Car Render Challenge 2026

Thinkinetic sponsors 12th annual 3DModels competition for the best car render and this year’s theme is GTA the game!

Grand Theft Auto VI launches on November 19, right in the middle of the challenge. Artists are invited to model their own car for its world and build a scene around it, together with a 3D alligator model that every participant receives. For the first time, there’s also an Animation Category with separate prizes.

The challenge is free to join. There are two main rules: no AI, and a work-in-progress thread that shows the car was made by you. Everyone who registers gets special offers from the sponsors.

Pulldownit Pro license is one of the valuable prizes and there are plenty of them!
those interested can check rules and prizes here:

Visit Challenge Home Page

Remember you can summit your work until December 1, 2026.

Novation ArchViz 3D Challenge

Thinkinetic sponsors Novation ArchViz 3D Challenge by 3dmodels,

Each participant receives the same 3D building and can transform it however they like: redesign it as a house, hotel, cafe, museum, or anything else. Add an environment, craft your lighting and tell a story through architecture.

And there is a dedicated Animation Category with separate prizes. Bring your architectural scene to life with a short animation: a camera walkthrough, a time-of-day transition, or any cinematic approach you choose.

Pulldownit Pro license is one of the valuable prizes and there are plenty of them!
those interested can check rules and prizes here:

Visit Challenge Home Page

Remember you can summit your work until June 9th, 2026.

Car Render Challenge 2025 Winners

3DModels One Car Render Challenge 2025 winners announced!, congratulations to all of them.
As sponsor of the competition Thinkinetic is proud to award with a Pulldownit Pro license to the winners.

take a look to best images and interviews with winners in the official announcement:

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The Silent Bond by Nadeem Asharaf 1st Place

Car Render Challenge 2025

Thinkinetic sponsors 12th annual 3DModels competition for the best car render,
This year’s edition is titled “One Car Challenge”, because everyone starts with the same base model. Each participant gets the same 3D car, you have to add the environment and can modify ithe base car as you like.

Pulldownit Pro license is one of the valuable prizes and there are plenty of them!
those interested can check rules and prizes here:

Visit Challenge Home Page

Remember you can summit your work until September 30th, 2025.

Steampunk:New History 3D Competition

3dModels “Steampunk: New History” Challenge has started!

“Let your imagination run wild and create a unique piece that captures the essence of the steampunk genre,
which combines Victorian-era aesthetics with steam-powered machinery and retro-futuristic designs”

Pulldownit Pro license is one of the valuable prizes and there are plenty of them!
those interested can check rules and prizes here:

Visit Challenge Home Page

Remember you can submit your work until June 5th, 2024.