Challenges

We are excited to announce our new 3D Challenge: Abstract Elements! For some 3D artists, visualizing sci-fi or mythical creatures is a more difficult task than building a 3D model of a photorealistic, real-world object. For others the opposite is true. With our new challenge, CGTrader is bringing everyone a task that is both complex and easy at the same time. As you can already tell from the name of the challenge, we are looking...

Are you planning on entering Abstract Elements or any other design challenge on CGTrader but are not sure how to make your submission perfect? The thought and creativity put into making a quality 3D model for any design challenge is key, but similar to customers who purchase models on the CGTrader marketplace, judges are people who love clear presentation and don’t want to have any doubt about IP rights. If you are considering joining the...

Time passes so quickly when you have a competition as cool as this. We are excited to tell you that CGTrader Awards: Best 3D art around the web has come to a halfway! We already gave you a glimpse of what great submissions we are receiving with our previous blog posts about Places you wish were real: Top 10 submissions for CGTrader Awards’ Environment category so far. We hope it inspired you to create something...

As the CGTrader Awards is nearing to its halfway, it is time to overview the top 10 submissions so far that have caught our attention. We chose the Environment category as it has the most submissions as of today. In this category artists can submit scenes from exteriors, interiors as well as natural landscapes. And what all those works below have in common? They all make you wish they were real places. Light House Cliff...

We are thrilled to announce our new digital design competition CGTrader Awards: Best 3D art around the web! We are absolutely sure that there are lots of you creating amazing artworks, so now it’s your time to shine! If a prize pool of $50,000 doesn’t motivate you enough then think about all the exposure you will get as an artist! We have amazing media partners happy to help you get noticed and will feature all...

Yesterday, August 27th, was the last day to submit your entries for Designer Schwag challenge on CGTrader. Those who submitted their work are definitely eager to learn the winners and we surely don’t want to keep you all in the unknown, so here is a quick update on what is going to happen now. As the challenge is a bit more tricky than usual, there is an inevitably longer process associated and a few steps...

From the end of May till the 1 st of August bloggers around the world were challenged to think about designing for the future. From fashion to architecture, from graphic design to brands or products - everyone working and interested in different fields had been welcomed and could participate in the contest organized by CGTrader. The task was simple and yet required going deeper into the field of interest, provide insights and make own inferences....

We have some great news for you - the deadlines for the two challenges currently running on CGTrader,Designer Schwag and Sports & Hobbies, have been prolonged! This means that you now have a bit more time to model and then, if we send some feedback on technical issues, tweak the 3D models. We know that it is a holiday season, so spending sunny evening modeling might not be the most attractive activity, so we decided...

You might have already spotted the new design challenge on CGTrader - 3D Challenge: Designer Schwag and wondered, what’s the deal with those pretty straightforward model requirements. This challenge is something a bit more than a regular competition and a chance to model something amazing that would impress fellow designers or those likely to put your model to an interesting new use. With this challenge, CGTrader wants to give our 3D community of artists access...

Sometimes it feels like time just flies by – just a few weeks ago I invited a friend to take a chance and try his luck in CGTrader’s Real-life Objects PBR Challenge, and here it is already over and we need to announce the winners. After looking through more than 800 models submitted for this challenge, CGTrader team, together with partners from Quixel, Marmoset, 3D-Coat and Dosch Design, had quite a hard time to decide...