THE BIGGEST Blender Community Challenge is here!

[@bjornjansenvanvuuren6585]

I may be new to blender but I am so going to participate. Don't expect to get far but just the sheer awesomeness of partaking is good enough for me!

[@BadNormals]

That's the attitude!

[@captain4318]

That's the way to learn. Never stop, keep creating!

[@BeyondLimits3D]

Make sure to upload it on KZbin for your own channel, too. Many of us have been doing that. Good luck!

[@omkarprabhu777]

Thanks for making this challenge, I missed Clint's challenges on his channel since I started using blender after that. I was waiting for someone to host a community challenge like this and I'm glad its you. Going to participate.

[@stylezmorales]

Same, I got way too ambitious for someone who hasn't used blender for too long. But this time, I'm def in and already got most of the composition in place, now for the fine details!

[@SaladSneky]

Welp, it's here now

[@MichaelHickman3D]

Alright, you are one of the greatest blender KZbin’s out rn, so I’ll join because the level of skill your community has is jaw dropping and I want to add to that foundation you have built for so many people.

[@DanielTDesign]

Looks like an awesome contest! I can't wait to participate! Your rules and submission guidelines are some of the clearest I have ever seen, so great job on that! 👍

[@Tumiso]

Can you show us you making a render for the challenge as an example ?

[@sicfxmusic]

thumbnail

[@ahadasif8402]

Yeh

[@kalubandali2241]

agreed I usually render in UE5 cause I am a noob

[@felipedutra5276]

To start, i will be deleting the cube and then adding another one back...

[@BeyondLimits3D]

I've been collecting every upload I can find and putting into a playlist on my channel. Talk about awesome submissions! Great job everyone!

[@zernus8383]

is he gonna make a video about the challenge?

[@BeyondLimits3D]

@@zernus8383 As far as I know he'll make a huge montage video. My playlist is more of a sneak peek, kind of a place to see what has been submitted without having to search!

[@cashtanimations]

oh man, why am I seeing this now? can I make it in one week? hell yeah I can!

[@satyamanu2211]

Can you create an interesting hastag for this contest so that we can post our progress in our channel with the hashtag?? that would really be fun...

[@primestryker]

Appreciate it buddy thanks

[@christoffel5852]

This is a really great opportunity for all artists, to grow inside a big community 🥔👌

[@safari.3d887]

I'm a noob by definition but I am super excited. I'd love to join and be part of this

[@toonitedytp4194]

Finally I’ve been wanting to join a blender community challenge for so long now.

[@kazialauddinmiah9636]

I can't believe literally no one is talking about how satisfying Nice tutorials voice softs.

[@diefenbaecker]

Great idea, thanks for putting this together! Really looking forward to seeing the final result. 🔥

[@isxander]

sent mine 😊 looking forward to see all the renders stitched together, im sure it'll look amazing. thank you for making this challenge Bad Normals. awesome idea as always!

[@BeyondLimits3D]

I've started a playlist of all the submissions I could find on KZbin. Wow! Absolutely amazing work!

[@isxander]

@@BeyondLimits3D thats an awesome playlist! feel free to share mine on my channel 😊

[@BeyondLimits3D]

@@isxander So glad you liked it. I'll make sure your submission is on the list! I'll be starting a playlist for the Moving Meditations challenge next.

[@BeyondLimits3D]

@@isxander It's Up!

[@deepspaceoasis]

@@BeyondLimits3D I just uploaded mine if you want to add it :)

[@mohsinaakterlucy9267]

The truth is that the unknown scares all of us, but we just have to practice so we can get well with the software.

[@agridroneit7265]

Can we make some details on the cube's surface? like small displacements.

[@BadNormals]

Sure, you can add grass there, or some plants or make it out of a metal wire for example. Anything is allowed if it's clearly cube shaped and the shape isn't larger than the original cube I provided.

[@ahadasif8402]

1Can I add texture to pillars? 2Can i add motion blur? 3Can i boost video to 60fps(not in blender) for smoothness!

[@darealbeesechurger]

This will be a redemption for the default cube, finally its time has come

[@TopChannel1on1]

this is amazing

[@JacobRoschinski]

this will be my first art-challenge. i don't expect to win anything, except maybe a little more experience!

[@stripesfilmszm]

TIP You are allowed to use any material or effect on the cube but it has to remain a visible cube in shape.

[@Derpduck.]

Can the cube bob up and down in a ocean per say?

Interesting contest, maybe I shall join. The template, though... would've been nice to have the camera locked and unselectable by default and the cube to be exactly 0,0,0 in rotation and location for easier modeling. It might get messy to sort out all the entries if contenders haven't been very careful...

[@BadNormals]

Good points, I'll keep those in mind in the future

[@zboy303]

This!

[@Derpduck.]

I will definentially be participating.

[@JoeElShawadfy]

As an Egyptian, watching the first 5 seconds made me laugh. 😂

[@chafos]

Why is the default cube… set to Shade Smooth… and have seams 😭😭 it’s not default!!!!!!!!

[@kickaireightptilde4825]

“ . . . things that have to stay the same are: The position of the cube. And also the scale . . . ” Is that the default position/scale of the Default Cube in a Blender 3.2.1 default (factory reset) startup file, or in the “submission template” provided in the “more info” link above (which has clearly been moved, rotated, and since it's geometry is named "Cube.001" isn't the Default Cube). Sorry if this has been answered, not finding it, and since I'm on the autism spectrum I often find ambiguous rule structures confusing.

[@BadNormals]

I meant the cube in the template file. Yes it has been moved a bit you're right.

[@filmeditstudios3182]

Honestly, I’m not even gonna compete for the prizes, I simply just want to be part of it. I missed out on Clint’s challenges simply since I didn’t have time. Nor was I at a level that I felt I would even compare to other 3D artists. But I’ve now gotten to a point where I feel skilled enough to be part of these and I’m excited to be part of it

[@bengaming7427]

Can we make a bumpy surface for the cube? Like the mother boxes in the Zack Snyder's Justice League.

[@Zero_to_Zen]

let me guess your doing mother boxes from Zack Snyder's Justice League...

[@MiDaY_i]

I am so hypeddd for this!

[@stylezmorales]

Sup BN, just caught this and am giving it a go, already have a theme in mind and have gotten most of the shot in place, now to work on all the gruesome details :) Thanks for the challenge bud, see you in Aug!

[@iam_on_oven7194]

Can we change the side cube to like a tree or something like this

[@robinsquares]

May I enter the challenge with two submissions?

[@Ab_obla]

The first rule means the position of the cube must be same in the start and end only or you absolutely cannot touch the animation on the cube?

[@BadNormals]

The cube has to be the same, this means that anything can happen inside it, glass cube and water waves for example, but the boundary cannot change so that everybody's work stays consistent.

[@Ab_obla]

@@BadNormals ok, i can't touch the cube itself, but i can do something inside or around it, 👍 thanks

[@DaCiken]

@@BadNormals are you able to rotate the cube at all, ik the position and general shape should be the same. but what about the orientation?

[@BadNormals]

@@DaCiken Same orientation too, don't change it

[@DaCiken]

@@BadNormals alright thank you

[@RPuri-ms3zj]

Can I animate the default cube ? Please reply.

[@Marthi723]

Emmmm when will the winners be announced?

[@adamhejtmanek2066]

Oh sheeet, I should have noticed sooner, well it's a challenge within a challenge...

[@lesliechu3466]

Thank you for your reply!

[@kaynerhier5081]

can you change the cube infront of the camera or should it stay grey to make a better transition?

[@BadNormals]

You can absolutely change it, the loop was never imagined to be perfect and I will add some smoothing masks after receiving all submissions. Use a tree, a rock, people's shoes, etc...

[@cris_k_b]

awesome, ill give this a go

[@Goodbye935-c4g]

Me and my Boyfriend have been working on this together as a collaboration. Its fun to start animating in blender!

[@JonathanDeese]

Are we only allowed 1 submission?

[@BadNormals]

I can't control it, but I'd recommend creating one really good

[@one1shotonly]

I just recently started implemeting blender in my photoshop art so I'm not the level to compete in this yet. But I'm so excited to see what everyone comes up with!!!

[@BeyondLimits3D]

I've put together a playlist of all the submissions that have been uploaded to KZbin so far. Enjoy!

[@cartonks.2492]

clint jones be like " am i joke to u buddy " lol

[@its_robintv]

Can we add Depth of Field?

[@devnakum4127]

lmao,i have exams going on so imma start on 11th or such,where can we submit the video?

[@AkumaNoRobin]

This is such a good idea! But the rules confuses me a little, I think that having two example animations of what can be done would help a lot (like what can be done with the cube and the object that covers the camera)

[@flamart9703]

Yes, would be nice and helpful. What I got from the rules and explanation is that basically you can do everything with the cube, except change it's position, scale, rotation, size. So it can be just a frame, different material, covered with other objects, or filled with other objects, but to be still distinguishable.

[@helderlucau1629]

Im also stuck in the rules. It is a bit confusing. If he could show some examples would be nice otherwise I think many would make alot of mistakes.

[@helderlucau1629]

@@flamart9703 what about camera movements did you get any of that ? does it mean it also stays the same default ? if you understood please just enlighten me

[@flamart9703]

@@helderlucau1629 Hi! Considering rules "The camera movement, angle and focal length." must stay the same. So don't change the camera or it's properties to be safe. In comments bellow I read that we can change depth of field to switch the focus from cube to other positions, though, but since the animation is very short, probably that will be useful for very specific cases. The cube (your version of the cube) must stay at same position, rotation and scale as well. If you watched the examples with walking humans/creatures from previous challenge included in the video, the idea of this challenge is the same - when they make the final video with all submissions, the position and animation movement to be same on all submissions. About the cube, it can be just frame, has missing side or parts, be another object with cube shape, be empty or filled with other objects inside, be covered with objects outside, have any material, but at the end when someone sees it to be able to say "that's a cube or this has the shape of a cube". It's a bit confusing, indeed, hope we won't be disqualified for cube abuse. :) I just read another new comment which confuses me even more - seems shacking the cube is allowed if the average position stays the same.

[@helderlucau1629]

@@flamart9703 thanks

[@h4nv]

Sadly I missed the whole thing. I just find out only because youtube started to recommend videos about the challenge:D Same thing happened with the "walking figure" challenge.

[@El_Sumar]

Lets place bets on how many minecraft themed videos will be submitted :p

[@ozyekutiely6286]

Does the shape of the default cube has to remain the same?

[@BadNormals]

Check out the rules document, I have everything laid out there.

[@ORTyOW]

Is it blender only? Can I use UE5 for example?

[@deltaray3]

Just to be clear, is the deadline Friday night or Saturday night? Saying midnight on August 13th is ambiguous. One way to get around this is to say 11:59 or 12:01 so it's more clear.

[@7souls514]

Thanks, really helped

[@shk3662]

This is good

[@abdulrahmengg]

no i am not interested in this * open blender right away * i am excited to try this

[@BadNormals]

I hope you didn't delete the cube after opening Blender...

[@lonewolfgaming8016]

🤣 according to our mind it is deleted

[@abhinavps2319]

Can I make the cube glass and add something inside it?

[@zaryabkhalil2306]

u see that little cog option button on the bottom near the fullscreen button? if u click on that u can chose to slow it down or speed it up. i

[@markmilorov5087]

Let's gooooo I love those challanges!!

[@logiknotlogic6586]

This is awesome but and Id love to participate but idt the timing is very wise as Clint's render challenge will also be starting any time soon.

[@tphat9090]

Video for putting your own softs on or is that possible. I can softbox so would like to up load my own softs.

[@MichaelHickman3D]

Question: can we alter the look of the cube a little with displacement, or is that against the rules?

[@dustinnadler6916]

You can alter it, even place a tree on the cube or similar, it's all in the rules (link in descr.) :)

[@amaz1874]

@@dustinnadler6916 Hey brother can we make it a character too ??

[@binyaminbass]

@@amaz1874 why not?

[@srihari4028]

Can we sculpt with the cube ?

[@terzaz9835]

I've just uploaded a video about the default cube and this opportunity pops right out on my homepage, I might give it a shot. Good luck everybody 🤪

[@spyo]

I been learning blender in 2 week I will try to be part of this challenge don’t expect much from me

[@eggheadusa]

I don’t even want to win I just want to make it in the video

[@precious4361]

How’s it going?

[@sreejithshr6525]

can i add another cube as a frame intersecting the cube or like a glass case?

[@BadNormals]

yes

[@definitelynotsham]

i started using blender like a month ago. im participating in this to see what ive learned in a month😂😂😂

[@xxVeidxx]

Ddaaang u should have asked Ian to participate as a judge haha He will destroy us o.o

[@cubyisus2089]

Well, my laptop only supoorts blender 2.79 so I can't open the template. Could any of you tell me the settings of the camera, focal length, angle... Thank you all

[@RetroPlus]

Definitely trying this!

[@SimFiftyFifty]

I actually don't understand how is it going to loop if we all have a different object passing by ?

[@ogre1890]

he said he will blur them together or something like that

[@x7-m-x7]

i am beginner , but i will try my hard enough.

[@AndrewWeirArt]

This default cube is clearly imported into blender! 😅 custom split normal, sharp edges

[@kickaireightptilde4825]

Yep -- frustrating that after his “we just keep deleting it over and over and over again, this has to stop” he clearly did exactly that, and the so-called Default Cube in Submission_Template.blend isn't the initial startup file's Default Cube.

[@darkcognitive]

@@kickaireightptilde4825 So frustrating? lol really? 🤣 .... Deleting the default cube is a meme, a joke, a bit of fun. This is a huge competition which will have thousands of submissions all looped together, obviously they have their reasons for not keeping the actual default cube or importing it from another project. The goal of the competition is to have thousands of cool renders. not to save a default cube from imaginary extinction.

[@kickaireightptilde4825]

@@darkcognitive If the Default Cube doesn't matter then why call this the Default Cube Render Challenge? If he's calling it the Default Cube Render Challenge then why not use the actual Default Cube? Would've been simple -- it's like he thought nobody'd notice. That kind of carelessness doesn't bode well for his handling of " . . . a huge competition which will have thousands of submissions . . . " Hope it works out, though.

[@darkcognitive]

@@kickaireightptilde4825 lmfao.... It's the concept of the competition, that's all. Nothing more, nothing less. You are overthinking this waaaay too much. Like i said, there will be a valid reason the project file is setup the way it is, why don't you ask him if it bothers you so much?. You call it 'carelessness' when it has absolutely zero bearing on the outcome of the competition whether it's the actual real, legit default cube or not, and if you're worried about how he's going to handle it if he's so careless, you obviously know nothing about the ability of him or the other people running the competition.......one of the other people running it being called, funnily enough... "Default Cube".

[@kickaireightptilde4825]

​@@darkcognitive I'm on the autism spectrum, and you've accused me of "overthinking". There's a lot of surviving discourse throughout human history on the impact that medium has on artwork, do we need to rehash it here? Weir and I have posted our opinions on this -- although I stand by mine, I fail to see how my mildly-phrased frustration and concern have evoked such a passionate response from you (nor am I likely to understand it). You've posted your opinion, along with some helpful detail that I'm sure will inform the opinions of others.

[@truongle7872]

here we go again

[@kaninwatcharaprasertchai1770]

thank you good sir

[@Jord195]

Can we have some examples? :)

[@gogidark7662]

What do you mean covered?

[@DUSMIC]

can i send before the submition date?

[@gooselangoose7071]

Are we in any way limited to 1 entry? I mean, I definitely wouldn't use my colleagues address to submit more animations if the answer is yes.

[@BadNormals]

There's no way I could control that. But just don't submit one render seven times right...

[@itsunavailable8646]

I'm actually done were can I submit it

[@flamart9703]

Nice! :) There is a link in the description which sends you to contest rules and there are info and link to submit form.

[@hassans.konneh1937]

Joel Karr to be fair I learnt loads

[@itsunavailable8646]

I'm so excited

[@Akiratbh1]

What is difference between soft12 and soft20??

[@iam_on_oven7194]

Can we put other than our real name like a pseudo

[@diptangshudey5370]

Is the cube allowed to shake? Asking this because it is written in the doc that the position of the cube should be same, and shaking can be a violation of that...

[@BadNormals]

It can shake to a reasonable extent, yes. By reasonable I mean that you can follow it and see it being placed in the same spot on average.

[@diptangshudey5370]

@@BadNormals ok thaks

[@BCrudeless]

just now seeing this but sure i'll give it a go

[@leoserra2813]

can i put a lit bit of displacement on the cube?

[@fantasyworld54]

Definitely joining this challenge... even though I am a beginner...😁😁

[@vladfroimson148]

May I submit more than one project?

[@mainecoon6122]

Effectively 80 frames of full view combined with 30fps don't give much wiggle room for anything fancy. :( But we will give it a try, gl all!

[@swaminathan342]

when are the results gonna be announced : )

[@BadNormals]

21st of August, soon!

[@Marthi723]

@@BadNormals I cant wait at all

[@simpilot001]

Bro ima bout break my graphics card with the default cube

[@levieppley162]

Can I submit more than one animation

[@benjaminzsolt5086]

Can we replace the objects that are blocking the camera so we can create our own transition? Like can we put anything there if it covers the camera?

[@BadNormals]

Yes

[@codehyperbole]

[@martinwitek7767]

the template have a bug i cant see object in render mode if someone can help me

[@roguelotus4237]

does everything have to be completely original or is it allowed to use downloaded assets?

[@rianelite6157]

Is source file also required or only video file is enough? ok i got only video is enough