Turbosquid Models

[SuPa-]

Hi! I was just looking at some models people submitted at turbosquid for ideas. But then an idea hit me. People get money from their models when people buy them, right? Why don't the modding members of THW make good, animated models, and upload them onto turbosquid for a price of around $5-15 in pay to THW? If you can do that, anyway. Well, it's just a thought!

 

[Kimbo]

1. You need credit card etc and i think a certain age.
2. You only get around 10% of the price if someone buys your model i hears.
3. Most of the people at turbosquid are pros, this place. not really.

 

[GST_Nemisis]

If any of you are unaware what Turbosquid is, well basically they buy your models to sell them onto other people, but they pay good money and if you have any old (but half decent) models lying around it might be worth a look; you never know, you might even get famous.

http://www.turbosquid.com/Search/Index.cfm/FuseAction/ProcessSmartSearch/intMediaType/2

look there for some general details on some models and how it works, i personally support this idea.

 

[Pyritie]

3. Most of the people at turbosquid are pros, this place. not really.

Well some of the people here are very, very good. Are you forgetting about Chriz, TDR, Olof, etc?

 

[SuPa-]

we may not be pros, but there are some talented artists here

 

[Herio-san]

I agree that we have some talented artists here at the hive. However, making a warcraft model and making a character with 22,649 polygons and 12,252 vertices are completely different. I have looked at the turbosquid site. Personally I dont think its a bad idea, but we wouldnt make any money.
Compare any work on the hive to this model on the turbo squid site.

As I have said, its like comparing grapes to watermelon's, they are both fruits, but they are completely different.

Edit: Another point, how can we make models to sell on a site where stuff like this is free:

Anyway, I understand you have the hives interest in mind, and Im not saying you guys shouldnt do it. I just dont think it is likely you will raise any money.

 

[Kimbo]

low poly modeling is different from high poly modeling and...well ..its rather more vast and complex, kinda like...drawing a stick figure with good proportions to a full on figure with detail.

1. Chriz mainly does anims.
2. Olof doesn't use max or complex progs, he uses vertex modifier thus he wouldnt be able to host the models unless he converts them.
3. and TDR? Well dunno about him, i really doubt he cares but his work is definitely quality and i would love to see it there.

As for the other people, yeah im sure their others that are okay (im not saying im good or stuff), id just hate to see people putting geomerges there or a sphere and cylinder and calling it a person. .. >.< and i think if you dont have a actual money thing you can get the models hosted for people to dl for free.

(im not insulting you people)

I read the site and they host your stuff for free, but they get around 50% profit, so im rather pleased with that than the 90% of what i thought they take, i might put my rat head model up once i get if fixed and if i can convince my dad to make an account :

 

[Deleted member 126647]

Why would people pay for them there, when they can get them free here?

 

[Kimbo]

I think supa is referring to non-wc3 models/models optimized for wc3.

 

[SuPa-]

I'll probably submit these 2 heads on Turbosquid for about $20 dollars each. I don't know how to get a texture on them >.<
BTW, that rat head's amazing, Werewulf

 

[Dr Super Good]

You can not sell WC3 quality models, no one will buy them since average models in RTS games are 4* better than WC3. However, like stated, high poly and skin pre optimized models may be wanted.

But I noticed many problems. A lot of models use WC3 included skins which means that thoes skins can not be incuded or modified since it would breach the WC3 terms of use (selling blizzard's property). Also many models this site makes are based on other games which again violates their copywrite and can violate copyrighted ideas.

Also most of the modelers here are pretty much kids when compaired to people who actually have paper saying they can model stuff and well like thoes on that site. The average price is 100$+ which no one will pay for even chriz's work, no offence but no one here can compete with people like thoes.

Anyway, I always wondered how you lot modeled creatures, I can not even model inanimate objects well.

 

[Massive_attack]

Supa- One of the reasons i like this community is that you can get your models and reasources for free, thus showing a sense of player helping player. Please do not seek to change this, most of the models on that site are to be used in actual games so the chances of most of us even getting something good enough to be a 20$ item is unlikely.

IMO: those heads wouldnt make the 20$ mark, try around 5$ and cross yer fingers.

 

[SuPa-]

Massive... this will always be a free site and submitting models on turbosquid to help pay of the monthly fee isn't doing anything bad at all
Secondly, I'm not trying to submit wc3 quality models at turbosquid

 

[Ralle]

Well guys.. You are always welcome to make money and donate to us!