CgCoach is really excited to announce that we have teamed up with Moddler to present the Moddler Quarterly Challenge. Moddler is the premier 3d printing company for today's digital entertainment creators and they are ready to print your winning models every quarter. Yes, you heard right. That is a challenge every 3 months!

The challenges are aimed towards digital sculptors to help encourage and improve their creative skills. Every three months we will present an exciting modeling brief for you to push your skills and compete against other members. Our coaching team will select a group of finalists for each challenge, but the winning vote is always up to you, the members. Each challenge winner will receive a high quality digital print of their entry to the value of $500USD.

Seven tenths of the world surface is covered in water yet little is known about what lies beneath our little blue planet. From the smallest stream to the deepest depths of the Mariana Trench there are thousands of existing Marine Species out there and many more are being discovered every year.

• Entrants are required to create a 3d digital model of an 'existing' OR 'undiscovered' marine species from our deep blue ocean.
• Marine species include everything from crustaceans, reptiles, jelly fish, fish, sea spiders and many more. Here is a list of existing species.
• Any style is permitted, cartoon, realistic or a stylized variation
• Final model must meet the event Guidelines and be suitable for digital printing
• Final design doesn't need to include a base, however make sure to consider how it will be printed and if a base will help it's appearance.

Challenge #2: October 3, 2011 - December 19, 2011

• Entry Deadline:December 19, 2011
• Finalists Announced: December 23, 2011
• Public Voting: December 23, 2011 - January 6, 2012
• Winner Announced: January 8, 2012

Before you enter, please take a moment to read the Rules and Guidelines.

Once you have done that, simply start a forum thread in the WIP AREA. The idea here is to showcase to the community your progress from day one. Make sure to name your thread according to the rules eg: Ocean FangTooth. Your first post must also include a small introduction of your character and any concept art or reference images.