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CGArena published the another issue of their CG magazine in this year covering June – July 2012. As usually the magazine is full of interesting articles covering the CG industry, interesting Making Of ZBrush, Maya, 3DsMax and Photoshop, tutorials and advices to the users. On 69 pages you will find interview with Jonatan Catalan, co-owner of Keytoon Animation Studio where he has to take care of lighting and shading of all projects as well as modeling environments. In this interview he is talking about his 3D workflow and his experiences. The magazine is free of charge and you can download it from the link below after you register to CG Arena.
This is your chance to get your hands on the latest release of The Foundry’s revolutionary 3D digital paint tool – Mari 1.4v4. Everything what have you to do is fill this 
Digital artist Nathaniel Reeves has released NKS5 - a free collection of natural media and texturing tools for Photoshop CS5 and above.NKS5 is a custom extension for Photoshop that provides the user with a versatile collection of natural media, texturing and production tools in a compact palette.
Autodesk has announced that a free pre-release trial of Autodesk Smoke 2013, the video-editing and effects software for the Mac, is now available for download over on its website. Smoke can help editors simplify workflow, centrally manage media, work interactively with high-res media throughout projects and deliver high-end content on the most recent generation of Apple iMac and MacBook Pro systems.
Series of releases plugins, which are compatibility with latest 3Ds Max continues with other useful add-ons from Di-O-Matic. Character Pack v1.6 is now available for all registered users with an active support package. Registered users with an expired support package can simply renew their support package to get access to the latest version.