CGSociety announced AMD Radeon Pro Challenge in collaboration with AMD and KitBash3d. Check out complete details.

AMD Radeon Pro challenge is geared towards artistic creativity with CGI enhancement of lighting and rendering. Radeon Pro is specialized GPUs (Graphics Processing Unit) from AMD. The application areas of this Radeon ProRender technology consists heavy computational domains including 3D, VFX, Games, Virtual Reality (VR), Architecture and other video related segments of Media and Entertainment industry.

AMD, CGSociety and KitBash3d are driving forces behind this latest AMD Radeon Pro challenge. Details of the online contest are as follows.

1) Character Art Competition:

• It can be character or creature
• Need to submit 3 WIP images before uploading the final output
• Submit complete model with texturing and lighting
• Final output size: Minimum 3000 pixel size
• Winners:
  1^st: Radeon Pro WX 7100
  2^nd: A full kit from KitBash3d

2) Matte Painting Competition:

• Select topic from alien civilization, destroyed city or castle on a hillside (default) 
• Need to submit 3 WIP images before uploading the final output
• Enhance with some 3D elements and camera movement
• Final output size: Minimum 3000 pixel size
• Winners:
  1^st: Radeon Pro WX 9100
  2^nd: A full kit from KitBash3d

3) Render and Lighting Competition:

• Need to submit 3 WIP images before uploading the final output
• Final output size: Minimum 3000 pixel size
• Submit 2 variations of final render
• Winners:
  1^st: Radeon Pro WX 7100
  2^nd: A full kit from KitBash3d

Competition end date:

• 15^th December, Friday, 2017

How to participate in AMD Radeon Pro Challenge?

Select your favorite topic and start working. When you are ready with WIP, join this official thread of CGSocity and submit your work. Click ‘NEW THREAD’ and provide complete details. Also indicate the software and hardware you are using. After submitting the WIP, you will receive download link of sample kit from Kitbash 3d, to be used in the contest. You can also see competitor’s WIP and final submission output on this page.     

One artist can participate in more than one competition. Your entries will be judged from experts of AMD, CGSociety, Epic Games, Blizzard, Id, Bioware and Legacy FX.

AMD Radeon Pro download link:

To participate in this CGSociety online competition, download free version of AMD Radeon Pro rendering engine from this official link. The plug-in is compatible with Maya, 3ds Max, Blender and SOLIDWORKS (3D CAD design software).

Questions? ask Travis here and get your queries solved.

The Virtual Assist wishes best luck to all participants.