Adobe Dimension & Adobe Stock – The Art of 3D Insects Challenge Award Winners and Honourable Mentions

By Daniel Wade - March 23, 2020

The Natural History Museum, London has been an invaluable scientific and cultural institution since opening its doors in 1881. The Museum’s collection of 80 million items are incredibly vast and varied, ranging from the largest mammal on earth to objects that are as old as the solar system. It is also home to over 30 million insects.

This prestigious institution is on a mission to digitize and make its collection available to the public. The Museum’s collection holds the information necessary to tackle the scientific and societal challenges of our time—from conserving the biodiversity and the planet’s health to finding new ways to combat disease and extract mineral resources. In tribute to this mission, Adobe has partnered with the Museum to create a custom curated collection of 20 insects, inspired by specimens from the Museum’s Data Portal.

740 artists took up the challenge to imagine the world of insects using Adobe Dimension and at least one 3D asset from the Adobe 3D Stock “The Art of 3D Insects: 3D Works inspired by specimens of The Natural History Museum, London” collection.

Judging

Special guest judge Jennifer Pullar, Communications Manager for the Digital Collections Programme at the Natural History Museum, London judged the submissions with the Adobe Stock and Adobe Dimension team and challenge host Karen Stanley.

“With a background in Fine Art and Science Communication, I was delighted to bring these disciplines together and take part in judging the ArtStation Art of 3D Insects Challenge. This has been a fantastic way to share the Natural History Museum’s Digital Collection with a new audience of 3D artists and designers from around the world. I have loved seeing all the creations and have been incredibly inspired to appreciate a love of nature through the lens of gamers, jewellery makers and animators to name a few.”
Jennifer Pullar, Communications Manager for the Digital Collections Programme

Prizes

We’d like to thank Adobe, HP, Wacom and Pixologic who teamed up to provide an amazing lineup of prizes for the winners of the Adobe Dimension & Adobe Stock – Adobe Art of 3D Insects Challenge!

The following prizes will be awarded in each category:

First Place:

Second Place:

Third Place:

Honorable Mentions (5 total):

Congratulations to all of the artists who took part in the challenge, and were among the first to put the new Adobe Dimension 3.1 release to the test. We’re very proud to present the winners and Honourable Mentions for the Adobe Dimension & Adobe Stock – Adobe Art of 3D Insects Challenge.