Roger Gerzner took his first steps into the world of 3D art more than two decades ago. Since then he’s developed a unique art style that blends 2D designs with 3D modeling. We couldn’t resist the opportunity to chat with Roger about his long career, developing a retro style all of his own, the workflow behind his best characters, artistic …
Artist Spotlight: Dwayne Jones
Dwayne Jones is a shining example of the success you can achieve as a self-taught artist. After growing up a fan of animation and video games in Nigeria, he began learning Blender after graduating from college. Struck by the lack of African characters across 3D art, Dwayne grew determined to create more. Today, he’s a super-talented artist with a cartoon …
Artist Spotlight: Deniz Ozemre
Deniz Ozemre’s career began with nothing more than a PC and a passion for digital art. Today, he works on some of the biggest movies in the world. As if that isn’t cool enough, he also creates photorealistic busts of historical figures like Beethoven and Socrates. We couldn’t resist catching up with Deniz to find out how his career got …
How to Model 3D Curly Hair
Welcome to this brand new episode where we will learn how to model 3D curly hair or textured hair in Yeti for Maya! In our previous tutorials, we learned the fundamentals of Yeti as a professional tool for hair and fur. If you follow my series from the start, you’ll discover this wonderful tool and learn the best practices in …
Artist Spotlight: Alexander Tujicov
After studying to become an architect, LA-based Alexander Tujicov turned his 3D hobby into a career by specializing in stunning architectural visualizations. Now, he’s leveraged the same skills that make for a good arch-viz render to create photo-real environments in the metaverse. We caught up with him to learn more below. TurboSquid: What makes you passionate about architectural visualization? Alexander …
World-Jumpers: 3 Steps to Building 3D Models That Work in Every Metaverse
How would you react if a friend grabbed your phone? For many of us, it would be tempting to grab it back. Our phone isn’t just a device to us; it’s a digital extension of ourselves. And in the next ten years, we’re probably going to see that same transference happen again when people start creating digital personas within the …