Contest Official Rules and Deadlines

1. One thread per artist. (Should you change your concept, the new work must continue within the original thread.)
2. No team entries are permitted.
3. Employees of sponsors may participate in the WIP phase of the challenge, but are not eligible for the contest. Such participation must be labeled as "Non-Entry" in each post in which a WIP image is shown.
4. The emphasis of the challenge is on the use of ZBrush. No more than a base mesh may be imported from another application, and the use of such a mesh must be disclosed. If a base mesh is used, the thread must contain an image of what the model looked like upon import into ZBrush. This allows viewers to then understand the use of ZBrush from that point.
5. Pre-fabricated models are permitted for this base mesh. Keep in mind, however, that the contest is being judged by industry experts and your peers. Your character will achieve better impact if you create all elements from scratch than if you resort to using anything that is pre-fabricated.
6. The use of copyrighted elements is not allowed.
7. Any character deemed to be the same or similar (in whole or in part) to one currently published by yourself or any other artist will be disqualified.
8. Any image deemed to contain content that depicts explicit acts that are overtly violent, sexual, cruel or brutal will be disqualified. Such entries may, at Pixologic's sole discretion, be closed during the WIP phases of the contest.
9. 9. The challenge runs eight weeks, from December 19, 2008 through midnight on February 13, 2009.. The final post for your entry must be made no later than February 13, 2009. No late entries will be accepted.
10. Community involvement is a key aspect of this competition. For that reason, entrants are not allowed to wait until the last weeks of the contest before entering. The deadline for making your initial post is three weeks following the start of the contest. January 9, 2009.
11. Panelist judging runs for one week, February 14, 2009 through February 20, 2009.
12. Community judging runs for one week, February 21, 2009 through February 27, 2009.
13. Winners will be announced on Monday, March 2, 2009.
14. All dates are based on the U.S. Pacific Time zone. Entry and voting deadlines are at 11:59 pm on the date in question.
15. To be eligible for prizes, all winning contestants must provide detailed tutorial articles for the Pixologic website. These articles must be provided to Pixologic between the dates of March 2, 2009 and March 16, 2009. Instructions for their delivery will be made available to the winners at time. Failure to submit a tutorial article by the deadline will result in your prize being awarded to the next runner up.
16. The sponsors of this contest may use final or winning artwork for marketing purposes in the context of the challenge, and agree to clearly credit the artist if any such artwork is used.
17. All entries are the property of the respective artists. Pixologic may use submitted artwork for the purpose of promoting this or future contests. If any artist's work is used in this manner, the artist will be credited.