The Rookies

The Rookies Platform to help digital artists get discovered without having to compete with professionals.

The Rookies is an International Awards for young designers, creators, innovators, and artists. The Awards were created to discover and showcase the outstanding talent emerging from higher education facilities and help launch them into careers at the world’s top studios. Our legacy is from Visual Effects, Animation, and Next-Gen Gaming having created the CG Student Awards – the largest online Award

s for creative students. Established in 2009, 74 paid internships and over $900,000US in prizes has been given away. The Rookies is the exciting next step in the Awards evolution as the “Oscars for young creative minds”. To kick things off we have introduced ten additional prize divisions focusing on the most highly competitive artistic industries. We are excited to invite our existing sponsors, new brands, studios, and most importantly students from around the world to join us and celebrate the next generation of creative minds.

Activision and Infinity Ward have announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, highlighting a return to grounded military s...
04/06/2026

Activision and Infinity Ward have announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, highlighting a return to grounded military storytelling and a geopolitical narrative. The game will focus on a large-scale conflict on the Korean Peninsula.

Boris FX has released Silhouette 2026, introducing new AI-based 3D head, object, and point tracking systems, along with ...
04/06/2026

Boris FX has released Silhouette 2026, introducing new AI-based 3D head, object, and point tracking systems, along with updates to AI matte generation and paint tools.

The creative process behind "Cayler Law Shi Ying — 3D Modeling Demo Reel" by Law Shi Ying - https://www.therookies.co/pr...
03/06/2026

The creative process behind "Cayler Law Shi Ying — 3D Modeling Demo Reel" by Law Shi Ying - https://www.therookies.co/projects/100137

Hold and swipe the dots to see the full creative process.

Every creative career starts somewhere. Publish your work, level up, and prove what you're made of. therookies.co

DWARF by Manu Ruiz from Coco School | Escuela Europea para la Comunicación y las Artes Visuales - https://www.therookies...
03/06/2026

DWARF by Manu Ruiz from Coco School | Escuela Europea para la Comunicación y las Artes Visuales - https://www.therookies.co/projects/100501

"This character was created using Autodesk Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, and Marvelous Designer during my advanced character design master's program at Coco School."

Every creative career starts somewhere. Publish your work, level up, and prove what you're made of. therookies.co

Software used: autodesk maya, Maxon Zbrush, 3D Modeling & Animation - Maya.

Sony's State of Play showcased upcoming games, spotlighting Marvel's Wolverine and God of War Laufey, with a notable foc...
03/06/2026

Sony's State of Play showcased upcoming games, spotlighting Marvel's Wolverine and God of War Laufey, with a notable focus on gore-heavy action titles.

The Bride" is a stylized 3D character project by Ynov Campus student El Hadji Ousmane Ndiaye, blending 2D illustration w...
03/06/2026

The Bride" is a stylized 3D character project by Ynov Campus student El Hadji Ousmane Ndiaye, blending 2D illustration with 3D sculpting and hand-painted textures.

The creative process behind "Midnight Hunter" by Léa Cardinale - https://www.therookies.co/projects/100443Hold and swipe...
02/06/2026

The creative process behind "Midnight Hunter" by Léa Cardinale - https://www.therookies.co/projects/100443

Hold and swipe the dots to see the full creative process.

Every creative career starts somewhere. Publish your work, level up, and prove what you're made of. therookies.co

🔥Next Monthly Art Challenge: Heat 🔥Quite fitting with the current weather June is all about heat: Fire, sunlight, steam,...
02/06/2026

🔥Next Monthly Art Challenge: Heat 🔥

Quite fitting with the current weather June is all about heat: Fire, sunlight, steam, glowing metal, overheating machines, friction, or anything that gives off warmth and energy

Use heat to create atmosphere, tension, movement, or visual impact

Share your progress in our discord let’s see what you create this month and who can take home a new one year subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud ☁️ ✨️

BABOL Romain - Demoreel 2026 | Rookie Awards 2026 by BABOL Romain from ARTFX SCHOOLS - https://www.therookies.co/entrie...
02/06/2026

BABOL Romain - Demoreel 2026 | Rookie Awards 2026 by BABOL Romain from ARTFX SCHOOLS - https://www.therookies.co/entries/46531

"After an exceptional 4th year in Chara - Assets at ARTFX, I am happy to present my new Demoreel."

Every creative career starts somewhere. Publish your work, level up, and prove what you're made of. therookies.co

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