2024 Animation Holiday Contest
| Deadline / Voting Begins | Dec 27, 2024 10:00 am CST |
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| Voting Closes | Jan 03, 2025 5:00 pm CST |
| Winners Announced | Jan 10, 2025 CST |
Season of Wonder
Contest Sponsors
General Contest Rules
- All Renderosity members are eligible to enter, except for staff.
- Images entered in previous Renderosity contests are not permitted.
- Original images and previously posted images, such as on FB or the Renderosity Galleries, but have not been previously entered in a Renderosity contest, are permitted to be entered.
- Seven entries per category permitted.
- You are permitted to repost your
entries online, such as on FB or the Renderosity Galleries, and talk
about your entries, and to encourage others to come view or enter the
contest.
- If a profanity, violence, or nudity tag would be required for your entry, the entry cannot be used in the contest.
- Questionable entries will be sent for Staff Review and take 24 hours to get back. If you submit an image that has to be sent for Staff Review, and there is not enough time left before the contest deadline to conduct the Staff Review, it will be rejected.
- No thumbnail is required, it is automatically generated for you.
- No nudity is allowed. Nudity is defined as exposure greater than what can be seen wearing a string-thong bikini. However, regardless of attire, an image presented in a manner that may be inappropriate will be sent for a Staff Review.
- Images that do not follow the contest rules or our Terms of Service will be removed.
- By uploading your entry, you are agreeing that this is your original work.
- A.I. Art created by a seed image or keyword input is not permitted. However, post-processing of an image created entirely by the artist for color correction, tone, saturation, and adding effects using A.I. software is permitted. You must be able to state that you own the image and that no part of the image can conflict with any copyright laws. A detailed workflow must be entered in the description box. Please be prepared to send the managers your original image upon request.
- Any entry containing violence, blood, brutality or gore that is implied or explicit will be removed.
- Any entry containing weapons of any kind, or objects to be used as weapons, is subject to review for violence.
- Any entry containing childlike imagery in suggestive poses will be removed.
- Renderosity reserves the right to modify the rules as needed for unforeseen circumstances.
- Winners will be announced on this contest page.
Entry Specifications
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All entries must include a detailed description of software used, equipment used, and workflow. Examples:
2D Category – Drawn with charcoal sticks on Fabriano sketching paper. Contrast and brightness adjusted in photoshop.
3D Category – Created with Poser, Dawn 2 character, some postwork in photoshop. AI used to adjust color tone of character. (no characters were created with AI).
Animation – Created with Poser, iclone, soundtrack is public domain from (insert where the soundtrack is from), no AI was used, no purchased or public domain animation was used.
Photography – Nikon DSLR, some postwork in photoshop, no AI or 3D elements were used.
Writers – Used Scrivener to write the story. Story is my own unique story. Inspiration was, I like aardvarks and science fiction, and thought a holiday story of an aardvark on a Mars holiday was interesting.
Note: Fractals - There is no real good place to put fractals. For now, you can put them in 2D or 3D. If we ever get to a point where 30 or more fractals are being submitted, we'll look at creating a separate contest module for fractals.
- Videos must be reviewed by the contest manager. If you submit a video, and there is not enough time to view the video before the contest deadline, it will be rejected.
- Videos containing animation not created by you will not be accepted for the contest. This does not include bvh or aniblock files used to rig and animate a character.
- Videos entered in previous Renderosity contests are not permitted.
- Videos not previously entered in a Renderosity contest, but have been posted online, such as FB, Youtube, or Renderosity Galleries, are permitted to be entered.
- Max video file size is 1500 MB/1.5 GB and the accepted files are: .mp4 (H.264 Encoded) or .gif. There is an aspect ratio for video which is 16:9 for the video player. The dimension of an upload will scale to fit this aspect ratio.
- The maximum length of a video permitted is five minutes, provided the file size does not exceed 1.5 GB. However, we’ve seen that the larger a video file is, the more likely it is to have playback errors. We recommend keeping your video shorter to avoid such playback issues.
- Thumbnail image can be a maximum of 1200 pixels x 1200 pixels, but it will rescale to 300 pixels (wide) x 350 pixels (height), in .jpeg, .png, or .gif format (72 dpi).
- Video animation and the thumbnail are REQUIRED to enter.
- Animation can contain 3D elements, 2D elements, or a mixture of both.
- Personal logos, usernames, or real names are allowed in the credits of your animations, and you can sign your real name or Renderosity username in the description box, but not on the thumbnail.
- Music, voice, or sound effects that are in the public domain, purchased, or you have obtained written permission, may be used and credited at the end of the video.
- Videos with music, voice, or sound effects that you cannot prove authorization to use will be removed.
Voting Rules
- The winners will be selected by the community.
- 5 votes per member.
- All clone votes will be removed.
Additional Information
All
prize winners must supply Renderosity with their real name, email
address and mailing address for prize distribution and registration.
By entering this contest, you agree that your submission(s) may be used by Renderosity for promotional purposes. This may include; online, digital, 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 its archive and to display the entry within this community to promote Renderosity and/or future contests held.
By
submitting this form, you agree that you are authorized to grant
Renderosity the permission to use of your image in print advertising,
promotions or website usage. The Artist will remain the intellectual
property holder of their images.
Prize Information
Some prizes may be for Windows only.
Prize Listing
1st Place
- 10,000 Reward Points by Renderosity. ($100.00 Value)
- Vendor Prize Pack #1 by RPublishing. ($60.00 Value)
- Vendor Prize Pack #1 by Rhiannon. ($25.00 Value)
- Vendor Prize Pack #1 by Blue Tree Studio. ($25.00 Value)
- Vendor Prize Pack #1 by 1971s. ($20.00 Value)
- Vendor Prize Pack #1 by 3DSublimeProtege. ($25.00 Value)
- Vendor Prize Pack #1 by Nirvy. ($20.00 Value)
- Vendor Prize Pack #1 by ShaaraMuse3D. ($25.00 Value)
- Vendor Prize Pack #1 by 3DClassics. ($40.00 Value)
- 1 Year Prime Membership by Renderosity. ($39.95 Value)
- iClone 8 + Character Creator 4 by Reallusion. ($898.00 Value)
- UltraSNAP Pro 5 by Mediachance. ($49.00 Value)
- Announcement on-site, social media, and in newsletters by Renderosity. ($50.00 Value)
13 Prizes, Total Value of $1,376.95
2nd Place
- 5,000 Reward Points by Renderosity. ($50.00 Value)
- Vendor Prize Pack #2 by Rhiannon. ($25.00 Value)
- Vendor Prize Pack #2 by Blue Tree Studio. ($25.00 Value)
- Vendor Prize Pack #2 by ShaaraMuse3D. ($25.00 Value)
- Vendor Prize Pack #2 by 3DSublimeProtege. ($25.00 Value)
- Vendor Prize Pack #2 by 1971s. ($20.00 Value)
- 6 Months Prime Membership by Renderosity. ($19.98 Value)
- Style Animator by Mediachance. ($45.00 Value)
- Character Creator 4 by Reallusion. ($299.00 Value)
- Announcement on-site, social media, and in newslette by Renderosity. ($50.00 Value)
10 Prizes, Total Value of $583.98
3rd Place
- 2,500 reward points by Renderosity. ($25.00 Value)
- Vendor Prize Pack #3 by Blue Tree Studio. ($25.00 Value)
- Vendor Prize Pack #3 by ShaaraMuse3D. ($25.00 Value)
- Vendor Prize Pack #3 by 3DClassics. ($20.00 Value)
- 3 Months Prime Membership by Renderosity. ($13.32 Value)
- Multi-Keyboard MACROS by Mediachance. ($38.00 Value)
- Announcement on-site, social media, and in newslette by Renderosity. ($50.00 Value)
7 Prizes, Total Value of $196.32
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