# Challenge #1207 "A Place to Call Home" Voting CLOSED **URL:** \ **Category:** Weekend Challenge\ **Tags:** featured\ **Created:** [August 10, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1207-a-place-to-call-home-voting-closed/1649995 "2026-08-10T23:08:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Helge](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/helge/32/499333_2.png) [@Helge](https://blenderartists.org/u/Helge)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1207-a-place-to-call-home-voting-closed/1649995/1 "2026-08-10T23:08:15Z")
This week’s theme: **A Place to Call Home** **Which entry would you like to see win?** (If you cannot decide, pick up to 2.) _Poll ([view on site](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1207-a-place-to-call-home-voting-closed/1649995/1))_ After 2 days of voting, a winner is declared: The voting will close on: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 11:00 PM. [The winner picks the theme for next week.](https://blenderartists.org/t/welcome-to-the-weekend-challenges/1535271) _If the winner doesn’t supply a theme **before Thursday 22:30 GMT** , the organizer will select the theme. In this case, the winner’s theme will be used the next time we are lacking a theme on Thursday 22:30 GMT. 🙂_ Having selected the theme, the winner will not be eligible to enter that week. They may however still submit an image, but it won’t be included in the voting. | **This week’s winner:** [![winner_1207](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/9/1/8/91892415ebb6f03245f36c3586a58dd9adda21d8.png)](https://blenderartists.org/t/1649579/3) | **Next Challenge:** [![theme_1208](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/3/d/1/3d1b70a3df22405988db5e3230a2df73d23e7a97.png)](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1208-chinchillin-14-08-26-entries-open/1650244) | **Pure Entries** • **MrZaranio\_KZ** : [No Place Like Meow](https://blenderartists.org/t/1649579/3) ![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/0/9/8/0980897835afb081ed46209dccba231de36be16d.jpeg) * * * * * * • **Jean-Luc** : [By The Sea](https://blenderartists.org/t/1649579/4) ![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/7/6/9/76975c94a28cd6725cf797232d60142288e1a87a.png) * * * * * * • **fcharr** : [The Tower in the Valley](https://blenderartists.org/t/1649579/6) ![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/d/4/c/d4c5a655a5b12ad5f865739995e77f147f6f158e.png) * * * * * * • **Khamurai** : [Home is with you](https://blenderartists.org/t/1649579/9) ![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/2/1/1/21120f773643a5a115115be7d8930c4a096825ae.jpeg) * * * * * * • **3dnotguru** : [home by the sea](https://blenderartists.org/t/1649579/10) ![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/6/a/e/6ae1ea7a7b95921c47f1b2ad74d0872bb650cdc9.jpeg) * * * * * * • **Frau\_Kwatsch** : [vanlife](https://blenderartists.org/t/1649579/12) ![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/4/3/8/438d17e09ce02c0c35068a9102a7778a2bf1c5f1.png) * * * * * * • **Efe\_cerit** : [toilet](https://blenderartists.org/t/1649579/13) ![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/c/5/f/c5f9c644ba3bd4cfa6ad9b164a1f3b1ce12e7a6c.png) * * * * * * • **I\_drink\_water** : [Back alley of a cyberpunk sprawl](https://blenderartists.org/t/1649579/14) ![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/b/2/1/b2127d4cbf6dac4336af067a248f43d80cb4f560.png) * * * * * * • **mali\_zweipunktnull** : [Home is where the light is…](https://blenderartists.org/t/1649579/16) ![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/e/0/7/e07cfd9af9ce39fc566372475e950aa94481ef85.png) * * * * * * **Non-competing Entries** • **Helge** : [Home Sweet Home](https://blenderartists.org/t/1649579/7) ![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/3/d/b/3db652cc198e50246efc016195c899bd974c0611.jpeg) * * * * * * • **codecontemplator** : [E.T. phone home](https://blenderartists.org/t/1649579/15) ![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/0/6/b/06b540183d9c9a4be4a40762ed98e48d018119b2.png) * * * * * * ---
**Author:** ![Helge](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/helge/32/499333_2.png) [@Helge](https://blenderartists.org/u/Helge)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1207-a-place-to-call-home-voting-closed/1649995/2 "2026-08-10T23:08:30Z")
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**Author:** ![fcharr](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/fcharr/32/501264_2.png) [@fcharr](https://blenderartists.org/u/fcharr)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 2:39am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1207-a-place-to-call-home-voting-closed/1649995/3 "2026-08-11T02:39:01Z")
[Genesis - Home By The Sea (Live at Wembley)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr5Umrp5jRg) Parts 1 and 2 😎 ---
**Author:** ![AstrocatGraphics](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/astrocatgraphics/32/1343426_2.png) [@AstrocatGraphics](https://blenderartists.org/u/AstrocatGraphics)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1207-a-place-to-call-home-voting-closed/1649995/4 "2026-08-11T14:01:00Z")
Hard to pick just 2 again… 😍 ---
**Author:** ![Helge](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/helge/32/499333_2.png) [@Helge](https://blenderartists.org/u/Helge)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1207-a-place-to-call-home-voting-closed/1649995/5 "2026-08-12T23:15:06Z")
And… the winner of Weekend Challenge 1207 with votes from 42.4% of the voters is… MrZaranio\_KZ! As we have a tie between entries (MrZaranio\_KZ, Khamurai), the earliest submitted entry wins. Here’s to all the great participators… > [@](#): > > MrZaranio\_KZ (No Place Like Meow) : 14 : 42.4% > Jean-Luc (By The Sea) : 10 : 30.3% > fcharr (The Tower in the Valley) : 1 : 3% > Khamurai (Home is with you) : 14 : 42.4% > 3dnotguru (home by the sea) : 5 : 15.2% > Frau\_Kwatsch (vanlife) : 2 : 6.1% > Efe\_cerit (toilet) : 2 : 6.1% > I\_drink\_water (Back alley of a cyberpunk sprawl) : 1 : 3% > mali\_zweipunktnull (Home is where the light is…) : 6 : 18.2% ![MrZaranio_KZ (No Place Like Meow): No Place Like Meow](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/0/9/8/0980897835afb081ed46209dccba231de36be16d.jpeg) No Place Like Meow ---
**Author:** ![fcharr](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/fcharr/32/501264_2.png) [@fcharr](https://blenderartists.org/u/fcharr)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1207-a-place-to-call-home-voting-closed/1649995/6 "2026-08-12T23:40:20Z")
Congrats @MrZaranio_KZ and @Khamurai on both your great entries that I voted for 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Withers99](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/withers99/32/1432280_2.png) [@Withers99](https://blenderartists.org/u/Withers99)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1207-a-place-to-call-home-voting-closed/1649995/7 "2026-08-13T05:07:08Z")
Well done @MrZaranio_KZ ---
**Author:** ![Frau\_Kwatsch](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/frau_kwatsch/32/1435373_2.png) [@Frau\_Kwatsch](https://blenderartists.org/u/Frau_Kwatsch)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 5:50am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1207-a-place-to-call-home-voting-closed/1649995/8 "2026-08-13T05:50:49Z")
Congratulations, very nice! I love the wet cat’s body language. ---
**Author:** ![Khamurai](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/khamurai/32/1490280_2.png) [@Khamurai](https://blenderartists.org/u/Khamurai)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 5:56am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1207-a-place-to-call-home-voting-closed/1649995/9 "2026-08-13T05:56:42Z")
Congrats @MrZaranio_KZ ! ---
**Author:** ![Jean-Luc](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/51bf81/32.png) [@Jean-Luc](https://blenderartists.org/u/Jean-Luc)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 6:31am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1207-a-place-to-call-home-voting-closed/1649995/10 "2026-08-13T06:31:54Z")
excellent win - any tips on how you did the cat fur? ---
**Author:** ![MrZaranio\_KZ](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/mrzaranio_kz/32/1475625_2.png) [@MrZaranio\_KZ](https://blenderartists.org/u/MrZaranio_KZ)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1207-a-place-to-call-home-voting-closed/1649995/11 "2026-08-13T07:12:42Z")
@Jean-Luc For the cat fur, I used a combination of modeling with brushes to simulate the fur, then I added a **hair particle system** on top for a bit more detail. So basically, it’s a mix of the model itself and the texturing ^^ ---
**Author:** ![mali\_zweipunktnull](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/mali_zweipunktnull/32/1470606_2.png) [@mali\_zweipunktnull](https://blenderartists.org/u/mali_zweipunktnull)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 7:58am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1207-a-place-to-call-home-voting-closed/1649995/12 "2026-08-13T07:58:27Z")
Congrats to booth of you @MrZaranio_KZ and @Khamurai 😀 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Helge](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/helge/32/499333_2.png) [@Helge](https://blenderartists.org/u/Helge)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1207-a-place-to-call-home-voting-closed/1649995/13 "2026-08-13T08:13:26Z")
Stop chillin’ - and start chillin’! The new entry thread is open: > [@Challenge #1208 "Chinchillin" (14/08/26) Entries OPEN](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1208-chinchillin-14-08-26-entries-open/1650244): > > Theme #1208 for Friday 14th of August 2026 is: Chinchillin Entry closes on Monday, 22:30 GMT (Mon, Aug 17, 2026 10:30 PM (UTC)) play_button How do I post my entry? Here is an Example: (click to open) Please remember to state if your entry is pure, open or non-competing. “There are two main goals for these contests: Fun and Glory. Fun: You get only 4 days to create a cool image, based on the theme for the week. Glory: After 2 days of voting, a winner is declared. The winner picks the theme for next … ---
**Author:** ![Jean-Luc](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/51bf81/32.png) [@Jean-Luc](https://blenderartists.org/u/Jean-Luc)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1207-a-place-to-call-home-voting-closed/1649995/14 "2026-08-13T10:02:51Z")
it’s excellent work 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![codecontemplator](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ac91a4/32.png) [@codecontemplator](https://blenderartists.org/u/codecontemplator)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/challenge-1207-a-place-to-call-home-voting-closed/1649995/15 "2026-08-13T21:08:06Z")
Congratulations @MrZaranio_KZ . That wet hair look was something extra. It was my favourite entry. @Khamurai and @Jean-Luc awesome work as well.