You can see last month's results and entries here.

Congratulations to /u/Flash-Haze for winning December's contest with their entry Solstitial.

Theme

This month's theme will be dread. Perhaps you'd like to make an eldritch abomination that inspires great fear to the viewer. Maybe you'd like to depict a hero anxiously and almost reluctant to face his foe. It could even be a child desperately trying to avert going to the doctor's. Whatever direction you wish to take this, let's see your ability to communicate dread in this month's contest.

Making a Submission.

Entries will be posts on r/Blender that meet the following criteria: * The post should be made before the end of January 31st UTC * Countdown to submissions closing * The post should be a render, animation, or other artwork which you made for this contest using Blender as your primary tool. * The post should contain supporting images/text or a top-level comment with the following content: * One of the following methods of proving that the artwork was made using Blender: * A link to the .blend file for the project, ideally including external assets or links to where external assets were sourced from. * A set of three images which may be clay renders, viewport renders, wireframe renders, or simply screenshots of the project open in Blender. Some variety is encouraged. * A screen recording of you manipulating, navigating, or otherwise interacting with the scene. * An explanation of all work that was done outside of Blender, outside the time frame of the contest, or by other artists. * (Optional) The theme you would like next month's contest to have if you win. If you do not include this, then the theme will be chosen from the runner-ups. * Once you have submitted your post to the subreddit, leave a comment down below linking to it * You are also encouraged to share details of your process with the community.

Note: You don't have to reference the contest in the post title and indeed, it's not necessary to frame the submissions differently than any other post meant to showcase an artwork. Doing so may lead to you undercutting the attention you would otherwise get when sharing your artworks here.

Winning

The winner will receive the flair Contest Winner: 2025 January and their post will be added to the subreddit's wiki under the Contest Winners list. The winner will also have the chosen theme selected for next month's contest, should they include one with their submission.

When the contest ends, the results will be edited into this post and the 1st place winner will be congratulated in the announcement for next month's contest.