Here’s one for the Train2Game Art & Animation students; you have the opportunity to design a new enemy for fantasy MMO Rift in the form of a colossus boss.

As described on the Deviant Art contest page, “Bosses are the biggest, baddest, and strongest enemies in any video game. They control hordes of monsters, rule the land, and they usually take a lot of skill to defeat. We’re challenging you to create a new colossus (a boss) for the new massively multiplayer online role-playing game, RIFT.”

It offers a great opportunity for Train2Game Art & Animation students to test their skills and Deviant Art are offering prizes for the winners. The contest rules are as follows:

Your colossus:

• Must be based on only one of the six planar themes
• Must be very large within the scale of the game environment
• Must be original to you and all elements must originate from you. You cannot copy graphic material from the game.
• Can be made in any medium as long as you submit it as a JPG or a PNG
• Can be made using licensed brushes and textures, but you may not use third-party stock in your entry.

For more information about Rift and the contest in general, see the Create a Colossus website.  The deadline for entries is 19^th June.

The contest is in no way affiliated with Train2Game, but it could provide Train2Game Art & Animation students with a nice challenge.

So Train2Game, will you enter the contest?

Leave your comments here on the Train2Game blog, or on the Train2Game forum.

[Source: Deviant Art via Train2Game forum user DJSp00k]