Red Rock Challenge - Winners Circle

First Place 23 - Derek Wolfe Second Place 03 - Luis Paulo Bonci Second Place 24 - Dave Maloney

Red Rock Challenge - Third Place Winners

06 - Dale Schulz 02 - Richard Riney 25 - Carlos Vega 13 - Michael Foster

18 - Don Burchfield 07 - Keith Opie 08 - Mark Loertscher

22 - Ed Tuttle 26 - Christopher Richard 20 - Forbes Robertson

Red Rock Challenge Entries

01 - Howard Prince 04 - Dan Jonsson 05 - Luis Antonio Perez Cuevas 09 - Willard Black

10 - Maximiliano de Seixas Gonçalve 11 - Dan Schultzer 12 - David Campfield 14 - Mark Salyer

15 - Guillermo Navarro 16 - Darren Hickman 17 - Derek Riggs 19 - Rodolf Skowerski

21 - Edward Piecyk 27 - Luis Aranda 28 - Horacio Ramos

Challenge Details

Sponsored By

April 15th "Red Rock Challenge" - Outline

How would you like to craft the image that will be used for the 2004 version of Strata's Red Rock Revival User Conference? Better yet, how would you like to win a Red Rock Learning Vacation - a $2,400 value that comes complete with two conference passes, hotel accommodations and travel cash? Not enough? Included in the Grand Prize Package are a Creativepro.com fleece vest and tumbler, a copy of Scott Kelby's best selling book "Photoshop CS Down & Dirty", PhotoshopCafe's amazing "Guru Package" and a one year subscription to Mac Design Magazine.

Use "Rocky", the mascot of the Red Rock Revival Strata User Conference, to create the base image for the conference binder, web site, videos and follow-up CDs. The entry must portray Rocky in a positive light (he's very concerned about his "image") and reflect the essence and wonder of the creative environment of Zion National Park. Rocky may be extruded, used as the basis for a texture map, etc. Rocky may stand as the central element of your illustration or he might recede into the background (where's Waldo style). But above all, make a great image.

Reference images and information can be found here:
http://www.zionnationalpark.com/
http://www.nps.gov/zion/home.htm
http://www.zion.national-park.com/
http://www.zionpark.com/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/zion/

Many resources can be found here:
http://www.stratacafe.com/textures/textures.asp?&cat=14
http://www.stratacafe.com/textures/textures.asp?&cat=16
http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/textures.asp

Get Rocky here:
http://www.strata.com/Rocky.zip

The Prizes

Note: Some prizes awarded to non-US winners may be subject to shipping charges. Mac Design Magazine subscription prizes are restricted to US residents only.

Judging

Overall impact: 50% of score / Concept: 25% of score / Graphics Skill: 25% of score

Rules and Conditions

- 3D renderings for this project must be created with either Strata 3Dplus, 3Dpro, or the trial version available here.

- Image must contain the Red Rock logo, "Rocky", in some form or fashion.

- Entries will consist of a JPG file approximately 5 X 7 inches at 72 DPI (360 pixels wide x 504 pixels high).

- Entries must include a screenshot of your model in Strata 3D.

- Submit Entries using the submission form on the upper left hand corner of this page.

- All entries and designs must be your original.

- The image cannot contain your name or email address anywhere on it, as the judging will be anonymous.

- You may use any tools or platform you choose, but you must use Strata 3D for at least 30% of the design.

- Winners must provide a layered Photoshop file at 5 X 7 inches at 300 DPI for print resolution.

- All entries will be accepted until midnight on Thursday April 15th 2004.

- Entries are limited to one per designer, all other submissions will be disqualified.

- Anyone may enter (except judges).

- In order to qualify for the Grand prize you must be at least 18 years of age.

- Judges decision will be final and no exceptions.

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