Sighting: RenderDigimania

Kate Voisin Sightings

RenderDigimania is a rapid animation production renderer, developed to to allow animators to animate, light, and shoot their characters and objects in a setting that gives them real time previews.  In other words, it wants to make 3D animation a lot faster, without having to waste a lot of time rendering. 

Meet Matt Williams, QA Analyst

Kate Voisin Company, Meet the Squids

Since our Squid Tank keeps growing and changing, we think it’s time for another Meet the Squids interview!  In this issue, we’re talking with Matt Williams, a Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst who might belong to TurboSquid’s secret society, The League of Matts.  He also explains just what a QA Analyst does and shows us his favorite model in the TS

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 Blend Material, Part 3

TurboSquid 3D Modeling, Artists, TurboTips, V-Ray Blend Material

The following is part of our in-depth guide to the regular V-Ray Blend Material.  It will cover the theory behind many of the features of this material, and will also provide specific examples of settings, as well as tricks to use.  While the images used are from 3ds Max, the same concepts and settings can be used for V-Ray for …