Vancouver, BC - Vancouver Film School (VFS), Canada’s entertainment arts institution, and Pixologic, maker of the 2D/3D sculpting, texturing, and painting application ZBrush, have entered into an official partnership agreement to provide VFS with full access to educational licenses for Pixologic’s ZBrush.
The partnership is the first of its kind for Pixologic in Canada, says a representative. The agreement will primarily benefit students of VFS’s Animation & Visual Effects programs, respected worldwide for their graduates, including
District 9 director Neill Blomkamp among many others. VFS students will have access to the latest innovative tools available in ZBrush, upgrades, and technical support.
“Pixologic enthusiastically supports education and is committed to providing artists with the most innovative cutting edge tools of their craft,” says Pixologic chief operating officer Jaime Labelle. “From illustration to animation and visual effects to game design, we at Pixologic recognize the standard of excellence that comes from the entire VFS community and are thrilled to partner and support them in their creative process.”
ZBrush’s place within the Animation & Visual Effects curriculum means that students are provided with skills and experience in a tool that is widely used on top films like
Avatar,
Watchmen, and
District 9, and games like
Gears of War 2 and
Dragon Age: Origins, all properties on which VFS Animation & Visual Effects graduates have worked. The partnership gives students at VFS a crucial advantage as they begin their careers.
“This partnership really allows us to take advantage of what Pixologic brings to the table with their products,” says VFS’s managing director Marty Hasselbach. “It also allows Pixologic to benefit from what VFS does, and that is create fantastic work using their cutting-edge software, ZBrush.”