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June 30 is the Asteroid Day! It's a " global awareness campaign where people from around the world come together to learn about asteroids, the impact hazard they may pose, and what we can do to protect our planet, families, communities, and future generations from future asteroid impacts." The even is held every year on anniversary of the largest impact in recent history, the 1908 Tunguska disaster. And modelers are thinking about asteroids, too! Here...

Best things in life are free. And so are these wonderful 3D models. As you can see, they come in various shapes, forms and sizes! They're free for your use, but our utmost hope that they'll inspire you to create more and more! Combat Vehicle by pitatang Soldiers of all times and eras dream of only one thing: to shred it in a bad-ass little war buggy. You have speed, you have style and you...

Low polygon models is what the future is about. Well, the future of VR, gaming and VR gaming. That's why we're showing you 10 more low poly models to inspire you to model yourself. So look at this post, comment, get inspired and get to designing. There's a game developer out there waiting for your creations! Troll by ciconiastudio Argh, a troll! A big ol' troll who could also be a mean ogre. I mean,...

Many modelers and designers have to be thankful for free tutorials that helped them take the first steps on the road to 3D modeling fame and glory. Several even decide to finally make tutorials of their own! And we at CGTrader want to celebrate this achievement of both sharing and education. To do that, we are launching the CGTrader tutorial feature so that the community would have an awesome way of sharing their expert knowledge...

There's more to fantasy than Tolkien, you know! Of course, people will disagree, and that's why dwarfs will always be racist against elves (and vice versa). However, we can always try and push the envelope! Warhammer Fantasy Battles had a good idea with their fantasy Holy Roman Empire equivalent, Empire. You know what's better than knights in shining armor? Knights in shining armor backed by arquebusiers and steam tanks. Now that's some serious business! And...

Let’s take a look at the behavior of buyers who do buy models from several categories and how those categories relate to each other! The thickness of the line indicates how often the same buyers bought from related categories. The size of the nodes denote the buyers’ interest in the category in general. Low Polygon Models For example, buyers who buy character models are often also interested in animal and weapon models - useful categories...

Tanks, guns, blasters, jet fighters - you modeled them all! And some of your were victorious! VR Military challenge is over! We have selected one winner and two runner-ups for the title of Best Model. We also have a winner and a runner-up in the Best Portfolio category! What will our champions get as their spoils of conquest? Well, he have computer-bound brighter3d Pro SketchUp Plug-in licenses, AC3D modeling software, rigging software licenses for The...

Weekend is a good time lay off, watch some movies and think about how good or bad ( yes, some of them are B-A-D) were they and also launch your ideas about what you would've done differently. Wouldn't you say a good first idea is a different character for the movie? Well, these digital artists have come up with their own brilliant ideas - and we're certain all of them could easily walk (or have...

Hello, fellow modelers, what have you been doing lately? You won't mind if we take a look, will you? Having done that, we might present some of the best low polygon character models you have created this month. Look at them and be inspiring to make your own creations! Low poly rules the day! Hero Fantasy Models by madotter These 8 plucky heroes are rigged and animated, ready to face off with whatever horrors your...

It's Friday, we don't really have to work anymore *kicks off shoes, starts taking pants off*! But before we go, let us share some inspiring and quirky projects made by you, our community! Have fun and have a safe and/or modeling-productive weekend - if you're not too busy to look for more inspiration, take a look at what FormFonts has to offer! Lg character jamaican by sian We have no idea what a Jamaican might...