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3d Challenge Winter
from Dec06
by Hiba Dweib
CGArena is proud to present “Winter” Challenge (3D Challenge), 4 Nov - 15 Jan 007, sponsored by Craft Animations, Hyperfocal Design, Vertus, RPManager, ambientLight, The Best 3D, Duber Studio and Daz 3D. We want different ideas and approaches in a more creative way.
Your Mission
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Create an image which shows Winter in a scene, and remember winter doesnt mean just add an ice in a scene. This Challenge is a Work-In-Progress Challenge -- all contestants are required to post their work-in-progress images for community to critique/comment in order to qualify. Last date to enter in this challenge is 5th Dec 006 after this no registration for challenge will be allowed.
How the Challenge will be Run
This challenge will be a WIP (Work in Progress) Challenge. Each challenger is required to submit Work In Progress (WIP) images, from the initial concept sketch to the final render. The purpose is that everyone can learn from each other, offer feedback and critiques.
1. Enter the Challenge by registering yourself on CGArena forum. . Submit your work in progress images in forum on a regular basis. 3. Participate in the community by critiquing other challengers works in the respective threads. 4. Submit your final entry till 15th January 007, midnight 00:00 GMT. 5. There will be 3 winners in this 3D Challenge and CGArena, Sponsers decision will be final.
Final Image Size
- Your final image dimensions should be print resolution. Do not send in a low-resolution.
- A guideline is minimum 100 pixels wide and/or 104 high, JPG, 300 DPI.
- Send your final image in zip format with your complete shipping address and telephone number on email address ezine@ cgarena.com with subject “Winter Challenge Final Image”.
First Prize - $48 USD
Craft Animations Bundle 1 - $1137 USD
This Bundle 1 includes Craft Car, Craft Trailer, Craft Extra Wheel and Craft ObserverCam plugins. Craft Animations AB produces, markets and sells real-time software to the 3D animation, VR and gaming industries offering Craft Director Tools, a series of plug-ins based on several years of development and research into neural networking, AI, and autonomous control systems.
Hyperfocal Design 10 HDRI Skies - $590 USD
Our sky HDRIs use only the best quality digital optics for crisp, clean images - we don’t use mirror balls or distorted, low quality fisheye lenses. Due to the huge resolutions achieved, these images are amongst the only HDRIs available that can be used for background images & reflections as well as lighting. They provide maximum flexibility for your virtual camera and scene, allowing long zooms and extreme detail in reflection close-ups.
Carrara 5 - $249 USD
Carrara 5 delivers a robust suite of modeling, animation and rendering tools wrapped in an intuitive user interface that experienced 3D artists and novices alike will embrace. And this product is marketed by Daz3D. And DAZ strives to bring 3D art directly to the masses by delivering the highest quality digital 3D content and software at the most affordable prices. DAZ also offers premier 3D software programs such as Bryce 5 (a 3D environment package), Mimic Pro (a 3D lip-sync program), and DAZ|Studio (a 3D posing application) all at rock-bottom prices.
RPManager is an extension for discreets 3dsmax 5.1, 3dsmax 6.0 sp1, 3dsmax7, 3dsmax8 and 3dsmax9 (3bit) which makes the task of managing multiple render passes from a single scene file efficient and user-error free. RPManager is not just for those managing complex multi-pass setups. If you have ever wanted more than just two render setup slots - the default production and draft - then RPManager can save you time.
ambientLight Multibay Texture Bundle - $130 USD
Multibuy Offer includes our entire range of Texture Packs. All of our packs are at a minimum of 104 pixels square and are hand edited so that they tile perfectly, whatever application you use them in!. This pack includes Plant & Trees, Natural, Sky, Architectural, Roads textures. These textures are beautiful and of high quality. They do tile seamlessly and they, together with the included bump maps, are a great help in making images look more realistic.
These DVD’s that sets its goal to finally teach you in-depth how to effectively model, map and texture your meshes. Duber training didn’t want to create an ordinary, average training DVD, we decided we would like you to actually understand what modeling, UV’s and texturing are and how they work! More than 3 hours of exclusive training.
PD Artist - $39 USD
PD Artist is a paint toolbox, powered by Project Dogwaffle. The current version 1 is based on a subset of PD Pro 3. It’s a great companion to your existing popular paint shop or photo image editor. This project is promoted and marketed by thebest3d.com. Here you will get various softwares at great prices including free tutorials of various softwares.
Second Prize - $1661 USD
Craft Animations Bundle 2 - $1187 USD
This Bundle includes Craft Helicopter, Craft SphereCam, Craft SteadyCam, Craft ObserverCam. Craft Animations AB produces, markets and sells real-time software to the 3D animation, VR and gaming industries offering Craft Director Tools, a series of plug-ins based on several years of development and research into neural networking, AI, and autonomous control systems.
Hyperfocal Skies 2 - $219 USD
Hyperfocal Skies features 51 photographic, hemispherical sky textures averaging 1000X4000 pixels. No 180 degree panoramas or single row panoramas, just full hemispherical sky textures with enough resolution to allow completely unrestricted camera movement in all directions. Hyperfocal Skies includes a wide range of times of day and weather conditions to suit any scene. Sky textures are mappable onto a hemisphere, cylinder or background.
Fluid Mask is a highly advanced software tool designed to make life easier for everyone who creates cut outs. Built as a plug-in to Adobe Photoshop, Fluid Mask is the new next-generation cut-out tool. Behind the product is breakthrough technology that mimics the way the eye, optic-nerve and brain perform visual processing. It offers an intuitive, accurate and fast approach to cut outs. A key feature is the new Edge Overlay showing object edges within an image. Suddenly masking become a whole lot easier - it’s now possible to select, group and mask objects in images to make great cut outs.
These DVD’s that sets its goal to finally teach you in-depth how to effectively model, map and texture your meshes. Duber training didn’t want to create an ordinary, average training DVD, we decided we would like you to actually understand what modeling, UV’s and texturing are and how they work! More than 3 hours of exclusive training.
Third Prize - $1035 USD
Craft Animations Bundle 3 - $988 USD
This Bundle 3 includes Craft ObserverCam, Craft HumanizerCam, Craft SteadyCam, Craft ZeroGCam. Craft Animations AB produces, markets and sells real-time software to the 3D animation, VR and gaming industries offering Craft Director Tools, a series of plug-ins based on several years of development and research into neural networking, AI, and autonomous control systems.
Duber Studio Portrait of a Girl DVD - $28 USD
These DVD’s that sets its goal to finally teach you in-depth how to effectively model, map and texture your meshes. Duber training didn’t want to create an ordinary, average training DVD, we decided we would like you to actually understand what modeling, UV’s and texturing are and how they work! More than 3 hours of exclusive training.
PD Particles - $19 USD
PD Particles is a software program for sketching, doodling, painting and drawing with particles. It is loaded with features made for professionals, yet priced low enough for artists, students and hobbyists at all levels. If you like to draw, this is for you.
Except Duber DVD’s all titles available as download from the sponser website.
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