Enter the 3D Sculpture Competition
Calling all sculptors and 3D artists! We’re excited to be offering this new category for anyone wanting to try their hand at 3D art, including sculptures, model and figurine designs, pottery, woodcarvings, and LEGO creations.
You are welcome to work with any medium to create your 3D Sculpture, including clay, wood, paper maché, playdough, and even LEGO bricks! It’s time to pull out all the creative stops to design an artistic sculpture depicting a character, emblem, or object from one of Chuck Black’s books. We also invite you to weave in symbolism and artistic allusion into your sculpture.
Please note, we will be judging entries in this category primarily based on the design and artistic skill used to create a 3D work of art. If you are using LEGO to create a sculpture, we encourage you to create one cohesive artistic model, rather than recreating a scene from one of the books. If you would like to recreate a scene from the books, we encourage you to submit for the Stop Motion Video category.
Please adhere to the following rules:
Strictly no use of AI software (including using AI to brainstorm ideas) is allowed in this category.
Only one submission per person is allowed for this category. You may submit for more than one category.
All sculptures must be photographed and submitted digitally using the submission form below. You may submit multiple photos of the sculpture to show us the different sides of the work. Please make sure your photos have good lighting, a horizontal orientation, a high resolution, and no visible logos.
Your sculpture must be based on a scene from one of Chuck Black’s book series, including The Starlore Legacy, The Wars of the Realm, The Kingdom Series, and The Knights of Arrethtrae.
Submissions will be judged based on the following criteria: skill and accuracy, design and originality, strong link to book/s, creativity and flair, complexity and detail, and power and emotion.
Please put your age in the submission form. Any contestants under 18 years of age will also need signed consent from a parent or guardian.
Submission files must be in JPEG or PDF form and must be between 500 KB and 5 MB in size.
Submissions close on 31 August, 2026.
Winners will be notified by email in October 2026.