Service/Products Offered:  

Like our top products, Falling Pixel offers 3D models and textures. Appealing to an international market all models are priced individually in Euro and prices vary depending on quality of the image, the artist and your exchange rate.

Falling Pixel's tutorial section has expanded dramatically since our last review, with tutorials on using the most popular 3D modeling programs, including 3D Studio Max, Lightwave, Maya, XSI, Mimic, Zbrush, and even Photoshop.

Falling Pixel highly encourages potential buyers to participate in their 3DRequest program if they cannot find what they are looking for on the site or require specific items or images. Depending on your request, time and budget, Falling Pixel will find an artist that will suit your needs.  

Model Quality:  

We found many of Falling Pixel’s models to be exceptional. Most artists focus on making images as realistic as possible, and on more than one car model, we had difficulty telling the difference between the 3D model and a photograph. 

Model Selection:  

Falling Pixel have been working hard to expand their 3D model database, and they now offer a plethora of models in each category we track, including everything from insects to humans and other animals, to food, plants, and all manner of vehicles real or science fiction/fantasy.

The most common, and even many obscure, file formats are available from Falling Pixel, including:

• Lightwave
• 3D Studio
• 3D Studio Max
• Maya
• Cinema 4D
• Bryce 4
• Autodesk
• Softimage
• DirectX
• Openflight
• Poser
• Zbrush
• Wavefront
• VRML
• Photoshop

If you can't find the format you need, send an email to Falling Pixel. Many artists will make their images compatible with multiple programs and file types, and often there are too many available formats to list. The search engine has been updated to allow searches by keyword, format, price, rating, artist, category, and date added.

Help/Support:  

We had an excellent experience with Falling Pixel’s customer service. Falling Pixel is located in the UK and since TopTenREVIEWS is in the United States, we expected support to take at least a day to respond because of the time difference. We were pleasantly surprised when they returned our email within an hour.

Additionally, the FAQs are helpful and the seller’s tutorial will answer most artists questions about getting started. However, we would like to see Falling Pixel include a member’s forum in the future.  

For such a young company, Falling Pixel offers 3D model services reminiscent of an industry veteran. The website is well organized and everything is available to view without a membership.