Official Rules


Competition Terms:
  1. This is a digital art contest.
  2. All artwork submitted must be digital paintings created with digital art software.
  3.  There is no limitation regarding the software used to create the artworks.
  4. Theme: Summer. All entries must follow the Competition theme.
  5. The Competition is open to 2D and 3D artists (3D renderings are allowed).
  6. The Competition is open to amateur and professional artists.
  7. The Participant MUST have a full copyright of their submitted work.
  8.  Submissions containing filtered photos, photo manipulations, collages or  animation are NOT accepted.
  9. Works containing pornography or promoting violence won’t be accepted.
  10. The Competition is international.
  11. Artists 18 years old and older may submit.
  12. There is no limit to the number of images that a Participant can submit.
  13. Submission is free of charge.
  14. File size must not exceed 10MBs.
  15. Only png and jpeg image file formats will be accepted.
 
Submission Deadline:
     Artwork submissions will be accepted from August 14 to Sep 22, 2019. 
     The submitted artworks will be evaluated and published in a special competition gallery immediately after being approved.

How to Submit:
    The Artworks must be submitted through the special submission form on Pixarra’s website at www.pixarra.com/competition
 
General rules:
  1. The Competition is organized and sponsored by Pixarra Inc., called herein the Organizer.
  2. To take part in the Competition, the Participant must agree to the official rules.
  3. By submitting an artwork through the online form at www.Pixarra.com, the Participant agrees to these Rules.
  4. By entering the competition, the Participant represents, acknowledges, and warrants that the submitted artwork is an original work created solely by the Participant, that the creation does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title, claim, or interest in the image.
  5. All the copyrights during and after the competition belong to the Participant. The Organizer may showcase the artworks taking part in the Competition on its website and social media and to use them for marketing purposes.
  6. Artworks must not be watermarked by any external source, cannot have any company logos, trademarks or otherwise display copyrighted content which does not belong to the Participant. Personal logos and signatures are allowed.

 
Awards and Winners:
  1. The winners will be selected by representatives of Pixarra , and will receive the following prizes:
           First Place:
          - 1 x $75 Renderosity Gift Certificate
          - TwistedBrush Pro Studio 24 by Pixarra
          - PD Howler 2020 by TheBest3D
          - Aartform Curvy 3D version 3.0 with upgrade to version 4.0
          - PaintStorm Studio – Desktop or iPad version
          - Expresii Paint
          - DP Animation Maker by DesktopPaints

 
          Second Place:
          - 1 x $50 Renderosity Gift Certificate
          - Pixarra Studio Bundle 2 
          - PD Howler 2019 by TheBest3D
          - Aartform Curvy 3D version 3.0 with upgrade to version 4.0
          - PaintStorm Studio – Desktop or iPad version
          - Expresii Paint
          - DP Animation Maker by DesktopPaints
 
          Third Place:
          - 1 x $25 Renderosity Gift Certificate
          - Pixarra Studio Product  (Paint Studio, Tree Studio, Blob Studio, Liquid Studio, Luminance Studio, Pixel Studio or Selfie Studio)                by choice
          - PD Artist 2019 by TheBest3D
          - Aartform Curvy 3D version 3.0 with upgrade to version 4.0
          - PaintStorm Studio – Desktop or iPad version
          - Expresii Paint
          - DP Animation Maker by DesktopPaints
 
     2. The Winners will be announced on the Organizer’s website and social media, on September 25, 2019. The Winners will be informed personally via email.
    3. If the top Artworks are deemed to be invalid by any reason or the Winners don’t respond within 72 hours after being contacted by the Organizer, alternate winners will be selected.

Additional information:
  1. The Organizer reserves the right to modify the Rules without informing the Participants beforehand.
  2. The Organizer is not held responsible for any damage or loss experienced as a result of participating in the competition by the Participant or any parties related to him/her/it.
  3. By accepting the competition rules, the Participant agrees that his/her personal information will be collected, processed and disclosed to third parties for the needs of the contest.
           3.1. The Participant’s name will be displayed in the gallery along with his/her submission(s) as well as on the Organizer’s social media pages during the contest and submission promotions.
           3.2. If the Participant is among the contest winners, his/her name and email will be disclosed to the contest sponsors in order to receive the prize. In this case, the Participant’s name will be displayed in the winners list on the Organizer’s website.
 
 
For any questions or comments, please contact us at [email protected].

Official Sponsors
Renderosity
​The Renderosity community is made up of thousands of artists who have a passion for helping others learn, share and grow in 2D and 3D digital art. The Renderosity members are a very interactive community with forums, chats, free content and a marketplace for digital products, 2D resources and 3D models. For more 2D resources, visit http://bit.ly/Rendo2D.
Aartform Curvy 3D
Curvy 3D 3.0 is an innovative sculpting program for Windows, ideal for first time 3D artists.
Drawing is Fast: Curvy brings new speed to 3D modelling by letting you draw shapes straight into 3D. Create whole models with just a few strokes. Sculpting 3D graphics for art and games is quick and hassle free.
Painting is Easy: ​Colours and shapes are easy to work with using Curvy's artist friendly tools. You can sketch anand paint colors, formsnd bumps directly onto your 3D models, and then export models and textures for use in other 3D programs.
Paintstorm Studio
Paintstorm Studio is the first iOS App designed not only for simple sketches, but for professional digital painting of any level, genre and technique. Paintstorm helps you to discover the magnificence and unleash the full potential of Apple Pencil and brings you to a whole new level of drawing. Creating an art masterpiece has never been so mobile. And a major role in this program play the brushes - you can easily and quickly adjust the brushes suitable for your painting style.
Anyone who has ever painted knows it's hard to overestimate the painting tool and the importance of all the seemingly insignificant details. The Paintstorm Studio team tried not to miss any of them. Their goal was goal was to create an intuitive, simple-to-use but at the same time functionally powerful tool that brings the process of digital painting to a new level, making it as comfortable as possible.
DesktopPaints (DP Animation Maker)
DesktopPaints is a privately held software company based in the beautiful city of Tallinn, Estonia. They have been specializing in development of desktop software since 2005 and currently offer leading products in the Computer graphic and animation and Desktop enchantments areas.
DP Animation Maker is smart 2D animation software that lets you turn still images into live moving scenes. You can create living, breathing worlds from your still images with minimum effort. DP Animation Maker lets you make natural scenes burst with vibrancy and give motion to people and objects.
TheBest3D
​The Best3D is the authorized reseller and partner/co-developer of Project Dogwaffle, including PD Artist, PD Particles and the top-of-the-line PD Howler.
PD Howler is a digital painting and visual effects program for Microsoft Windows, including Painting, Animation, 3D and Visual FX tools. It is the perfect tool for home designers and game developers. PD Artist is a subset of PD Howler, but without the animation or video tools. The result: a lean, mean painting machine that's even more affordable.
Expresii
​Expresii is a next-gen paint program featuring important breakthroughs in recent history of digital painting technology: 1. 3D brushes allowing expressive strokes as if done wielding a real brush. 2. State-of-the-art ink (watercolor) flow simulation, giving you the charm of water-based media. 3. Vector-like 12k+ output with raster richness. Currently it focuses on Eastern brush & ink, but more media will be added in the future.
Expresii is being developed by the Computer Graphics researcher Nelson Chu, one of the pioneers in GPU-based digital painting technology.