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2D ILLUSTRATION CATEGORY
1st PLACE- Wacom Intous A5
- Corel Painter X
- A 12-month subscription to 2DArtist magazine
- 1 book from Ballistic Publishing's Exotique Series
- A choice of 3 3DTotal products from the 3DTotal shop: http://shop.3dtotal.com (2 books maximum, and can include Digital Art Masters books, Shorts Drawer DVDs, Total Textures DVDs and eBooks)
- Wacom Intous A6
- Corel Draw X4
- A 6-month subscription to 2DArtist magazine
- 1 book from Ballistic Publishing's Exotique Series
- Wacom Bamboo Fun Small
- Corel Paint Shop Pro X2
- A 3-month subscription to 2DArtist magazine
- 1 book from Ballistic Publishing's Exotique Series
3D IMAGE CATEGORY
1st PLACE:- E-on Vue 7 xStream
- Pixologic ZBrush 3.1 Win
- Luxology Modo 302
- Pilgway 3D Coat 3.0
- A 12-month subscription to 3DCreative magazine
- 1 book from Ballistic Publishing's Expose Series
- A choice of 3 3DTotal products from the 3DTotal shop: http://shop.3dtotal.com (2 books maximum, and can include Digital Art Masters books, Shorts Drawer DVDs, Total Textures DVDs and eBooks)
- E-on Vue 7 Infinite
- Pilgway 3D Coat 3.0
- A 6-month subscription to 3DCreative magazine
- 1 book from Ballistic Publishing's Expose Series
- E-on Vue 7 Infinite
- Pilgway 3D Coat 3.0
- A 3-month subscription to 3DCreative magazine
- 1 book from Ballistic Publishing's Expose Series
COMIC (CARTOON) STYLE IMAGE CATEGORY:
1st PLACE:- A 12-month subscription to 2DArtist magazine
- 1 book from Ballistic Publishing's d'artiste Series
- A choice of 3 3DTotal products from the 3DTotal shop: http://shop.3dtotal.com (2 books maximum, and can include Digital Art Masters books, Shorts Drawer DVDs, Total Textures DVDs and eBooks)
- A 6-month subscription to 2DArtist magazine
- 1 book from Ballistic Publishing's d'artiste Series
- A 3-month subscription to 2DArtist magazine
- 1 book from Ballistic Publishing's d'artiste Series
SPECIAL PRIZES FROM SPONSORS:
- Corel's choice: Corel Draw X4
- Wacom's choice: Art Marker pen
AVATAR SPONSORS INFO:
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originally started in August 1999 as a project,
by Tom Greenway, to make a simple 3d resource site. In July 2001, 3DTotal released Version 2
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Magazines:
3DCreative (www.3dcreativemag.com) and 2DArtist (www.2dartistmag.com) are downloadable PDF magazines for CG artists, hobbyists and industry professionals all around the globe. The magazines focus on techniques, tutorials, interviews, project overviews and galleries; they also have news items, but these are kept to a minimum as these topics are best covered by the online news and CG sites that thrive on daily updates. Instead, the magazines focus on becoming timeless resources for artists to turn to again and again, whether they view them on monitors or choose to print them off.
Ballistic Publishing
Ballistic Publishing produces books of the highest quality, celebrating the talents of digital artists worldwide. We are an independent publisher based in Adelaide, South Australia, with offices in Melbourne (Victoria, Australia) and Tampa (Florida, USA).
We continue to work with artist's worldwide, building the Digital Art Community through the management of The CGSociety. The CGSociety offers a wide range of services to artists through forums, portfolios, training, jobs and event services. www.cgsociety.org boasts over 100,000 registered members, over 60,000 portfolios, hosts over 160,000 individual artworks and receives as many as 3,000,000 visitors every month.
Ballistic Publishing's aim is to continue to work with this world wide community of artists who strive to make beautiful and inspiring images and to continue to bring their work to a wider audience. www.ballisticpublishing.com
Corel
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4
Graphic design and illustration software
With vector illustration, page layout, photo-editing and tracing software, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 is ideal for professional and occasional designers tackling any type of graphics project. Precision design tools, market-leading file compatibility and high-quality graphics content help you turn your creative ideas into professional results.
Painter X
Digital painting, sketching and illustration software
Corel® Painter™ X mimics traditional painting better than any other software. Unique digital brushes, art materials and textures help artists achieve the perfect composition, color palette and brush stroke. Ideal for professional artists, designers and photographers, it's a complete digital art studio.
Paint Shop Pro Photo X2
A complete photo-editing software solution
Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo X2 Ultimate combines ease of use with full professional power. Fix brightness, color and photo imperfections like red eye in a few clicks, or use precision photo-editing controls to create photos you'll be proud to share.
About Corel
Corel revolutionized the graphic design industry when it introduced CorelDRAW® in 1989. Today, the Company continues to lead the market with its award-winning graphics and productivity software. Corel is also at the forefront of the digital media revolution, delivering the industry's broadest and most innovative portfolio of photo, video and DVD software. www.corel.com
e-on Software
Vue 7 xStream
Vue 7 xStream offers professional CG artists a complete toolset for creating and rendering exceptionally rich and realistic natural environments in 3ds Max, Maya, LightWave, Cinema 4D and XSI. Access all the power of the world's leading 3D scenery program directly from within your favorite application. Create and edit beautifully detailed natural environments using your application's standard manipulators. Render everything together inside 3ds Max, Maya, LightWave, Cinema 4D or XSI, with full interaction between Vue and native elements, including 2-way mutual shadow casting, reflection, refraction and GI.
Vue 7 Presentation Video
QuickTime version
(640x360, 38MB - requires free QuickTime 7 player)
Vue 7 Infinite
Vue 7 is the most efficient and advanced solution for creating, animating and rendering natural 3D environments. It offers a high-end 3D scenery solution for SFX studios, animators, illustrators, architects, matte painters and CG professionals. It is strongly focused on power, productivity and inter-operability with existing toolkits. Vue 7 naturally integrates and extends all major 3D applications to provide a complete, professional natural 3D studio. Specifically designed for professionals, it combines a multitude of cutting-edge features that easily integrate with your workflow. With its intuitive, production-oriented layout, you will quickly enhance your production with rich EcoSystems™ of wind-swept trees and plants, Spectral atmospheres and detailed terrains in fully animated scenes.
About e-on Software
e-on software creates, markets and supports the highest quality 3D
graphics products that exemplify ease-of-use and professional
results, specializing in the natural world.
E-on software's flagship products, Vue xStream and Vue Infinite, are
the winner of many computer graphics and animation awards worldwide.
Like all e-on software products, Vue empowers artists to translate
their passion for art into digital works using intuitive tools.
E-on software's team of expert software engineers, programmers,
trainers, and technicians assists users from installation through
production, and for years of growth to come.
"At e-on software we believe that the tools you choose are only as
good as the support staff that stands behind them". Responsive and
dedicated, our team is thoroughly trained to provide fast, effective,
and professional support.
E-on software is located in Beaverton, Oregon and has a European
office in Paris, France.
www.e-onsoftware.com
Luxology
Modo 302
Modo is the unique, artist-friendly 3D software that combines modeling, painting, animation and rendering in a fused workflow for designers and artists working in the areas of industrial design, architectural visualization, package design, game development, film and broadcast, education and scientific studies.
Modo has the fastest, most advanced polygonal and subdivision surface 3D modeler anywhere. Ideal for precision modeling of mechanical and architectural designs, and for freeform organic modeling. Integrated sculpting tools working alongside traditional tools take modeling to a new level.
Modo's paint tools provide one of the most natural painting experiences in 3D. Multi-threaded performance, a refined user interface, world-class tools and the ability to paint directly on any image in the Shader Tree make painting in modo a breeze.
Modo's world-class renderer cranks out stunning images and rock steady animations-with
physically-based lighting for natural realism. It's incredibly fast and fully multi-threaded.
Render across a network of Macs and PCs at ultra-high resolution.
www.luxology.com
Pilgway
3D-Coat 3.0
3D-Coat is primarily designed for character detailing and sculpting. It offers a rich toolset for painting color, displacement and gloss on the model surface, so as has a system of layers similar to the one of Adobe Photoshop. 3D-Coat's full compatibility with Adobe Photoshop allows editing projection and texture in Photoshop while preserving the structure of layers. The program contains powerful retopology tools. While offering a selection of complex instruments, 3D-Coat has a simple interface, allowing even inexperienced users to start working immediately. The program is enriched with hints, which makes it handy for both newbies and professionals. Being currently in development, version 3.0 introduces a system of voxel sculpting, providing for volumetric drawing with no topology limitations. There is no more drawing with stretched polygons in mind! 3D-Coat v.3.0 is slanted for release in Q1 2009.
www.3d-coat.com
Pixologic
ZBrush
ZBrush is an integrated modeling, texturing, and illustration environment application. ZBrush's innovative set of real-time sculpting, texturing, and deformation tools is used in major film studios and game companies worldwide. Its instant feedback and real-time response makes it the most natural feeling digital sculpting tool available today. As a stand-alone application, ZBrush offers tremendous flexibility and appeals to a wide audience.
About Pixologic
Founded in 1997, Pixologic develops, markets, and supports innovative software that is opening new doors for creative expression ZBrush is a graphic application aimed at simplifying the science behind generating computer graphics. ZBrush appeals to a wide audience by providing empowering tools that give users intuitive and visual control over the digital images they create. By providing a unique synthesis of 2D and 3D capabilities in a single stand-alone tool, ZBrush collapses economic and ease-of-use barriers to creating stunning images. Pixologic is privately owned and is located in California (offices in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area).
www.pixologic.com
Wacom
Wacom Pen Tablets
Pen tablets are easy-to-use input devices that plug into any computer through a USB port. They include a free-moving pen and an ergonomic pen tablet. With the pen in your hand, you move over your tablet and press the pen tip to the surface when you want to click. Every point on the tablet maps to a point on your screen, so it's a cinch to navigate your desktop and to use in any software application. Pen tablets are one of the fastest and most comfortable ways to work with your computer-offering you an alternative to working with a mouse.
Intuos
The Intuos3 professional pen tablet makes it easy to quickly and professionally edit photos and create digital artwork by turning on the full power of Adobe® Photoshop®, Corel® Painter™, and over 100 other leading software applications. Create universal settings for your pen and tablet or alter your settings by application for maximum productivity.
Intuos pen tablets use Wacom's patented technology to give you the natural feel and superior performance of Wacom's patented, cordless and battery-free technology. Get the control, comfort, and productivity of Intuos3-and join millions of satisfied Wacom tablet users. Alternating between the comfortable Grip Pen and the ergonomic five-button Intuos3 mouse reduces repetitive motion. It's an easy and natural way to work.
BambooFun
Bamboo Fun is also available in a variety of colors and sizes. For small workspaces or someone on the move, the small Bamboo Fun size is perfect. If you're starting to explore graphics applications or completing hobby projects on your home computer, you'll appreciate the extra workspace of a medium tablet. If you're moving into more advanced graphic applications, you'll quickly appreciate the added features of world's most popular pen tablet for Creative Professionals, Intuos.
About Wacom
In 1989, Wacom revolutionized the nature of digital creativity when it introduced
the world's first cordless, battery-free, pressure-sensitive pen. Wacom pen tablets
are now owned by millions of photographers, designers, artists, and other
professionals worldwide.
www.wacom.com
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