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Hello Dakkanaut! Welcome to the First Formula Paint Grand Prix Painting Challenge!!!! This ongoing Painting Competition will be the first of hopefully many to come, focusing on presenting you the artist, with unique painting challenges that will hopefully stretch your imagination and creativity, and push your painting chops to the limit! Each challenge will focus on a central theme that all entering artists *must* focus on. This limitation of options is meant to push the artist to pull out all the stops as each contestant will be working on the exact same subject matter.

The Subject: The Guardsman
The first challenge focuses on none other than the lowly guardsman. The idea behind this challenge is simple. How much personality, character, and detail can you give to a model that has very little of that in its sculpt. Many times, in painting competitions, people rely on the model to speak for itself, entering massively detailed and complex works. While this is always a beautiful and impressive sight to behold, can the same level of detail and awe be inspired by the lowliest and most bland models of them all?

The Rules
-The Contest begins 12/9/13 AND ENDS 2/7/14.

- Entering contestants may enter up to *TWO* Standard Cadian Imperial Guardsman built from the Current GW Box, Following exactly the below pictured Bitz. Its absolutely imperative that each entry is practically identical to the next as any additional sculpted on detail, regardless of how tiny, will offer unfair advantage. A PICTURE (FRONT AND BACK) OF YOUR ENTRY MUST BE PMED TO BEBOPDRUMS2424 TO BE OK'D FOR ENTRY. As long you follow the intsructions below, there should be no issues.

- Converting, Sculpting, Kitbashing of any kind is not allowed

- You MAY do whatever you wish to the base of the model as long as it fits on a 28mm round. (please note that only so many points are given in the judging to bases, regardless of extravagance. This is to keep the primary focus on the model itself, yet give you artistic freedom to further create the world in which he exists)

-You may NOT use transfers. This is to promote the use of freehand designs.

-There are absolutely no restrictions when it comes to Painting. Any Medium is allowed. Airbrushing is also allowed.

- You MAY (and are encouraged to) Upload your WIP pics to this blog. (once your build has been ok'd). You are very encouraged to also upload to your own personal plog if you have one as it will help generate interest and views and perhaps contestants that dont frequent this forum

The Build
* You MAY NOT add extra wargear, weapons, kit or tack.
* Models MUST be equipped with a las gun (without the bayonet)
* Models MUST be built using the same head bit
* Models MUST have knife and water kit on back
* Models MUST be mounted on a 28mm GW standard 40k Base.

a visual guide to the allowed bits. There are no exceptions.


The Judging Rubric


The finalized score of each entry will be the cumulative total of the below bullet points Each bullet point being rated with a 1 - 5, 5 being best (obviously). Please note, that certain painting styles will affect your score. you may score very high in certain categories (overall appearance), and lose points in others (brush control, use of advanced techniques), simply based on the way the technique is applied. This is simply a way to reward those that rely on more difficult applications of techniques and pull them off at a high level. (airbrushing osl effects vs feathering/hand painting them is an example of this). Also note, for advanced techniques, the score isnt necessarily attached to HOW MANY of these you use, but also its executions. For Example, an entry with many varied techniques executed around a 3, may not score as high as a model with only one or two techniques that are extremely well executed.

The model
- Creativity
- Color Composition
- Neatness
- Execution of Advanced Techniques (Feathering, Wet Blending, OSL, NMM, Freehand etc etc)
- Smoothness of blending
- Brush Control
- Overall Appearance (This includes the base)
- Skin/ face
- Cloth
- Armor
- Weapon
- Kit

Base
- Creativity
- Environment
- Execution

Modelling
-Cleanliness

Photoing
-Presentation/cleanliness

There will also be a 3 point float for judges favorite.

If you any questions regarding this rubric, Feel free to PM the 3 judges for this competition.
Bebopdrums2424
Whalemusic360
San76

The Prizes
the good stuff

Bebopdrums2424 will supplying the winners 1,2,3 with shipping/postage of a trophy guardsman (with the winners name etched onto the trophy base) of Gold, Silver, and Bronze to the Competitons winners. In addition, special Comp banners of the corresponding placement will be sent to each winner that will allow them to embed their signature with a bragging rights banner showing their placement on the image.

In addition to these prizes, there will be an alternate award given to THE BEST COLOR SCHEME, picked by the public (via poll). Painting execution and ability will have no bearing on this award. It is simply about which color scheme people like the best. This winner will receive a squad leader model, in their specific winning scheme, painted by myself Bebopdrums2424.
This award is to encourage artists who feel they dont have a chance at winning a place to enter the contest. Even if you are a less experienced painter, you still have a chance to win! All you need is an eye for color and a little creativity!

Ok Folks, start your engines, put on your thinking caps, get your brushes ready! This competition is OFFICIALLY OPEN!!!! Please share the event and encourage your community friends to join Below is an official competition banner available to all who enter. Feel free to add it to your signature to promote the competition! Thanks in advance to all that enter. Remember, all entries must be PMd to me before being officially added to the competition. Again if you have any questions at all, please feel free to PM either Bebopdrums2424, Whalemusic360, or San76.
CLICK FOR CODE TO EMBED TO YOUR SIG


GOOD LUCK!!!!! and heres a little bit of inspiration (or not) from your host!



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Excellent! I have a couple of "extra" guardsmen from that box left over from my "Special Forces" SWS project...

As soon as I finish my Junk Pile I will join in on this venture!

Good luck all, looking forward to being a total jerk to painters with more skill then I have

Box of cadians on route from LGS. Pose chosen. Base planned. Colour scheme part chosen...

I'm looking forward to getting my teeth into this

Great!! Zambro just remember, your pose should not be much different save for the legs...the above bit pic limits you Just make sure you pm the front/back pics, and as long as you follow the bit guide im sure youre good! Cant wait to see what you do!!

BB

Well, when i say pose, i mean which legs

ok cool hehe

Hmm, I'll have to dig thought my IG bitz box and see if I have any!

Good luck to everyone and thanks to bebop for setting this up

I'm in now totally noob question: How do I get that picture to display in my sig

Nevermind I done it

I'm in. Sign me the feth up.

I realised yesterday, after rummaging through my bits that I don't have the parts to make up a spare Cadian. I could do a Catachan. In fact I could do 4 Catachans. But no Cadian. The odd thing is I don't even collect Catachans. Where are they all coming from...

Anyway, lucky for me I'm heading into town today so I'll pick up a box of meat shields while I'm out.




Ok so I completely failed at getting a linkable banner in my sig but whatevs. It's there.

Alright! My guys were accepted. So these are the two chaps I shall be doing. More than likely only the first one but we'll see how we get on (Don't mind the blu-tack )

Guard 1:



Guard 2:

Alright. I'm under way. Should have a prelim shot for you in about an hour B. Haven't decided whether to do one or two guys yet, but I think I'll stick to one for now.



GOOD LUCK TO ALL. MAY THE BEST GUARDSMAN WIN.

I am almost done with my Junk Pile (waiting for paint to dry, LOL), so I'll get the before pics posted by end of day.

Edit: Bebop asked me to post the Front and Back pics, so here are the preliminary images




I still have some work to do on the base, will add pics of that when I'm done.

I do believe I have a few guardsmen laying about... I may have to enter this

You can certainly line me up on the start grid Bebop! I've got a new carbon fibre front splitter and a set of fat slicks on my brush ready to don my helmet and overtake around the slow corners!

Alright, got the go ahead from BB. So time to get this show under way.

This is my entry. There are many like it but this one is mine.

Hi there would anyone happen to have a single guardsman they might send me - I can pay of course. I could buy a whole set but I'm saving my £ for a finecast leopold guy.

Weety at worst case i cand send you the required bits next tuesday, when i get back home. Im currently on tour. If no one can send one out to you from UK before then, i got your back:p

Very interesting competition idea, I'll be watching to learn some things from you guys, but lack of guardsmen has me out of this.

Plus I've learned I'm way too eclectic to stick in on the comps, then it gets unfun for me to rush through to the finish line.

Oooh ooh ooh, I'm in! I'm assuming this is in part due to our talk about competions biasing those who kitbash bebop? Well good on you! I will give it a go, but i admit my forte is really sticking different pretty bits together! This will be a nice opportunity to try some different colours other than my default green.

Definately in it for laughs, got to have a go.


@ weetyskemian44 PM me your address will have one in post next day. Let me know if you have a preference.

COUNT ME IN!
Here's my guard, hope he's eligible :S
He has no accessories on, because I wanna keep it plain and simple.
Thanks for the opportunity bebop!

LDP

Woo Hoo! Definitely interested in this!
I have some guard somewhere that were never used so I'll have to dig them out!

 J-paint wrote:
Oooh ooh ooh, I'm in! I'm assuming this is in part due to our talk about competions biasing those who kitbash bebop? Well good on you! I will give it a go, but i admit my forte is really sticking different pretty bits together! This will be a nice opportunity to try some different colours other than my default green.

Hey J, glad youre in! Actually this came about because i saw a CMON article about a painting comp where the contestants were challenged to paint any mini as if it were a giant sculpted gemstone. (A future challenge for sure). And then i thought how cool it would be to challenge everyone to paint the same model. Glad youre here for the party

BB

Hey Weety - I've got Cadians coming out my ears! PM me your address and I'll get a little guy winging his way to you tomorrow

Posted it first class today Weety, hopefully with you Saturday latest.

So I need to put shots here or PM them ?

you can pm me cam
then post em here after

WIP1
Got some basic colours blocked, wash is COMIN UP!

Looks great lips.

My cadians arrived today. Should have the first pic ready tomorrow