Pixologic is proud to announce our second official contest, with more sponsors and even bigger prizes! All registered ZBrushCentral members are encouraged to enter.

In order to participate in Pixologic Inc.'s Action Hero Contest (the "Contest"), all potential participants must agree to abide by and comply with the rules set forth below (the "Rules"). Failure to comply with the Rules may result in your submission (or "Entry") being disregarded and you being disqualified from the Contest.

The challenge this time around is to create an original superhero or villian and show him or her in action. Imagine yourself to be a newspaper photographer, capturing your subject at a key point of the fight against his archenemy in what is sure to become a Pulitzer-winning shot. Except that you're doing it in 3D, creating a full figure sculpt of your hero.

Obvious takes on established characters are not permitted. Your creation must be a hero that has never been seen before in any media. Invent a one paragraph back story for your character, describe the hero's primary powers, then bring him or her to action-packed, crime fighting life in ZBrush.

The following examples demonstrate the sense of drama that you should strive for with your poses:

© 2008 Marvel Characters, Inc., All rights reserved.      © DC Comics, All rights reserved.

Form and pose are paramount in this challenge. This may be a comics-style action pose, but that doesn't mean that Good Form is a villain that can be thrown out the window! Be conscious of muscle structure and how it moves beneath the skin as a person moves. Think about things like balance and action lines. We want your character's representation to be believable!

One excellent resource to help you with this subject is Scott Eaton's "Digital Figure Sculpture" article.

See ZBrush's Transpose in action at the following links:

Video 1 A cool little trick with Transpose Master
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Video 2 Using Subtool and Transpose Master together for posing your character
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Grand Prize Totaling MSRP $4,500
Top of the Line Axiotron Modbook
One Year Subscription to 3D World Magazine
User Chooses 20 Gnomon DVD Training Package

First Prize Totaling MSRP $4,000
NextEngine 3D Scanner
One Year Subscription to 3D World Magazine
User Chooses 15 Gnomon DVD Training Package

Second Prize Totaling MSRP $2,000
12" 3D Print from Offload Studios
One Year Subscription to 3D World Magazine
Winner Chooses 10 Gnomon DVD Training Package

Third Prize Totaling MSRP $1,000
Wacom Cintiq 12WX

Fourth Prize Totaling MSRP $300
4" 3D Print from Offload Studios

Runners Up
Each finalist not winning one of the above prizes will receive one Standard Edition Book from Ballistic Publishing.

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Exotique 4 (Softcover) More Info
Matte Painting 2 (Slip Cased) More Info
Digital Painting 2 (Slip Cased) More Info
Element 3 (Hard Cover) More Info
Expose 6 (Soft Cover) More Info

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Honorable Mention Totaling MSRP $300
4" 3D Print from Offload Studios