For those of you who were looking to get to know Zbrush or Mudbox over the summer, it may be worth taking a look at Sculptris. The new package release from Pixologic (the same company who brought us Spotlight and ZBrush) is dubbed as ZBrush Lite by many users I have spoken to about it. It is a small yet powerful sculpting program, that eliminates the need to spend months learning a new interface and workflow, and is designed to aid traditional sculptors get involved with the digital sculpting revolution without need for tedious learning curves and a degree in computer science. If you don't have much time this summer and would like to get familiar with something you can have a quick sculpt or play about with, I recommend downloading the trial version of Sculptris and I guarantee you will be there for hours creating magic in no time!
BA Hons Computer Animation Arts is a 3 year degree course at the University for the Creative Arts, Rochester, UK.