The Quixel team launched their first Mixer challenge.

The team offers contestants to create all kinds of materials: from sci-fi to medieval, steampunk or any other era — you need to create one specific material of your liking with two different styles: realistic and stylized. Please note that these two materials should “share the same structure (or reference) and look similar in everything but their style.”

Here’s what you need to join:

• 1-2 renders of your photo-realistic material.
• 1-2 renders of your stylized material.
• 1 Optional turntable.
• One GIF/video for the realistic and another for the stylized version, both showcasing the layer stack in a similar fashion. Quixel recommends ShareX for recording such content.

You’ll need to create a topic in the Mixer Contests Section, with the following specs:

• A title like [Style Swap] Sci-fi Material.
• A description of the results you’re trying to achieve, and a reference(s) if you have any.
• Once you create the thread, the team will get in touch with you and boost your account with enough points to help you work stress-free on the contest.

You can learn more and get started here.