Congratulations to /u/fuserox for wining March's contest with their plant sprouting from a fractured piece of concrete.

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

Theme

This month's theme will be fur. In particular, consider making animals, but also fur clothing, rugs, or other such items. Perhaps you'll lean into gritty realism to depict a ferocious wolf or you'll lean into a soft and stylized depiction of a comfy fur coat. Show off Blender's capabilities ability to render hair particles in this month's contest.

Making a Submission.

Entries will be submissions to r/Blender that meet the following criteria: * The post should be made before the end of April 29th UTC * Countdown to submissions closing * The post should be an render, animation, or other artwork which was made primarily using Blender * 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 image 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 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.

Winning

The winner will receive the flair Contest Winner: 2025 April 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.

The winner will awarded $100 USD.