Build your Hero ⚔️

Build your Hero ⚔️

🦸 The Challenge: Design Your Game Hero

We’re inviting you to dive into the world of character design and 3D modeling by creating the main hero of an imaginary video game. Think about iconic characters—they can be human-like, such as Link (Zelda) or Mario, or completely abstract and whimsical, like Kirby or Pacman.

While you don't need to build the whole game, we want to understand the world your hero belongs to. Your submission should include:

  1. Your Hero Character: Modeled and presented in Blender.

  2. A Sense of Stage: A compelling scene that hints at the environment where they live.

  3. Your Game Concept: A brief explanation of your imaginary game's genre, your character's personality, and their role within the story. We encourage a looping animation to show them off, but a powerful still image works too!

➡️ How to Enter

  1. Submit in the Community: Share your final image (still or animated, square or vertical) in the Patata School Community Topic 'Blender Hero Contest'.

  2. Upload to Instagram: Post your entry on Instagram, making sure to tag @cabeza_patata and use the hashtag #patataschoolhero.

The submission deadline is January 1st, 2026.

⭐️ Judging Criteria: Show Us Your Story

We are looking for entries that portray something bigger than themselves. Entries will be judged on the following three criteria:

  1. Aesthetic Quality: A balanced and visually compelling image with consistent color palettes, strong composition, and well-designed elements.

  2. Innovation: An interesting and thoughtful use of the 3D medium with clear artistic intent.

  3. Personality & Motivation: We want to see the passion behind your piece! Please share the story, motivation, sketches, WIPs, or references that helped you create your hero.

🎁 Amazing Prizes from Huion

This contest is proudly sponsored by Huion, who are offering three incredible graphic tablets to our top creators:

1st Place: Kamvas Pro 16 (4K)

A premium 15.6-inch pen display with stunning 4K resolution (3840 x 2160). This tablet offers exceptional color accuracy and a laminated screen for a paper-like drawing experience, perfect for professional sculpting and texturing in Blender.

2nd Place: Kamvas 16 (Gen3)

A sleek 15.6-inch pen display featuring high resolution and anti-glare film. This is a powerful tool for serious 3D artists, providing a large, comfortable workspace to model and animate.

3rd Place: Kamvas 13 (Gen3)

A highly portable 13.3-inch pen display that balances size and performance. It's an excellent, responsive tablet for detailed digital drawing and character work, whether you're at your desk or on the go.

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Previous Winners

Join the prestigious list of Patata School Winners!

Mary Jade won a Huion Kamvas 24 Plus

For her bold, colorful composition filled with spring characters, with an excellent use of Grease Pencil.

Laura Durand won a Huion Kamvas Pro 19

For his music video, modelled and animated in Blender and textured using Paintify.

Jonathan won a Meta Quest 3 VR Headset

For his 2D to 3D translation of this flower character, modelled in Blender.

Thomas Madreiter won a Nintendo Switch

For his music video, modelled and animated in Blender and textured using Paintify.

Elizabeth won a Huion Kamvas Pro 16

For her beautiful fishing cat, created using Grease Pencil in Blender.

David won an iPad Pro + Apple Pencil

For this beautiful interactive Earth experience in Spline.

Pat won an iPad Pro + Apple Pencil

For their magical interactive alarm clock, created in Spline.

Nikita won a Huion Kamvas Pro

With a Pumpkin Spiced Latte made in Blender.

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