Tips & Insights

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...

It's Friday, and what better way to welcome the coming weekend than having a look at some of the best realistic gallery entries? So here's our Realistic Renders Top 13! Raspberry Madness by tunalan The Southern Cassowary by paulhpaulino Caterpillar by sian Jellyfish by sian Out for a Waltz by Pixelshatter WC by Siquier Roots by mark florquin The wall lamp by Ginchius NYC stone street by nesar alarm28 Thirst by charly 1 Crocodile!!! by...

CG Low-Poly Challenge is over and the winners have been determined. Who were the lucky and the artistic few that were judged to have the utmost merit? Who triumphed over their peers? Read on and find out! Those who have won the first place will get a $200 render fee by FoxRenderfarm, a Commercial Suite License by Quixel, a ShaderMap License by Rendering Systems, a Texture Kit Pro by Greyscalegorilla, a BonyFace 3.2 authorization code...

High tech, low life - this is the mantra of cyberpunk. Where megacorporations run wild and dark cities are showered in bright neon lights, where machine melds with man and monomolecular katanas abound, there’s cyberpunk. This genre is more than three decades old and has seen several of its predictions come to pass. Maybe we’ll start using internet with our 3D avatars jumping around the cyberspace, just like our ancestors imagined it. Thanks, VR! But...

Sometimes history intends to repeat itself. By that, we can say that yet another challenge has past. And what a challenge it was! Recreating the rulers of a nation and adding the greatest pieces of art, we've received some amazing works and it wasn't that easy to pick out the winners. A big Thank You goes to all the participants and our sponsors and finally, let's give a huge round of applause to the winners...

Posted on Nov 25, 2015 by Eduardas Jucys How do you envision future? If there was a chance, would you like to see the world beyond our own? These questions can easily provoke thoughts that are scary and yet greatly intriguing. Well, OK - maybe it's just my nerdy, information-junkie mind, but at least I know I'm not the only one who would just love to take a look at the futuristic worlds that are...

Posted on Sep 09, 2015 by Eduardas Jucys Life beyond Earth. What happens if (or is it when?) we find it? Admit it - you have thought about it. And so have a lot of great 3D artists. It's so easy to get lost in the concept of great art. So let yourself take a little break and do just that by looking at 33 life forms that are definitely beyond us. 1. Rhino inside...

Often it's not enough to just do good work to succeed. Your work must be noticed, supported, shared. We decided to start a series of weekly blog posts to celebrate week's best models and help you master the formula of secret sauce that drives these models to the top. Sometimes the secret is as simple as creating a high-quality eye-popping 3D model, but there are also times when a rich blend of elements can propel...