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LightWave 3D Forum - March/April Contest

Creatures animated by the elemental forces of nature. We're looking for finished renders that will knock our socks off! Sponsored by Newtek, e-on software and WordWare.

Managers: Moebius87

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Elementals

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Contest Theme:

Creatures animated by the elemental forces of nature.

Anything ranging from the cartoonish simplicity of "Captain Planet"
to the illustrated comic sophistication of "Storm" of the X-Men.
Your creatures could be stone golems, or fire elementals, or water sprites,
or maybe even something as bizarre as the "excremental"
straight out of the movie "Dogma".
It could be a creature similar to the animated sand face,
or water face, used in the movie, "The Mummy (Returns)".
Your original creatures must be larger than life - and powerful!
The raw forces of nature and the environment must be readily apparent in your creations.
We're looking for finished renders that will knock our socks off!

Contest Rules:

This contest is open to all Renderosity LightWave artists.
Renderosity adminstrators, moderators, marketplace staff and magazine staff are not permitted to join this contest.
All entries must be LightWave renders. (All versions of LightWave 3D, including the Discovery Edition and Inspire 3D are allowed.)
The final entry must not exceed 1024 x 1024 pixels and must be less than 256 KB in file size.
Thumbnails should not be larger than 100 x 100 pixels and must be less than 15 KB in file size.
All images should be uploaded in JPEG format.
Only one final entry is allowed per member. In cases of multiple entries through clone member accounts, all entries in question will be disqualified.
Images that do not comply with the Renderosity TOS will be deemed ineligible and deleted.
All entrants are required to post at least two (2) WIP (*work-in-progress) images in the LightWave 3D Forum during the contest period, under a subject heading "March Contest WIP".
At least one of the required WIP images needs to be a screen capture showing that LightWave was used.
No postwork is allowed, with the sole exception of signing your artist name on your image.
No meshes generated and imported from other programs will be admissible.
All meshes used in the scene of the final render should be created during the contest period only.
The judges reserve the right to request for the final LightWave files for comparison to the submitted image.
The contest opens for entries on Saturday, 6:00 AM CST - March 1, 2003
and closes on Wednesday, 11:00 PM CST - April 30, 2003.

Judging:

Judging period starts immediately after the official close of the contest, with winners to be announced on Thursday - May 15, 2003.
Judging will be carried out by a panel comprising of representatives from each of this contest's corporate sponsors and two Renderosity staff members.
Winners will be announced on the contest page, in the LightWave Forum, and informed by both IM and email.

Prizes:

- Grand Prize
  Aura Video Paint 2.5 from NewTek (for PC only)
  plus the book "LightWave 3D 7 Character Animation" by Timothy Albee from WordWare

Second Prize
Ozone 2 for LightWave 3D from e-on software (for PC or Mac)
*e-on software will ship this prize independently once the winner has been announced.
plus the book "LightWave 3D 7 Character Animation" by Timothy Albee from WordWare

Third Prize
The book "LightWave 3D 7 Character Animation" by Timothy Albee from WordWare

Agreement:

"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."

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.