Yesterday I posted that we would have a contest and would not start it till Wednesday of this week, but we are ready to start it now. Okay, hope I get this right the first time: Contest to start now, 4/28/03 at 18:00 CST (Renderosity Time) Prizes that will be awarded: First prize (one winner) gets a CD mailed to them for every model we have on our web site as of Sunday morning 5/4/03,(including all our freebies we ever gave away). Over $1,000.00 in prizes. Second place prize (one winner) will get a CD mailed to them with their choice of any three models available on our web site as of Sunday morning (5/4/03), (including all our freebies we ever gave away). And Third place prize (two winners) is a CD that will be mailed to them of all our free models we ever gave away. Rules are as follows: 1. Only one entry per person (screen name). 2. Entry (image, scene, whatever you want to call it) must be posted in this thread. 3. Entry can not have any postwork done to it. 4. Entry can be created with the following software: Poser any version, Vue d'Esprit any version or Bryce any version. 5. Size of image (entry), only 800 X 800 pixels (so not to bog down dial up connections). 6. Image must consist of (3) of SAM'S 3D models, it is alright to use free models or bought models. 7. The theme of this image (picture, scene or whatever) is: Your interpretation of what a Spring Morning should look like. 8. No image with nudity will be excepted. 9. No image with pornographic or pornographic suggestion will be excepted. This contest will end Sunday, 5/4/03 at 14:30 CST (Renderosity Time), after this time no more entries will be excepted. We have chosen 3 impartial judges from our staff, not including Mike or myself. You probably do not know them, but they handle alot of our paper work. They are NOT involved with Computer Generated Images or any kind of art at all, except for what they see Mike and I create. You will have to please them. You agree to these terms as soon as you submit an image. Okay, hope I got this right. Please if you have any questions, ask in this thread so we don't bog down any other forums, or you can IM me. Good luck to you all, you don't have much time, but I trust your work and am sure you will all do a great job. Just so you know we did it this way so that it would include the experienced user of these applications and the beginners. Again, good luck....Sharen and Mike :-) Entries will be voted on by 3 judges of our choice. The theme, you will get on Wednesday. There is no nudity or pornographic of any kind or suggestion of pornography allowed. Gotta keep it clean.

Don't read that last paragraph....LOL...that I screwed up...what a day...Sharen

Sounds like fun!! Off to create.............. :) Irene

yes, we got one! You go girl!...Sharen

All right! I think I can do something with this one!:) I love Spring time! :)

Website address???? :-) Rhi

hi sharon starting to uild the scene now LOL bowen new user name Bemused

Sharen , just so i am clear on this . I have to have a min of 3 of your models and the rest can be what ever from free or bought but no post work allowed. Is this right ? or is this only useing models you made ? Not that that would be to hard consitering all the wonderful models you have givin away for free.

Starting on mine now :O)

I am so glad to see that others are willing to have challenges that aren't pornographic. Good job. Stand firm.

Attached Link: http://www.sams3d.com

I beg your pardon, EricOfSD?! I have yet to see a PORNOGRAPHIC challenge here o_0 That said I think it's fair to say you don't want nudity in your contest images, but pornography is forbidden by the TOS and shouldn't need to be specified in more details. Unless I don't know what's pornographic.....

ernyoka1, I did not mean to offend you, just wanted to be clear with some of the new members, and I am sorry you think it is unfair, but that is how we want this contest. Not that I don't do images with nudes in them, I do, but I just didn't want it in this contest. Sharen

It has to be a new creation, not one that has been in the gallery here or anywhere else before yesterday. Sharen

Oh but you didn't offend me at all, Sharen :o) I was just like "WHAT?!" by the thought of any contests being pornographic L I know I'm from a country that a lot of people associate with pornography sigh but I was stunned by the thought that I - or others - might have made somethng HERE that could be considered porno. IMO there's a pretty wide gap between nudity and porno. And if I want to look at the latter, I'd go to Renderotica :o) NOT this place.

I understand ernyoka1, I just wanted to be clear to the new members here that may not have read TOS. Sharen

Oh and I have never said anything about it bein UNfair. On the contrary! I said "that said, I think it's fair to say you don't want nudity Somehow I feel we're talking past each other :o) Sharen: I AGREE WITH YOU! L

LOL....yes you are correct, I miss read your post because I was hasty....Okay, enough with this...on to the contestants. Good Luck to you all. Sharen

I guess if your a relative newbie or someone who has never found your page before, your kinda limited to using 3 of the 4 freebies you currently have available. Or am I missing another page where there are more freebies.

OH My OH My - need to be creative... Want that Plantation House BAD (thinking if don't win hubby has to buy it for me for next bday - unfortunately bday is in August..)! Thank you - not only do you give wonderful free stuff and now a contest - WOW... The Gods have gotta be smiling on you. Off to poser land with fingers crossed. Again, TY for all you have given to us (dont always get to thank folks for their contributions, so taking time to now).

Sharen, are the pages with thumbs of the freebies still up (I don't mean the zips themselves). I have some commercial items and most freebies. It is just I have so much stuff, I don't know which are yours anymore LOL and the freebie thumbs always helped me to identify yours.

I had same problem - the geometries directory is always sams3d (me bad child and change library info) - at least for the freebies and purchases that I have - Hope that helps some to find the items... Good luck!

I will post a page with as many of the thumbnails of the freebies that once were tonight, that may help you out. Sharen

Ah forgot about that Cruzan! I also always put items in my own libraries. Thanks for the tip! And Sharen, you are a gem!

It's hard to tell what a typical spring morning looks like these days. Last year we had lots of snow, winds, rain and this year it's been all sunshine, and plants sprouting too early. Catlin

Sharen. A few great / good reasons to do it . One is i might see something i forgot i had and got from you that i can use to make a better render. Another is to remind us of all the great stuff you have done .

I am trying, but for some reason I am having trouble. I am still trying. Hold on. Sharen

Wow! what a generous series of prizes!!!! You guys rock. Do I have time? Hum... Thanks you two. Wonderful right of spring. :) Gets the old sap going... Got to go... Q

two last questions. 3 of your models. Three different ones? 800x800. Is that the maximum or a must?

Size 800x800 is the max, and a must have is min. 3 different models. Sharen

Don't mind me....just need to get an easy link to this thread so when I'm ready to post, I don't have to search :)

Sharen did you post the thumbnails of all your models? I've changed my directory too and I'm now unsure which are yours. Catlin

Attached Link: Treasures of Life

Other items include Cds old woman, poserworld fashions, vue free items, glassylady created from poser woman in Vue by me.

Created scene in Vue, then used it as a background in Poser where I added the old woman.

I've used your Cottage, Fence, BBQ, Big Wheelie, Logpile, Mailbox, Picnic Table...hope I remembered everything.

The perfect time of a spring morning, as the dew lifts off the ground and the pure scent of spring fills the air.

:)
Irene

its amazing :) I've had several ideas for this image, and some of these so far are really close to what I had in mind :) Are we on the same wavelength ??

Sama sama for me as well dave going to do it anyways

The rowboat, canoe, dock, slipdock and lantern all courtesy of Sams3D.

Gosh, these are all so good, my 3 judges will have a terrible time picking the winners. Sharen PS: Mike and I love these.

forgot to mention... this was rendered in Bryce... no post-work

Bryce with no postwork. I used the rowboat, wagon wheel, fence, bridge, and ladder.

Thanks Sharen and Mike and crew for a great contest and such wonderful models.