:::::::::: CONTEST THEME :::::::::: Biomechanical Monster... Create a vision of a monster yet to exist. In the future, classical monsters like werewolves, vampires, mummys and trolls are truly a thing of the past. The monsters in the future are biomechanically enhanced in various ways - part organic, part mechanic and equipped with devices like hydraulic claws, mechanical arms, biomechanical armour, infrared sensors, and so on... The task in this contest is to create your vision of a biomechanical monster. Try to be as unique and creative as possible. This creature must be visibly organic in appearance but the biomechanical enhancements should be a major part of it. The monster should appear in an environment and be posed in some way (i.e. not the Da Vinci-stance). The final image must depict at least of the complete monster and this means no close-ups of just a face or a claw the monster should be clearly visible.

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1. The contest opens for entries on October 1, 2003and closes on November 1, 2003 at 12:00 Renderosity Server Time (18:00 GMT). This is an absolute deadline and entries must be time stamped by this date/time.

2. The contest is open to all Renderosity members using any flavour of MAXON's Cinema 4D and BodyPaint 3D. No other 3D applications are allowed. The Renderosity Team (administrators, moderators, marketplace staff and magazine staff) and persons affiliated with the corporate sponsors are not permitted to participate to this contest.

3. Submissions must be created by a single artist and only one entry per artist is allowed. In case of multiple entries through clone member accounts, all entries in question will be disqualified.

4. All participants of this contest are required to add their real name in the note field.

5. Images must not exceed a resolution of 1000 x 1000 pixels and a file size of 300 KB. Thumbnails must be of a 100 x 100 pixels resolution and not exceed 15 KB. Images must be in JPEG (.jpg) format only.

6. Submitted images must be in accordance with Renderosity's Terms of Service and copyrights policies.

7. Images must be original artwork and ownership of the contestant. Plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated.

8. Absolutely no pre-made models allowed. All elements of the scene must be modelled by yourself. Participants caught using pre-made models will be disqualified.

9. All submissions must be made specifically for this contest. The contest entries should not be submitted work from past contests on other web sites, images already displayed in online galleries or published in magazines. You are not allowed to show your entry in any way (sketch, work in progress or finished) to the public until the winners of the contest have been announced.

10. Creating surface textures in 2D paint programs or using pre-made textures is permitted. Post-processing in 2D paint programs is allowed, but keep this to the bare necessities (sharpening, saturation, contrast and so on).

11. At any time during the contest you could be asked to provide the contest managers with more details about your image (wireframe screenshots, model files, etc) if it is believed that there are any issues or concerns related to it. The contest managers also reserve the right to request the complete Cinema 4D file if that situation should arise.

12. Judging will be carried out by a panel comprising of representatives from each of this contest's corporate sponsors and the Renderosity Team. The judges decision is final. Winners will be announced within 10 business days after the contest's deadline.

13. Artists grant permission to Renderosity.com 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.

By entering this contest, I agree to all of the above guidelines and rules. I understand that the contest managers have 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.

If you have any question, please contact the contest managers : audity (Eric Smit) and cartesius (Anders Kejllberg).