There was a time not too long ago when hardly anyone knew what a 3D model was. Then Toy Story came out in 1995, and it got a little easier to explain to my mother what I do for a living. Fast-forward to the release of Avatar this year, and suddenly everyone is interested in this 3D stuff. All the …
A Look Back at TurboSquid Websites
Development was busy this summer, making lots of upgrades to the website to improve publishing, downloads, search, dashboard and reports, etc. Just seeing all those improvements made some of the long-timers around TurboSquid start thinking back to the early days, when the website wasn’t even a website. Remember this homepage from August 2000? When the company started in 2000, we …
TurboSquid Models Featured on South Park
Two models from TurboSquid will appear in tonight’s new episode of the TV show South Park! The episode, “Poor and Stupid,” features models by Diamond artist QLEE and Ruby artist LMiStudios. Check your local listings for air times. If you miss it, you’ll be able to see it later at the South Park video website.
Soldiers to the Summit
CGArchitect and 3DATS, a publisher of 3ds Max architectural books, are raising money to help a group of 12 disabled war veterans travel to the Himalayas and climb one of two summits. Any 3DATS product you buy on the CGArchitect site before October 13 will be 50% off, and all proceeds will go to Soldiers to the Summit. The eight …
6 Publishing Tips from a Top Seller
Congratulations to TurboSquid artist Zivcg, who recently reached the Diamond level at TurboSquid. Although Zivcg has been selling at TurboSquid for quite a while, about six months ago he decided to make a concerted effort to improve his catalog to see how far it would take him. Since then his sales have taken him straight to the top tier of …
Autodesk Looking for 3D Stars
A quick heads-up to all the 3D stars out there: Autodesk’s UK-based Are You a 3D Star? contest is coming to a close in a few days. Be sure to check it out, and submit your online portfolio to win a high-end ATI card! Entries are submitted via link on the contest blog. Winners will be judged on a number …