The Main Goal is to have fun and learn from others. Allowing members to learn from each other in a friendly environment, any modeler of any level can post their entry to be judged by peers.
To improve the skills of the members here in modeling, texturing, rendering, lighting and so on.
To create 'quality' members in this forum as when they participate in the challenge, they will have a chance to improve their skill in 3D graphics and compare their work with other skilled members.
Challenges topics will be done in themes.
Challenge Rules:
All members are welcomed to participate in the challenge.
Participants will be modeling based on the current challenge theme.
Valid entries will have:
Model Name
Software(s) used
Wireframe of the entry (no bigger than 800x600)
must be a clear render without smoothing and highlights. best way to do this is take a screen capture of your wireframe.
Clay render of the entry (no bigger than 800x600)
Final render of the entry (no bigger than 800x600)
Members are allowed to make multiple submissions, but they must be a different model.
No modeling time limits
Challenge Voting:
Voting will be done at weekly intervals.
At the end of each week a voting thread will be opened. Voting will last for 1 week. The winner(s) will receive the T.U.S.C. Award.
Members will vote on submissions from the previous week for the winner. Participants may vote but are not allowed to vote for themselves (if caught you will be disqualified).
Votes will be cast by announcing in the voting thread which model(s) you'd like to win.
Votes will be done in a 6pt format. Voters may vote on up to 3 submissions, but there will only be one winner. 1st selection will count as 3pts, 2nd = 2pts, 3rd = 1pts.
example vote:
Quote:
1st - model name
2nd - model name
3rd - model name
Voters may make only 1 or 2 selection(s) instead of 3, but points will remain in the same format.
Votes will be tallied after 1 week of voting and the winner(s) will be announced.
In the event there are less than 3 participants at the end of the week, their entries will carry over to the next week, and they will be voted on at the end of the following week.
At the end of every 4th voting session, a thread will open for voting on the winner of the T.U.S.C. Masterpiece Award. Members will vote on which of the 4 previous weekly winning pieces is the best.
In the event of a tie, a impartial staff member will be asked to be the deciding factor.
Challenge Awards:
T.U.S.C. Award
-If there are more than 5 entries Top 2 will receive the Award.-
T.U.S.C. Masterpiece Award
CG Chosen E-Magizine ( to be awarded by Stryker )
Special Thanks to these members for helping in this: (in alphabetical order)
12-21-2008, 07:33 AM
Tusc 
Thanks for the contributions you made.
