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Painting Competition: January-February 2013; ENTRY Thread
Topic Started: 1st January 2013 - 07:27 PM (907 Views)
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January-February 2013 Painting Competition
Entry Thread

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Weapon Team Work


CATEGORY INFORMATION

Submit a photo or photo montage of your very best Ratling Gun, Warpfire Thrower, Doom-flayer, Poisoned Wind Mortar, or Warp-Grinder. As always, this model must be fully painted and based.


ENTRY RULES

- Each entry shall consist of a photo or photo montage of models built and painted specifically for this painting competition. There must be no images of an entry on this site or anywhere on the web, so that the competition may remain anonymous. (We all wish to be judged by our work, rather than by who we are. Asking voters to select their favorite models without knowing who created them is a step towards achieving that goal.)

- If you have already created a model that fits this category, and it is therefore ineligible, you may post it instead to the OUTSIDE THE COMPETITION Thread.

- The image or photo montage for each entry is to be hosted on either a Photobucket or Flickr account. Please use one of these two free services: they both work.

- We will only post one image of the completed model per entry, but photo montage images are fine. You can do a search for "create photo montage free" to learn how to make a photo montage of your images.

- We may post a second image file or photo montage of your model if it has been scratch-built or converted, and the second image or photo montage shows the model in its original unprimed state. Simple kit-bashes of grey plastic parts don't really show up well, but where different materials are involved (plasticard, metal rods, green stuff, etc.), those photos can be invaluable to let people know what part of the model was created by Games Workshop, and what part was created by you.

- Here is a thread on the Warseer website with tips from other hobbyists on how to take good photos of your miniatures.

- Please keep the images to a maximum width of 900. Plan on a height of no more than 600 if you want your image to fit on screen at a resolution of 1268 x 780 without people having to scroll down. Scrolling down is not as bad as scrolling sideways, particularly for a photo montage, but a single entry should not take up more than two screens. Therefore, the maximum allowable height for an image is 1200. So consider 900 x 1200 to be the largest image you can submit for this competition. We may resize images that do not comply. Giant Scrolling Pictures of Doom are no fun!

- Don't be too small, either. People don't vote for models that they can't see. If your entire image or photo montage is less than 600 wide or 300 high, you should probably enlarge it. Compose your images carefully, and crop them appropriately, so that there is nothing cut off, but also no extraneous white space. We should be able to see your entire unit in one single shot, with additional shots, if used, showing us other angles or individual models.

- People are not judging your models, they are judging your photographs of your models. Therefore, it would be helpful for you to know something about photography. Get a tripod, use the macro setting on your digital camera and use a slow shutter speed if possible. Look at the critiques of photos made in the voting threads for earlier competitions. Blurry entries always lose, regardless of the skill of the painter. Having more megapixels on your camera isn't the solution when it comes to images on screen. A cheap but decent digital camera will take better pictures of miniatures than the most advanced phone. Remember, nobody here can see your model: we can only see the images you send us. It makes no difference how good your painting skills are, unless the quality shows up on the computer screen.

- Please don't put your name on the image, as entries are supposed to be anonymous! The image won't be used if it has your name on it.

- Every entry needs a title. Please include a caption in your PM so we can label your entry properly when the voting thread goes up.

- To enter, please send your image fitting the category via PM to both Olorin the Ancient and Skrits. If you only send it to one of us, your image may not appear in the competition if the one person you sent it to goes on vacation. If we haven't acknowledged your submission after several days, we probably haven't received it; send it again.

- There is a maximum of 15 entries per month, as that's how many options we are allowed to include in a poll. The first fifteen entries which meet all the requirements will make it into the competition; first come, first served. If you are the sixteenth person to send in a valid entry, you won't get in. However, if your entry is completed and you see that the competition appears to be full, you might as well make your submission anyway, since it's always possible that one of the earlier entrants will be disqualified and a slot will open up.

- You may send in your entries up until February 21, 2013.

- In the early morning of February 21, 2013, entry will close, and we will open a poll with all the images received so voting can begin. Please note that anyone with Slave status (less than 25 posts) will not be able to vote in the poll. See here for details.

- The voting may begin earlier if we receive all fifteen entries before the 21st, or later if we don't get enough entries in time.

- Voting will end on February 28, 2013.

- It goes without saying that the models whose photos you submit must be entirely your own work, though you may get others to take and edit the photographs, if you wish. Submitting other people's work as you own will get you banned.

- See here for a list of all the painting competitions for the year.

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Number of Entries received so far - 8/15

We will try to update this tally as entries are received, so that you will know how many places are still available. This is also the thread for competition discussion. Good luck!

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PRIZE

The top three entries gain a place in the Painting Competition Gallery of Fame , which showcases the first, second and third place-winning models for all of our competitions.

Entering the competition will earn you a point towards your painting rank system (P.R.S.) total, whether you place in the top three or not! The first three places will also earn additional P.R.S. points as follows:

1st Place - 5 points
2nd Place - 3 points
3rd place - 2 points

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LAST COMPETITION

Category: Scenic Imperative


Winner: Skrits, "Skaven Arcane Ruins"
Edited by Olorin the Ancient, 22nd February 2013 - 05:17 PM.
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Is it a typo, or does this competition really end in January? A date close to the end of February seems more reasonable.

I might be able to join in if February is the deadline. But January does seem a little slim :-/
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2nd January 2013 - 11:44 AM
Is it a typo, or does this competition really end in January? A date close to the end of February seems more reasonable.

I might be able to join in if February is the deadline. But January does seem a little slim :-/
I changed the dates to february Shadowsliver. I think this was indeed a typo.
Edited by Skrits, 2nd January 2013 - 07:34 PM.
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2nd January 2013 - 11:44 AM
Is it a typo, or does this competition really end in January? A date close to the end of February seems more reasonable.

I might be able to join in if February is the deadline. But January does seem a little slim :-/
It was worse than a typo, it was a mistake--a clear mistake--and I made it! Thanks, Shadowsilver, for catching it, and to Skrits for fixing it.
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Hey

I am about to build together and paint a ratlinggun to use for the army of the year so was wondering if i could enter with that here too.
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16th January 2013 - 11:13 AM
Hey

I am about to build together and paint a ratlinggun to use for the army of the year so was wondering if i could enter with that here too.
Yes you can, just be sure you don't post any pictures here of your Work in Progress, or of your Final Model, until after the Voting closes in February.

Depending on how big a hit my budget took for my sons dental work I may have a unit up for this one too.
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Won't not posting a picture conflict with it being in the army of the year awards? Or do we send those (the award pictures) in by PM, rather than post them in a thread?
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16th January 2013 - 10:23 PM
Won't not posting a picture conflict with it being in the army of the year awards? Or do we send those (the award pictures) in by PM, rather than post them in a thread?
The golden Rat ones aren't posted before Febrary 28th, so you should be fine.

DATELINE:
NOW - Build your perfect models
Feb 12 - last day to get inital GOLDEN RAT photos to Olorin the Ancient and Skrits
..................... - They may ask for more photos of you after this...
Feb 21 - last day to submit WEAPONS TEAMS photo to Olorin the Ancient and Skrits
Feb 28 - Voting closes for WEAPONS TEAMS
Mar 3 - last day to submit any requested additional Photos for GOLDEN RAT

Release date for Golden Rat photos has not yet been announced. Probably late 2nd to early 3rd week in March.
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ok thanks for the answer :) just to keep painting until i am done then ^_^
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So Ladies and Gents, here's something you don't see too often in a Skaven warren: Official Mea Culpa.

I Seriously botched this one...


When I was clearing out my posts this morning I realized I was looking at the wrong page when I typed out the time line. The Dates are all correct, but I used the Jan-Feb painting competition rules for both how to submit the Weapons Teams, and How to submit the Golden Rat entries. Turns out that the Painting Moderators are still finalizing the submission method for the later, but it definitely WON'T be the way I said it was. This one's completely on me, and it'll teach me not answer posts while coding custom Crystal Reports, listening to dub step and drinking tea.

I apologize for any confusion this is causing.

Also, I'm going to kick this up to the Paint and Model Mods - "How will we handle units that are both Weapons Teams which could qualify for the 1/2-13 competition and also a Golden Rat unit?"
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I will have to discuss it with Olorin. I guess we could let people hold back the picture for the weaponteams until the competition ends but it does violate the painting competition rules to a certain extend.
Expect an answer this week.


I have discussed it with Olorin and we sadly came to the conclusion that using this month's competition entry for your 2012 Golden Rat army is not possible.
The unit would have to be included in your armyshot and that violates the rules for the normal bi-monthly competition.

So you will not be allowed to use this month's competition entry in your goldenrat army.
Edited by Skrits, 18th January 2013 - 07:14 AM.
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ahh ok that's too bad, will see if i do some changes instead or just keep my plans for 1000 points then.

thanks anyways
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so 1-2 entries the month?
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The link to the categories for this year still links to 2012, you might want to change that at some time :)
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28th January 2013 - 04:01 PM
The link to the categories for this year still links to 2012, you might want to change that at some time :)
Thanks for catching that. I just fixed it. Obviously, I cut and pasted most of the text over from the last competition of 2012, and I didn't think to check and update the link. I'm glad you found it in January: who knows how long the error might have persisted, otherwise?
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