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I found this on a local shop's website......the recently had a painting competition and these were the 4 models entered. I do not have one entered and was kinda shocked by the results from just looking at the pics....

http://www.nerdvanastore.com/paint.html

How would you have voted?

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In my experience, during the GW chapter painting competion last year 2009, there were only two really good entries at our store. I stayed at the store the whole 8 hours we were allowed to paint and my figure was very detailed down to it's lava basing. Not to toot my horn but I would say my figure was better than table top quality. I even sprayed a matte clear seal before I submitted it. The other well painted mini was a really detail painted mini. Both our minis had the same color scheme except he painted dragon scales on the leg armour. Well, he took first and I took third. Yes, third! The second placer was what everyone called the "rock marine". This was figure submitted by one of the guys I know. He started off painting a tiger stripe pattern but could not get the right effect he wanted. So, he got fed up and put PVA all over his figure and dropped it in his basing material and submitted it for judging. I told him to at least open up the eyes or give it a wash so he can say he painted it. Nope, he submitted it as is and took second place.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1628516.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1628516.page GMT CHECK THIS OUT........PLEASE

Warlord Imp wrote:Painting competitions are really hard to get a true understanding on how they judge the figure.

In my experience, during the GW chapter painting competion last year 2009, there were only two really good entries at our store. I stayed at the store the whole 8 hours we were allowed to paint and my figure was very detailed down to it's lava basing. Not to toot my horn but I would say my figure was better than table top quality. I even sprayed a matte clear seal before I submitted it. The other well painted mini was a really detail painted mini. Both our minis had the same color scheme except he painted dragon scales on the leg armour. Well, he took first and I took third. Yes, third! The second placer was what everyone called the "rock marine". This was figure submitted by one of the guys I know. He started off painting a tiger stripe pattern but could not get the right effect he wanted. So, he got fed up and put PVA all over his figure and dropped it in his basing material and submitted it for judging. I told him to at least open up the eyes or give it a wash so he can say he painted it. Nope, he submitted it as is and took second place.

Damn...dude, that sucks.. Pics of your fig?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1628522.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1628522.page GMT Re:CHECK THIS OUT........PLEASE GD comps, yea they look not so good. But for average players, Id say they look pretty close to what I see everywhere.

I personally would of picked #1. It was better looking by a long shot]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1628529.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1628529.page GMT Re:CHECK THIS OUT........PLEASE
I say grats on taking part in the contest to all 4 of them. I havent had the stones to put any of my stuff in a contest.

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just2fierce wrote:... and was kinda shocked by the results from just looking at the pics....

Pictures online aren't always the best way to judge a paintjob. Particularly when the pics are as bad as those are.

Meanwhile, can we please steer away from just criticising the miniatures? The question asked was about which you would have voted for, not whether or not they were all potential golden demon winners.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1628630.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1628630.page GMT Check this out - store painting comp results ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1628929.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1628929.page GMT Re:Check this out - store painting comp results
None of the people whose work is linked are asking for feedback from anyone here.

This thread is in bad taste imho...

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The pics don't do the models justice...number 3 and number 1 were te front runners by far but number 1 should've won by a landslide... that waagh banner nob is awesome when you get a look at it in person. not blobby or sloppy and not too many colors....

thanks,

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sorry double post this is just2fierce I am at my friends house....that's why the different name
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CT GAMER wrote:So was it really necessary to post a thread as a vehicle for people to $h*t on other people's painting?

None of the people whose work is linked are asking for feedback from anyone here.

This thread is in bad taste imho...

For the record I was being a web-design and photography snob.

Also I would have loved to see the models in person. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1629776.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1629776.page GMT Check this out - store painting comp results GW headquarters...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1629855.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1629855.page GMT Re:Check this out - store painting comp results

QFT

All I have to say is, all four of them look better than the throngs of bare, grey plastics that I continually see on tabletops. Forget about the multitudes of headless and/or armless models that litter gaming tables across the world.
Best of all, ALL FOUR of these models have been based with a scenic flair. Kick ass for them. All four or 'em.

Ghidorah]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1629870.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1629870.page GMT Check this out - store painting comp results Id have voted 1.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1629871.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1629871.page GMT Check this out - store painting comp results
I think the best of the lot is #3... the base is pretty cool, although I wouldn't have used a hairy head because the flow of the hair betrays the motion you're trying to imply.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1630063.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1630063.page GMT Check this out - store painting comp results
entry 1 (seems the best with some attempts at drybrushing / using washes)
entry 3 (base looks cool)
entry 2 (meh)
entry 4 (looks like its made of gummy bears glued together)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1630101.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1630101.page GMT Check this out - store painting comp results http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1630118.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1630118.page GMT Check this out - store painting comp results

Oreren wrote:I dont think some of you are thinking of what age the people are who painted these.

There's no reference to age there so we can't really take that piece of information into account while judging.

Also I know people younger than me that paint way better and I also know people older than me that can't paint a miniature to save their lives. So age is not really that much of a factor, unless they are really, really young.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1631603.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1631603.page GMT Re:Check this out - store painting comp results
I like 1 the most, however I also really like the feathers on 2. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1631917.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298067/1631917.page GMT