you can found here the names of winners ;
https://www.cgtrader.com/blog/nature-in-high-definition-announcing-the-botanical-designs-3d-challenge-winners
congratulations to them for winning without any creativity.
If I had known that a piece of wood would be enough to win a prize, I wouldn't have worked so hard.
I'm a bit bitter that I did all this work only for CGT to be unable to verify it; it's too complicated for an automated system to understand. A human would have been amazed by the quality and creativity of the work—the atmosphere, the lighting, the design.
Admittedly, the verification didn't work on my file because one texture isn't square, and there are too many polygons. I thought the theme was "Nature in High Definition"... This is the only time in my life I've participated in a competition, and certainly the last.
Feel free to comment, congratulate, or complain here on this forum.
Here's a link to my proposal; you can criticize it, as it will help me understand my mistakes.
https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/plant/other/the-last-tree-preserved
One thing is common among the winners: they have low-poly, simple models, which is why I think they passed the verification process. I spent 5 days just reuploading, but the process kept failing. their 100% rule really limits the model you can make. I had to make several changes just because of that, and when I achieved 100%, the verification process failed.
The Model verification process failed even after multiple reuploads. I contacted the support, but did not get any help. I had 100% score in Blender, and I published using Kodama Publish. I think I got disqualified for that. I should have also uploaded a low-poly model. https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/plant/other/volcanic-oracle-5
One important thing: Anyone aiming to demonstrate dignity and responsibility in a partnership with CGTrade on social media platforms like Printset, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Vimeo, etc., should remove and repost the content on the platform that yields the best results. CGTrade does not deserve respect. And don't be afraid of being expelled; that will be a major reason for your actions on social media.
I have always tried to be fair and keep prices the same across all platforms to maintain a balance of partnership and responsibility. But after the percentage reduction and the bizarre nature of these contests, it's become difficult. Starting today, I will be posting the percentage difference on this platform and will also announce all new products on social media and where to find them with their prices. I am an advertising professional and I will create an ad template and make it available for anyone who wants to use it. This template, with prices on the platforms and a design, will provide a NEW platform for real artists.
You're absolutely right, it's a blatant disregard for professionalism, shameless and without dignity. I stopped participating in the 30%/50% off promotions; they show they don't care about the artists at all. It's not a partnership, it's an atrocity in a very rude way. These things need to reach buyers, and one way to do that is to showcase your products more on other platforms across all social media. Another way is to only publish here to promote and sell on other platforms with more advantages. I studied a lot for this contest and covered topics like terraforming, which is the biggest challenge in botany, even using scientific books, which is the reason for botany. I covered topiary, which is a botanical topic and was copied by many members who didn't know what to do. I also included exotic plants like carnivorous plants, etc. I have peace of mind about my contribution to the artists and friends; everything served as an impetus to generate work. Wait until 2026, we'll have a real platform.
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