UPDATEEntries have closed! Winners will be announced as soon as possible; it takes time to choose from such magnificent entries! Thanks again everyone for entering, and I hope you all had a happy and safe Halloween!
Stay tuned for the announcement of November's Theme Battle very soon!
I apologize that things have been rather quiet lately.
Kjherstin is still on limited internet connection, and I'm (
Kethaera) having a rough time financially at the moment, and having to spend a lot of time on commissioned projects in order to pay the bills. I still have great things in mind for the club, especially for the upcoming winter holidays, so don't worry! I haven't forgotten about you all!
THEME BATTLE DESCRIPTIONOctober's Theme Battle is -- Halloween Moods! The challenge is to depict a certain mood in your piece. Is your Halloween a bright, cheery festival? A sad and gloomy graveyard? A spooky haunted house? How can you depict your chosen mood using
lighting,
color, and
camera perspective? This month's Special Bonus Skill is
perspective; experiment with viewing your scene from a different angle instead of just dead on for extra consideration in the contest!
To get you inspired, here's a few 3D pieces that use perspective for very interesting results:
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RULES* You must be a member of this club to enter the battle.
Send us a note asking to join if you are not on the list
dazclub.deviantart.com/journal…*
You may use any 3D program to create your image. That includes DAZ Studio, Poser, Bryce, Cinema 4D, whatever!* Postwork is allowed using a 2D program like Photoshop, CorelDraw, GIMP, etc.
* You can digitally paint or make a simple background in Photoshop along with your render if you choose.
* No images older than the start of this battle will be accepted.
* You should submit your images to your own galleries referring a link back to this journal page.
* You can submit a maximum of 3 images for this battle and you may edit it as much as you like until the deadline.
* The contest runs until
Midnight, October 31, 2009 GMTAll entries must be new as of October 1, 2009. See the corresponding time for your city
here.
* You should reply to this journal with the link to your work. If your work is NOT added to a collection within 3 or 4 days of you linking it to the journal, remind us with a Note, because we might have missed it!
JUDGING 
* Images will be judged based on subject matter, image quality, lighting, design/composition and technique.
* The Winner of the monthly battle will be chosen by the admins and announced in a journal.
PRIZES*
* There will be First, Second, and Third place winners. All winners get a one month feature. First place winner enters the Final Year Gift Award automatically and a chance to enter the hall of fame.
* First place winner also becomes a judge for the next month's competition. If the First Place winner will not be available to judge, the prize will pass to the Second Place winner and so on. All that is required of judging is that you send your choices for First, Second, and Third place in a note to the club when the entries close. You will be reminded by us when the time comes. No one will know your choices except the admins, since your choices will be tallied with the admins' and the winners selected from there.
* If you'd like to make any prize donations for this or future
dazclub contests, please send us a Note! Vendors, donate prizes from your store in return for promotion from us!
NOTESAlthough it is not required for the contest, most dA stock providers ask that you credit them in your description, so please respect them by giving them credit if you use dA stock! Also, most Poser/DS Freebie makers greatly appreciate credit, since that is the only compensation they receive. Please show your appreciation to the community by crediting your freebies!
