Slow news day today, but this product is truly interesting and it deserves our attention. It is the most innovative graphics application I've seen since
Painter (demo
here), and that was many years ago.
ZBrush from
Pixologic is neither strictly 2D or 3D, but it is "2.5D". In addition to new features,
ZBrush1.5, which comes out tomorrow, also provides significant enhancements in nearly every tool and palette. You'll get expanded and improved 2.5D painting capabilities, texturing options, and sculpting utilities, plus many behind-the-scene changes. The available
demo for download (Mac/Win) is only for version 1.23b currently, but it will give you an idea of what this is all about. Also,
CorelDraw 11 is out.