Well, on the heels if Mudbox 2009 arriving to the Mac, Pixologic has offered their response. ZB Mac 3.12B will ship on Monday, April 27th. While the exact content was not disclosed, the statement posted on ZB’s forums was “ZBrush 3.12B contains optimizations and feature adjustments to ZBrush 3.12″. We can hope it will fix some of the more significant problems in ZB 3.12.
Also, this week Pixologic announced ZBrush4. The statement is:
ZBrush 4 to be released in August, 2009
Since its inception, Pixologic revolutionized the world of digital art. When ZBrush was unleashed, it became the tool of choice for artists by allowing them to bridge their richest imaginations with reality.
With each new release of ZBrush, came a fundamental change to the way artists created some of the world’s most groundbreaking artwork. Through out these past years, innovative new tools coupled with unparalleled leaps in performance, enabled artists to maximize their creativity.
THE REVOLUTION CONTINUES with ZBrush 4
As with previous versions of ZBrush, Pixologic is dedicated to develop tools that not only break the mold, but also reinvent it. ZBrush 4 offers significant enhancements to existing features, and a host of new innovative tools that will allow you to explore and ignite your imagination.
THE FUTURE BEGINS August 2009
ZBrush 4 will be a free upgrade for all registered users of ZBrush on Windows and Mac systems.
It looks like things are heating up in the sculpitng applicaiton market and ZBrush intends to keep in the game.
