Art Challenge Worth Thousands of Dollars in Prizes Launched as Onyx Academy Opens Its Doors

Onyx Academy, a new platform dedicated to providing high-quality education to individuals around the world, is celebrating its launch by announcing an exciting challenge for aspiring artists. The competition will offer thousands of dollars in prizes, aiming to encourage and reward learners committed to advancing their education and personal development.

About the Challenge

The challenge will focus on the creation of a prop or small diorama, pushing artists to explore their boundaries, experiment with new techniques or styles, and produce original, innovative, and visually compelling artwork. Participants can gain valuable experience, build their portfolios, and receive feedback from the Onyx Academy community and judges to help them grow and improve their skills.

Details on participation and the incredible prizes for the winners will be revealed in the coming weeks, with the challenge lasting one month. Winners will be announced within ten days of the competition's end. The challenge is open to everyone, but prizes will be reserved for aspiring artists to maximize the benefits to those who need them most.

Key Dates and Information

More information about the challenge, including how to participate, will be released soon. In the meantime, the community is invited to join the celebration of Onyx Academy's launch on their Discord server.

Onyx Academy is committed to its mission of providing accessible, high-quality education to all and is excited to share this challenge with the world. Stay tuned for updates and further details on their blog and social media channels.

Also, the team wasted no time in announcing the release of two highly-anticipated courses. Here's a sneak peek at what eager learners can expect:

Environment Art Course

Over the course of the program, you'll learn the skills and techniques needed to bring your creative visions to life and captivate players with your worlds.

• Create custom models and textures to populate your worlds.
• Learn to optimize your models for their use in game engines.
• Author materials and textures to bring your assets and surfaces to the next level.
• Assemble your scenes and compose keyframes for stunning visual results.
• Bring your scenes to life with the latest lighting and rendering techniques.

Props Course

Over the course of the program, you'll learn the techniques needed to model, texture, and render game assets that look great and fit seamlessly into your game environments. 

• Bring your ideas to life with the most efficient modeling techniques.
• Learn to optimize your models for their use in game engines.
• Create outstanding materials and textures to bring your objects to life.
• Tell your object’s story with lighting and rendering.
• Collaborate with Environment Artists to populate your worlds.

You may learn more about the challenge here or join the conversation on the Onyx Academy Discord server. And, don't forget to visit the Academy's website for course information and enrollment.