Challenges

Take war where it can‘t hurt anyone – take it to Virtual Reality with our VR Military Challenge!

There are no categories in this challenge: soldiers, tanks, giant mecha, rocket launchers – anything goes. As long as it is a low-poly (no more than 50,000 polygons) model ready for endless VR conflict, it‘s good to go.

The challenge runs from 14th of March, 2016, to the 30th of May, 2016. There will be one winner and two runner-ups for Best Model award. One winner and one runner-up will be rewarded for Best Portfolio (at least 8 eligible models entered in the contest), too.

But what’s in the loot back? Well, we have computer-bound brighter3d Pro SketchUp Plug-in licenses, AC3D modeling software, rigging software licenses The Setup Machine For Games, Milkshape3D licenses, digital copies (with 5Gb of models) of Animation: Master and Time-Lapse skies (one for best model winner and one for best portfolio) from Hyperfocal Design. Now that is a haul worthy of the mightiest conquest!

It's been a while since we've had our last Low Poly Challenge - this of course means, that it is time for another one!

Since we're getting used to challenges with a bit more detailed requirements, let's set some ground rules for this one:

Winners will be chosen for Best Character and Best Environment models - each category will have a winner and a runner-up. Models must be Low Poly (Up to 50,000 Polygons). There will be two winners for the Best Portfolio as well.

We have quite a few sponsors for this challenge - the prizes include Render fees by FoxRenderfarm, Quixel Suite licenses, ShaderMap licenses, Texture kits by Greyscalegorilla, BonyFace 3.2 Animation systems, Topogun licenses and full versions of Pixplant 3 by PixPlant.

We will pick one extra winner for Character and Environment that is made with a Cinema 4D - so if you need Broadcast or Visualize version by Maxon, keep it in mind when you make your entry!

We love nature and that includes the Third Dimensional one. That's why we can't have too many of nature-themed challenges!

Oh, since it's fun to keep trying the new things for the challenges, we're having this one a bit modified - naming three different categories for the competition - Animals, Plants and Environment. Choose the one that fits you best, put your ideas to the 3D, render them and create a memorable and worthy winner!

We're teaming up with FoxRenderfarm (Rendering fees), Exlevel (GrowFX Licenses), 3DCoat (Professional Licenses), Video Copilot (3D Shader Bundles), Dosch Design (Tree Libraries) and CGCookie (Memberships) to bring you the prizes worth fighting for!

Uploading your first model must bring a good feeling. That one, where you feel the achievement and excitement rushing trough your veins! OK, even if we got a bit carried away here, the feeling is still a good one, right?

After the successful first launch of the competition, we're continuing the First Model Challenge!

The challenge will run for the full February and anyone who uploads his first CG model is a contestant in this challenge! The winner will be picked at the start of the March.

For the February edition, we have a real goodie from Reallusion - iClone Animation Pipeline package, worth $790!

2016 is a good year to set new trends, and we're thinking about setting some in the Fashion world. It's a tough task, but it can be done, right? Especially, when we have two (that's right, t-w-o!) 3D Printers to giveaway as a motivating factor...

Make unique accessories, belts, gadgets, shoes or anything you can 3D print and wear - make it stylish, make it trendy, make it 3D printable!

We're teaming up with Mbot3D, Lix and Innofil3D to give you something to fight for - Mbot GridII+ SH 3D Printers, LIX pens and printing filaments from Innofil3D!

It's been a long time since we had a challenge like this. Wait, actually, did we even have one like this? Oh, we actually didn't... It's a completely new challenge, people!

This time round, we teamed up with Rayvision, Cheetah 3D and Maxon to give you a brand new CG Science/Medical Challenge. Put your mind to work, create a medical or science-related model and compete in our competition to win some great prizes!

The Prizes include render fees from Rayvision, licences from Cheetah 3D, Educational Licences by RayFire and Broadcast/Visualize versions from Maxon. If the winner is a Cinema 4D user, Maxon will give a set of special goodies for the winner, so no one is left without a reward!.

Everyone remembers their first model... It's just like the first kiss, first ride on your bike, or when you first started walking ( well, sort of)... Well, we're here with a new challenge for you - Upload your first model on CGTrader and have a chance to win 500 Hours of Free Rendering!

We've teamed up with our friends at Rayvision who are giving away a prize worth the devilishly handsome $666. A good way to start your career on our platform, don't you say?

The challenge will run for the full January and anyone who uploads his first model is a contestant in this challenge! We'll pick the winner at the start of the next month.

It's time to roll up your sleeves, upload on your first model and win the sweet-looking rendering fee from Rayvision!