November 24, 2025
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RenderMan "First Contact" Art Ch...
November 24, 2025
239 Challengers | 109 Submissions | 51 Finalists | 3 Winning Entries | 15 Honorable Mentions
Challenge Dates: 8/13/2025 - 11/10/2025
Judges: Eman Abdul-Razzak, Jeremy Birn, Michael "Cash" Cacciamani, Masha Ellsworth, Chia-Chi Hu, Rich Hurrey, Markus Kranzler, Leif Pedersen, Eugene Riecansky, Vandana Sahrawat, Dylan Sisson.
Congratulations to our winners! In our twelfth art challenge, the judges awarded points in two categories, Narrative (25% Story and 25% Composition) and Technical (25% Texturing/Shading and 25% Lighting/Rendering).
Thanks to our community for making this challenge the most amazing one yet!
A big thanks to our amazing sponsors AMD, DELL, NVIDIA, Ranch Computing, Adobe, Foundry, fxphd, Greyscalegorilla, KitBash3D, Ozone, SideFX, SpeedTree, Thoughtful3D, and Xencelabs for co-sponsoring this community event with brilliant prizes, creative mentorship, and cloud rendering!
Virtual or Reality
Alien Gambit
First Contact
UFO Stop
Kites
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Assets by Adobe, KitBash3D, Greyscalegorilla, Ozone, and Pixar. RenderMan "First Contact" Art Challenge © Disney/Pixar
*RenderMan community account required to participate. All decisions of the judges are final. Prizes cannot be exchanged for their cash value. Prizes are non transferable.
Contest Participants agree to comply with all applicable export control laws and sanctions. Contest Participants agree NOT TO use, export, reexport or transfer (in-country) RenderMan in or to: (1) a country or region subject to a US partial or comprehensive embargo, such as Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Crimea, Donetsk People’s Republic, or Luhansk People’s Republic; OR (2) any person or entity listed on the “Entity List” or "Denied Persons List" maintained by the US Department of Commerce, the list of "Specifically Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons" maintained by the US Department of Treasury or any other applicable prohibited party list of the US Government. Contest Participants further agree that they are not nationals or residents of the countries or regions listed in (1) above.
