Sorry your browser is not supported!

You are using an outdated browser that does not support modern web technologies, in order to use this site please update to a new browser.

Browsers supported include Chrome, FireFox, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer 10+ or Microsoft Edge.

3 Dimensional Chat / How much do you pay for models

Author
Message
Frap
User Banned
Posted: 8th Mar 2007 23:32
Link
How much do you expect to pay for models ?

Had a look on turbo squid and am very suprised at some of the prices being charged for models.
Back to top
Profile
Venge
18
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 13th Sep 2006
Location: Iowa
Posted: 9th Mar 2007 03:06
Link
I suppose big businesses would pay more because they can afford more.
Cheaper than paying their employees to make em...

<<<How do you put a picture here???>>>
Back to top
Profile PM
RUCCUS
19
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 11th Dec 2004
Location: Canada
Posted: 9th Mar 2007 03:35
Link
When you concider modelling packages like Maya, 3DS Max and Softimage XSI cost in excess of 7000$ for the full retail versions, it begins to make sense.


Gibble Blops Wip
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
bond1
19
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 27th Oct 2005
Location:
Posted: 9th Mar 2007 06:11 Edited at: 9th Mar 2007 06:12
Link
What RUCCUS said...also remember that there are people that do this as a profession to make a living, not just for fun. If it takes 3 workdays to make a particular model, then you can't expect a modeller to charge $2.00 for it and still support themselves. An employer would be paying their 3 days's salary in addition to any benefits. And you can buy many quality models from Turbosquid for significantly less than what it would cost to pay a person's 3 day salary.

----------------------------------------
"Your mom goes to college."
My FPSC stuff at http://www.hyrumark.com
Back to top
Profile PM Email
Cash Curtis II
19
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 8th Apr 2005
Location: Corpus Christi Texas
Posted: 9th Mar 2007 06:56
Link
I'd expect to pay $300-$400 for a custom made animated model. I'd expect to pay around $20 for a stock model.


Come see the WIP!
Back to top
Profile PM
Frap
User Banned
Posted: 9th Mar 2007 13:36
Link
How often do you guys buy models then?
Back to top
Profile
Code Dragon
18
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 21st Aug 2006
Location: Everywhere
Posted: 11th Mar 2007 02:49
Link
I never buy models, and probably never will. It's just cheaper for me (and probably most everyone else) to make the models themselves.

Quote: "I'd expect to pay $300-$400 for a custom made animated model."


Really? A few sales and that would justify the purchase of the modeling software! I got gameSpace because the games I'll be making in DBP once I've got 3D mastered will sell a lot more copies if they're models rather than cubes. (If they were cubes, they probably wouldn't sell at all.) But $300-$400 per model per customer makes sounds very profitable. It makes it sound strange that games are being sold for $20-$50 when they contain models worth thousands in combined value.

Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons...for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
RUCCUS
19
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 11th Dec 2004
Location: Canada
Posted: 11th Mar 2007 04:04
Link
Quote: "Really? A few sales and that would justify the purchase of the modeling software!"


Except for the fact that he'd have to learn how to model it as well and invest his own time into it, which takes away time from the game.


Gibble Blops Wip
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
bond1
19
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 27th Oct 2005
Location:
Posted: 11th Mar 2007 05:06 Edited at: 11th Mar 2007 05:11
Link
Quote: "Quote: "I'd expect to pay $300-$400 for a custom made animated model."

Really? A few sales and that would justify the purchase of the modeling software"


Keep in mind the word "custom". Paying a freelancer for a custom model that you would have exclusively is going to cost a lot more. You would typically be paying by the hour. Now a model pack that is sold in high volume is a different story. Price per model is going to be a lot cheaper, at the expense of having models that everyone else has.

Quote: " It makes it sound strange that games are being sold for $20-$50 when they contain models worth thousands in combined value.
"


Doesn't sound strange at all if it's a custom model. Just like in your example, selling a few copies of the game would recoup the cost of the models. And time IS money. If you can be working on other things while the models are being made, then you can release the game quicker, therefore generating profit on it sooner.

----------------------------------------
"Your mom goes to college."
My FPSC stuff at http://www.hyrumark.com
Back to top
Profile PM Email
Cash Curtis II
19
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 8th Apr 2005
Location: Corpus Christi Texas
Posted: 11th Mar 2007 05:41 Edited at: 11th Mar 2007 05:42
Link
I do a lot of modeling myself, but paying some money for a high quality model is totally worth it to me.

Like this fellow, another Psionic masterpiece...



I stuck his shield on him backwards, forgive me

I'm good, but not that good. In the time I'd have spent working on his ugly little brother, I've accomplished a lot of other stuff.


Come see the WIP!

Attachments

Login to view attachments
Back to top
Profile PM
Back to top

Login to post a reply

Server time is: 2024-11-26 13:19:08
Your offset time is: 2024-11-26 13:19:08