Senior Technical Artist, Calvin Bryson, moved from Austin, Texas to come and work at the TurboSquid office in New Orleans. With him, Calvin brought years of experience in developing pipelines for modeling, lighting, and rendering of 3D scenes, establishing guidelines on everything from edge loop placement to layer organization. What does your day typically consist of? I usually come into …
Model Sighting: Rocket Used to Promote Legend of Apollo 4D
TurboSquid artist Stuart Howes was excited to spot his model of the Saturn Apollo, promoting Legend of Apollo 4D, at the Science Museum in London. This amazing interactive film gives museum-goers a chance to experience the Apollo space missions of the 1960s and ’70s for themselves, enhanced by NASA archives and 3D animation. If you’re in the area, you …
Meet Virginia “Ginger” Larkins, QA Analyst
Ready to meet another Squid from the New Orleans Squidshack? Virginia Larkins, better known as Ginger, talked to us this week about her many interests, including her fund raising endeavors for the New Orleans Children’s Hospital. What did you do before coming to TurboSquid? Well, back in Austin, I fostered dogs for Austin Pets Alive! I love dogs and having …
TurboSquid in the Netherlands
TurboSquid is coming to the Netherlands! Specifically, CheckMate Ambassador Michele Bousquet will be at the End User Event conference June 27-28 in Utrecht, Netherlands. In addition to teaching a class on Physics for Animators, Michele will be hosting a TurboSquid Gathering for artists on Friday, June 28, 4-6pm at the conference. At the TurboSquid Gathering, artists will be treated to …
Meet Kevin Alimia, Assistant Technical Artist
It’s time to meet another Squid from TurboSquid HQ, and this week, we’re talking to Kevin Alimia, who was recently promoted to Assistant Technical Artist. Having previously worked in Member Services, Kevin utilizes his 3D modeling knowledge to help the artists meet a very high set of standards. Read more about Kevin below: To start off, tell us a little …
British Indie Music Video Makes the Most of TurboSquid Models
When British indie rock group, The Shallows, wanted a video for their song, “Honestly,” they turned to Jamie Fraser of Super Mega Action Plus. Jamie and his partner, Debs, are the creative forces behind Super Mega Action Plus, incorporating live action film with both 2D and 3D animation. The Shallows loved SMAP’s style in another artist’s music video, so when …