GETTING STARTED

In this guide, we'll go over how to get started with Sierra Division's 3D Art Challenges.

SIERRA DIVISION DISCORD SERVER

Joining our Discord server is the first step in registering for a Sierra Division 3D Art Challenge. The forum will be primarily used for posting your challenge discussions as well as the updates you make along the way.

JOIN OUR DISCORD SERVER BY CLICKING HERE

GETTING REGISTERED

A DISCORD ACCOUNT IS REQUIRED FOR PARTICIPATION ON OUR COMMUNITY FORUM.

To get started for a challenge, you'll need to sign in with an existing discord account on our forum by clicking "Log In" at the top right.

Choose "Login with Discord"
A new window will open asking you to authorize the connection to our forum.
Once authorized, you'll then be brought to the final window where it will have your username and email address that's carried over from your Discord account. Once on this screen, enter your country and take a look at our community guidelines as well as the terms and conditions for the challenge. Note: you must agree to the community guidelines to participate. Once done, hit "Sign up" at the bottom

STARTING A DISCUSSION

STARTING A DISCUSSION FOR A CHALLENGE WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE ONCE THE CHALLENGE OFFICIALLY STARTS. PLEASE CHECK THE CHALLENGE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THIS SPECIFIC DATE.

A discussion can be started from either the main page, or the challenge page:

MAIN PAGE

A window will open at the bottom where you'll need to add a tag to where you want the discussion post to go. In this example, the "Himalayan Treasures: 3D Prop Challenge" tag is selected.
Selecting a tag

CHALLENGE PAGE

WHAT SHOULD BE POSTED IN A CHALLENGE

PLEASE READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE CHALLENGE TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PRIZES BEFORE STARTING YOUR DISCUSSION POST.

Viking Village: 3D Environment Art Challenge: CLICK HERE FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS

DISCUSSION POST TITLE

All discussion titles should follow this format:

Viking Village: (TITLE OF SUBMISSION) - (YOUR FIRST + LAST NAME)

Example:

Viking Village: Northvakt - Victor Wagner

Our challenges are open to anyone that would like to participate, but not everyone may be eligible to win prizes. At the start of your discussion post, please have this at the top:

Name:
I have read the terms and conditions and and am eligible for prizes
OR
I am participating for fun

Top challengers, runner-ups, and overall quality submissions will be highlighted across our platforms!

WHAT TO SHARE

Share all references
Share progress update shots at each stage. Talk about your inspiration and highlight / discuss future plans or next steps for the asset. The more progress shots the better! It's always interesting to see the process and how it started versus the final iteration.
High Poly Stage
- Sculpting shots (if used or needed)
- Which programs were used? (optional)
Low Poly / Baking
- Final polycount of asset with wireframes
Throughout the texturing
Lighting or Render Setup

FINAL RENDERS

Finalized renders need to be based on the challenge specifications which can be found in the challenges Terms and Conditions.

Viking Village: 3D Environment Art Challenge: CLICK HERE FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS

KEEP IT ORGANIZED

Our forum supports Markdown (same as Discord) that allows you to format and organize your posts. Please see a general guide HERE

ATTACHING IMAGES IN YOUR POST

IMAGES MUST BE IN .JPG ONLY, ANY OTHER FILE TYPES WILL RESULT IN AN UPLOAD ERROR.
IMAGES CANNOT BE MORE THAN 3840x2560 (4K) IN RESOLUTION.

When creating your post, just drag and drop from your desktop the image you'd like to attach to the post

QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

If you have any questions not covered by this guide, feel free to send a message in our Discord server and one of our team members will be happy to help you out!

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