BlenderMania's Contest #82 "Winter Wonderland"

The theme for this contest is “Winter Wonderland”

Congrats to @flyingbanana for winning the main contest with this ANTastic render!

Ideas for the contest:

  • A snowy landscape
  • A snowman next to a house
  • A village covered in snow
  • A cabin in the snow
  • A warm setting with a fireplace in a snowy landscape

Guidelines for the contest:

  • 90% has to be done in Blender
  • 90% and main focus of scene has to be made by you and cannot be addons or imported models
  • Submission has to be submitted by 11/30/25 Midnight PST
  • Only ONE submission RENDER per person
  • “STILL IMAGE ONLY” (not an animation unless specified)
  • Work has to be original and not copied from another artist
  • Has to be a new project and not a render you did a long time ago
  • No vote manipulation (no alt accounts or asking others to create accounts to vote).

Prizes for Contest Winners:

  • 1st place will receive a choice of one of my courses, $25 Amazon E-gift card (or $ sent to you via Paypal), be featured in the featured image section and a certificate!
  • 2nd place will receive a choice of one of my courses and certificate
  • 3rd place will receive a certificate
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Title: Chill Spills

On a Winter landscape — spilled berries and fir trees tinge the frozen waterfalls — and a crashed Star Ship lights up another, while the alien traveler chillaxes in the cave — do you see him?”

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Cozy and Quiet Indoors, Fun Excitement Outdoors!

Made everything but used textures from castle kitbash for wood and chimney and table. Created couch texture using nodes and the rug.

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When the ants find a jackpot of sugary goodness I imagine this is what it must feel like to them. I am calling this piece…..

“ sANTa “

Textures used were found through 3Dassets.one - The asset search engine

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When the night becomes cold then the moon shines the brightest, Snowman becomes happy and joyful, and do not forget to meet Santa, go and tell him how beautiful his Christmas trees are

Everything is handmade, only the right hand one tree is from sapling

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Love ants FB!! Such a great concept. Just hoping Santa is not an ant eater!

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Oops, I meant “sANTa” :rofl:

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Last Minute entry.
Trees made with tree sappling

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Just A Cozy Little House…

-I made The Icicles with geometry nodes.

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Awesome job everyone. Happy Holidays!

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Congrats to the winners of the contest and well done to all who partook!

1st place goes to @flyingbanana with this ANTastic render!

2nd goes to @aarav with this cozy render!

3rd goes to @badaboom with this chilly render!

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wow, awesome! The snow is awesome!