We were so excited to partner with Motion Designers Community and create a brand new category for the Industrial kit #kb3dcontest: The In-Motion Awards. It was our most compelling contest to date with over 145 entries from over 32 countries, and we want to thank every single artist and team that entered this ultra-competitive showing of talent and hard work across both categories. The worst part of every competition is having to choose only 13 winners from such a talented and inspiring group, however, just like Dancing With The Stars or when you stage a coup against your national government, some winners had to inevitably emerge.
In-Motion Winners
1ST PLACE:
Vincent Huang
3D generalist from Taipei, Taiwan
In his piece titled "Industrial District, Pearl Bay, 2025" Vincent's combination of atmosphere, composition, animation and soundscape created a powerful scene of dynamic wonder and provoking reality.
2ND PLACE: Kar Ayvazyan
Made with Houdini and After Effects, Kar's imaginative piece used motion in an original and exciting way to do something not many people thought of doing with Industrial: destroy it.
3RD PLACE: James Field
Educator at University of Lincoln
James made Industrious using the Unreal Engine and created a captivating, but lighthearted sequence with excellent atmosphere and direction.
" It's the best group for inspiration. Beautiful works. "
-- Fernando Galeano, member of the KB3D community
Concept Winners
1ST PLACE:
Christo Crafford
Concept Designer | Illustrator from Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Christo's striking image immediately fills the mind with questions concerning the fate of this world where a species of robotic, mob lords have plans to take over the human race, or perhaps are hundreds of years in the future executing a coup when they already rule the once-human-led globe.
2ND PLACE:
Quentin Bouilloud
Concept Artist from Paris, France
Quentin's piece evokes soviet-era tyranny and his composition delivers an overwhelming sense of powerful scale.
3RD PLACE:
Michaela Maria Wartbichler
Digital Artist | CEO from Austria
Michaela creates a fantastical, water-ridden world that could inhabit a video game with intriguing characters and premises.
Our Finalists...
(in no particular order)
4. George Whiley- Freelance Concept Artist in the UK. George's ArtStation
5. Tarmo Juhola- Concept Artist | Illustrator | Architect from Finland. Tarmo's ArtStation
6. Karen Sarkis Papazian- Concept Artist in Bulgaria. Karen's ArtStation
7. Yashaswi Karthik - Concept Designer for Ubisoft in India. Yashaswi's ArtStation
8. Ruben Orellana - Freelance Concept & 3d modeller artist. Ruben's Website
Florent Molinier
Motion designer | 3d artist | director in France
Florent's surrealistic city of industrially-produced clowns without laughter provides a quick slice of emotion and allegory for the viewer.
