General rules:

• 1)

  Create a 3D model of a steampunk-style object, such as a vehicle that runs on steam, a mechanical device, a gadget, a piece of machinery, or an invention. You can create more than one main object in the scene. Add a 3D environment and textures, then create a beautiful 3D rendering of your scene.

• 2)

  Your scene should primarily showcase the steampunk object(s) you have modeled. Characters are not allowed as the main focus.

• 3)

  Your entry must be a 3D rendered image. Renders with a single color background (black, white, etc.), test renders, unfinished, pixelated and low quality renders, screenshots and models placed on wallpaper or photos will not be accepted. As well as works with adult content: not allowed works with blood, violence, erotic and political topics.

• 5)

  Using third-party assets for minor elements is allowed, but the main steampunk object(s) must be modeled by you in 3D modeling software.

• 6)

  Enhancing your render in post-processing is allowed, including color adjustments, compositing render layers/passes, and adding effects like smoke, fire, and particles. However, adding photographic elements (such as cut-out characters or vegetation) or doing paintovers or photobashing is not allowed. The main emphasis should be on the quality and creativity of the 3D modeling work itself.

• 7)

  The work must be created specifically for this contest and not have been previously published anywhere (no existing projects or stock/free models of the main steampunk object(s)).

• 8)

  You must submit a link to your work-in-progress (WIP) to prove authorship of the 3D steampunk object(s). The WIP should contain the main steps of the modeling process or screenshots with an unsmoothed version of the model(s). Please, post your WIP on any CG site like ArtStation, CgSociety, Polycount, or Behance. Entries without a WIP will not be accepted.

• 9)

  You can submit only one work: one final render and one clay/wireframe render of the scene.

• 10)

  Please include a short story about your work and a description of the image (it will be published in the gallery).

• 11)

  Attach one wireframe or clay render of the full scene to your work.

• 12)

  Add the name or URL of the competition in one of the image corners. You can add your name and the title of the work as well. Emails, logos, and phone numbers are not allowed.

Demands for your render:

• 1)

  The render should be at least 1500 pixels wide if the work is horizontal.

• 2)

  Render size should not exceed 5MB and should be in .JPG format.

• 3)

  Work can be in any style you like (low-poly, cartoon, futuristic, etc.) with the use of post-production.

Other:

• 1)

  How to submit: Use the submission form and the "Add work" button to submit your entry before the deadline.

• 2)

  How the jury works: Each member of the jury selects the top five works. Each place in top-five gives special amount of points: first place - five points, fifth place - one point. All points/votes are added up. You can see an example of the voting table here (year 2022).

• 3)

  The work can be updated during the contest. The only condition - you cannot change the idea of the work or modify it drastically. Only reasonable changes are allowed.

• 4)

  You can correct the description and the list of tools after the work was submitted - just contact us.

• 5)

  After your work is published on the contest page, you are free to share your work on other websites and social networks. Don't forget to tag us (@3dmodels_hub on Instagram and @3dmodelsteam on Linkedin) so we can like and share it.

• 5)

  You can see previous competitions here and "Hall of fame" here.