ClayTools and FreeForm digital 3D modeling systems

Not many CgArtists are aware about these Out-of-the-Box tools which features touch-enabled 3D Modeling solutions for digital content creation. Both ClayTools and FreeForm are touch-enabled modeling applications which use a device called PHANTOM Haptic Device for 3d modeling and sculpting. The PHANTOM Haptic Devices comes in two variant; the 'PHANTOM Desktop and PHANTOM Omni haptic device' which are true 3D interfaces with force feedback that enable designers and modelers to use their sense of touch to model with virtual clay; just like real clay.
ClayTools works with PHANTOM Omni™ haptic device, while FreeForm Modeling system works with both variants. Among these two variants, the PHANTOM Desktop delivers higher fidelity, stronger forces, and lower friction. ClayTools system offers fast organic shapes Modeling for Digital Content Creation & Fine Arts, while FreeForm offers modeling with precision for product design and rapid prototyping. ClayTools system can be used with 3ds Max®, Maya®, Rhino™, and other design applications that support .stl and .obj. All-n-all a note-worthy product especially if you are weak in; usually a tedious job - "organic modeling" or your studio wants to improve 3d modeling productivity.For more information, please visit: www.sensable.com/products-sensable-overview.htm.

Photoshop Plugin for Google 3D Warehouse

SAN JOSE, Calif. - (May 31, 2007) — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) today announced the Photoshop® CS3 Extended plug-in for the Google 3D Warehouse, enabling Adobe® Photoshop CS3 Extended users to take further advantage of the software’s powerful compositing, painting and image-editing toolset for editing 3D content. With the plugin, users will be able to query and download free 3D content from the Google 3D Warehouse, Google’s free online repository for 3D models and content, directly within Photoshop CS3 Extended. 3D Content then can be placed, manipulated and used in composites with the new 3D tools in Photoshop CS3 Extended. The plugin is available for free download from the Adobe Labs Web site at http://labs.adobe.com/.
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Two Free Zbrush Tutorials by DT

Digital-Tutors has published two new handy video tutorials for recently released Zbrush 3.0. In First Zbrush tutorial you will learn; How to use poses and new powerful feature "3D layers", which is introduced in release 3.0 of Zbrush. Using handy 3D layers system user can turn each individual layer on and off or even blend the poses stored in these 3D layers......lesson one!The Second tutorial is workflow related, shows you how to maintain sculpted details of your 3d mesh while switching between ZBrush 3 and other 3D applications. Tutorial show you the exact method of exporting the base mesh from ZBrush, edit it in another application, and re-import it into ZBrush while keeping all the sculpted detail.........lesson two!

Textures with TextureBook

Well, found this interesting TextureBook recently on Amazon,… Although I haven’t bought it, but seem quite good enough to be featured on CGIndia. This handy TextureBook comes along with a DVD featuring 120 ready to use, awesome Textures for 3d Design and illustration.
Author Von R. Glitschka says:"I Created thisbook for the artistic soul. I hope you have a blast using it for your owncreative pursuits. It's timeless resource of real-world surface along withcorresponding example of how they can be artistically applied in design andillustration projects - Enjoy!"yeah, I am pretty sure they will... and those who are unfortunately suffering from "deficiency Vitamin 'M' syndrome" can also enjoy by downloading some high-Res. Textures for free....so enjoy homeBoyZ(link)!
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StarCraft II cinematic teaser

starcraft2.com has published a new behind-the-scene Interview with Nick Carpenter about making of the StarCraft II cinematic teaser. The cinematic teaser trailer is also available for download.
Nick Carpenter says: "The idea of turning thecreation of a marine into a cinematic has been on my mind ever since we started working on the cinematic for the original StarCraft. When you click on that button to build a marine, what does that mean? Actually showing the marine being built gives us an exciting opportunity to show that in the StarCraft universe, even something that's normally very mundane can have a truly epic feeling to it."
Go behind the scene of Starcraft II with Blizzard's cinematic creative director, Nick Carpenter and check the teaser trailer of StarCraft II - Click Here!

CG News Tid-Bits

+ 3dm has published 'Fury of serenity' tutorial by Henry Pashkov.+ Adobe has updated its newest version of Bridge to version 2.1 for CS3 users. The update is available through the Adobe Updater or via direct download.
+ Apple has updated its MacBook Professional line with speed boosting components and stunning features like new mercury-free LED displays and super fast NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT video cards (with either 128 MB or 256 MB of VRAM).+ For HGTV's new show Get Out, Way Out! - a new show that centers on extreme patios decked out with state-of-the-art surround sound stereo systems, big screen televisions and fully equipped kitchens - the award-winning creative design studio nailgun* created a truly tantalizing show open/package featuring a dozen seconds of vibrant, tightly-edited 3D animated backyard transformations. Get Out, Way Out! airs Wednesdays at 9:30pm on HGTV.
+ 3dtotal has published a new 3dsmax tutorial by Shishir Singh on using FumeFX to create a fire effect.+ Digital-Tutors, an Adobe® Certified Expert, today announced the availability of 'Introduction to Photoshop CS3' - the latest release in a growing library of interactive training for emerging digital artists using Adobe Photoshop CS3. 'Introduction to Photoshop CS3' provides 6 hours of project-based training and teaches artists a non-destructive workflow to image editing in Photoshop CS3 and time-saving techniques to help artists finish projects with less time and greater creativity - an ideal training solution for artists in Print, Web, Multimedia, and Design.+ XSI Gigapolygon Core, optimized subdivision surface modeling, Delta Referencing, Built-in XSI Illusion compositor are among Top 10 Reasons to try Softimage XSI.
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Free Vectors

Free stuff always welcomed. So Download a basket full of Vector arts, free of cost from Vecteezy.com. This site indexes free vectors in many formats such as adobe illustrator's .ai, CorelDraw’s .cdr, Etc. and made by da best designer from all over the world :)Download link

ZMapper plug-in Released 4 ZBrush ***

Pixologic, Inc. Announced the release of ZMapper a free plug-in for current registered ZBrush users.ZMapper is a normal map generation plug-in for ZBrush 2. ZMapper expands upon ZBrush's robust normal map generating ability by including extensive configurability and presets, the pioneering morphUV function, the ability to roll a bump map into your normal map, arbitrary mesh support and several other innovative features that are designed to make normal map generation simple, fast and direct.Pixologic ZMapper plug-in for ZBrush Link

Free Tutorial : Sculpt with ZBrush!!

The world of visual effects has been revolutionised by tools like ZBrush. Far more accessible than the first generation of modelling software, this organic sculpting package enables artists with limited technical expertise to turn their designs into 3D models, bridging the gap between concept art and final digital product. 3D World has published a new Zbrush tutorial, in which CG Artist Zack Petroc explains the techniques he uses to transform a simple low-res mesh into a terrifying creature..You can download the tutorial files (50mb) and .pdf tutorial files for free from thier website......Link!!

FWA Hall of Fame

To celebrate the FWA's 7th birthday, Rob and all announce the FWAHall of Fame at thefwa.org. Keep up the good work guys!

PV Feather for Adobe After Effects

PV Feather is RE:Vision Effects new plugin for Adobe After Effects. PV Feather offers better feathering control within After Effects. PV Feather (the "PV" stands for "per vertex") performs feathering by using an inner mask for filling, and an outer mask for feather control. The amount of feather is controlled by the distance between the inner and outer mask. The PV Feather plugin for AE is released for both Windows and Mac, and compatible with After Effects 6.5 +up, including recently released After Effects CS3. For Demo and more information please visit http://www.revisionfx.com/.

Filters, VFX Plugins For Photoshop And After Effects

Have a look at some Really cool, Task specific plugins for Adobe Photoshop and After Effects by VFX Plugins software developer Alpha Plugins. Water For AE: This set of additional modules allows to create various video effects of flowing water. You can easily to create a jet of water or pouring water into glass. Also it lets create fantastic transition effects. Fire3 for Photoshop: Fire3 is a powerful mean what helps you to make various types of flame. It’s a plug-in module for Adobe Photoshop and compatibles. Fire3 allows to burn any objects, layers or selected areas on your composition. You can adjust a lot of parameters and easy create very realistic fires or some fantastic fires that impossible in real life....and many more useful VFX plugins like these!!Download VFX plugins by AlphaPlugins by visiting - Download pluginsRelated posts:FREE Deep Paint 2.0 ***Free Plugin Presets 4 After EffectsTwisting Pixels, VFX and photoshop pluginsVFX Plugin For After Effects - GridIron Nucleo Pro Now Shipping

Digimation Releases Max Monster Pak With Bonus 3ds Max Plug-ins

It seems that 3d Models and Textures are every where and the demand of 3d products are hitting all time high. Now Digimation has announced Max Monster Pak; a collection of more than 13,000 3D models, textures and motion capture files for 3ds Max users. As far as in my knowledge it is never seen before offer; as they are offering ten of Digimation's most popular plug-ins for 3ds Max including; Bones Pro 3, Tree Factory, Chameleon, Max Sculpt, Clay Studio, DigiPeople, Sand Blaster, etc for first fifty customers. Its a win-win situation man... so if got some "G",- it's a prefect and value for money offer to invest In..............more info!!Related Posts:3D models Collection of Apple Products EverMotion Released Archmodels Vol.27 and 28 CGIndia Released, Free 3D Models Collection V1 ArchVision Releases New 3D Casual People CollectionDosch Design has Released New 3d models and Textures Products

Free Photoshop Brushes: Botched Ornaments !!

Very useful and Free Photoshop brushes for Photoshop addicts. These Photoshop brushes are from the collection of graphic artist Gustaf Fjelstrom.The Botched Ornaments 01 are made up of a handful of decorative elements each distressed to varying degrees. The images were sourced from an old clip-art book, scanned, cleaned up, and weathered accordingly. I’ve left all the brushes in their raw, default state, with the assumption that one would want to fiddle with their own fine-tunings, jitter, flow, Intensity, etc...................Download Link!!

CG Chosen Magazine No.3

Just got email from Stryker, notifying us about the release of 3rd CG Chosen downloadable magazine. CG Chosen Magazine No.3 Characters contains digital artworks by the most advanced and professional character artists as well as exclusive interviews and making off's. It is not just a collection of recent works (though they are included) but a final line of state-of-the-art in the area of Character Design.Download CG Chosen No.3