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<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "CMON Crystal Brush Competition Winners are now posted online"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/7.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net CMON Crystal Brush Competition Winners are now posted online http://crystalbrush.coolminiornot.com/cbwinners

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I also very much appreciated the wonderful Reaper model, The Final Charge, by Ivan Melnikov. Sadly, it did not make the top three.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/522281/5530783.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/522281/5530783.page GMT CMON Crystal Brush Competition Winners are now posted online
the judges appear to favor bizarre and IMO ugly, clashing color schemes. I should have entered in some hot pink space marines with brown, turquoise and purple detailing, i would have won for sure. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/522281/5531224.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/522281/5531224.page GMT CMON Crystal Brush Competition Winners are now posted online http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/522281/5532107.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/522281/5532107.page GMT CMON Crystal Brush Competition Winners are now posted online Frankly, while the Walking Dead one had some spectacular elements, the zombie sitting against the car and some choices on how he made the car interact with the wall just kept drawing my eye towards the problems with it, rather than it's better points.

The winner... I just plain didn't like it. There was too much going on and vying for attention. For me, there was nothing to draw me to it.

The elf(?) fighting the giant thing was similar... the trees were so invasive and distracting that the main element -the fight between the two of them- seemed lost and muddled to me.

Sorry to come out with mostly criticism. I'm sure the artists (and I DO believe the winners deserve that title) put a TON of work into these, and any one of these entries has more hours into it than I've put into any TWO (maybe 3) models in my collection.
I give them full credit for the work and quality they've accomplished. I just can't help but think there had to have been better entries than these.

I guess I'll have to look into it and see.

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I was surprised at the lack of quality overall for a competition that offers prize money as well as trophies.

Each category seemed to have 2-4 real competitors and then a lot of pieces that I scored as five or four with the occasional 6 or 7 in between.

EDIT: I should caveat this by noting that I only voted on the Sci-Fi single, Sci-Fi Vehicle, Diorama, 54mm, and Sculpting categories. I ran out of time before I could get to the Fantasy/Steampunk, Historical, and Sci-Fi squad categories.

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Thanks.

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JB wrote:

I was surprised at the lack of quality overall for a competition that offers prize money as well as trophies.

Two factors:
1. A lot of painters are intimidated by the large prize and the feared level of competition. Why put in hundreds of hours of effort when you are competing against some of the top talent in the world.
2. Reapercon was this weekend too and I know several big name painters were there as well. This may have played into number 1 also, why miss a major painter's gathering for a setup for disappointment.

If there is anything I can think of that separated number 1 from 3, never underestimate the power of freehand work and bright colors. Plus the foliage and simpler color pallet of #3 were likely held against it. A friend of mine who competes for "Best Painted" categories at tournaments noted that bright color armies always beat out more muted colors. It cost him a couple times.
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Honestly, I felt that 3rd place should have won Best of Show, it was the best model I saw, and while I'm not an amazing painter, I was looking, if not begging, for an error to be found. I found the first place model to be really busy with the colors, and I heard rumblings that the back of the banner wasn't painted (it was just primered), but I don't have any proof, so take that as you will

. With that being said, the model was well painted, I just feel that 3rd place was better.

Congrats to all of the painters that were even in the contention for running. My little model wasn't going to win anything, but it felt good to be entered, and a guy on Sunday with a far better painted mini than mine complimented me on my entry, so a small win in my book

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You have crossed the Rubicon. Now there is no turning back. You must enter painting competitions until you win or return to Rome on your shield!

So basically, you have to get better at painting or else say goodbye to Cleveland!

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JB wrote:
Alf,

You have crossed the Rubicon. Now there is no turning back. You must enter painting competitions until you win or return to Rome on your shield!

So basically, you have to get better at painting or else say goodbye to Cleveland!

I know

I'm already planning for next year

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1 was easily the best in the 54mm and up category. The 'Final Charge' wasvery well done, but didn't wow me.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/522281/5535790.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/522281/5535790.page GMT