The count of CheckMate Pro models has just hit the 1000 mark! Congratulations to CheckMate artist Arturbob, whose beautiful Casio watch model became the 1000th 3D model to pass CheckMate Pro yesterday. As the total number of CheckMate models approaches 5000, we couldn’t be happier with the success of our certification program. The only complaint we get from customers is …
Metal Hammer Awards Promo Video Shows How Metal and Models Collide
According to our recent Facebook poll, metal appears to be the music of choice when modelling, so it comes as no surprise to us that the promoters for this year’s Metal Hammer Golden God Awards in the UK used the art of 3D animation (and a few familiar models) to highlight their upcoming event.
TS Talks CheckMate During Visit to Boston AAUGA Meeting
TurboSquid’s CheckMate Ambassador, Michele Bousquet, was lucky enough to spend some time with some wicked smart folks during the Boston AAUGA March member meeting. Those in attendance included 3D pros representing a vast cross section of industries from game development to medical visualization, even students from local art colleges. While most in the crowd were already members of TurboSquid, …
Artists’ Monthly – March 2012
Artists’ Monthly || March 2012 In this issue Building a SquidGuild Bridge Monthly Featured Model Did You Know… Benefits of Being the Best Other news Takeaways from GDC 2012 For those who missed the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco this year, a few Squids made their way to the expo floor earlier this month. Check out their top takeaways …
Top Takeaways from GDC 2012
Last week, TurboSquid’s VP of Creative, Matt Hales, and Certification Director, Mark Gerhard, paid a visit to the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. First stop was the Autodesk booth where the focus was on the new GameWare products. Autodesk has an expanded line of game development middleware that includes products for artificial intelligence and mobile development. With Shawn Hendricks …
Finding Balance, Building Bridges | March 2012
Finding The Balance Between Quality and Quantity Our quest to bring both to customers, artists, and the industry Every industry struggles with the valuation of quality versus quantity. While there are distinct benefits to both, at some point you must strive to provide balance between the two. For nearly 12 years, TurboSquid has been building toward being the biggest, now …