CINEMA 4D Contest: In the Court of the Frog King

Renderosity is proud to present the Court of the Frog King contest for the CINEMA 4D forum! We want you show us your interpretation of this king and his court. The interpretation of the contest theme is pretty open and we encourage you to think outside the box and be creative.Contest closes: April 30, 2006 at 12:00pm CST

Managers: cartesius, kromekat

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Deadline extended to April 30,
12:00 p.m. Renderosity Server Time (18:00 GMT)

Contest Theme:
In the Court of the Frog King

Frogs has always had a place in the folktales of mankind, from ancient China to Brothers Grimm. They have symbolized anything from the outcast to the noble, from the coward to the brave. In short: frogs are cool!

Renderosity is proud to present the In the Court of the Frog King contest for the CINEMA 4D forum! We want you show us your interpretation of this king and his court. The interpretation of the contest theme is pretty open and we encourage you to think outside the box and be creative. Does it have to be animals? No, not necessarily. It can be humanized cartoony frogs dressed in robes (think Shrek), or it can be a high-tech and futuristic or even alien court with frog-like elements. There has to be a court and there has to be a king but the rest is up to you!

You are of course free to draw inspiration from anywhere you want but avoid copying already existant illustrations. Inspired by is fine, but design your own court and king.

The goal is to create a complete scene and judges will consider all relevant factors: creativity, concept, modeling, texturing, lighting, etc. The final scene must contain at least one organic creature. You can focus your scene around this single character if you want but it must be placed in some sort of court and it should be one single image, not one image showing different POVs.

The Renderosity
Cinema 4D Forum Contest 2006
is sponsored by:

How to enter

Entering the contest is easy - you just upload your final entry on this page. You have to be a registered member with Renderosity.com (free) but there's no need to announce your participation anywhere, no need to start a thread in the forum or anything like that. As long as you upload your entry before deadline you're in.

A valuable tip is to submit your entry so that you will have time to make last minute corrections if needed. If you are uncertain about your approach in any way, if it will qualify or not, contact the contest managers and we'll help you (see bottom of page for contact info).

If you don't have a registered copy of CINEMA 4D you are allowed to use CINEMA 4D CE (free with several magazine CD's) or you can download a demo of R9.5 from the Maxon site.

Winners!

1st Prize

mac_andre

2nd Prize

popecillo

3rd Prize

miketche

Runners Up!

okfir

soapy

Prizes

1ST PRIZE
$1000 MAXON Voucher*
+ your choice of 1 Sachform SID (Single Image Download)
+ Your choice of 1 Vital Distraction Training DVD
+ Your choice of 1 3D Fluff Training DVD
+ Discovering BodyPaint 3D R2 & 2.5 with 3DKiwi DVD

2ND PRIZE
cebas' finalRender Stage-2 for CINEMA 4D
+ your choice of 1 Sachform SID (Single Image Download)
+ Your choice of 1 Vital Distraction Training DVD
+ Your choice of 1 3D Fluff Training DVD

3RD PRIZE
Two HDRIbases of your choice by Sachform Technologies
+ your choice of 1 Sachform SID (Single Image Download)
+ Your choice of 1 Vital Distraction Training DVD
+ Your choice of 1 3D Fluff Training DVD

RUNNERS UP
Two runner's up will get their choice of either 1 3DFluff Training DVD or 1 Vital Distraction Training DVD!

BONUS PRIZES
are generously donated by:

* MAXON products only: CINEMA 4D R9.5, modules, BodyPaint 3D, upgrade or 2nd license. This voucher worth of $1000 of MAXON software has no cash value and may be redeemed only through MAXON Computer.

Contest Rules

1. The contest opens for entries on March 15, 2006 and closes on April 15, 2005 at 12:00 p.m. Renderosity Server Time (18:00 GMT). This is an absolute deadline and entries must be time stamped by this date/time.

2. The contest is open to all Renderosity members using any flavour of MAXON's Cinema 4D and BodyPaint 3D. No other 3D applications are allowed. The Renderosity Team (administrators, moderators, marketplace staff and magazine staff) and persons affiliated with the corporate sponsors are not permitted to participate to this contest.

3. Submissions must be created by a single artist and only one entry per artist is allowed. In case of multiple entries through clone member accounts, all entries in question will be disqualified.

4. All participants of this contest are required to add their real name in the note field. Failure to do so will be grounds for disqualification. If you lie about your real name you will be disqualified. If you are entering using a clone account of an already banned account, you will be disqualified.

5. Images must not exceed a resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels and a file size of 300 KB. Thumbnails must be of a 100 x 100 pixels resolution and not exceed 15 KB. Images must be in JPEG (.jpg) format only.

6. Absolutely no pre-made models allowed. All elements of the scene must be modeled by yourself for this contest. Participants caught using pre-made models will be disqualified. This means no Poser or model libraries and no use of models you have made yourself before this contest started.

7. Creating surface textures in 2D paint programs or using pre-made textures is permitted. If you find useful textures online (for example via Google Image Search) make sure you have permission to use them. Post-processing in 2D paint programs is allowed and encouraged.

8. Compositing with 2D elements is allowed but the vital elements of the contest theme should be 3D.

9. All submissions must be made specifically for this contest. The contest entries should not be submitted work from past contests on other web sites, images already displayed in online galleries or published in magazines. You are not allowed to show your entry in any way (sketch, work in progress or finished) to the public until the winners of the contest have been announced.

10. At any time during the contest you could be asked to provide the contest managers with more details about your image (wireframe screenshots, model files, etc) if it is believed that there are any issues or concerns related to it. The contest managers also reserve the right to request the complete Cinema 4D file if that situation should arise.

11. Submitted images must be in accordance with Renderosity's Terms of Service and copyrights policies.

12. Images must be original artwork and ownership of the contestant. Plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated.

13. Judging will be carried out by a panel comprising of representatives from each of this contest's corporate sponsors and the Renderosity Team. The judges decision is final. The competition managers will not enter any debate about the rules after the competition entries are accepted - read the rules, and make sure you understand, and if you have queries, contact us before you proceed (contact details below). Winners will be announced within 10 business days after the contest's deadline.

14. All artists agree, by entering this contest, to allow Renderosity and the sponsors of this contest to use the winning entries for promotional purposes. By submitting your entry into this contest you are granting Renderosity the right to retain your entry in it's archive and to display the the entry within this community to promote Renderosity or future contests held as a part, or extension of this community. The Artist will remain the intellectual property holder of their entry images.

15. Sponsors and prizes may change during the time of the contest without any prior warning. The relevant sponsors and prizes will always be listed on the contest page.

By entering this contest, I agree to all of the above guidelines and rules. I understand that the contest managers have the right to accept or decline any submitted images, based on these guidelines and rules. Any entry which falls outside these rules or the given theme will be ineligible.

Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact the contest managers, cartesius or kromekat.