The Painting Competition is now closed!

[AndyT]

I was thinking about this the other day, and instead of an 'Army/Unit' category, I was thinking more an 'Anything Goes' style category, where it could be a unit, an army, a whole table, a Dungeon piece, a large diorama, anything that didn't fit into the other categories.

Good idea - that would be a good incentive for me to get my dungeon painted and populated !

[Nosher]

There have been some staggering entries to this competition which needs to be applauded, but try as I might I cannot take a decent photo to save my life which IMHO penalises those that cant take great piccies or dont have access to lighting equipment.

I welcome and would fully endorse any new categories - painting an army is far harder than a stand of 6-10.

I also hope that a similar volume of the forum traffic this competition has generated continues once the competition prizes have been handed out.

I know I dont hold a vote but if I did I am not embarrassed to say that 17/21's Naps would get my vote.

[chortle]

It would be good to have a category for conversions, to recognise those people who have gone to the trouble of modifying figures. Chopping the head off a 10mm figure, and replacing it, is quite a job!

[Pruneau]

Some people have spilled blood during such conversion processes!  I think a GBH category would be well in order! 

[Maenoferren]

Pruneau I totally agree how much damage can you do to yourself in a painting competition, I think I won last time, I have photographic proof of my blood

[MiniPatton]

Unfortunately you would probably end up with people lopping off fingers just to win a prize...

There I was making a small conversion to my Pendraken miniatures with my chainsaw...

[Dazza]

There's a lot to be said for someone who isn't perhaps technically brilliant, but can get hundreds of figures painted in a reasonable length of time.

Hey Nik, clib has got ya sussed 

[Pruneau]

Hey Nik, clib has got ya sussed 

Hahaha!  Spread the love I say 

[rexhurley]

I was thinking about this the other day, and instead of an 'Army/Unit' category, I was thinking more an 'Anything Goes' style category, where it could be a unit, an army, a whole table, a Dungeon piece, a large diorama, anything that didn't fit into the other categories.

Oh me like this idea a variation of the "open" class

[Leon]

There have been some staggering entries to this competition which needs to be applauded, but try as I might I cannot take a decent photo to save my life which IMHO penalises those that cant take great piccies or dont have access to lighting equipment.

Next year we'll look at having a load of tutorials to hand on taking good photo's with standard photography equipment.  There are quite a few good threads around here already, but we'll make it easier to find them next time.

[nikharwood]

Hey Nik, clib has got ya sussed 

Mate - I've never said I'm "technically brilliant"...astonishingly witty, debonaire, handsome, charismatic, saviour of maidens, slayer of dragons, fun at parties, yes - but "technically brilliant"? Nah. 

Mind you, I do have an awful lot of very nice looking armies round here which I have painted - in an "astonishingly witty, debonaire, handsome, charismatic, saviour of maidens, slayer of dragons, fun at parties" kind-of-way

[Nosher]

Mate - I've never said I'm "technically brilliant"...astonishingly witty, debonaire, handsome, charismatic, saviour of maidens, slayer of dragons, fun at parties, yes - but "technically brilliant"? Nah. 

Mind you, I do have an awful lot of very nice looking armies round here which I have painted - in an "astonishingly witty, debonaire, handsome, charismatic, saviour of maidens, slayer of dragons, fun at parties" kind-of-way

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK-4SgpAJRs

Only through painting....... and being astonishingly witty, debonaire, handsome, charismatic, saviour of maidens, slayer of dragons, fun at parties!

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Te psyciatric unit at Royal Liverpool is very good at curing delisions.

IanS 

[Leon]

Mate - I've never said I'm "technically brilliant"...astonishingly witty, debonaire, handsome, charismatic, saviour of maidens, slayer of dragons, fun at parties, yes - but "technically brilliant"? Nah.  

Mind you, I do have an awful lot of very nice looking armies round here which I have painted - in an "astonishingly witty, debonaire, handsome, charismatic, saviour of maidens, slayer of dragons, fun at parties" kind-of-way

Posted on: Today at 13:25:01  Posted by: nikharwood

Bit early to be on the scotch!?  

[nikharwood]

Not after the week I've had  

This is (roughly) what it looked like:

Sunday: 3-4 hrs clearing inbox; doing prep-reading for week's meetings
Monday: at work from 0815 - got home ~ 1730 - 'normal' day
Tuesday: got in at 0815 - got home at 2230 - various mtgs around county ending w/ community mtg & staff debrief
Wednesday: started at 0730 - got home at 2345 - various mtgs around county including a late mgt team debrief
Thursday: started at 0730 - got home for about 2000-ish - 'normal' day followed by single-team staff mtg
Friday: supposedly a day off: started at 0845 - got home at 1300 - finished work at 2030-ish

so there you go - and the media (not to mention this coalition govt) will tell you that public services are lazy etc etc...

I didn't *actually* have a drink though until about 2100  

[Leon]

Not after the week I've had  

This is (roughly) what it looked like:

Sunday: 3-4 hrs clearing inbox; doing prep-reading for week's meetings
Monday: at work from 0815 - got home ~ 1730 - 'normal' day
Tuesday: got in at 0815 - got home at 2230 - various mtgs around county ending w/ community mtg & staff debrief
Wednesday: started at 0730 - got home at 2345 - various mtgs around county including a late mgt team debrief
Thursday: started at 0730 - got home for about 2000-ish - 'normal' day followed by single-team staff mtg
Friday: supposedly a day off: started at 0845 - got home at 1300 - finished work at 2030-ish

so there you go - and the media (not to mention this coalition govt) will tell you that public services are lazy etc etc...

I didn't *actually* have a drink though until about 2100