Yes, that means VRay, Redshift, IRay or any other renderer is allowed. No post in Photoshop other than a background swap though. The contest is about the Beast itself. Rather than having Beauty represented as an actual character, the beast could hold an item belonging to Beauty or something in the scene could remind us of…
True, deadlines do get extended at work environments sometimes. Though, with your example, if Blizzard does it, they want to get it right because doing so affects their sales. It's in their best interest to delay a deadline. This situation, however, was an open challenge set to see who will best rise to the challenge.…
I think that extension of only one week can drastically improve the quality of the overall contest. Most of the people are quite efficient in ideas and technical skill, but not so in time management. So many of the folks realize time frame only when a deadline becomes tight... Then comes frustration, and where is…
Welcome to The Beast Character Art Contest! In any adaptation of this universal theme, between the Beauty and the Beast, the Beast has always been the most fascinating character. He is a freak of nature, a monster, an anomaly who doesn’t belong in the world he lives in. But as strong and scary as he may look on the…
I can only speak for myself, but I don't do these contests for the prizes. I see it as an opportunity to push my abilities and hopefully gain knowledge and experience in the process. So from my point of view, in the spirit of artistic solidarity, I don't see any negative connotation in someone getting their project…