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Just to clarify: I have no relationship with this site, not as owner/manager, artist (I can only wish that my 3D-fu was so good), or affiliate. I'm an early adopter, that's all.
PixelSquid is a new stock image site from the people behind TurboSquid, offering perfectly-isolated images that -- in many cases -- can be rotated by you to get the angle you want. TurboSquid has offered 3D models for a long time, but you needed to know how to use them (and have the right software) to be able to build images (e.g., for book covers). The way PixelSquid works, you don't need that knowledge or software, you download the finalized images. For any image that has a 360-degree preview, you can rotate the subject however you want.
For example, check out this wine barrel, and make sure that you let the page finish loading: https://www.pixelsquid.com/stock-image/old-wine-barrel-873164973436572755?image=I15 Once all of the progress indicators are done, click on the barrel itself and move your mouse to rotate it. I think it's really cool!
For people who sign on now, you'll get a $50 credit that expires at the end of the month. Like many stock image sites, the "extended license" is probably best suited to book covers, but apparently those are on sale during this intro period, so you can stretch your $50 credit even further.
PixelSquid is a new stock image site from the people behind TurboSquid, offering perfectly-isolated images that -- in many cases -- can be rotated by you to get the angle you want. TurboSquid has offered 3D models for a long time, but you needed to know how to use them (and have the right software) to be able to build images (e.g., for book covers). The way PixelSquid works, you don't need that knowledge or software, you download the finalized images. For any image that has a 360-degree preview, you can rotate the subject however you want.
For example, check out this wine barrel, and make sure that you let the page finish loading: https://www.pixelsquid.com/stock-image/old-wine-barrel-873164973436572755?image=I15 Once all of the progress indicators are done, click on the barrel itself and move your mouse to rotate it. I think it's really cool!
For people who sign on now, you'll get a $50 credit that expires at the end of the month. Like many stock image sites, the "extended license" is probably best suited to book covers, but apparently those are on sale during this intro period, so you can stretch your $50 credit even further.