5/29/2015 1:31:37 PM by
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2015 Alien Invasion render contest: Official Rules & Discussion
You tell yourself "I want To Believe" you look to the skies each night...watching...waiting... you think you see something...
IT'S TIME FOR THE ANNUAL ALIEN INVASION RENDER CONTEST!
It's time to fire up your favorite rendering software and create an 'out of this world' render! Space wars, Alien Abductions, Alien Monsters, Sci-Fi Sluts and anything else not of this earth.
Starting today May 29th until June 21st Submit your Alien Invasion renders to the contest gallery!
[1] All images must adhere to Renderotica’s Terms of Service. As such, absolutely no images involving bestiality (as defined by the TOS) OR underage models of any kind will be allowed.
Any image that does not adhere to the TOS will be deleted without notice. For the full definition of the Renderotica TOS, please click (HERE). For any questions, contact Teronsuke
[2] Participants are allowed to submit up to two entries. Prizes will be awarded on the merit of individual entries, but no single artist shall be selected for more than one winning place (either First, Second, Third or Honorable Mentions).
[3] All entries MUST have an identifiable Alien / Sci-Fi type theme, and should remember the intent of the contest. Entries can be of any media so long as they do not break the TOS. ABSOLUTELY no child figures should be present in any image. Contest images must be new and may not be presently posted in any other gallery. Images sizes have the same restrictions for image size as the Main Gallery.
[4] The contest shall begin on Friday, May 29th, 2015 and shall end on Sunday, June 21st, 2015. All times will be American Eastern Standard Time. The contest will be officially opened and closed with opening and closing images posted by Community Manager Teronsuke. Entries posted prior to or after these images have been posted will not be considered for the contest and will be moved to the Main Gallery by a member of staff.
[5] Prize winners shall be announced on or before Friday June 26th, 2015 in a forum thread and blog post specifically created for that purpose. In addition, prize winners will be listed in the weekly newsletter. All prize winners may claim their prizes by contacting EhJay, and must do so no later than Friday, July 11th 2015 or lose all rights to any unclaimed prizes.
PLEASE make sure to include your prize choices if applicable when you contact to claim your prizes.
The contest will be judged by a panel of judges. All judges’ decisions regarding entry deletions, winner status, and all other aspects of this contest are final and not open to debate or negotiation. Judges will decide on the winners based on (in no particular order)
(a) Adherence to contest theme.
(b) Quality of artwork
(c) Originality
This contest is not open to the judges, or the admins or moderators of Renderotica or any individual offering any prizes used for the contest. All other members in good standing who are using their current login name may enter. Members who have been banned and who enter this contest using another login name will be disqualified. Members who submit multiple entries under more than one username will have all of their entries disqualified.
(1) Simply upload your picture/s to the Contest gallery "2015 Alien Invasion" within the deadline dates. That's all there is to it!
Entries submitted before the "Contest Opens" or after the "Contest Ends" images will not be considered for judging and will be removed from that gallery.
Notification of winners and prizes will be by posted in the General Discussions Forum on or before Friday June 26th, 2015, by midnight, EST as well as a mini thread in the contest forum and blog entry.
(1) Any contest announcements or updates will also be posted here. It is the responsibility of all contestants to stay updated of contest rules and status.
(2) Prizes must be claimed by Friday July 11th 2015, by midnight, EST. Prizes that remain unclaimed after that time will be forfeit. Winners must contact EhJay for all store prizes. Prizes will be awarded in tangible and/or electronic form as per the prize list descriptions.
(3) Prizes may not be substituted for other prizes or cash or credit in the store (unless so noted). Prize designations are final and not open to debate or negotiation.
(4) Prizes may not be transferred to any other person.
Prizes shall be awarded for first, second, and third place, as well as two honorable mention prizes, as determined by the panel of judges described above. These prizes shall consist of the following:
More Sponsors / Prizes will be added in the coming days!
FIRST PLACE
SECOND PLACE:
THIRD PLACE:
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
MENTIONS 1:
MENTIONS 2:
You can watch the submissions as they come in by checking out the official contest gallery
HERE Make sure to bookmark it and check back often!
and make sure to comment and Rate all the submissions!