Submission Start Date: June 1, 2024
Deadline for submissions: July 31, 2024
Winners announced: August 14, 2024

To enter this contest, go to the official contest forum thread and submit a new thread as your entry.
All WIP and final renders should be submitted under this thread as your entry.
You can enter with more than one submission, but you can only win once per contest.

First Place Prize:

• $1500 Cash Payout

Second Place Prize:

• $1000 Cash Payout

Third Place Prize:

• $500 Cash Payout

Honorable Mentions:

• $100 Cash Payout

There will be 8 honorable mentions with works displayed alongside the winners of the contest.

There may also be WTF Awards (Wow That's Funny) given to some entries, but this will be decided during judging.

Submissions will be judged on creativity, originality and technical ability. Judging will also take into consideration the difficulty and complexity of the overall execution of work.

Contacting judges about a contest for any reason is strictly forbidden and may result in your RenderHub account being terminated.

Artists participating in this contest must be a member of RenderHub.com (registration to RenderHub.com is free). No purchase is necessary for contest entry.

Entries must be new original work specifically made for this contest and cannot be significantly based on the art of another artist.

A completely original 3D render that uses reflections in a creative way.
The image should be rendered and submitted in your official forum thread.
WIP images and final render may be in any aspect ratio format of your choosing.
Size must be at least 1080 pixels square. At least 1920x1080 or 1080x1920 is preferred.
A wireframe image of your submission is also required as proof that your submission is a 3D scene and not AI generated.
Post-work in Photoshop or other software is allowed, but the original render must be done in 3D software.

The Deadline for entries is July 31, 2024.

Winners will be announced and posted on Renderhub.com on August 14, 2024.

Any image deemed to contain content that depicts racial, political religious or any other inflammatory material in an inappropriate manner may be disqualified and removed. Interpretation of what is and is not appropriate materials is at the sole discretion of RenderHub. AI-generated content is not allowed as any part of contest submissions unless explicitly stated as being permitted for a particular contest.

Multiple entries must be submitted using one account only. Using alternate accounts to misrepresent yourself as different people is strictly forbidden and will result in the disqualification of all entries. Using alternate accounts to create artificial engagement is strictly forbidden and will result in the disqualification of all entries.

Work entered into this contest must be the original work of the contest entrant. This contest is open to persons 18 years or older, as of the start date of the contest. Employees, and their immediate families, including household members of RenderHub are not eligible to enter. RenderHub reserves the right to verify eligibility qualifications of any winner. Incomplete entries may be declared void. Entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address from which the entry is made. Submitted work may not infringe on any third-party rights. Once the contest has concluded, all entries are final and cannot be edited or removed.

To enter this contest, go to the official contest forum thread and submit a new thread as your entry.
All WIP and final renders should be submitted under this thread as your entry.
You can enter with more than one submission, but you can only win once per contest.