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If you have not noticed Alpha version 6 of the Sculptris just arrived to Mac. Even the app is still in the alpha stage of development it’s a pleasure to use. Of course, development now-days takes place under the Pixologic brand but you can still download it and use for free. We can talk about Sculptris as a light and free version of ZBrush app but I don’t think that’s a right way to describe it. You don’t have a wide choice of brushes which come by default in Zbrush but Sculptris Brush engine feels a bit different in some nice way. On the example, I was playing a bit with a Flatten brush and instead of random sculpts and artifacts I have pulled some nice surfaces out of the model in no time with little or no control from the modell. This modell was btw. modelled and imported from another 3D package.

As you can see a OpenGL preview and previews of materials are just beautiful.

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Auto(r) Automotive Design Conference is event started in 2009 by Daniel Tomičić with a  mission to promote designers as authors of automobiles and  automotive design as part of product design in general. With all the speakers, professional designers, automotive journalist, engineers and car enthusiasts Auto(r) conference is with every year taking a new shape and life on it’s own. I am very glad I had the opportunity to be part of it.

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In less than a week, this Saturday I would be speaking at Auto(r) Design Conference. Auto(r) is Automotive Design Conference organized by Daniel Tomicic Art Historian – journalist & CEO of Scuderia Ltd. With this year 2011, it is a 3rd time that this annual conference takes place in Zagreb. It is a truly an honor to speak among all these distinguished guests: car designers, automotive world journalists and engineers.

For more information about the conference, it’s speakers and the program visit the official site www.automotivedesignconference.com.

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After almost two years I am finally publishing a new version of my digital portfolio. This 9th release  brings a whole new level functionality. Some parts of the website are still in the works as I plan to import a lot from the old database as well. Other than that expect much more, more updates on weekly basis and more information  about me with focus on my projects. Regards, Ivan.

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This August, I have received a full scholarship for two, two weeks Blender Advanced Courses from TOSMI. TOSMI is a part of MEDIA, the European Union’s support program for the European audiovisual industry. Both Blender training courses were taking place in Sofia, Bulgaria and were organized by Petko Dourmana artist & chairman of InterSpace Association. Courses were designed to introduce media professionals to the benefits and possibilities of an open source pipeline in audio-video production and to date are the leading professional training course for Blender.

Professional 3D Animation with Blender were also taught by some of the best Blender animators and Art Directors like Bassam Kurdali (USA) and Sebastian Koening (Germany). Both were very happy to share their vast knowledge from their projects. I was particularly interested in production of Elephant Dream which Bassam directed in years 2005/06. By the way this one would be remembered as the world’s first open movie, made entirely with open source graphics software such as Blender. Epic!

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A review of my page (Version 4) has landed on Styleboost;

Ivan Santic, a member of HyperIsland’s Crew12, has got himself one of the least blog-looking blogs around. The way he’s used Flash, added his portfolio and made use of mouseover images in the right hand column, all makes for an experience that feels far from any WordPress site I’ve ever visited in the past. In addition to his knack for design, Ivan’s got some good 3D skills, obviously.

After coffee that’s the best thing to boost me up. Big thanks to Wiktor Persson for bringing me the good news.