Challenge #1212 "Heliopolis" Voting CLOSED

[Helge]

This week’s theme: Heliopolis

Which entry would you like to see win?
(If you cannot decide, pick up to 2.)

• Jean-Luc (Sun Trap)
• codecontemplator (The Temple of Ra)
• fcharr (Solar City)
• mali_zweipunktnull (New Heliopolis - 2473 GT)
• Boder (Sun City, Red Planet, Population Zero)
• Frau_Kwatsch (sunken sun)
• I_drink_water (Eye of Ra)

After 2 days of voting, a winner is declared: The voting will close on: Wed, Sep 16, 2026 11:00 PM.
The winner picks the theme for next week.

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:

Next Challenge:

Pure Entries

• Jean-Luc: Sun Trap

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• codecontemplator: The Temple of Ra

(Brass and wood material from Blenderkit.)

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• fcharr: Solar City

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• mali_zweipunktnull: New Heliopolis - 2473 GT

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• Boder: Sun City, Red Planet, Population Zero

(compositing in GIMP, background image HDRI as JPG)

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• Frau_Kwatsch: sunken sun

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• I_drink_water: Eye of Ra

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Non-competing Entries

• Zacslip: World within

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• Fiber_Dreaming: Heliopolis - UE Render - 01

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• Helge: Helianthus

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[Helge]

And… the winner of Weekend Challenge 1212 with votes from 60.9% of the voters is… codecontemplator!
Here’s to all the great participators…

Jean-Luc (Sun Trap) : 5 : 21.7%
codecontemplator (The Temple of Ra) : 14 : 60.9%
fcharr (Solar City) : 4 : 17.4%
mali_zweipunktnull (New Heliopolis - 2473 GT) : 8 : 34.8%
Boder (Sun City, Red Planet, Population Zero) : 2 : 8.7%
Frau_Kwatsch (sunken sun) : 3 : 13%
I_drink_water (Eye of Ra) : 2 : 8.7%

The Temple of Ra

[Helge]

Look, what I have found! The new entry thread is up:

Challenge #1213 "Hidden in plain sight" (18/09/26) Entries OPEN

Theme #1213 for Friday 18th of September 2026 is: Hidden in plain sight Entry closes on Monday, 22:30 GMT (Mon, Sep 21, 2026 10:30 PM (UTC)) 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 th…

[fcharr (Francisco Charrua)]

Congrats @codecontemplator it was well deserved

Time to put on my thinking cap

[AstrocatGraphics]

Hail to the Sun God,
He’s such a fun god!
Ra! Ra! Ra!

[Withers99]

Well done @codecontemplator

[Azen]

curious to know why World Within didn’t feature - imho it’s by far the most subtle, nuanced, and detailed of them all - i think it’s worthy of a tutorial, as well

[Khamurai]

Because it was non-competing and was not made for this challenge