3D industry news, site updates and tips from the TurboSquid 3D marketplace crew!
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 …
CheckMate Pro v2, the new highest standard of quality for 3D models, will go into effect on June 15, 2013. This version of CheckMate Pro gets the same badge as v1, but has much stricter topology requirements. We understand that the new topology requirements can take some time to meet, and that your current CheckMate Pro submissions might not meet these …
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 …
When CheckMate Pro was released in August 2011, we knew there would be regular updates to it. Since then, there have been a few minor updates such as new pricing tiers and clarifications of presentation requirements. But on June 15, for the first time since CheckMate Pro was first released, there will be a major update to the specification. These …
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 …
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 …
