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Updates => Competitions => Topic started by: Carcharoth on April 23, 2013, 07:12:53 pm



Title: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Carcharoth on April 23, 2013, 07:12:53 pm
Two years ago we had our first twilight painting contest, so it seems high time we had another one!

The last contest worked well, so I'm going to keep things very similar. The contest will be to paint one or more Twilight figures with a deadline of the 16th June.
There will just be one category that covers everything from individual models up to small dioramas. The only limitation is that whatever you paint should be from the World of Twilight range and should be able to fit on an area the size of a CD. It doesn't have to fill the CD of course!

There will be three prizes from three judges. The first judge will be you guys - there will be a public vote to determine the winner of the Popularity Prize. Then Joe Karame has kindly offered his services to judge the Painter's Prize. Finally there will be me, who will be picking my favourite entries that fit into the world of Twilight for the Creator's Prize. The three prizes will be rewarded independently, so it would be possible for somebody to win more than one!
You can enter by sending me a picture of your entry before the deadline. I'll then make a new thread to show them all and open up the public vote. It's up to you if you want to share WIP shots or not, but I do think it is fun to see what everybody is up to. One thing to remember is that the models will be judged entirely on the photos, so do your best to get it looking as good as possible!

And finally, you can't really have a contest without having a prize! Each of the three prizes will be £10 worth of Twilight stock (which can include anything new that has come out of the moulds by then). I might also do a few little bonus prizes along the way. I'm not sure what they'll be yet, but they'll be entirely arbitrary  ;D

I think that about covers it, so good luck!


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Megatron0 on April 23, 2013, 07:18:54 pm
Argh! Photography!
well i think i have a cool concept that i want to build so count me in for this


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Dangerousbeans on April 26, 2013, 11:57:31 pm
Count me in!


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Carcharoth on April 27, 2013, 06:37:42 pm
Prompted by a comment from Seb (Taelan), I've decided to add a little extra category to the contest - the first PrePre Preening Prize!

The prepre is only available at shows, but quite a few of you will have one by now! The prize will simply be for the best turned out prepre. No idea what the prize will be yet, but it'll be something fun  :)


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Dangerousbeans on April 28, 2013, 07:35:00 pm
Is the Prepre the little frog/lizard thing with the big head dress?


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Pyre on April 28, 2013, 07:37:01 pm
"Is the Prepre the little frog/lizard thing..."

*gasp* heresy


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Carcharoth on April 28, 2013, 07:53:36 pm
Is the Prepre the little frog/lizard thing with the big head dress?
Essentially, yes! It was invented as an entry in the creature creation contest a couple of years ago and I then decided I needed to sculpt one... They are very expensive creatures, carefully bred for their ludicrously large crests. Their owners dress them in ridiculously expensive finery and hire work renowned artists to decorate the crests. When painting them it is fair to say that nothing would be too ostentatious...


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: serin on April 30, 2013, 09:00:06 am
Are there any age restrictions?
Tom, who is 11 is busy painting up his Orelan militia that he bought at Salute, hoping to enter. Obviously, his standards won't be quite as high as some of the painters I have seen on the forum!
We may jointly try to convert an old CD into a scenic base and then arrange the figures on it. This is instead of directly including the figures on a completed diorama. I hope this is acceptable - Tom wants to use the figures afterwards in a game!

Cheers


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Carcharoth on April 30, 2013, 07:01:38 pm
There are certainly no age restrictions!
You don't have to do a CD sized display base unless you want to - the size limit is just for guidance. A display base would be cool though  ;D


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Carcharoth on May 18, 2013, 09:01:26 am
4 weeks to go... Has anybody started their entries yet? I would love to see some WIP shots!


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Lost Egg on May 19, 2013, 06:25:41 pm
I wish! :( I have just a week till I start DIY on an entire floor of our house so not sure I will even get my little diorama started let along built & painted. Fingers crossed though I can do both...


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Megatron0 on May 21, 2013, 10:08:23 am
my spirit walker is primed but i don't think that i will have time to make a diorama either :-/


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Lost Egg on May 26, 2013, 09:26:47 am
Well I finaly managed to make a start...
(http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii318/hairynorseman/World%20of%20Twilight/WoTDioramaWIPA_zpsd06871ab.jpg) (http://s267.photobucket.com/user/hairynorseman/media/World%20of%20Twilight/WoTDioramaWIPA_zpsd06871ab.jpg.html)
Not much to look at so far but have got a little further with the base now.

HN


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Lost Egg on May 29, 2013, 05:47:01 pm
Got the base just about sorted now as well as the post...

Will undercoat it tomorrow then maybe start painting in the eve.


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Carcharoth on May 29, 2013, 08:10:19 pm
Looking forward to seeing it!


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Evapilotone on May 30, 2013, 01:56:23 pm
Sweet! I'll be jumping on board I think!

Though I'm not certain who/what Prepre is.


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Megatron0 on May 31, 2013, 05:52:45 pm
A prepre is a small pet that rich fubarni take as pets, they look like little dogs with big crests :D


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: serin on June 09, 2013, 11:27:09 am
Well ...

I have painted some of the Salute purchases (very badly) and Tom has made a start with his painting.
Also started the CD scenery piece, so we may cobble together 2 entries between us ... :-\


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Carcharoth on June 09, 2013, 02:54:46 pm
Just one week to go!

By the way, you don't need a CD sized display base, but could look cool if you do one!


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Carcharoth on June 12, 2013, 03:44:48 pm
I've created a folder for entries to go in. Just the one entry so far, but I'm hoping a few of you will manage to get things finished off this weekend!


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Lost Egg on June 12, 2013, 05:56:09 pm
Sadly I've spent much of the last couple of weeks doing DIY or cleaning up after a builder doing work at ours so not had any painting time :(


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Letchaï on June 28, 2013, 09:59:24 am
No news ? The contest is cancelled ?


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Carcharoth on June 28, 2013, 01:56:35 pm
Certainly not! Just had a busy week so not been able to pull everything together.
I've just put my daughter and my (heavily pregnant) wife down for a nap and I'm about to get things organised.  ;D


Title: Re: Twilight Painting Contest 2013
Post by: Letchaï on June 28, 2013, 06:42:33 pm
Ok ^^
I know what it is ;)

Let's go to vote !