What is UV Mapping? UV Mapping is the process of unwrapping a finished model and preparing it for textures. This involves flattening out the triangles and converting them into a single square. The terms UV Mapping and UV Unwrapping can be used interchangeably.The...
The thing about free textures… Most places don’t hand out freebies just for kicks (yes, even those beloved Costco samples). Sifting through dozens of websites looking for free textures can be a time waster, fortunately for you, we’ve done all the dirty work....
30% OFF everything in the Strata Store! “This could be the Adobe-devoted designer’s must-have modeler… Seamless integration with Photoshop, user interface familiar to Adobe users, robust, stable and mature.” -MacWorld UK Whether you’re a graphic designer looking...
Spaces VR and the Funding Pitch Recently, Strata released a VR app called Spaces VR. Spaces VR is a way for you to export and play with your 3D designs in a more immersive environment, and share your creations with others who either own a VR kit or a much more...
The Sci-Fi genre thrives where science and technology meet. The conceptual designs you are about to see are all created using the 3D modeling software, Strata Design 3D CX. Each of these designs embodies this combination, and does so in an incredibly realistic way. Go...
Many of us can commiserate with designer Norb Calderon when he shares stories of being an intern, low on the totem pole. However, for Norb, an internship is also where he experienced his big break. One Monday afternoon he was approached by one of his directors and...
Tim Luncsford, an architectural illustrator, has used Strata for his architectural illustrations. “I know it sounds cliche, but I have always had a love of architecture and architectural illustration, it seems more like fate than a plan, the fact that I’m doing...
Rob Stephens has used Strata for many years in the creation of product mock ups for his clients. In his opinion, nothing is so beautiful as the final rendered image created with Strata. “I rarely have to add anything in Photoshop, which is a real bonus.” For Rob...
Yves Bernard, a senior art director and graphic designer, uses Strata to create furniture models. He begins his modeling process by using 2D tools like InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. “I love modeling because of its technical aspect. Strata has many...
When Ahmad Johari, an architect from Malaysia, discovered Strata’s 3D modeling software, it opened up new vistas for his creativity. He now specializes in architectural rendering and hasn’t looked back since, which he attributes to his discovery of Strata....
Xavier Mestres is an illustrator and animator located in Barcelona, Spain. He started “Pentagrafic” in 2003 to offer 3D modeling, animation, and photo retouching for advertising agencies, architecture, and technical illustration clients....
Reynir Hauksson is a senior graphic designer/art director from Reykjavik Iceland, who moved to USA in 1994 and is now located in New York. With a focus on retail packaging and more than 25 years of design experience, Reynir has created designs and packaging for...
Chris Tyler is a Salt Lake City-based illustrator and animator, with a focus on lush, realistic lighting and modeling in the advertising industry. Chris has given back to the design community by writing training materials, such as the “Art & Science of...
Volker Rentsch is an Illustrator and lithographer, with focus on advertising and scientific illustration. During his 14 years experience, has worked as employee (retouching, layout, proofing) in different premedia-firms for such clients as Deutsche Bank, Thomas Cook,...
