As 2011 comes to a close, we have an update on sales statistics at TurboSquid. The number of CheckMate 3D models in our catalog passed the 2500 mark in November, bringing the CheckMate count to 1% of the total number. In that month, sales of CheckMate models accounted for around 8% of total sales revenue. The total count for CheckMate models …
Artist Spotlight: C4DmodelSHOP
Our new homepage features a festive snow globe made by TurboSquid artist C4DmodelSHOP. We caught up with this versatile artist in France, where he lives and works as a CINEMA4D artist, to ask him a few questions about his work. Q: When did you start 3D modeling? Fifteen years ago I was studying architecture, and I got interested in using …
Improving Quality at TurboSquid
In a blog post a couple of weeks ago, we talked about how we’re ramping up the removal of low-quality 3D models that don’t sell. The goal is to remove the clutter that no one will ever buy, and leave a fantastic selection of great 3D models in every search result. Our customers are artists themselves; if it doesn’t look good, …
New Price Tiers for CheckMate Pro
As of today, we’re allowing prices of $49 and $99 in CheckMate Pro. This was a decision made after much consideration for our artists and customers. The new price tiers will open up CheckMate Pro to categories such as furniture, plants, and electronics. In these categories a high-quality model can have a much lower complexity than a vehicle or character, …
CheckMate October Milestones
With the CheckMate 3D Modeling Standards passing their three-month anniversary, we have a few important milestones to report. CheckMate Total Reaches 2000 TurboSquid now has over 2000 CheckMate certified 3D models in our catalog! Check out a few of our inspectors’ favorites below. CheckMate Sales Differential CheckMate 3D models now account for just under 0.9% of the TurboSquid catalog. In …
CheckMate Tools Now Available
For some time, our in-house inspectors have been using tools to assist them in CheckMate Pro inspections. Each tool generates a report regarding ngons, flipped faces, isolated vertices, and a number of other model attributes related to CheckMate Pro inspection. Although the tools can only do so much (a manual inspection is always required to truly pass or fail a model), …