If you had a single base with 21 figures on it then we could probably allow it, as it's a lot of trouble to remove 1 figure!  But if they are based in 3's, then it's easy to just remove a base and photo 6 bases.

No worries, just wanted to see if I could've added 1 extra figure. Thanks for the reply.

This looks very cool. I've painted up some Hoplites but I've used little big man transfers on the shields. Would this exclude them as an entry🤔

QuoteThis looks very cool. I've painted up some Hoplites but I've used little big man transfers on the shields. Would this exclude them as an entry🤔

I'm sure that would be OK. I mean, you could be using different bases, paints, base materials etc.

I don't. Everything comes from Pendraken for me. 

Quote from: Sotaisho on 30 January 2022, 04:09:38 PMThis looks very cool. I've painted up some Hoplites but I've used little big man transfers on the shields. Would this exclude them as an entry🤔

That would be fine, no worries.

Great news. Thanks  😁

This may be a daft question but how do I upload pictures to the forum? I see a lot of PC icons that I dont understand and I've only just figured out working media from my phone!

Quote from: Maraviglia on 01 February 2022, 12:38:14 PMThis may be a daft question but how do I upload pictures to the forum? I see a lot of PC icons that I dont understand and I've only just figured out working media from my phone!

They would need to be hosted somewhere first, so a blog or photo storage account like Flickr, Photobucket, etc.  Once that's done you can then link to the image from here, using the image tags.  So what you'd end up with is something like:

[ img]www.maravigliasblog.co.uk/entry1.jpg [/img ]

Quote from: Leon on 01 February 2022, 12:44:10 PMThey would need to be hosted somewhere first, so a blog or photo storage account like Flickr, Photobucket, etc.  Once that's done you can then link to the image from here, using the image tags.  So what you'd end up with is something like:

[ img]www.maravigliasblog.co.uk/entry1.jpg [/img ]

so what if I only have something like Twitter or Instagram and I find the forum layout intimidating/baffling?

Deleted. never mind.

Quote from: Maraviglia on 01 February 2022, 01:18:48 PMso what if I only have something like Twitter or Instagram and I find the forum layout intimidating/baffling?

There'd be a couple of options:

- You could start a Flickr/Photobucket account and put your entries in that.
- You can shrink them down and add them as attachments to the post instead, but the max file size is only 126kb from memory.
- As a final option, you can email them to me and I'll find somewhere to host them here.  I'm almost out of storage on our Flickr account though so I'll need to find another option.

Sadly the hosting costs of posting images directly to the Forum are quite high!

Imgur is a pretty easy way to upload them if you don't have them hosted elsewhere, I did a guide here: https://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,20026.0.html though it may be a little out of date. I think it's even easier now, you can just create an account on Imgur, add images from your phone, etc to a hidden post (so only people you link to it directly will see them) then copy and paste the images into the post window here and voila.

Don't need to do all the messing around with tags I had in the original post there anymore.

If you have it hosted elsewhere and you have an "image address" (URL) for an image you can add it via the Insert an image button (besides the YouTube one on the top bar of the post) but you might well be able to copy it from Twitter/Insta directly (right click or long press on the image usually does it though I don't have them so that might just like it instead?).

If you can copy an image directly in it should just work but failing that if you can get the URL and use the insert image button above it should just work.

QuotePossibly a bit of a foolish question, but I'll ask it anyway.  I am sure that there will be some absolutely amazing entries, but is there any reason why us average (or worse) painters shouldn't put something in just for the fun of taking part?

Absolutely. I set myself a challenge of having an entry for every category last year which was good fun. Certainly not championship quality painting but entertaining and a good way to have a personal achievement and push myself a bit in my painting to try something new. Not sure I'm going to have the time to do it all again this year unfortunately but might see if I can cobble together a few entries. 

Direct links from Twitter might work?  It'll depend on their external linking system and whether the links remain intact.  I know that Facebook's image urls expire, so your image would only be visible for a week or so and then you'd have to go an reinstate the link with the new url.

Thanks for the answers. I've just tried adding a Twitter link and that seems to have worked so I'll wait and see if that lasts or if I need to come up with another plan!

No worries, I've edited the image into that entry post so we'll see if the image remains in place.

Like that Sci-fi entry  10mm Cadians?

QuoteNo worries, I've edited the image into that entry post so we'll see if the image remains in place.

Ta very much. At least this way we all learn one way or another!

QuoteLike that Sci-fi entry  10mm Cadians?

Possibly but honestly I was going more for an exaggerated colour scheme of the "Aliens" marines!

Question: can an entry in the "Army" category contain units that have been entered in the other categories? So, if I enter a figure in the "Single" category, can it also appear in my "Army" group shot?

As that was your first post, Welcome Titivillus

I have certainly done that in the past and no objection has been raised