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Who wouldn’t want bragging rights to have their turn table on Pixologic’s site?

Now’s your chance to show your stuff!

http://www.pixologic.com/blog/2009/09/would-you-like-to-be-part-of-the-turntable-gallery/

How would you like to be part of the Turntable Gallery???

That’s right!!!  Pixologic will be holding an open invitation to all ZBrush artists.

15 lucky artists will be chosen and featured onto the turntable gallery.

Starting October 12, 2009 till November 13, 2009 we will be welcoming submissions for the gallery.
If you would like to be a part of this, send us your best work to library@pixologic.com.  Subject Line Turntable Contest

Rules and Regulations:  All applicants must submit JPEG files to be evaluated.  Files must be 750 x 562.  You may send in color renders using outside render packages, but each color render must be accompanied by a render from ZBrush.  Due to the high volume of applicants please be patient and understanding about your piece.  Not all pieces will be selected and those that will be will receive further instructions to create your turntable.  Pieces will be selected by members of the Pixologic team.  No work will be collected before nor after the dates stated above.  After the contest please do not continue to submit your turntables to the gallery.  Selected artists will be required to sign an Artist Release Form. All applicants must provide the following information to be considered for the gallery.

WOW this went by really fast! Pixologic has announced the winners of the Action hero contest and there are some really epic heros who have won! Check them out, be inspired and get to work!

To follow up on the Steampunk challenge announced at CGSociety back in November, the winners have been announced and WOW! Some mad creative talent here! Check out the winners of Steampunk myths and legends!

Pixologic is proud to announce our second official contest, with more sponsors and even bigger prizes! All registered ZBrushCentral members are encouraged to enter.

In order to participate in Pixologic Inc.’s Action Hero Contest (the “Contest”), all potential participants must agree to abide by and comply with the rules set forth below (the “Rules”). Failure to comply with the Rules may result in your submission (or “Entry”) being disregarded and you being disqualified from the Contest.

The challenge this time around is to create an original superhero or villian and show him or her in action. Imagine yourself to be a newspaper photographer, capturing your subject at a key point of the fight against his archenemy in what is sure to become a Pulitzer-winning shot. Except that you’re doing it in 3D, creating a full figure sculpt of your hero.

Obvious takes on established characters are not permitted. Your creation must be a hero that has never been seen before in any media. Invent a one paragraph back story for your character, describe the hero’s primary powers, then bring him or her to action-packed, crime fighting life in ZBrush.

Check it out here!

Oh man. Holy crap. The end is nigh! Dominance War IV is getting ready to go and holy crap I’ll bet that this year will be it’s best yet! Need more info? Check it. Be sure to find your community to start partipcating in.

CG Society Challenge “Steampunk – Myths & Legends” kicked off in October 22 and will end in March 3rd! This looks like an amazing opportunity! With over $220,000 in prizes to be won, you can’t afford to miss this awesome challenge! Check it out!

Steampunk - Myths & Legends
10 November 2008 – 03 February 2009

An artistic challenge to explore gears, springs, brass and steam
set around some of the world’s best known stories.

The largest CGChallenge ever, with over US$220,000 in prizes!
In this, the 23rd CGChallenge, entrants are challenged to depict their favorite myth or legend, with a steam-punk aesthetic, via a still image or video.

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Steampunk is the application of advanced steam age technology to a modern or science fiction setting.

This challenge asks you to render traditional myths and legends in the steampunk style using elements of gears, springs, brass and steam power. Re-imagine legendary characters from some of the world’s most ancient stories, such as a steam-powered minotaur, or a Zeppelin-mounted Thor, hurling lightning bolts from the sky.

Categories

• Image – Individual.
• Video – Team.
• Video – Individual.

All entries will also be eligible for any of the following awards:

• Modeling.
• Texturing.
• Animation.
• Lighting.
• Visual Effects.
• Landscape/Matte Painting.
• Art Direction.
• Compositing and Editing.
• Best Character.

Sponsors.
BOXX Technologies, Autodesk, NVIDIA, Wacom, SOFTIMAGE, Luxology, Pixologic, Craft Animations, SideFX, e-on Software, Corel, Stash, Gnomon Workshop, ImagineFX, Ballistic Publishing, Esperient

Dominance War III has come to a close and winner have been announced! To be honest, I only found out about this contest a few months ago. This is some of the most interesting and inspiring art 3D and 2D one could hope for. Some really EPIC ideas and skill in this. Check it out for yourself at DOMINANCE WAR III

3D First Place Winner:	2D First Place Winner:

Wow, time flies and I miss all the cool stuff!! The voting is done, (which I should have put up here) and the results are in! The Scard Silly ZBrush winners have been announced and let me tell you….WOW! Awesome stuff. There are a lot of fantastic entries! Check out these fantastic ZBrush artists and their work! 

Oh sweet baby Jesus I love ZBrush! A new contest called “Scared Silly!” Check this out!

” Pixologic is proud to announce our first official contest (sponsored by Wacom)! We plan to have many more such competitions in the future, each with its own theme and focusing on the use of ZBrush. All registered ZBrush users are encouraged to enter, whether running ZBrush 2 or 3. “