Ok here we go again, cut back from 3 pages though...lol: I have looked at several online challenges from a variety of software and this is what they for the most part hold as their main rules: NO PREMADE OR IMPORTED MODELS: All models must be made unique to the challenge and no models may be imported from other software programs as this will give people with "better" software an unfair advantage. TEXTURES FROM THE WEB OR TEXTURES CREATED FROM A PAINT PROGRAM ARE ALLOWED: Because everyone has internet access and some type of paint program, it is allowable to use jpeg files as textures. Keep in mind that people may recognize downloaded textures and be less impressed with your image. The justification for allowing texture imports is that 90 percent of people have a paint program, whereas maybe only 10 percent have an expensive modeler. POST WORK IS LIMITED TO 10%: Because this is a bryce challenge your entry should illustrate your skills within bryce, which is a 3d application. Photoshop and alike programs are 2d applications, and present a different skill mastery. Minor contrast adjustments and small touch ups are permitted, as long as the image bears a 90% resemblance to the original render. TRANS-MAPPING IMAGES ONTO 2D FACES IS NOT ALLOWED: You may not texture a 2d face with a person and apply transparency and call it a 3d object. This is the same thing as doing a full post-work composite. THE ARTIST MUST BE WILLING TO PROVIDE THE ORIGINAL SCENE FILES UPON REQUEST: This is a stipulation included in contests with any types of prizes. Because the prizes may be of substantial value, it is important to dissuade any uncertainties about a winning submission. I think most would agree that they would feel uncomfortable giving a 1000 dollar prize to an image that they were unsure of. Multiple sponsers are definantly neccessary for the continuity of the contest. There should be somewhere around 5 or 6 sponsors per contest. They each donate some sort of prize. The winner gets one grand prize in addition to one of 2 or more "BIG" prizes PLUS one of 2 or more "SMALLER" prizes PLUS one of 2 or more constant prizes. The constant prizes are small prizes donated by a fixed sponsor that always fills that position. For example, a contsant prize might be a free model from turbosquid or a texture library cd. These are the only prizes that stay the same throughout many consecutive challenges. Keep in mind that one option out of every prize category should be compatible with both Mac and PC operating systems. Second place would recieve the "BIG" prize choice, the "SMALLER" prize choice, and the "CONSTANT" prize choice. The 3rd place entry would recieve the "SMALLER" prize choice and the "CONSTANT" prize choice. The honorable mention would recieve the "CONSTANT" prize choice. The prizes may vary between winning levels. For example, the "BIG" prizes available for first place may be different than the "BIG" prizes available for second place. These rules are designed with the intention of keeping things running smoothly and continuously. We want a good challenge with good prizes, but we don't want it to only happen once because we didn't think things throught the first time. All it takes it one thing to kill a big challenge. For example, the sponsors lose confidence, the prizes are "lame," a group of people get angry, the challenge officials don't enforce the rules....etc. We must be sure to really think this through, or else I can guarantee that the challenge will flop the first time around. Hope this post helps give some perspective as to how other big challenges are run. Oh and BTW, the Golden Tori Awards are still held every year at the bryce forum: http://forums.delphiforums.com/bryce Also, I do like the idea of physical prizes as well (guitars, cookies, trips, etc.)