[Bf-docboard] Blender contest to fill up gallery with great new images.

[Nkansah Rexford]

Perhaps if possible, I can join Knapp in the contest out workings.

:-)
On May 6, 2013 8:41 AM, "Knapp" <magick.crow at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Ton Roosendaal <ton at blender.org> wrote:
> > Hi Douglas,
> >
> > Given the large amount of good community sites for artists, such
> contests or systems should better run there.
> >
> > The blender.org gallery can simply stick to a compact overview of
> quality work people do with Blender. It hasn't been updated for ages,
> volunteers come and go...
> >
>
> If I run this contest, I will stick around. I have been here for a
> long time and will not be leaving any time soon short of death or
> illness.
>
> > I also think it's for blender.org more important to show *who* works
> with blender (like professionals, studios, researchers, game studios, etc)
> than showing that Blender is good enough to make quality graphics. We're
> past that point really :)
> >
> > There's a couple of people working on a makeove for blender.org, a
> proposal will be available soon (1 week or so).
> >
> > -Ton-
>
> I don't agree. Who is not very important to me, as a hobbyist. Sure
> bragging rights make us look good and that is nice but the last poll I
> saw said that blender users were mostly hobbyist. New users don't tend
> to know who's who in the pros and don't care much. It is also not
> relevant to me when I view the gallery. I think it is in the top
> interest of Blender.org to have the very best images and videos in the
> gallery. I think it is important for Blender.org to support pushing
> the edges of Blender use and a good contest can do this. The only
> other contest I know of is Andrew Price's and he does not direct that
> contest at new blender features as I proposed. He is helping his
> students, as he should.
>
> No one has more prestige or is more important to Blender users than
> Blender.org. I think a contest here will attract the most attention
> possible and bring in the best images. It also would allow Blender.org
> to support a great building of CC licenced artwork and, .blend files.
>
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