Artists’ Monthly || July 2012 In this issue It Pays to be a CheckMate Artist July’s Featured Model Olympic Inspired Models New Features We’ve been busy making changes to the site. Some you may have already noticed, but just in case you missed them, we’ve outlined a few below: – Artist Dashboard updates including the CheckMate Leaderboard (visible to SquidGuild artists only), as well as 3D Expert game messaging. – For …
CheckMate Advisory Board Rides Again
Last week we had the second meeting of the CheckMate Advisory Board, a group that meets quarterly to discuss development of the CheckMate standard. The goal of the CheckMate Advisory Board is to keep the standard relevant to the constantly evolving needs of 3D production artists, not only for TurboSquid but for the industry as a whole. In between quarterly …
Medal-Worthy Models: Just in Time for the Olympic Games
The kickoff to the 2012 Olympic games in London are nearly upon us. As this becomes a trending conversation globally, it felt like the perfect time to showcase models that would surely be medal-worthy (if only there was an Olympic event for 3D modeling). With so much talk about the host city, we’ve added a few images that are sure …
CheckMate Specification Updates
We’ve just updated the CheckMate Pro and Lite Specifications to clarify a few points, and added an important point to both specs. New Pro and Lite Requirements We’ve long had a requirement for CheckMate Pro that all texture paths be stripped out of the 3D model file. We’ve now added the same requirement to CheckMate Lite: 2.1.4 No texture paths …
New and Improved Product Reporting Feature Launched
We’ve been busy making changes to the site. One of the more noticeable features can be found on the individual product pages of the site. This new, handy little button on the bottom right of the page allows visitors and customers to report issues encountered with a model. No need to open a support ticket or hit us up on …
Artist Spotlight: shank3d
Often inspired by fantasy, models from this month’s featured artist, shank3d, add elements of stylish whimsy to the TurboSquid catalog. We took some time to chat with this talented artist and 3D teacher to find out where he draws his inspiration for model-making. How did you get your start an artist? For as long as I can remember, I have …