Company:Hum3D

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Short description: 3D software company
Hum3D
Type3D Models Developer
FoundedKharkiv (2006 (2006))
HeadquartersKharkiv, Ukraine
Websitehum3d.com

Hum3D is a Ukrainian company that specializes in creating 3D models for cinema, advertising campaigns and game industry.[1] Their web site[2] offers the largest online collection of vehicles[3], with nearly 24,000 objects and over 9500 car models.[4]

Hum3D also regularly host modeling and rendering challenges, including an annual Car Render Challenge - the largest online event in car 3d modeling industry.

History

The company was founded in 2006 in Kharkov, Ukraine by team of 3D designers, who also made animations and flash games at the beginning.

The first car created was a Peugeot 207, and the most unusual was the ambulance in which John F. Kennedy was transported after an assassination attempt.

In 2016 the company changed its name from Humster3D to the shorter version Hum3D.

In 2021, it was announced that Hum3D models were available in Chaos Cosmos[5] as well as in NVIDIA DRIVE Sim.[6]

In 2022, company enters the 3D furniture market.[7] From the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian War the company actively help Ukraine by sending part of the profits to charity.[8]

Hum3D Render Challenge

It’s the largest awards event for the car 3d modeling industry, that supported by the most known 3D software developers: among the regular sponsors are Autodesk, Chaos, Adobe, Keyshot, and many others.[9]

Contest conditions

What participants need to do: create a car 3d model, put it into 3D environment and make a beautiful render. Participants can choose any automobile they like whether it is racing or imaginary vehicle.[10]

Environment in the work should be made in 3D as well as a final image. Minimal use of third-party assets such as vegetation, street elements is allowed. Vehicle models should be made by participants.

Awards

The first-place winner get prizes worth a total of $15,000[11]: license and content from 30 sponsors, leaders of 3D world industry. The winners are chosen by voting from a professional jury team.

Interviews with 3D artists who participated and won prizes in Render Challenge are published in magazines and blogs dedicated to 3D modeling.[12][13][14][15]

Contest dates

In 2013 organized a competition on modeling for 3D artists. The renders of winners are permanently published in 3DArtist magazine.[16]

In 2018, Hum3D is organizing the Car Render Challenge 2018, a car modeling and visualization competition.[17][18]

In December 2021, Hum3D is organizing the eighth annual Car Render Challenge, an art competition for automotive modeling and visualization.[19]

Judges

Winners are selected by a team of judges, including professional 3D artists, editors of media resources about 3D modeling, as well as founders of companies that develop software for 3D artists. The latter include Jules Urbach, Founder and CEO of OTOY Inc (developers of Octane Render), Mark Segasby, co-founder of Lightmap (developers of HDR Light Studio)[20] and others.

Winners

The competition has one category and three winners.

Year Challenge First place Second place Third place
2013 3D Vehicle challenge Roland Wolf Jochem Aarts Khusnutdinov Nail
2014 3D weapon challenge Tyler Gibbons Sanjaya Senarath Karalliyadda Liu Zinan
2014 Most Legendary Car Challenge Ernest Kośka Andrea Lazzarotti Kevin Boulton
2015 Ancient Rome Render Challenge Sergey Smereka Luis Lara Osorio Maciek Ptaszynski
2015 Car Render Challenge Carlos Colorsponge Sergey Smereka Piotr Tatar
2016 Explorer of New Worlds Luis Lara Evgeniy Shatohin Andrea Bertaccini
2016 Car Render Challenge Piotr Tatar Lukasz Hoffmann Aldison Ymeraj
2017 Video Game SuperStar Vladislav Dimant Sedat Açıklar Evgeniy Shatohin
2017 Car Render Challenge Kevin Boulton Chamishka Gamage Grigorii Kliver
2018 Survival Car Challenge Federico Ciuffolini Anton Hurinov Florian Renner
2018 Car Render Challenge Amaru Zeas Cyprian Chojnacki Taylor Cooper
2019 Three D Guns 2 Challenge Yi Sun Nicolas Berger Kimmo Kaunela
2019 Car Render Challenge Ehsan Darvishi Daniel Vesterbaek Carlos Colorsponge
2020 Space rover Challenge Patryk Urbaniak David Aguero Yura Kozhevnikov
2020 Car Render Challenge Christian Ewert Phil Derbyshire Iasonas Raptopoulos
2021 Without borders Challenge Ramees Muhammed Todor Vladev Kay John Yim
2021 Car Render Challenge Bondok Max Ako Ghadermarzi Shangyu Wang
2022 Flying Cars Challenge Ruming Cao Shangyu Wang Todor Vladev

References

  1. ↑ "Designer team Humster3D reveals the secret sauce of digital business | Blog" (in en). https://api.cgtrader.com/blog/designer-team-humster3d-reveals-the-secret-sauce-of-digital-business. 
  2. ↑ Koetsier, John. "Fueling The Metaverse: Epic Games Buys Biggest 3D Model Platform Sketchfab" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2021/07/21/fueling-the-metaverse-epic-games-buys-biggest-3d-model-platform-sketchfab/. 
  3. ↑ "MavCore 3D Animation Magazine - Issue #3" (in en). https://issuu.com/mc3d/docs/mc3d003nb/46. 
  4. ↑ "Hum3D Car Render Challenge 2019 Launched" (in en-US). https://blog.lightwave3d.com/2019/09/hum3d-car-render-challenge-2019-launched/. 
  5. ↑ "Chaos Cosmos free 3D content collection launched | Chaos" (in en). https://www.chaos.com/blog/chaos-cosmos-free-3d-content-collection-launched. 
  6. ↑ "Virtual-Based Safety Testing for Self-Driving Cars from NVIDIA DRIVE Sim." (in en-us). https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/self-driving-cars/simulation/. 
  7. ↑ "Компания Hum3D выходит на рынок 3D мебели." (in ru). https://apostrophe.ua/pages/kompaniya-hum3d-vyhodit-na-rynok-3d-mebeli. Retrieved 2022-06-21. 
  8. ↑ "Hum3D Ukraine Aid Campaign." (in en-us). https://thinkinetic.blog/2022/03/17/hum3d-ukraine-aid-campaign/. 
  9. ↑ KeyShot. "Hum3D Wants to See Your Best KeyShot Car Render" (in en-us). https://blog.keyshot.com/hum3d-wants-to-see-your-best-keyshot-render. 
  10. ↑ "Hum3D Started their Car Render Challenge" (in en). 2021-09-16. https://80.lv/articles/hum3d-started-their-car-render-challenge/. 
  11. ↑ "Hum 3D's 8th annual Car Render Competition". https://cgsociety.org/news/article/5213/hum-3ds-8th-annual-car-render-competition. 
  12. ↑ Thorp, Ash; Keki, Igor; Walzer, Lukas; K, Mari; Mingolla, Silvia; Jastrzebski, Marcin; Nakai, Tsubasa; Rocha, Andreas et al. (2021-03-01) (in tr). 3DMADMAX Dergisi Mart 2021 Sayısı. İsmail AKAR. https://books.google.com.ua/books?id=qZRSEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA46&dq=hum3d&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjrpdvs-NX4AhWVlMMKHcDvAK04ChDoAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=hum3d&f=false. 
  13. ↑ "3D Artist_Iss 103_2017". https://online.pubhtml5.com/zhka/ypbb/#p=90. 
  14. ↑ "Zacharias Reinhardt: Freelance 3D Artist and Blender Trainer interview" (in en). https://3dtotal.com/news/interviews/zacharias-reinhardt-freelance-3d-artist-and-blender-trainer-interview-by-3dtotal-staff-reinhardt. 
  15. ↑ "Meet Amaru Zeas and His Incredible Car Renders". 2018-02-06. https://store.substance3d.com/blog/meet-amaru-zeas-and-his-incredible-car-renders. 
  16. ↑ "Enter the 2021 Hum3D Car Render Challenge | CG Channel" (in en-US). http://www.cgchannel.com/2021/09/enter-the-2021-hum3d-car-render-challenge/. 
  17. ↑ "Hum3D has finally announced the winners of their latest Car Render Challenge". https://80.lv/articles/the-winners-of-car-render-challenge-2018/. 
  18. ↑ "Hum3D Car Render Challenge – See the Winning Artwork Using Substance". 2018-12-22. https://store.substance3d.com/blog/hum3d-car-render-challenge-see-winning-artwork-using-substance. 
  19. ↑ "Enter the 2021 Hum3D Car Render Challenge | CG Channel" (in en-US). http://www.cgchannel.com/2021/09/enter-the-2021-hum3d-car-render-challenge/. 
  20. ↑ "Hum3D - Car Render Challenge 2019 Winners". https://www.lightmap.co.uk/blog/hum3d-car-render-challenge-2019-winners/. 




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