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Today is Rhino day! While it's not a cuddly little kitten, it's still a pretty cool animal, being this big, angry, armored beast. They can be found in parts of Africa and Asia. And with there models, they can inhabit your games, movies and animations, too! 1. Rhino by mark_florquin Here's the first rhino, and in a low-poly condition that makes it perfect for you VR and AR applications. Considering that there are only five...

We have A LOT of models fit for anything and everything. So looking at these free assets was quite fun, because there were no boundaries - except that it's new, free, and quality. Ok, that may be a lot of boundaries.. Anyhow, here's a complete random pick of the quality free 3D models - some of them low poly, some of them not. Most of them could fit any scene - some of them not....

E-commerce is a big thing and it's growing constantly. In 2016, Amazon had bigger worth than Walmart, which is unsurprising when you consider a 42 percent rise in online sales of consumer packaged goods. Goldman Sachs predict VR retail software business to be a $500 million revenue opportunity by 2020, which would skyrocket to $1.6 billion by 2025. A recent report by the company says VR is one of the technologies “retailers will have to...

If you are making a medieval or fantasy game and you have already populated the levels with animals, not giving the beasts and the critters food, shade and a place to sleep would be a crime. That's why the second installment of our blogpost series on affordable assets for games focuses on the plant-life! Trees 27 Mixed Vegetation Assets For Games by Pure3D Price: $39 Having a forest made of identical trees is sloppy. This...

If you're making a video game, why not make it a medieval or medieval fantasy game? Fantasy is great, especially when you can crib Tolkien's stuff and coast all the way to Steam Store. Of course, it would be easier if you didn't have to craft every last piece and asset of your medieval work. We understand that, and that's why our first article about low poly assets for $50 or less is focused on...

Virtual reality is coming back, and it's coming back with vengeance. Gone are the neon dreams of the 90's that trapped VR in the realm of Lawnmover Man inspired dreams and VirtualBoy nightmares. Today, VR is already infiltrating our social media with various headset-enabled ways of meeting friends from around the world. It also transports us to stadiums across the globe with VR sports integration. Not even video games are sa... wait, video games are...

It's really hard to build a house. However, is much easier to model one in 3D! No tedious, backbreaking labor is involved (unless you have a really heavy mouse). What is more, you can cut corners and save time by using free 3D assets. And where to find them? On CGTrader, of course. Oh, Formfonts is a good alternative as well! Between architectural interiors and architectural exteriors (and details), you'll find many models that are...

You might have heard a thing or two about it, but virtual reality is coming. It has invaded sports. It's targeting your social life. But what sphere of life and entertainment encompasses those two aspects and more? What is the major driver behind VR right now? Well, of course, that would be video games. They seemed to be the perfect match when VR first appeared in the 90's. It was a dream to actually be...

You sat down at your computers, you modeled and you uploaded stuff. And finally, it was done - the First Model Challenge for the month of July is over! We are very happy with all the entrants who submitted their first works and our esteemed colleagues had a hard time narrowing the list down to just three. Remember, all of the winners will get a free license of SolidRocks for either Cinema4D or 3Ds Max...

One can find a number of both CG and game ready models on CGTrader. We analyzed how different categories of models sell and what representation of 3d assets best attracts buyer’s attention. Our findings were transformed into an infographic on low polygon models We are going to take a quick a look at our data from July 2016 to see if there are differences in sales performance of models that are rigged, animated, both or...