Computer Graphics Competition Images
Over the last few years I've thrown my hat into the ring many times, competing against digital artists from all over the world. Overall, I've done pretty well.
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POV-COMP 2004
My first competition was POV-COMP 2004, a competition exclusively for POV-Ray users (my renderer of choice). Imagine; to my surprise, the gurus I saw online were just as impressed with my work as I was with theirs (well, maybe, almost ;). I entered two pieces and out of the top 25 award-winning spots I got 23rd and 25th places:
#23: Pathways |
#25: 13 Spiral Spheres |
If you'd like to try your hand at making some POV-Ray images yourself
you can download the program for free from from the POV-Ray website:
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IRTC, July-August 2005, Topic: Minimalism
My first Internet Ray-Tracing Competition (IRTC) competition entry yielded the groundbreaking (heh) "12 Catenoids" which didn't place at all:
IRTC, January-February 2006, Topic: Fire and Ice
My second IRTC entry "Frozen Fire" got first place:
TC-RTC, November-December 2007, Topic: Aeroplanes
After several years of active service, the IRTC suddenly shut down without warning, on indefinite hiatus. It was after nearly two years of this "hiatus" nonsense that I first heard that the brave lads at TC-RTC had stepped up to the plate with their own version of the IRTC. My first TC-RTC entry was "For Gnomeregan" which was awarded first place:
TC-RTC, January-February 2008, Topic: In the Wilderness
My second TC-RTC entry was "Wilderness Reborn" which also got first place:
TC-RTC March-April 2008 round, Topic: Moon-Face
My TC-RTC entry "Transcendence" again got first place:
TC-RTC, May-June 2008, Topic: The Bridge Builders
My TC-RTC entry "Slaver's Gorge" earned yet another first place award:
TC-RTC, March-April 2009, Topic: The Lost City
My TC-RTC entry "Lost Angeles" got second place:
IRTC, May-June 2009, Topic: Testing Round
The IRTC returns! For the new IRTC website's testing round my entry "Equis" got second place:
TC-RTC, July-August 2009, Topic: Dragons
I started quite late and ran out of time on this TC-RTC round, and my entry "Mama" ended up in a disappointing fifth place. After the deadline I finished the piece as it should have been entered had I not run out of time; I like to think it would've come in first place if this was the version I'd submitted:
IRTC, July-August 2009, Topic: Rebirth
My entry "Awake" for this IRTC round didn't place at all. Apparently it was just a bit too "out there" to garner enough votes.
TC-RTC, September-October 2009, Topic: Across the Plains
I got another late start on this TC-RTC piece and again ran out of time, but my unfinished entry "The Long Haul" somehow still earned second place:
IRTC, September-October 2009, Topic: Time (Steampunked)
My IRTC entry "Steampunk Digital Alarm Clock" was awarded first place:
TC-RTC, November-December 2009, Topic: Illuminated
What a refreshing change this time around; I had plenty of time to spare and actually completed two pieces for the competition.
My entry "Illuminated Manuscript" was awarded second place:
Illuminated Manuscript
My entry "Oculus" got sixth place:
Oculus
IRTC, July-August 2010, Topic: Plants
I entered two pieces for this competition, but at the time of this writing winners are still undecided.
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