NewTek Releases Fourth Free Texture Collection

Free Resource for All Digital Artists Now at 200 High Resolution Textures

San Antonio, Texas -- August 26, 2003 -- NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, today announced the release of the fourth edition of NewTek’s Texture Collection. This new set includes fifty high-resolution textures available for free download at NewTek.com, and brings the total number of free textures available from NewTek to 200. The first three editions of the texture collection have been overwhelmingly popular, with tens of thousands of downloads since they were originally posted. NewTek plans to release additional sets of high-resolution textures from time to time and participants can sign up for notification of the release of new sets.

“This collection offers just exactly the kind of detailed, high-quality high resolution textures that are key to creating great digital content,” said Christopher Short, freelance illustrator whose clients include Newsweek, The Discovery Channel, and many other major publishers and corporations. “NewTek's textures are a terrific resource for digital artists, and a great example of the commitment NewTek shows to the user community, with great production tools at affordable prices and incredible free content.”

The fourth edition of the texture collection includes images in the categories Wood, Metal, Sky, Nature, and Stone. All textures are unretouched photographic images at 1600 pixels x 1200 pixels resolution. The textures are provided in JPEG format, for efficient download.

Pricing and Availability:
NewTek’s Texture Collection, Fourth Edition, is available for free download at: http://www.newtek.com/freestuff

About NewTek
With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek is a leading provider of full-featured video editing, animation and special effects tools including VT[3]™, LightWave 3D® and Aura Video Paint™. NewTek launched the desktop video revolution in 1990 with the release of the legendary VT®. The company’s products are used worldwide on projects ranging from home video to feature film. Recent television and film projects using NewTek software include Children of Dune, Firefly, Taken, Smallville, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek 10: Nemesis, Daredevil, Spy Kids II, We Were Soldiers, Panic Room, Hart’s War, Driven, A.I., Oscar®-nominated Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Final Fantasy, Blackhawk Down, The Time Machine and Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Director’s Edition DVD. Recent game titles include Doom III, Unreal Tournament, Serious Sam for XBox, Age of Mythology, Civilization III, Dead to Rights, Baldur’s Gate II, EverQuest and Escape From Monkey Island. Website: http://www.newtek.com

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