You’ve probably noticed how much energy we’ve put into raising the quality of models on the site with CheckMate. We’ve also been removing lower quality models, but that rate is about to go up, by a lot. I wanted to give artists notice that this is coming. We’re going to focus on the very lowest quality first, and work …
CheckMate Queue Page
If you have already submitted to CheckMate, you know that tracking the progress of your model in the certification process was a bit of a chore. We would like to thank everyone for being patient during the submission process and not bombarding the team asking for status updates. The good news is that we now offer you the ability to …
TurboSquid at VIEW Conference
Michele Bousquet and Beau Perschall of TurboSquid presented a talk Tuesday at the VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy. A mix of 3D professionals and aspiring visual effects artists attended the talk entitled “CheckMate: 3D Modeling Standards for Today’s Pipelines.” Presenting in the same hall were Pixar’s Sharon Calahan on lighting techniques for Cars 2, and Gavin Graham of Double Negative on VFX for …
CheckMate News and Events
VIEW Conference TurboSquid will be giving a presentation on CheckMate 3D Modeling Standards at the VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy on October 25 at 4:30pm in the Cavour Room. The VIEW Conference takes place at the Torino Incontra Oct 25-28. At our presentation we’ll talk about the research behind CheckMate, the standards themselves, and early results from implementing CheckMate at …
3D Model Pricing
I wanted to take a moment to discuss some of the issues around 3D model prices, and whether the price per model is worth the effort for some artists to publish and sell. Many artists make their entire income from TurboSquid, and we’ve spent an enormous amount of time studying this topic, so I wanted to share some thoughts. I’ll …
CheckMate Statistics
Our CheckMate Certification program continues to gain traction. Here are a few of the latest statistics on certified 3D models and sales. CheckMate Accounts for Inordinately Large Portion of Revenue The number of CheckMate models in our catalog, now at 1523, is growing every day, and is now around 0.6% of all models. That’s still less than 1%, which is …