Renderosity and our contest sponsors -- e-on software, makers of Vue d'Esprit, Eovia Software, Pixologic Software, Trillium36 -- are proud to bring you the 2002 Vue d'Esprit contest! HERE ARE THE WINNERS OF OUR CONTEST Thanks to our sponsors for their time. Voting were difficult with so many beautiful images. The winners are: First place: #10, deadhead (won Trillium CD's) Second place: #33, redon34 (won Carrara 1) Third place: #2, SQS (won Zbrush 1.23) Fourth place: #6, dandavis (won Vue d'Esprit 4) Honorable mention for: 1-Le chateau (Veit) 2-Idylle (Marei) 3-Orio (The old pear crop) 4-Icm graphics (Soon to be cider) CONGRATULATION TO THE WINNERS! AND MANY THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! CONTEST THEME: Your image MUST show a LANDSCAPE and have for theme "HARVEST". This can be a scene of gathering in agricultural crops, harvest in a garden or... "harvest" : 1. the season when grains and fruits are gathered. 2. the gathering of a crop. 3. a ripe crop; also : the quantity of a crop gathered in a single season. 4. the product or reward of effort. (Webster's New Encyclopedic Dictionnary) WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO ENTER? Open to all registered Renderosity members, administrators and moderators. The contest manager cannot enter. WHEN DOES IT START? The contest starts on September 1, 2002 and will end on September 30, 2002 3:00 a.m.ET (9:00 a.m.GMT). HOW THE WINNERS WILL BE DETERMINED? Selected judges from our sponsors will vote to determine the winning entries, and the winners will be announced on October 11, 2002. RULES: Please read carefully! 1.) Entries must be related to the contest theme. 2.) Static images ONLY. Images MUST NOT EXCEED a size of 800 pixels in width and 600 pixels in height. Images must not exceed 180 KB in file size. Images may be smaller, but must not exceed these guidelines. Thumbnails MUST NOT EXCEED 100x100 pixels and not more then 12 KB in file size. Images MUST be in .JPEG (.jpg) format ONLY. 3.) All images MUST be made with 3D software, any version, up to and including any DEMO version. 2D software is not permitted. 4.) Only ONE image per person allowed - even if that person has multiple Renderosity accounts. To see what you are really able to do in your 3D software, ONLY MINOR POST WORK IS PERMITTED FOR BENDING PARTS ON POSER FIGURES, NOTHING ELSE, NO OTHER POSTWORK!!!. 5.) (IMPORTANT) When uploading your image you have to write in this order: a)TITLE b)SOFTWARE AND VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE USED, indicate if you used a DEMO 6.) All works must be your original works, and must have never been posted anywhere on the internet, prior to the contest, or during the contest. This includes any of the galleries at Renderosity. Contest entries will only be allowed to be posted elsewhere after the final judging has been done and the winners have been selected. 7.) Artists grant permission to Renderosity for the use of submitted images for an undetermined period of time. This is strictly for posting the image on the front page and within the contest archives. The Artist will remain the intellectual property holder. 8.) No Nudity. Think of this as a "family-oriented" contest. If you are uncertain as to what this means, please ask in the Vue d'Esprit forum. here at Renderosity. By entering this contest, I agree to all of the above guidelines and rules. I understand that the Contest Manager has 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. Any attempt to circumvent these rules may result in the suspension of future contest entry privileges Any questions regarding the contest may be asked in the Vue d'Esprit forum. PRIZES: 4 Prizes for the 4 best images!!! This is a Vue d'Esprit contest, so the first winner will get a copy of Vue dEsprit 4 (PC or MAC). If -but only if- the First Place winner's image was created in Vue d'Esprit 4, then the winner has the option of choosing another prize from the list Zbrush 1.23 (PC or MAC) Carrara 1 (PC or MAC) Trillium CD's (PC or MAC) and the second place winner will be awarded Vue d'Esprit 4. If -but only if- the Second Place winner's image was created in Vue d'Esprit 4, then the winner has the option of choosing a remaining prize from the list... The rest of the prizes will then be redistributed as close to the original prize list as possible. If there are less then 12 entries, possibly not all prices can be given away in this contest. Have fun!