| Painting Competition: May-June 2013; ENTRY Thread | |
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| Olorin the Ancient | 1st May 2013 - 10:05 AM Post #1 |
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May-June 2013 Painting Competition Entry Thread Category: Leader of the Pack CATEGORY INFORMATION Paint either a single named Skaven character from the Lords or Heroes section, or any Skaven character on foot from the Lords section. This means that aside from named characters, you can submit a Warlord, a Grey Seer, a Vermin Lord, or an Exalted Vermin Lord. Thanquol and Boneripper are not permitted, as the competition is only supposed to for be one character, and those two cannot be separated. 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 painted a model that fits this category, which is therefore ineligible, you may post it instead to the OUTSIDE THE COMPETITION Thread. You are free to do this even if you then enter a newly-painted and unposted model in the competition. - 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 June 24, 2013. - In the early morning of June 25, 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 24th, or later if we don't get enough entries in time. - Voting will end on June 30, 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. --- Number of Entries received so far - 4/15 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! --- 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 --- LAST COMPETITION Category: R.O.U.S. (Rodents of Unusual Size) Winner: Jona, The Dangers of Running with the Pack Edited by Olorin the Ancient, 25th June 2013 - 07:20 PM.
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| hannanibal | 1st May 2013 - 02:15 PM Post #2 |
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Can we use a different size scenic base or should the model, say a warlord for instance, be on his 20mmX20mm small base? |
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| Olorin the Ancient | 1st May 2013 - 02:56 PM Post #3 |
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The figure must be game-legal, but since I believe that you are legally allowed to use a larger base within reason--please, Cap or somebody, correct me on this if I'm wrong--you could put the Warlord on a somewhat larger base, say a 25mm or 40mm square without a problem. But it shouldn't be a full-on diorama, with a Warlord standing atop a rocky crag built onto a Screaming Bell base: this does have to be practical and legal for gaming. |
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| hannanibal | 1st May 2013 - 03:03 PM Post #4 |
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OK, thanks. I was just curious is all........ |
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| Nurglitch IX | 1st May 2013 - 05:27 PM Post #5 |
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I was under the impression the rule was "must use the base supplied" but I can't find anything in a quick book or Errata search to verify this. Also not seeing anything about base size for Bonebreakers and Pox Rats.
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| stethemessiah | 25th May 2013 - 10:38 PM Post #6 |
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Can we enter a model, we've already posted conversion WIP pics up, but haven't finished yet? |
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| Olorin the Ancient | 26th May 2013 - 01:06 AM Post #7 |
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Unfortunately not. The rules state that all contributions must be anonymous, which is why you can't have posted photos of them before. |
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| CapAmr05 | 26th May 2013 - 03:49 AM Post #8 |
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Correct, there is mention of using base sizes within reason, however that's a reference for when a base is not provided with the model (something older releases had a problem with), if the model is provided with base size, page 80's of the Main Rule Book; "Models and Base Size" asks that the model not deviate. If it's a warlord on foot, he'd have to be on 20mm (per page 80), but if it's a Warlord on Bonebreaker/ Warlitter; it could be a 20mm, 25mm, 20x40mm, 40x20mm, etc, etc. (Since no current iteration of the model+mount exists from the GW line with a base; also "within reason" (don't put it on a 300mmX1000mm base)). --Cap |
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| Nurglitch IX | 10th June 2013 - 10:46 PM Post #9 |
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15 days. Anyone got their entries ready yet? |
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| Olorin the Ancient | 11th June 2013 - 11:05 AM Post #10 |
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I'd like to remind people that Bounty's question is rhetorical, and should not be answered, since making a post stating that you're entering the competition could actually disqualify your entry! By all means, write to me and/or Skrits and let us know that you're going to enter (we'll be relieved to hear it), but don't post that publicly, since we really don't want to have to disqualify anyone! |
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| Olorin the Ancient | 12th June 2013 - 06:24 PM Post #11 |
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We have our first entry! |
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| Olorin the Ancient | 14th June 2013 - 05:21 PM Post #12 |
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We have our second entry! |
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| Olorin the Ancient | 25th June 2013 - 07:11 PM Post #13 |
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We're up to four entries. The competition thread will go up shortly. |
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