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New Contest! Download a free asset pack and create a render of a 3D Magical scene.
I hope you will join this super fun contest. It’s a great way to practice some new skills. We’re doing “3D Magical” as the theme. If you look up “Magical 3D” on Behance, Pinterest, or Google, you’ll get some inspiration. I put an image below of some that I pinned just to get your creative juices flowing. You could do something totally different in the “Magical” or fantasy realm if you want, though.
By joining this contest, you’ll get a free mini-pack of assets to use for your design elements, you’ll get some great practice, and you can use the result on your social media or reel. The winners will get some rad prizes too. I hope you enjoy the contest, I think it will be TONS of fun!
Btw, make it a challenge to yourself. Try a new program. Try a new app. Try a new technique you have never done. Find a way to push yourself out of your comfort zone and really get some new skills with this fun challenge. That’s the whole point of it!
Prizes
First Place: VDB Bundle from The Pixel Lab
Second Place: 10 Free Products from The Pixel Lab
Third Place: 5 Free Products from The Pixel Lab
Rules
1. Download the mini-pack with 8 3D Assets: Portal, Wispy Smoke, Plume, Stage Smoke, Electricity, Smoke, and 2 Power Streams.
(FYI, The full products on our site have complete animation sequences, but for this contest, I’m giving you one of the frames from the animations for free).
2. Make sure to use at least some of the assets in your render. You can use as many of them as you want; it’s up to you! These are either Alembic files or VDB files. If you don’t know how to use them, shoot me an e-mail and I can help you out.
3. Create a 3D Magical design. It could be anything. Search Behance for Magical 3D to get tons of inspiration!
4. Make a still render and send it to joren@thepixellab.net
5. The deadline will be July 31, 2025.
Our internal team of judges will look at all of the entries. We will pick the top three entries based on creativity/originality/design, and we will announce the winners in early August 2025. We will fulfill the prizes shortly after.
Note 1: This artwork must be created for the contest. It cannot be a previous piece you have already created. No AI is allowed. I’m not anti AI, but the goal of this contest is to learn texturing, lighting, design, layout, and more.
Note 2: If you want to purchase any of our products, and you end up winning, we will refund your purchase, so don’t worry about buying them if you want to in the next month.
Ready to get started? Download the pack and get going! Let me know if you have any questions!
Download Free Mini-Pack of 3D Assets