Pendraken Painting Competition 2014!

[toxicpixie]

Popped a few entries in, and hoping to get my winter themed fantasy army photo'd up and entered as well.

Please be gentle on my camera bodging skills, they look much clearer actual size

[paulr]

Good to see some more entries coming in, don't seem to be as many as last year though 

Had a look at last year and there was a last minute rush, about 1/3 of entries came in during the last couple of days, seems Wargamers all over love that last minute rush 

[hetairoi]

Hope to finish mine tonight and take some pictures tomorrow 

[get2grips]

Hope to finish mine tonight and take some pictures tomorrow 

Me too

[Steve J]

I took some a while ago and they were all rubbish . Hope for better luck tomorrow...

[paulr]

I took some a while ago and they were all rubbish . Hope for better luck tomorrow...

Good photos are all about good light, from at least 2 directions. Even using a white sheet or bit of cardboard to reflect light back onto the models to reduce the harsh shadows really helps

Alternatively post some of the bad pics & there are several here who can offer advise on how to improve them

[fsn]

Please be gentle on my camera bodging skills, they look much clearer actual size

You pick a user name of "toxicpixie" and worry about us taking the mickey out of your photos?

[Leon]

Just a reminder folks, please remember that the Entry threads are purely for the Entries.  Any posts discussing the entries need to be done in either the Discussion thread, or in a new thread please.

[paulr]

Some great entries coming in 

Goat_Majors are particulary impressive, how did you do the flag for the 3rd Dragoons - I have been trying to work out how to make patterned curtain material look good

[goat major]

With some difficulty Paul! I initially tried to draw on the hatching but it just looked wrong and out of scale. So in the end I just went for a darker braided edge and a flat centre. I think I worked up from foundry dark chestnut, foundry dark scarlet and Vallejo scarlet  in a few layers. The overall effect seemed to work - but it's one of the less interesting American flags !

[paulr]

With some difficulty Paul! I initially tried to draw on the hatching but it just looked wrong and out of scale. So in the end I just went for a darker braided edge and a flat centre. I think I worked up from foundry dark chestnut, foundry dark scarlet and Vallejo scarlet  in a few layers. The overall effect seemed to work - but it's one of the less interesting American flags !

But with such a romantic back story  

[jdeleonardis]

There are some really incredible entries out there!  Great job everyone!

[Womble67]

To be honest I cannot believe that it has already come round to Pendrakens annual painting competition, and once I sorted through what I'd painted during 2013 continuing up to the end of February it's quite amazing to be honest I've actually managed to be able to enter 27 entries within the following categories. Foot - Pre 20th Century, Mounted, Open - Army, Open - Single Base, Vehicles.

Well good luck everone

take care

andy

[Leon]

To be honest I cannot believe that it has already come round to Pendrakens annual painting competition, and once I sorted through what I'd painted during 2013 continuing up to the end of February it's quite amazing to be honest I've actually managed to be able to enter 27 entries within the following categories. Foot - Pre 20th Century, Mounted, Open - Army, Open - Single Base, Vehicles.

Good luck!

[paulr]

Sounds like a very productive year Womble67, well done & good luck