping. It comes with a number of effects and animations that react to music and sound. More on the official website.

Art of VFX speaks to ILM VFX Supervisor, Mark Bakowski, regarding their work for the film, Life. You can read the full interview on the Art of VFX website.