It takes longer than usually we expected but after almost five month new issue of Blenderart Magazine is out. This first issue of this year is called “Odds n’ Ends”. Name is a very characteristic for the content that it offers. Because it is the time when many of us sit down and plan out cool new projects, or at least we should be doing that. No matter what Blender projects you have planned for this year, at some point you will need a variety of “Odds n’ Ends” to flesh it out. Which is why Blenderart Magazine has gathered a few ideas together to help you get started.

Already cover image show us, what we can expected from new issue of 3DCreative. Cover image presents an upcoming tutorial which topic is human busts. In this issue starts a project where you can compare two different technics how to create this stunning image. First Rodrigue Pralie will be showing us how to create this image using 3ds Max, while Anto Juricic will be showing us how to do the same using Maya. In this issue they get the ball rolling by showing us how to create our base model. 

MARI is a 3D digital paint tool developed by The Foundry designed from the ground up to meet the needs of the most demanding VFX texture and matte painting artists in the CG industry. MARI can handle vast numbers of pixels and out performs all other paint tools in speed, flexibility and processing capabilities. Moreover the 1.4 version introduce the import and export functionality of Adobe® Photoshop® layered PSD. With these and all other functions, MARI is the leader in digital painting.

Chaos Group announce the official release of V-Ray 1.5 for Rhino. It offers visualization professionals a state-of-the-art solution that generates high-quality images of unparalleled realism. Many of the new tools will be familiar to anyone who has been following updates to V-Ray for 3ds Max over the past few years. This version contains including real-time rendering using V-Ray RT, optimized image-based lighting with the new Dome Light, and efficient memory management using Proxy objects. V-Ray 1.5 for Rhino is available for 690 €/ $960 when you purchase single new license or 230€/ $320 for an upgrade. The V-Ray 1.5 for Rhino upgrade will be available until 30th of June.