The Painting Competition is now closed!

Started by Leon, 01 March 2011, 01:36:30 AM

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chortle

Quote from: AndyT on 02 March 2011, 11:00:08 AM
What does everyone think about including a unit and/or army category in any future Pendraken painting competition?

Hard to get the whole lot in photos. Some people have the lighting for it, but many don't. There would be a big contrast in entries just down to photography skills. Going through individual photos for units in the army would also be a chore. Best to leave that sort of comp to shows like Salute. Pendrakan could sponsor a category there.

clibinarium

I think a unit is a good subject for a painting competition, it plays to 10mm's strength; numbers, and it would be a bit less harsh on competitor's skills as a single base blown up big can be a severe test for anyone's painting.
Its a test of a different side of painting. I could paint a base of figures really nicely, but can I produce an army? No, I am way too slow. 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.

fred.

I think that an army category would be good. This comp has really highlighted the detail that can be shown in 10mm. But the other side of 10mm is the mass effect.
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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.
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Pruneau

Yeah, that would be fine, maybe even a set up game, dressed for effect, where the visual impact is key.  Photographic skills will play a role, but they also did in this comp: some of the entries were just blurred, and you're not easily going to impress a judge with a blurry picture, I think.
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AndyT

Quote from: Leon on 02 March 2011, 06:47:09 PM
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.

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

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Dazza

Quote from: clibinarium on 02 March 2011, 05:45:43 PM
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  :d

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03 March 2011, 09:07:34 PM #27 Last Edit: 03 March 2011, 09:09:27 PM by Pruneau
Quote from: Dazza on 03 March 2011, 08:47:12 PM
Hey Nik, clib has got ya sussed  :d

:P ;D ;D ;D

Hahaha!  Spread the love I say  8)
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Quote from: Leon on 02 March 2011, 06:47:09 PM
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

Quote from: Nosher on 03 March 2011, 08:49:59 AM
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.
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