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The frozen wastes of Icecrown are home to some of Azeroth’s most terrifying and resilient creatures.
For this contest, your challenge is to design and model a HD 3D character that embodies the cold, undead, and/or the sinister essence of Icecrown.
Your creation should feel like it belongs in Icecrown—think of the undead, frost elementals, bone-covered beasts, vampiric horrors, frost giants or forgotten horrors lurking beneath the ice. Inspiration can be drawn from Northrend’s monstrous inhabitants, including abominations of necromantic magic, cursed tundra dwellers, or beings shaped by the Lich King’s will. The design should be unique and original while maintaining the Warcraft Reforged aesthetic, ensuring it could seamlessly exist within the game's universe.
- No submission may violate any of the site rules.
- All submissions must follow the current theme (see the theme description above). If any model does not fit, a moderator will tell you as soon as possible as to avoid confusion.
- You must post at least one unfinished preview of your submission in this thread, before the deadline, as proof that it's yours.
- Your submission may not be started/made before the official launch of the contest.
- Judges may not participate.
- Your final submission must work in-game and be bug-free.
- Teamwork is not allowed.
- Model entries are allowed as long as there is a certain amount of effort put into them, and must include a Dissipate animation and Hero Glow or Decay Flesh and Decay Bone animations.
- WoW ports or models that use external material must have working ORMs and normals, and should not account for more than 10% of the model (a weapon, a piece of armor, a distinctive small geoset...). Models that are heavily influenced by external assets should be avoided, and the judges are entitled to disqualify the model if they deem it necessary.
- In order to enter the contest and be eligible to win a prize, contestants must submit their final entry to the HD Model Resource section. Remember to write in the description: "Entry for the 7th HD Modeling Contest".
- You should post a link to your entry in the contest thread along with a short description.
- 1st place: 750 experience points
- 2nd place: 600 experience points
- 3rd place: 450 experience points
- Entry: 150 experience points
- Judge: 25 experience points per entry
The three winners will receive an Award Icon representing the winning entry.
Winning a contest also unlocks Demon Rank icons (at least two wins is required).
- If no judges are found (at least two is required) before the deadline, the winners will be decided by the votes of a public poll. The poll results will be hidden until a person has voted. Changing your vote afterwards will not be possible.
- Want to be a judge? Read this.
| Mesh | How does the mesh look? How are the balance and scale? How coherent is polygon distribution? Do the shapes complement the model's theme? | /15 |
| Skin | Does the model have custom diffuses, ORMs and/or Normals? How good is the wrap? Are the textures appealing, or do they look blurry/stretched from the default game camera and portrait? Do the tones go well together? Is there sufficient contrast? Do the Normals and ORMs create proper lighting for the model? | /15 |
| Animations | Does the model have custom animations? How natural, smooth, and appropriate are the animations? Do they have character/personality? How well are they executed? Does the model have enough animations to function properly? | /15 |
| Integration/ Optimization | How well does the model work in-game? Does it feature the necessary attachments, footprints, sounds, and collisions? Does it have a working FaceFX? Is it optimised for minimal disk usage? Does it have enough Team Colour? | /15 |
| Theme | How well does the model follow the contest theme? | /15 |
| Effects | Does the model make use of emmissives, effects, ribbons, or additional custom models (i.e. projectiles/spells)? How well are they implemented? Does the model make use of fresnel, visibility or other .mdl edits? | /5 |
| Creativity | How original is the general idea? How inventive is the execution? How distinct is the model from the original assets? | /20 |
| /100 |
(Last updated Mar 19, 2025)
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vindorei | WIP 1 |
Frost BroodmotherFrost Broodmother - Zshexir Frostweaver Entry for the 7th HD Modeling Contest Zshexir Frostweaver was once a proud matriarch of the ancient Azjol-Nerub empire, a cunning tactician and revered broodmother whose progeny wove the glacial webs that lined the frozen caverns of Northrend. When the...
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Taylor Mouse | WIP 1 | |
Superfrycook | WIP 1 |
Lich Ranger and Lich HippogryphThis is my entry for the 7th Modeling Contest Icecrown Exarchate's Lich Ranger and Lich Hippogryph LORE: Frost Elven Archers have been active for too long in battle due to their experience in extremely cold conditions were promoted to Lich Rangers, they have been worn a customized death armor...
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ZoomMan | WIP 1 |
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Dalekay | WIP 1 |
Undead Vrykul SkeletonThis is my entry for the 7th Modeling Contest. This is my first model for the contest Skeleton Vrykul of ICECROWN Previous view:
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PietrasCoelho | WIP 1 |
Magnataur Death TerrorIt's my first entry in Modeling Contest. It's my first, full scale from design to texture and assets model. Magnataur Death Terror
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handclaw | WIP 1 |
The contest shall begin on February 21, 2025 and conclude on April 13, 2025 GMT (day is included).
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