Foundry is proud to be one of this year’s sponsors of Pixar’s RenderMan® Art Challenge. The challenge is a great opportunity to develop your skills and showcase your talents for the chance to win amazing prizes. This year’s theme is First Contact. Check out previous challenges for inspiration here.

Submissions open on August 13, 2025, and close at Midnight PST on November 10, 2025. The challenge is governed by the official rules and terms of the Pixar RenderMan® Art Challenge: more information, including how to enter, can be found here. 

To help with your submission, we're offering entrants to Pixar's 2025 RenderMan® Art Challenge a free 90-day trial Katana license.

All you need to do is: 

Don’t forget to bookmark this page, and keep coming back for more tips, tricks and support for your challenge entry.

We'd also love to see your progress and answer any questions you have throughout the course of the challenge. You can join our community-run Discord here.

Good luck!