New and Updated Artist Tools Now Available on Squid.io

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TOOL UPDATE: PS Studio and Inspection Tools

Version 2.009 of the tools are now live on Squid.io. We have upgraded the compatibility of the tools to work with Max 2016 and V-Ray up to version 3.2. This includes new render optimizations specific to using V-Ray 3. The UI has gone through some changes as well. Most noticeable is the Shot Camera Rig has been removed, along with …

Updates to Squid.io

Just a few weeks ago we shared the evolution of PixelSquid, which included immediate changes to the site, launch of our new plugin and the planned changes to Squid.io. Those changes are now live and outlined below. Library Updates SquidGuild and SquidLevel Bronze and above now have access to all V-Ray materials. These materials can also be used with your TurboSquid and …

The Evolution of PixelSquid

While you may not have heard much about PixelSquid lately, we’ve been hard at work on something new and exciting. Today, we are releasing our latest developments for PixelSquid.com. Our team has been hard at work creating a plug-in for Photoshop that makes PixelSquid content even more accessible to 2D designers. We will be promoting this to the Photoshop community and the …

Artist Spotlight: Stubborn3D

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Updates to PS Studio and Inspection Tools

We have released a new tool update, v2.008, which is currently live on Squid.io. I know it has been some time since the tools have been updated, but we were working diligently on it. We have incorporated some of the suggestions, fixed reported bugs, and added a few updates across the board to improve the results of the final products. …

CheckMate Non-Native File Pose and Framing Update

It has come to our attention that a good number of CheckMate artist submissions were being failed on the non-native formats when our inspectors looked at pose and framing. By this, we mean that when artists have been exporting their native 3D models into other formats, they often aren’t including the camera information as part of the export, so that …

PixelSquid vs. Normal Stock Photo Sites

We’re sure you all have seen it by now – PixelSquid.com is finally live! We’ve been working on this for a long time, so we’re very excited to users signing up and experimenting with the content. If you’ve been waiting for the release to start submitting content, the moment that you’ve been waiting for is finally here. Before you start …

Lots of Library Items and a Bright Idea

We now have over 1,000 items in our Asset Library! Be sure to check out the newest items and keep building great things. We would also love to give a shout out to artist shop3ds. Over the week, we noticed that this artist has published the same models in both their TurboSquid and PixelSquid catalogs— giving these assets double the …

New Users Means New Questions PLUS Some Very Impactful .gifs!

Squid.io is now open to all TurboSquid Artists! We’re excited to welcome everyone to look around and get to know the future of TurboSquid publishing. In the last few days, we’ve gotten some great feedback and questions, so we thought we’d address some of the best ones here.