Artist Spotlight: 3DMarko

Kate Voisin Artists, Featured Artists, Site

Take a tour of England’s Blenheim Palace with our new Featured Model! TurboSquid Artist 3DMarko is known for bringing an architect’s eye to his 3D models, so we weren’t surprised when he told us that he had, in fact, started his career as an architect. In this Featured Artist interview, we were able to discuss 3DMarko’s art, how he changed gears …

What Is Feature Graph?

TurboSquid Artists, publishing, Site

Feature Graph is a system that we are using to categorize every asset on TurboSquid. This new system not only provides a better search result for assets, but Feature Graph creates better listings and product placement. No longer are you subject to a small set of categories that may or may not accurately describe your model — Feature Graph has …

Artist Spotlight: Andor Kollar

Kate Voisin 3D Modeling, Artists, Featured Artists, Site

Our new featured image is one great looking male model in every sense of the word.  Its creator, Andor Kollar, is an accomplished CG Supervisor and character artist who believes that his roots in traditional drawing have served him well in making great 3D models.  We were honored to have him answer our Featured Artist Interview, where Andor reflected on …

TurboTips: V-Ray FastSSS2 Material, Part 1

TurboSquid 3D Modeling, Artists, Site, TurboTips, V-Ray FastSSS2

The following is an in-depth guide to the regular V-Ray Blend Material. In this series, we will cover the theory behind many of the features of the material.  We’ll also show specific examples of settings and give you some tricks to use. While the images used are from 3ds Max, the same concepts and settings can be used for V-Ray …

Artist Spotlight: HKV Studios

Kate Voisin 3D Modeling, Artists, CheckMate, Featured Artists, Site

While the TurboSquid catalog is very diverse, it’s obvious that cars are some of our most popular 3D models.  Among the artists who specialize in sleek details and shapely chrome, stands HKV Studios, whose catalog is made up entirely of vehicles, both vintage and new.  This month, we’re featuring their BMW i8 model, and we had the pleasure of chatting …