Challenges

Hail, beastmasters, wild modelers and fauna formers! The CG Wildlife Challenge is over! You have worked and modeled plenty of wildlife for us to judge. And here we are, having selected a winner and a runner up for each of the three categories. And here are the fabulous prizes from our sponsors! FoxRenderfarm grants rendering fees, Exlevel is giving away GrowFX licenses, 3DCoat is handing out Professional licenses, Video Copilot will grant you 3D shader...

There is a celebration once a year, which knocks at the door quite unexpectedly. It is always like:"Oh, it's Winter? Christmas? Again?!", isn't it? We are stepping into the middle of November and it's the best time to start searching for the memorable gifts for your loved ones. However, it is even better not to go on a shopping spree, but design 3D printable gifts by yourself and participate in Christmas 3D printing challenge! Make...

Those sweet memories...The era of challenges on CGTrader began with game ready model and character contests two years ago. Today we are ready to announce the top game character designs of submitted for the challenge of 2015. We are thrilled to see how all of you are improving and doing better and better every time! Congratulations for all the participants, but of course the loudest applause goes for the six winners, who designed the most...

One more of our recent challenges has come to the end. This time we have been looking through the Apple 6s accessories designs to find out the best ones. Huge applause goes for all challenge participants as the submitted models are extremely original and presented really well. However, this time it was easy to elect the winners as they stood out from the crowd pretty obviously. Congratulations for the lucky ones! Best Model 1st place...

It's Autumn already. That means we are going to start dreaming about a cup of hot tea on cozy sofas and soft armchairs. Evaluating the furniture models, our judges found so many outstanding designs that it was not an easy task to choose the best ones. We got a lot of impressive designs to be showcased, unfortunately, we have only six winning places. Thank you all for the amazing work and good luck to everyone...

There's a visible trend in our community - it seems that you are crazy about game-ready model challenges. We appreciate that. Really. A lot. That's why we decided to cheer you up before the beginning of autumn by launching CG Game Character challenge. Remember those times back from the day when we used to have such memorable game characters such as Serious Sam or Duke Nukem? Don't you think it's time for a new era...

It is evident that 3D printing has place in schools and will continue to have a significant impact and value for education. That's why we decided to contribute to the worldwide initiative and organize an educational project called "History Through 3D Printing". The expected outcomes will be grouped in two model categories: 1. Miniatures / busts of US presidents 2. Miniatures representing architectural styles. How will it work? You can find the list of required...

It was our second Flora and Fauna challenge. Surprisingly, not only the challenge theme became a tradition, but also the 1st place winner! That only shows us how loyal, dedicated and concentrated on the specific topics our designers are! Thank you all for your patience, effort and amazing work! Your biggest motivation is incredible prizes, isn't it? So, we want to thank for all the sponsors, which helped us to attract marvelous designers: Rayvision, Happy...

Is there life on Mars or are we alone in the entire universe? There are thousands of UFO stories and aliens being spotted around the world every day... are all of them pure lies? And what about the future? Will those creatures (if they exist?!) live among us and become part of our society? These questions have been tackled in various sci-fi movies, games and books about alien attacks and invasions. However, fantasy films aren't...

Step by step… we have just stepped into the middle of summer. Time moves faster while all are getting slower and more relaxed. Probably at this moment you are reading this blog post lying on the sunny beach, having a cold drink in your hands. Meanwhile, CGTrader's team is sitting at the office desks ready to bring you some exciting news. Miicraft+ Jewelry challenge ended a few weeks ago and, finally, after long discussions the...