NewTek Releases Second Free Texture Collection

San Antonio, Texas --- NewTek, Inc., manufacturer ofindustry-leading 3D animation and video products, announced the releaseof the second edition of NewTek’s Texture Collection. As with theinitial release, this new set includes fifty high-resolution texturesavailable for download at no charge at NewTek.com. The first edition ofthe texture collection has been very well received, with thousands ofdownloads since being posted in September 2002. NewTek plans to releaseadditional sets of high-resolution textures from time to time andparticipants can sign up for notification of the release of newsets.

"The high-resolution textures being offered by NewTek are a terrificresource for digital artists," said Policarpo Wood, visual designer forfrog design. "Getting good textures is critical to a great lookingrender, and these textures are some of the best I've managed to use inmy work."

Subjects covered in the second set of textures include Wood, Metal,Sky, Nature, and Stone. All textures are unretouched photographicimages at 1600 pixels x 1200 pixels resolution. These are provided inJPEG format, for efficient download.

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

About NewTek
With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek is a leading providerof full-featured video editing, animation and special effects toolsincluding Video Toaster, LightWave 3D and Aura Video Paint. NewTeklaunched the desktop video revolution in 1990 with the release of thelegendary Video Toaster. The company’s products are usedworldwide on projects ranging from home video to feature film. Recenttelevision and film projects using NewTek software includeFirefly, Taken, Smallville, Birds of Prey,Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek 10: Nemesis, We WereSoldiers, Panic Room, Hart’s War,Driven, A.I., Oscar-nominated Jimmy Neutron: BoyGenius, Final Fantasy, Blackhawk Down, The TimeMachine, Behind Enemy Lines and Star Trek: The MotionPicture - Director’s Edition DVD. Recent game titles includeDoom III, Unreal Tournament, Serious Sam for XBox, Age of Mythology,Civilization III, Dead to Rights, Baldur’s Gate II, EverQuest andEscape From Monkey Island. Website: www.newtek.com.