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 …
Artist Spotlight: Alexander Kravets
Want to be inspired? Meet Ukrainian artist, Alexander Kravets. In 2010, he worked as a physicist and teacher before falling in love with 3D. By 2015, he’d become a successful 3D games artist. After working at studios across the country, today Alexander continues to create his stunning sci-fi designs — even while in the midst of war. We caught up …
Yeti in Maya, Part 4: 3D Dreadlocks
As you’ve now become more familiar with Yeti, it’s time to dig into a new hairstyle technique: 3D dreadlocks. Hello everyone, and welcome back to this Yeti series. In our very first episode we learned the fundamentals of Yeti for Maya in which we produced a basic hairstyle for a cartoon character (Part I). We then moved on to more …