Art Challenge Prizes

Join for a chance to win tens of thousands in prizes

Not only are you expanding your creative skillset and making something amazing, you're participating to win some brilliant hardware and software from our sponsors

Dell Mobile Workstations put the power of NVIDIA RTX in your hands, giving you the same compute power as the pros

1st - Dell Pro Max Plus ($7,300)

CPU - Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
GPU - NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 16GB VRAM
Memory - 128 GB RAM
Storage - 2 TB SSD
Display - 16” FHD+ LCD Monitor, 1920x1200

2nd - Dell Pro Max Plus ($5,300)

CPU - Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
GPU - NVIDIA RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell 12GB VRAM
Memory - 64 GB RAM
Storage - 2 TB SSD
Display - 16” FHD+ LCD Monitor, 1920x1200

3rd - Dell Pro Max ($2,700)

CPU - AMD Risen AI 9 HX PRO 370
GPU - NVIDIA RTX PRO 1000 Blackwell 8GB VRAM
Memory - 32 GB RAM
Storage - 1 TB SSD
Display - 16” FHD+ LCD Monitor

Foundry's industry leading toolset gives you the opportunity to leverage over 30 years of award-winning heritage in feature animation and visual effects work

1st - NukeStudio, Mari, & Katana Annual Subscription ($9,800)

2nd - NukeStudio & Mari Annual Subscription ($7,300)

3rd - Mari Annual Subscription ($1,230)

Build a stable, fulfilling career in 3D — with hands-on mentorship from artists who’ve worked with companies like Pixar, Dneg, Netflix, Mozilla, and more...

1st - Longterm Mentorship ($9,600)

2nd - Short-term mentorship and 50% off long-term mentorship ($4800)

3rd - Short-term mentorship and 50% off long-term mentorship ($4800)

The industry leading node-based 3D content creator, allows you to procedurally create more shots under tight deadlines while achieving feature film quality results

1st - 1 year Houdini FX ($4995)

2nd - 1 year Houdini CORE ($1995)

3rd - 1 year Houdini Indie ($269)

Create works of art with the best-in-class digital drawing solutions for creative professionals to expand your creativity and increase your productivity

1st - Xencelabs Pen Display 24 + Multi-Axis Stand + Pen Tablet M v2 ($2,200)

2nd - Xencelabs Pen Display 24 ($1900)

3rd - Xencelabs Pen Display 16 Bundle ($1,300)

Expand your skillset by getting access to over 1700 hours of VFX and post-production training made by professional artists

1st - 1 Year Fxphd Premium Membership ($1200)

2nd - 1 Year Fxphd Premium Membership ($1200)

3rd - 1 Year Fxphd Premium Membership ($1200)

Ranch Computing's immersion cooling servers help you render on the cloud with complete peace of mind, lower carbon footprint, and without compromising the latest and most powerful compute power

1st - $1000 Ranch Computing credits

2nd - $750 Ranch Computing credits

3rd - $500 Ranch Computing credits

The industry standard for creating vegetation helps bring your vision to life with the SpeedTree modeler, featuring procedural generators and a cutting-edge photogrammetry workflow

1st - 1 year SpeedTree Modeler + 1 year of library access ($1500)

2nd - 1 year SpeedTree Modeler + $250 off any SpeedTree asset purchase ($749)

3rd - 1 year SpeedTree Modeler ($499)

Create stunning, immersive environments with the highest quality 3D assets, built for professionals in film, games, and animation

1st - 1 year Kitbash Unlimited Subscription ($995)

2nd - 6 month Kitbash Unlimited Subscription ($500)

3rd - 3 month Kitbash Unlimited Subscription ($250)

Pixar's flagship renderer give you the ability to render with the same toolset we use to render our films ... and we've got some Walking Teapots too!

1st - Pixar Goodies

1 year commercial RenderMan license
Walking Teapot - Latest
Walking Teapot - Vintage
Signed original art print
Plush Toy
... and more!

2nd - Pixar Goodies

1 year commercial RenderMan license
Walking Teapot - Latest
Walking Teapot - Vintage
Signed original art print
Plush Toy
... and more!

3rd - Pixar Goodies

1 year commercial RenderMan license
Walking Teapot - Latest
Walking Teapot - Vintage
Signed original art print
Plush Toy
... and more!

"[The Art Challenge] brought the same feeling as when I was a young boy discovering CG for the first time!"

- Fabio Rossi Sciedlarczyk - Creative Director at DAMN! and winner of "Everything and The Kitchen Sink" and "Rolling Teapot" RenderMan Art Challenges.