‘The Museum’ / Maxwell Render Challenge has ended on the 15th this month and I am very proud to present the images created by the 20 finalists of this special Architectural Visualization Challenge dedicated specifically to the use of Maxwell Render featuring the Neue National Gallery. I enjoyed this event very much, as it featured an architectural masterpiece and in focus use of the Maxwell Render engine as never seen before. Go ahead and have a closer look at the submitted images as the Jury starts the decision making process.
Below is the list of all the qualifying finalists with links to their forum threads so you can visit and follow all their progress from start to finish. On the right side you can see what major software each one used in the process of creating their images, aside of Maxwell Render.
Bold entries have made it to a previous challenge as finalist too 
As this one ended, on the blog birthday, the new one started – ‘The Museum’ / Lumion Challenge. I invite you all to explore the same theme, but in real-time and in motion
C'mon, the final results are bullshit.
There's a lot of better works, Honorable mentions for a ugly exterior render? just because its about Miles, and where is the originality in that!!! Or as you said in the rules "two diferents images" Honorable mantion just for one render? just turn off the lights!!
@jmcgee someone is pissy because their render didn't get chosen. Who is this really?
2 Like If the Fernando Valdes museum really exists some day, I definitely want to go there! It has so many details that make you want to know whats inside
1 Like Great renders , its hard to decide wich will be the winner ,i like a lot Fernando Valdes and Alexander works !! There are other poor works that doesnt deserve tto win the contest.
1 Like There are a lot of threads about the time spent on these and the progress but I guess it isn't a "who spent the most time" competition. It is a best image competition. BBB3VIZ and the Butterfly pics display the most of the building (tastefully) whereas a lot of the others you wouldn't know where they are shot. Dimitar Dimitrov's exterior shot is awesome too however...
@MustafaMohammad Hi, after reading the rules, this not about the best image only, this challenge its about the best composition, originality, work in progress (time).
@jmcgee @MustafaMohammad All in all, considering all the rules - the best image will win. We are almost there.
@ronenbekerman @jmcgee @MustafaMohammad I told you. I will be the judge on the next one.
Oh, and congratulations to all participants, you all are outstanding for even competing..
After following Juraj's progress, all entrants need to be knighted.. and then given a holiday away with their neglected partners.
1 Like Nice works.I really like Fernando Valdes, they are not only great images, this can be a great exposition in REAL life, i like the worldwide art with mexican style.congratulations to all,
1 Like This is a good challenge ...Good luck to the participants ...I already have my preferred candidate ....BBB is as always a very strong candidate ...Let's see the runner ...I hope Juraj Talcik is a finalist ..He took over the contest far beyond expectations ..It is a great artist.
I must admit I'm quite disappointed with the results. Except for Giona's images that is. The remainder is an odd mess and mix of weird compositions, too much noise and overused occlusion effects. And how the hell can a render of an ashtray with poor materials be among the finalists?
1 Like @MartinBrinks Martin, these aren't chosen finalists. These 20 participants (me included), are all those who submitted final images, from starting 200+ contenders. This was very hard competition, and might not seems so to outsiders based only on final results.Competition is what is it, is willing participation that isn't forced, this isn't clients work, so you're being a bit too harsch and offensive to all those who spend their time creating this.I do partly agree with you (which inherently means I am criticing myself, which I am) about poorer than expected results, but, again, this wasn't as easy as it seems, and unless you participated, you should show some respect for those brave enough to find time and complete it ;- )Kind regards,Juraj
@JurajTalcik Hi Juraj, sorry for my rather harsh comment. This is why I wrote it: Maxwell Render is anything but an easy piece of software to use. It might be quite forgiving when operating on a studio scale (one object, a few lights) but quite the hurdle when moving into complex scenes. Visit the Maxwell gallery for proof.
I was hoping that the contest would be a showcase of how to actually wield the software to a level where it is a viable solution in arch viz projects. But instead the images are primarely the results of either inexperience in working with 3d or with Maxwell at even a basic level.
And this off course is absolutely ok, but then why do it with a piece of software this difficult and with a price tag that specifically aims at the pro market...
1 Like congratulation all partecipants.
I like maxwell and all entries do it justice. Hard work for jury!
great works and talents.....so can the artists answer now the epic question :
which is better Vray or maxwell ? :)
2 Like congrats to the finalists.I like especially works of Jamie Holms, Bertrand Benoit and "detail" by Giona Andreani.Good luck to all.
1 Like As much as I love Bertrand's stuff... Jamie Holms has dominated this challenge from start to finish. Absolutely bossed it.
I would said that is an easy win for Bertrand but Jamies work is also amazing.. i dont know.. :-)
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