Heya, April here!
I've promised to tell more about the upcoming contest, so let's talk about it!
I do it for the first time, so it's definitely going to be very weird overall experience...
Contest will last two weeks, starting on 21st of April, right after i post a new scene pack, and ending on 5th of May!
After that the Vote phase will begin, where everyone will be able to vote for their favourite renders! You will have 7 days to vote, so results will be anounced on 12th of May or one day after that!
Contest will be Discord exclusive, so you'll have to visit my Discord server to be able to vote if you want!
So, what is overall theme of this contest?
Funny (or dumb) enough - there will be no theme! I'm going to release the scene pack with "maps" made out of props and with simple lighting setup and without characters. Instead of following certain theme, all you have to do is to make a pretty render using one of those scenes! No need to keep lighting or use same cubemap or preset, just do what you want, go wild and let your imagination flow!
Now, about the rules!
~ First of all, obviously, no offensive or outright lewd and hardcore scenes! Let's not break any ToS and keep it civil and wholesome.
~ AI\HS2 Studio renders only (obviously, you can't use these scene anywhere else anyways)
~ No post editing in Photoshop, GIMP and such (sorry!), everything should be made in AI\HS2 Studio!
~ Only one render per contestant, but you're free to re-submit your entry as many times as you want\need during the contest!
What about the prizes?
First of all, hugs for everyone!
There will be at least three winners, rewards are kind of eh, but it is what it is!
1st place ~ Free Character or Scene Commission, including free access to every character available in case if the winner is not part of Patreon tier!
2nd and 3rd place ~ Free Scene or Render Commission, including free access to every character available in case if the winner is not part of Patreon tier!
Honestly, i have no ideas for anything exclusive for the 3rd place, so it's going to be the same rewards as with 2nd place!
So, TLDR:
1 ~ I release new scene pack with empty maps on 21st of April, that's where contest will begin
2 ~ You do a wholesome render using any of those scenes, go wild and let your imagination flow!
3 ~ You will have two weeks to submit your entry, just send it to me via Discord DM!
4 ~ After two weeks have passed (May 5th is the last day!), i will post every entry on separate Discord channel, so that everyone could vote for their favourite render!
5 ~ You will have one week to vote, after that i will post the results in about one day maximum!
Small disclaimer: I'm not sure if my votes should have more weight here for vote phase, i know that some people have said that my votes should matter more, but i'm sure i'll like every render equally! So tell me what you think about it...
Really hope that it won't be disappointing...
Discord link:
Thank you!