The RIM - Magazine Cover Contest Sept/Oct Issue

Renderosity Interactive Magazine's biggest Cover Contest Yet! Huge Prizes - A must enter contest!

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Renderosity Interactive Magazine's Sept./Oct. Issue Cover Contest
Contest Theme: "Trick or Treat"

"Trick or Treat!"

This contest cover will be for
The Renderosity Interactive Magazine's Halloween Issue
So clean the cobwebs in your creativity, and treat us with a visual spooky treat!

Prizes

First Place	Second Place	Third Place:	Fourth Place:
Contest Image Front Cover Volume 3/ Issue 3	Contest Image Back Cover Volume 3/ Issue 3	Contest Image Inside Front Cover Volume 3/ Issue 3	Contest Image Inside Back Cover Volume 3/ Issue 3
Maxon * BodyPaint 3D R2 [PC/Mac] Value $795	Maxon * Cinema 4D [PC/Mac] Value $595	Renderosity: Digital Art For The 21st Century value $24.95	The Best of Renderosity 2003 DVD value $9.95
Year's subscription to The RIM Value $25	Year's subscription to The RIM Value $25	Year's subscription to The RIM Value $25	Year's subscription to The RIM Value $25

6 Runner-ups	12 Honorable Mentions
The RIM - Vol 3/ Issues 1-3* Digital Magazine Value $15.00 [*Issue 3 - upon publication]	The RIM - Vol 3/ Issue 3* Digital Magazine Value $5.00 [*Issue 3 - upon publication]

The top 4 Cover Contest Winners must supply The Renderosity Magazine with their real name and postal mailing address.
Additionally - 1st and 2nd place winners must also supply Maxon with additional information to register their prizes.
Please note, all personal information is kept confidential.

We are proud to have Maxon sponsor this Issue's Cover Contest
*Maxon Prize Details

Maxon
BodyPaint 3D Release 2

Maxon
Cinema 4D Release 8.5

Projection Painting allows textures to be painted onto a 3D model without UV seams appearing
Paint Setup Wizard, which reduces the time necessary to prepare a scene for painting.
Support for many AdobePhotoshopfilters
Open GL support that enables intelligent switching on the fly between hardware and software.
Plugins for 3ds max, maya and Lightwave that allow transfer of models, textures and UVs
RayBrush technology allows real-time 3D painting of up to 10 material channels including transparency, reflection and bump.
Supports painting in multiple 2D and 3D views
Over 100 built-in natural media and effects brushes
Support for pressure, tilt, direction and other properties of the latest Wacom graphics tablets
Complete UV editing tools including optimal and interactive mapping tools

Interface and Workflow:

Non-modal attributes manager Multiple selection of all objects, materials and tags Enhanced OpenGL support Enhanced rendering speed on all platforms Schemes allow easy customization of interface FBX Import / Export
Modeling: HyperNURBS Subdivision surfaces with support for weighting of points, edges and polygons Point / Poly edge manipulation tools (extrude, bevel, cut) Spline-based deformation tools
Lighting: Light inclusion and exclusion
Animation: Optimized timeline with independent tracks for all parameters including x-, y- and z-axis transformations Function curves for direct adjustment of acceleration, ease-in/out, overshoot, etc. Real-time sound scrubbing so animation can be easily synchronized with a soundtrack Xpresso - node based expressions editor allows easy creation of animation relationships between objects

All Entrants Agree, by entering this contest, to allow Renderosity to use their entries for promoting Renderosity Magazine: online, digital, in print, on CD, or in any other medium used to promote the magazine. Also, by submitting your entry into this contest you are granting Renderosity the right to retain your entry in it's archive and to display the the entry within this community to promote Renderosity or future contests held as a part, or extension of this community. Renderosity does not seek ownership of any of the entries! Full copyrights still belong to the individuals submitting their entries into this contest.

Contest Rules:

Contest Theme is: "Trick or Treat"
Contest begins Friday July 9th - and - Ends Sunday Aug. 8th, 2004 at Noon Renderosity Server Time. (Entries MUST be timestamped by this date/time.). Winners will be announced Aug 15th, 2004 in the Magazine Interact Forum and on the Renderosity Interactive Magazine Special Note :Image entry size Must be Exactly [72dpi-RGB-jpg], 640 (width) x 749 (height) pixels. Also include a 100 x 100 pixel thumbnail. Please remember: The image submitted for the online contest system must be in jpg format. Please keep in mind that the New Magazine Format is digital - so no need to create a second "Print Ready Image," as you did for previous cover contests. Copyright figures, even parody of copyright figures, are not allowed in this contest [if in doubt, please contact the magazine team.] All members and moderators can enter: with the exception of those members listed as current Magazine Staff, and Admins. Very Important Entries must be new artwork not previously posted online, in your gallery, or anywhere else publicly. Entries must not appear online anywhere else during the contest or until the Contest Winners have been Posted. By entering into the contest, the top four winners are agreeing to not publish their Cover Images (except on their Renderosity Gallery) until 90 days after the Publication of Vol 3 issue 2. No Nudity (image must be suitable for ALL audiences) Only one image per person allowed (this includes member clones - that is, even if you have multiple accounts, only one entry per PERSON). Post work is allowed. Any software can be used - this includes photographs and/or 2D art. By uploading your image you are agreeing that this is your original work. Also, by uploading your entry you are certifying that all models used in the image are free from print and publication restrictions (Contest winners will be required to sign a statement verifying this.) The Artist will remain the intellectual property holder of their entry images. Do Not use ANY text on your image! Do Not Add the Rosity Logo to your Contest Image! The 4 winning entries will be selected by the Magazine Staff - Judges decision is final. The Renderosity Magazine Cover Contest sponsored by The Renderosity Interactive Magazine [The RIM]!