Cut&Paste is making room for some hot models this year. And everyone will be watching to see which one takes home the prize. Because for 2009, 3D Design is hopping on stage, where eight competitors will design and render these beauties before your very eyes.

Open to designers of various disciplines, including industrial, concept, and character designers as well as architects and—who knows?—creatively inclined engineers, the addition of the 3D Design competition makes the 2009 Tournament our most spatially savvy yet.

This is a two-round competition, with each round lasting 20 minutes. All four designers will compete in both rounds, fighting to the finish in hopes of winning the Grand Prize and a berth at the Global Championship. Competitors will be evaluated for each round. Based on overall performance, a winner will be named after final round judging.

• Entries received during the Call for Competitors period will be reviewed by Cut&Paste.
• Top entrants will be invited to participate in Test Rounds, a weekend event where prospective competitors will perform in a simulated 20-minute design round for an audience of local Cut&Paste team members and peers.
• Four (4) competitors will be selected per city and announced on the website in advance of the tournament event.

• Competition consists of two (2) rounds, twenty (20) minutes each.
• Finished work in this competition must be in the form of a digital still image constructed from scratch, except when stated otherwise. Animated images will not be accepted, but animated or rotating presentations of the completed 3D design will be permitted.
• Rendering of the images may not be possible in the final presentation.
• All 3D modeling and composition work must be done from scratch during the competition round
• Depending on each round's brief, some premade digital assets, graphic art, and simple components may be permitted
• Prior to the start of the competition, competitors will be given time to set up their physical and digital workspaces.
• Tools provided to each competitor are as follows (Unless otherwise stated, the use of additional computer equipment not supplied by Cut&Paste is prohibited.):

• (workstation) Apple Mac Dual-Core with Bootcamp for PC/Windows applications
• (display) Wacom Cintiq 21 UX pen-based display. Pen use is optional.
• (tablet) Wacom Intuos Tablet. Competitors may bring their own tablets.
• (mouse) A standard mouse will be provided. Competitors may bring their own mice.
• (software) Any 3D design software offered in the open market including by not limited to the following: Autodesk Maya, 3DS Max, Mudbox, Alias Studio; Rhinoceros Rhino; Maxon Cinema 4D; Google Sketchup. Additionally, iPhoto will be supplied for capturing images from digital cameras. All software programs are subject to approval.

• Competitors may bring fonts and typefaces not included in the standard software provided. All such fonts must be provided by the competitor in advance and must be publicly available (free or by purchase). Proprietary and custom fonts are not allowed. Fonts brought in by any competitor become available for all competitors to use.
• Competitors may not use copyrighted materials in their work.
• Notes are permitted. Stencils, sketches, and other pictorial or graphical reference materials are prohibited.

CITY COMPETITIONS

Grand Prize
Choice of: Autodesk SoftImage, Maya Complete, or 3d studio Max
Pantone ColorMunki Create

Finalist Prize
Apple iPod Touch
Autodesk Mudbox
Pantone ColorMunki Create

Semifinalist Prize
Wacom Intuos 9X12 Tablet
Pantone ColorMunki Create

People's Choice Prize
Wacom Tablet 6X8
Pantone ColorMunki Create