Let the creative juices flow! It's time for you to show just what you can do with Dawn and your favorite digital art tools. This is the contest of the summer, take your time and submit your absolute best artwork.

This is a joint community contest where everyone is invited to submit images to any or all of the participating communities as they would like. Each community will be taking submissions as part of the initial round of "The Dawn of a New Era Render Challenge". The top images from each community challenge will then go on to the final round to have a chance at winning fabulous prizes donated by our wonderful sponsors:


Details

• Contest Starts:August 31, 2013
• Community Challenge Round (First Round)
• Top images will be selected from each community's submissions by the community managers
• Submission Deadline: Dec 31, 2013 23:59:59pm MDT
• First Round Judging: Jan 1st, 2014
• First Round Winners Announced: Jan 2nd, 2014

All selected images from the First Round Challenges will be combined and presented as a single group of images within every participating community. These First Round Challenge winning images will then move on to the Final Round for final judging and awarding of prizes.

• Final Round Judging: Starts Jan 2, 2014
• Final Round Winners Announced: TBA

Prizes

First Round Challenge Winners

• No prizes, just a secures your spot for the Final Round of judging

Final Round Winners

1st Prize� 

• $1000 Cash
• Poser Pro 2014
• Reality 3 for Poser, or Reality 2.5 for DAZ Studio
• (free upgrade to version 3 when available) Store gift certs
• Free copy of Dawn's Body Shapes Ã� from HiveWire 3D (Add-on Morph Pack Currently in Development)
• $100 RuntimeDNA Gift Certificate
• $100 Renderosity Gift Certificate
• Your Choice of 1 Free product from each of the following vendors from YURdigital:
• Prae
• sidherose
• islandgirl
• farconville
• JaneEden
• 12 month unlimited download membership to Poserworld
• $100 MEC4D Gift Certificate

2nd Prize

• $250 Cash
• Poser Pro 2014
• Reality 3 for Poser, or Reality 2.5 for DAZ Studio
• (free upgrade to version 3 when available) Store gift certs
• Free copy of Dawn's Body Shapes from HiveWire 3D (Add-on Morph Pack Currently in Development)
• $50 RuntimeDNA Gift Certificate
• $50 Renderosity Gift Certificate
• Your Choice of 1 Free product from any 3 of the following vendors from YURdigital:
• Prae
• sidherose
• islandgirl
• farconville
• JaneEden
• 12 month unlimited download membership to Poserworld
• $50 MEC4D Gift Certificate

3rd Prize

• Poser Pro 2014
• Reality 3 for Poser, or Reality 2.5 for DAZ Studio
• (free upgrade to version 3 when available) Store gift certs
• Free copy ofÃ�  Dawn's Body Shapes from HiveWire 3D (Add-on Morph Pack Currently in Development)
• $25 RuntimeDNA Gift Certificate
• $25 Renderosity Gift Certificate
• Your Choice of 1 Free product from any 2 of the following vendors from YURdigital:
• Prae
• sidherose
• islandgirl
• farconville
• JaneEden
• 12 month unlimited download membership to Poserworld
• $25 MEC4D Gift Certificate

Limit of one (1) prize package per person

Contest Categories
There is a single category for all submissions. No specific genre, but we are looking for good solid representations of Dawn. You may use whatever tools you want to use, the only requirement is that Dawn is prominently used in the artwork. Postwork is allowed as this is about creating the best art you can.

Entry Specifications & Rules

• Limit of 6 images per artist, per community
• Artists cannot submit the same image to different community challenges.
• No nude or sexually suggestive images will be considered
• Images need to be print quality. Image size must be a minimum of 2000 x 2000 pixels in .jpeg, .png, .gif or .tif format (minimum 200 dpi, 300 is preferred).
• Thumbnail Image needs to be included 100x100pixels in .jpeg, .png, or .gif format.
• Postwork is allowed
• Any software program(s) and tools can be used
• All members can enter, except contest managers and Admins of the participating communities
• Entries MUST be new artwork not previously posted online, or anywhere else publicly
• Entries MUST NOT appear online anywhere else during the contest or until the winners have been posted
• All images must comply with Renderosity Terms of Service for imagery submitted to our website.
• All entries will remain anonymous. You cannot sign your real name nor community username on your image or in the description. Any signed images, will not be accepted.
• You MUST include a description to tell what type of software you used, what inspired you, how long it took to create the image. You may also include anything else about the image you wish to share. Images without a description will not be approved and will be asked to re-upload with the description included.
• Images that do not follow the contest rules or our Terms of ServiceÃ� will be removed.

We recommend not waiting until the end of the contest to upload your entry. It is common for upload and/or approval complications to arise. Please give yourself ample time to correct your entry, if need be. Corrections will NOT be accepted if they are not time stamped by Dec 31, 2013 23:59:59pm MDT.

By uploading your image you are agreeing that this is your original work.

All prize winners must supply HiveWire 3D with their real name, email address, and mailing address for prize distribution and registration.

By entering this contest, you agree that any content you submit may be used by HiveWire 3D & Renderosity for promotional purposes in online ads, print publications, CD/DVD, digital media or in any other medium. By submitting your entry to this contest you are granting HiveWire 3D & Renderosity the right to retain your entry in our archive and to display the entry to promote HiveWire 3D & Renderosity or future contests. The Artist (you) will remain the intellectual property holder of submitted images.

Submitting the same image to more than one community challenge is grounds for disqualification. Winners that receive cash prizes are required to pay any required taxes according to the laws of their country of residence, as well as any applicable withholdings based on the laws and regulations of the United States of America and the State of Utah.