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July 31st Challenge - "The Need for Speed"
Luiz Paulo Bonci First Place
Dale "Dasch" Schulz Second Place
Phil Schwarz Third Place
July 31st Challenge - "The Need for Speed" - Entries
Randy Power Entry 01
Nicholas Colin Webb Entry 02
Sakari Tiikkaja Entry 05
Patrick Lawler Entry 06
John Deckert Entry 07

Milan Balaban Entry 08
Rob Stephens Entry 09
Dave Lowe Entry 10
Chris Filsell Entry 11
Dan Jonsson Entry 12

Derek Wolfe Entry 14
Eric Runnels Entry 15
Everett Paul Stretch Entry 16
Don Burchfield Entry 17
July 31st Challenge - "The Need for Speed" - Outline

Note: The deadline for this challenge has been bumped from July 17th to July 31st

This challenge is to "go from 0 to 60" with Silo as fast as possible. The concept is to create a "race car" using Silo and Strata. Contestants can focus on the vehicle or on the driver (like in the Hot Rod comic books).


Now, don't copy these images (Ed's a one of a kind artist - so let's keep it that way), but you can draw inspiration from the original "Rat Fink"

Images used with permission of Ed Big Daddy Roth, Inc., copyright 2005

The grand prize winner will receive an iPOD Mini and a free ticket to the Red Rock Revival with a combined value of over $900! The second place winner will receive a 1 GB iPod Shuffle and the third place winner will receive a 512 MB iPod Shuffle.

The final entries will still be posted without names for voting, but I'd like to reduce the need to keep everything secret till voting day. You're welcome to post works in progress to the gallery, and solicit advice from the forums at any time before the challenge ends.

Any amount of post work may be done in Photoshop or other image editors, but try to avoid excessively "hand painting" the image.

Rules and Conditions

The 3D rendering in this challenge must be completely entirely in Strata3D. Modeling must be done in Silo and imported into Strata3D for rendering. Photoshop, Illustrator, or other image editors or page layout programs may be used for post-processing, texture creation or page layout.

If you have any questions regarding challenge rules or theme guidelines, please email me at michael@stratacafe.com

Entries will be accepted until midnight on July 31st. Judging will be done online by any member of the cafe with a gallery that's willing to vote =)

Submissions must be JPG, TIFF or PCT images no wider than 800 pixels. All images will be compressed as JPG's and reduced to 800 pixels wide. The image cannot contain your name or email address anywhere on it, as the judging will be anonymous.

These rules may be subject to change without notice before the close of the contest.

Please, if you have any questions or suggestions regarding the contest, please email me at: michael@stratacafe.com

The benefits of the contest:

1) The grand prize winner will receive an iPOD Mini and a free ticket to the Red Rock Revival with a combined value of over $900! The second place winner will receive a 1 GB iPod Shuffle and the third place winner will receive a 512 MB iPod Shuffle. Winners will also receive a charming trophy graphic that will reside on the winners profile page on StrataCafe, forever and ever.

2) People can come to this page to get information on up and coming contests and view past winners (That would be you!)

3) You will receive the adoration of your friends and family, as well as most of the people who visit StrataCafe. (Note: Adoration not a guarantee.)