Interviews

Who is Andreas S. Gkertsos? My name is Andreas S. Gkertsos and I am a Senior Product Design Engineer from Athens, Greece. I have a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from Piraeus University of Applied Sciences and a MSc degree in Advanced Industrial and Manufacturing Systems from Kingston University London. Remembering my childhood, I was always fascinated by the products that I used and I always had the thirst to learn how everything is created....

Squir is a team of CG professionals based in Poland and Ukraine. The company was officially founded in 2002, however the majority of the team members were working as freelancers even several years earlier. Squir specializes in modeling cars. Why? Because this is their passion! What’s your commonly used 3D modeling software? Our main software is 3Ds Max. That is one of the most popular modeling software and by using it we are able to...

When you scroll through 3D models on CGTrader it is clear that a lot of jewelry designers are working hard to offer a wide range of original designs. But while the quantity and creativity are remarkable, the commercial practicality of the designs isn’t always there. And that impacts their “sellability.” My name is Nicolas and I am the founder of Vivalatina, a pure play jewelry brand that focuses on high-end jewelry products and custom-made jewelry....

The new feature film “Dauntless – the Battle of Midway” was created using 150 different stock 3D models purchased from the CGTrader Marketplace – saving an estimated one million US dollars in production costs. This is truly remarkable example of the advantages of using photorealistic stock 3D content in film and animation production. Michael Swack from the CGTrader Blog caught up with Bayou Pictures owner and VFX producer Mike Phillips in Los Angeles at SIGGRAPH...

The CGTrader blog recently spoke to Lukas Lamprecht and Andreas Monke from RenderPeople - one of CGTrader’s most prolific and unusual 3D model sellers. CGT Blog: How did Renderpeople begin? Lukas: Renderpeople started in late 2013 with a small store in Cologne which allowed people to come in, get scanned and 3D print little mini-Me’s of themselves. In 2014 we ended up getting in touch with an architect. He was doing 3D visualizations for his...

Coinciding with Israel’s 71 st Independence Day and the 2019 EuroVision Song Contest, (which was hosted in Israel) is a phenomenally-composed, 3D SodaStream TV commercial, reflecting the home beverage carbonation company’s global reach and local pride. Behind the commercial’s awesome animation is the talented, boutique BlackBoard Studios, which expertly integrated Sodastream’s product with global landmarks. The use of 3D adds a new dimension to the viewing experience, while reinforcing the SodaStream message that carbonating your...

Discover this massive opportunity with CGTrader Last year was the “Proof of Concept phase” for Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR & VR) in terms of proving their business case - generating an understanding of the actual value of their ROI in various industries and applications In 2019, we will see newly inititated projects move into full scale production, with AR & VR as the prime catalyst. For these technologies to reach their full business potential,...

Client: Xootr Australia & New Zealand “ I did not need to do anything. No photoshoots, not sending the scooters to anyone - nothing. Everything they needed, CGTrader downloaded from our website: they used the store’s product images to make their 3D models” - Charlie Mills-Mateer, Managing Director at Xootr Australia & New Zealand. Key points: Augmented Reality (AR) was easy to implement as CGTrader were able to capture all the source material needed for...

Xfrog has been an industry leading company for more than 30 years. It has developed its unique software and created the largest database of botanically accurate 3D plant models in the world. We got the chance to ask the creators of Xfrog a couple of questions and delve a bit deeper into their work, which really boggles the mind: each leaf of their models has a different texture, a model has no polycount and can...

Mike Johnson is the harbinger of the future of independent filmmaking. He proves that creating an engaging animated movie is already possible for anyone with the right set of skills and approaches. Mike has created three full feature films already, with a fourth one in the works. One of them, Battle Oasis, has been watched on YouTube over 10 million times until now. Mike agreed to talk about his work, inspiration, what he looks for...