Renderosity and our contest sponsors -- Creature House, Cerious Software, Pixologic Software, Synthetik Software, Right Hemisphere, DigitalElement -- are proud to bring you the 2D Graphics Forum 2002 Graphic Arts contest!


CONTEST THEME:
You are presented with these lines from a poem by T. Hood. Your challenge, to visually interpret the poetic lines into a visual expression. I remember, I remember Where I was used to swing, And thought the air must rush as fresh To swallows on the wing; My spirit flew in feathers then That is so heavy now, And summer pools could hardly cool The fever on my brow.
-- T. Hood, "Past and Present" This contest is meant to be challenging and a way to showcase your best 2D efforts, but most importantly it is meant to be FUN! Imagine what this poem suggests to you, then begin your work and enjoy! PRIZES: Expression 2 (for Win or Mac) vector paint program by Creature House Studio Artist 2 (for Macintosh) paint program by Synthetik Software Deep Paint 1 (for Windows) natural media paint program by Right Hemisphere ZBrush 2.13 (for Windows) 2D/3D paint exploration program by Pixologic Software ThumbsPlus 5 (for Windows) file management program by Cerious Software Aurora 1 (for Win or Mac) nature FX plug-in to Adobe Photoshop by DigitalElement ENTRY RULES: Entry is open to all Renderosity members except staff. One entry allowed per person. Entries must not have been publically displayed prior to entering this contest. This is a 2D graphic arts contest; use of 3D software/rendering is not permitted. Entries must relate to the given Contest Theme (see above). Submitted image files must be no larger than 700 pixels in either direction and be in JPG or GIF format. You may wish to initially create your image in a larger format (say 2400 pixels) in case it appears in print! The image you post for the contest must be no larger than 700 pixels however, so if it is initially created at a larger size, please reduce it to the appropriate dimensions for entry. Entries must also respect the TOS of this community, specifically: - No Rape. - No Torture. - No Sexual acts. - No Physical arousal. - No Genital contact with ANY object, other than sitting or clothing. - No depictions of young humanoid characters in erotic, seductive, provocative poses or context. Artists grant permission to Renderosity for the use of submitted images for an undetermined period of time. The Artist will remain the intellectual property holder of his/her work. Any entry which falls outside these rules will be ineligible. Any attempt to circumvent these rules may result in the suspension of future contest entry priviliges. DURATION: Entries will be accepted from June 17th to July 16th 2002
Current status: Entering is now closed. VOTING: At the close of the contest, all Renderosity members will be given one week in which to review the entries and to place a vote for their favorite entry. JUDGING: The top 20% of entries from the member vote will be presented to a panel of five judges who will have one week to award points to each finals image. Winners will be determined by the highest accumulation of judges' points. Judge points will be based on five criteria for each finals image: 1 - composition 2 - expression of theme 3 - artistic merit/technique 4 - originality 5 - effort/excellence Winners will be announced on August 1st 2002.