April Showers Bring May Flowers

"The Season of Renewal"

Once upon the rain stops,
When tears cease,
Sun warms the breath,
Open at last my eyes to see,
Again the Spring.

Image by: Visualgirl

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Prize List

1st Place:

Bryce 5.5 (Download Version) by DAZ Value: $99.95	1 Year Non-Reccuring Membership to Environment Textures Value: $99.00	Prizes: Choice of 4 products by Visualgirl	Prize: Choice of 1 product by rebelmommy	Prizes: Choice of 2 products by JenniSjoberg	Prize: Choice of 1 product by shamanka
Prize: luminosity Vol II by bovi	Prize: Choice of 1 product by webster2772	Prize: Country Gazebo by keihan	Prize: DoDo Dress for V3 by nouschka	Prizes: Choice of 2 products by ravynsworld	Prizes: Liquid: Latex Shaders for P5/P6 by SkyeWolf

2nd Place:

6 Month Non-Reccuring Membership to Environment Textures Value: $81.00

Prizes: Choice of 3 products by Visualgirl

Prize: Choice of 1 product by rebelmommy

Prize: Choice of 1 product by JenniSjoberg

Prize: Choice of 1 product by shamanka

Prize: Choice of 1 product by webster2772

Prize: Choice of 1 product by ravynsworld

3rd Place:

3 Month Non-Recurring Membership to Environment Textures Value: $41.00

Prizes: Choice of 2 products by Visualgirl

Prize: Choice of 1 product by rebelmommy

Prize: Choice of 1 product by webster2772

Prize: Choice of 1 product by ravynsworld

Honorable Mention:

Prize: Choice of 1 product by Visualgirl

Prizes: Choice of 2 products by shamanka

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The top Prize Winners must supply Renderosity, and the sponsors with their name and email address for prize distribution.

NO prize substitutions will be available from Renderosity.

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All artists agree, by entering this contest, to allow Renderosity to use their entries for promotional purposes: online, digital, in print, on CD, or in any other medium. 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. By submitting this form, you agree that you are authorized to grant permission to Renderosity to display your creative work for external demonstrations of community art. Renderosity and the contest sponsors do not seek ownership of any of the entries. The Artist will remain the intellectual property holder of their entry images.

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Contest Dates: Contest Opens: Monday, April 17, 2006 Close Closes: Monday, May 22, 2006, 12:00pm [noon] Central Standard TimeEntries MUST be time stamped by May 22, 2006, 12:00pm CST (Renderosity Server Time) Judging will take place: May 23rd - May 29th Winners to be Announced: Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

Winner's Announcement will be posted on
the Renderosity FrontPage, the Community Center Forum, the Contest Forum,
the weekly newsletter and this official contest page.

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General Contest Rules: Contest Theme:
April Showers Bring May Flowers
"The Season of Renewal"
Once upon the rain stops,
When tears cease,
Sun warms the breath,
Open at last my eyes to see,
Again the Spring.
Show us your best spring time image!

Submission Specifications:
To submit a contest entry you will need: Full Image: No larger than 1024 pixels high x 768 pixels wide [72 dpi] to upload on the website. Thumbnail Image: MUST be included. (Thumbnail MUST be 100 x 100 pixels in jpg or gif format or you will end up with a pink background ;-)SPECIAL NOTE: Artists need to render and save a signed 300dpi version of their entries. Selected entries may be featured at Siggraph 2006 in Boston!

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Contest Rules: No nudity. Postwork is allowed Any software may be used. Only one (1) entry per person Collaborations are not allowed. The image must be your own original creation. The image must comply with Renderosity's Terms of Service. Image must be new and not posted in any gallery prior to this contest. All entries will be reviewed before being posted. We reserve the right to reject entries that may not be suitable for this contest. Open to all Renderosity members except Sponsors, Judges, Admins and Bondware employees.

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Judging: Images will be judged by a panel based on the following criteria:

• 1. Artistic creativeness (originality)
  2. Composition of artwork
  3. Overall Feel and imagery
  4. Technical merit
  5. Adherance to the Contest Theme.

The judging panel's decision is final.

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If you have any questions about this contest or prize delivery, please contact the Contest Manager: cartesius.

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Good luck to all who participate and have fun!

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Contest Sponsors are responsible for prize distribution.