Evermotion Challenge 2014 Winners Annoucement!

Summer in the City is here! Five judges have chosen six best works - three man prizes and three awards.

Our jury:

• Alex Roman (CG Artist),
• Rusko Ruskov (V-Ray Master Trainer, Chaos Group),
• Grant Warwick (Mastering CGI Owner),
• Ciro Sannino (Official V-Ray Instructor),
• Jakub Dabrowski (Evermotion CG Artist).

Let's see who's got the most attention of jury!

1st place - m3dve - Tamas Medve - link to Challenge thread

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I think it TRULY nails the summertime in this paradise artwork. Not only has a perfect mood and photographic composition but it also gathers an extreme sense for detail everywhere...  - Alex Roman

I can hear the sound of the waves. Amazing technical work, amazing realism. - Ciro Sannino

Best entry by far. Great lighting, rendering, editing and mood. - Rusko Ruskov

Great Holiday feeling, I would love to be there now. Technically strong image. - Jakub Dąbrowski

• 5 EVERMOTION collections of winner's choose and €1000
• V-ray for 3dsMAX - Commercial V-Ray license of choice
• VRAYforC4D
• Arion for 3ds Max
• Fox RenderFarm Rendering Credits for €500
• Octane Standalone License + Octane plugin of winners' choice
• 1 year subscription to Learnvray
• 1 Digital-Tutors annual plus subscription
• CityTraffic
• an(i)ma + 10 compatible human 3d models
• Mastering Hard Surface tutorials
• MultiScatter
• Arion stand-alone
• Mastering V-Ray tutorials
• "The Third and The Seventh: From Bits to the Lens" book by Alex Roman
• "Photography & Rendering with V-Ray" book by Ciro Sannino
• CGIFarm Rendering Credits for $400

2nd place - Neb - Marcin Jastrzębski - link to Challenge thread

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I can feel the humidity with rain, typical of summer. Great technical work, good realism.  - Ciro Sannino

Good composition and editing. Reminds me of London in the summer :) - Rusko Ruskov

Detailed work, good Composition, realistic shaders. Greta idea of refreshing rain on a hot day. - Jakub Dąbrowski

• 5 EVERMOTION collections of winner's choose and €750
• V-ray for 3dsMAx - One-year licenses of choice
• Arion for 3ds Max
• Octane Standalone License + Octane plugin of choice
• CityTraffic
• an(i)ma + 5 compatible human 3d models
• Fox RenderFarm Rendering Credits for €300
• 1 Digital-Tutors annual subscription
• Mastering Hard Surface tutorials
• Mastering V-Ray tutorials
• "The Third and The Seventh: From Bits to the Lens" book by Alex Roman
• "Photography & Rendering with V-Ray" book by Ciro Sannino
• CGIFarm Rendering Credits for $250

3rd place - colorsponge - link to Challenge thread

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It's a beast of composition, atmosphere and amount of detail. It breathes the real futuristic city summer hot "in the city" - Alex Roman

Incredible amount of details. Very good work, but in my opionion scene appears to be cold because of all metal elements. This scene could be set in any season - Jakub Dąbrowski.

• 5 EVERMOTION collections of winner's choose and €500
• V-ray for 3dsMAx - One-year licenses of choice
• Octane Standalone License + Octane plugin of choice
• an(i)ma
• Mastering Hard Surface tutorials
• MadCar
• Fox RenderFarm Rendering Credits for €200
• Arion stand-alone
• Mastering V-Ray tutorials
• "The Third and The Seventh: From Bits to the Lens" book by Alex Roman
• "Photography & Rendering with V-Ray" book by Ciro Sannino
• 1 Digital-Tutors monthly plus subscription
• CGIFarm Rendering Credits for $150

1st Award - eden-3d - Adam Grania - link to Challenge thread

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• "The Third and The Seventh: From Bits to the Lens" book by Alex Roman
• Evermotion collection
• CGIFarm Rendering Credits for $100

2nd award - cgdigi - Peter Ang

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• "The Third and The Seventh: From Bits to the Lens" book by Alex Roman
• Evermotion collection
• CGIFarm Rendering Credits for $100

3rd Award - Geographics - George Krallis

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George Krallis will receive:

• "The Third and The Seventh: From Bits to the Lens" book by Alex Roman
• Evermotion collection
• CGIFarm Rendering Credits for $100

Congratulations to all winners!