3D Gallery Bulletin - October

Oct 6, 20116 min read

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Published: Oct 6, 2011

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A Warm Welcome, a Fond Farewell and a Creepy Contest!

Hello fellow 3Ders!

I'd like to welcome you all to our first 3D Gallery-wide Bulletin! I'll be updating these (hopefully) Monthly with competitions, features, events through the community and anything else 3D-related that I can get my hot little hands on.

First off, I'd like to bid a very fond farewell to

, who will finish up his year as 3D community volunteer this month. As a tribute to all his efforts, he is going to help judge our first monthly 3D Gallery Contest!

Secondly, a VERY brief introduction. I'm Cymae, and I will be your 3D community volunteer for the next 12 months.

What does this mean? Well, I will be doing the following:

Featuring Daily Deviations from DeviantArt's 3D category.

Running a monthly 3D contest, with a different theme each month.

Keeping you all up-to-date with things that are happening in the 3D community, including group events, industry updates and other general news that you might find interesting.

Working closely with the 3D groups here on DeviantArt.

Being your point of call for 3D help,critique and advice.

Please do note that I live in New Zealand, which is pretty much on the bottom of the world, so allow a day or two for me to get back to you if you note me.

Current News:
Check out Wacom's new digital sketch pen, the Inkling!
Going to the Store proves you don't have to be great at all aspects of 3D, just work to your strengths.
3D-Characters is running a Gods/Goddesses themed character contest which ends on the 30th of October!
The3DArtistClub is running a monthly contest with the theme "Work" which ends on the 20th of October.
The3DSociety is running a modelling/rendering contest with the theme The Dream Bedroom, which runs until the 24th of November.
Bel Social has announced their October/November winners

Please note me to have your group news mentioned here and I will update I have just put up a few that I've found. (also don't forget to send me your news for next month's issue)

Contest!
We are starting the first of our monthly-themed contests today. This month's theme is Fiendish and Fanciful, and will end at midnight on Halloween (31st October 11.59pm GMT).

We have some great prizes and would love to see entries from every medium and discipline across 3D art.

Check it out!

Monthly Deviant Feature: Promising Artist

Each month in this bulletin, a promising and upcoming artist will be featured. This is an artist who shows a lot of potential and vast improvement is evident through their gallery. You are welcome to note me suggestions for next month's candidate just as you would note me a Daily Deviation suggestion.

This month, our featured deviant is

Dozen13 is already a terrific 2D artist, and as he branches out into 3D we are beginning to see some lovely sculpting from him. He's come a long way from tankards and vials, and his latest character sculpts are stunning. Looking forward to some texturing!

Monthly Deviant Feature: Excellence in 3D

Each month in this bulletin, an outstanding 3D artist will be featured. This is an artist who has many high quality works of art in his gallery, and we take the opportunity to look at their work as a whole. Again, you are welcome to note me suggestions for next month's candidate just as you would note me a Daily Deviation suggestion.

This month, our featured deviant is

Kmiklas has a unique vintage style, a treatment which is evident through much of his work. It is evident both in his treatments but also his modelling and texturing. His composition and lighting is excellent and draws your eye through the image like a story.