![]() ![]() The City Scene for the 4.0 update Splash Screen contest by Masteriano and Hapico did not end up winning the contest, but that doesn't make it any less impressive! Masteriano's City Scene By MasterianoX and Hapico, October 2021 All while making use of and showcasing the new mesh capabilities. Wacky's submission respected the theme "city", while also referencing the style of older Splash Arts with a vehicle prominently placed in the middle. Since meshes were an entirely new area for large parts of the community, there were only 3 submissions. This also helped out with beta testing of the new features. Meshes were a very important feature in the update, so the Splash Art had to be modeled with meshes as a requirement. The 7th Splash Art Contest was hosted during the beta phase of 4.0 and it's new mesh tools. ![]() Splash Art Contest 4.0 Winner By Wacky, October 2021 The jury would consist of Discord staff, Modeling Pros and VIPs, and everyone who submitted an entry. This was the first and only Splash Art Contest where the voting took place by a closed jury, as an experiment. MisterGriimm and MidnitePixel won this contest with their tiny christmas diorama inside a snow globe! The 4.1 update of Blockbench was set to release right before Chrismas, so naturally the theme would have to be "Santa's Sleigh"! This was also the first version where the splash art would show up on every start of the software, not just after the update! Splash Art Contest 4.1 Winner By MisterGriimm and MidnitePixel, December 2021 The entry over-all feels more like a painting than just a model, which made it perfect for the splash screen. Shroomy and RedstoneMvv created not only a cabin, but also an entire landscape around it. The theme for the Splash Art Contest was "Cozy Cabin". The SpongeBob SquarePants DLC for Minecraft was released in July 2022, and of course the iconic characters were all modeled in Blockbench! Splash Art Contest 4.2 Winner By Shroomy and RedstoneMvv, March 2022 The beautiful colors and the lighting from the top are what made this submission stand out! SpongeBob SquarePants By Pixelstories, July 2022 MidnitePixel and MisterGriimm decided to take a bit of a different approach to the theme and created a model Leonardo da Vinci's flying machine, suspended from the roof of his workshop The theme for the Splash Art Contest for 4.3 was "Aviation". It features a vivid city scene, animal characters, and many easter eggs and details to discover! Splash Art Contest 4.3 Winner By MisterGriimm and MidnitePixel, July 2022 The scene was created with Blockbench's mesh tools and rendered in Blender. Wacky entered and won the contest with 1730 votes, ahead of the second place by Eisenbart and Dankbarkeit with 1359 votes. The theme for the 11th Splash Art Contest was "Ice Cream Truck". Wan_win's fantastic entry for the "Aviation" theme of 4.3 ultimately won with 728 votes and decorated the splash screen of Blockbench 4.5! Splash Art Contest 4.4 Winner By Wacky, September 2022 The Splash Art Contest for Blockbench 4.5 marked the very first Runner-Up Splash Art Contest! All entries of previous contests that landed on second place were up against each other. Splash Art Contest 4.5 Winner By Wan_win, July 2022 And of course there are the snowy cliffs in the background that were also created in Blockbench. The scene contains several Blockbench models that you may not even see all at first glance! Next to the gigantic explorer vehicle that took inspiration from old cargo ships, there is also a giant bucket-wheel excavator in the background, and an ATV on the right side of the image. Even though Jonn圓24 and DrRuan's entry came close with 1151 votes, Wacky ultimately took the win with 1475 votes! When Wacky enters a contest, it is tough to beat him. The theme for the 13th Splash Art Contest was "Arctic Exploration Vehicle". Splash Art Contest 4.6 Winner By Wacky, January 2023 Violet created this awesome DS Lite low-poly model as part of a series of retro tech and game consoles! The tweet was seen by over 3.5 million people on Twitter and introduced many new 3D and pixel artists to the capabilities of Blockbench. Nintendo DS Lite By Violet, February 2023 That's why, in addition to the winning piece, we decided to feature the first 5 places on the Blockbench splash screen as a slideshow. The 4.7 Splash Art Contest was very successful, with 26 submissions in total up for vote, and so many of them deserving of being featured on the splash screen. NeptuneCoffee and Dankbarkeit won first place with their beautiful overgrown train station! The theme for the 14th Splash Art Contest was simply "Train". Splash Art Contest 4.7 Winner By NeptuneCoffee & Dankbarkeit, April 2023 This page lists some of the best creations in Blockbench history, from contest winners to new technique and otherwise notable models. ![]()
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