paintminion Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 She's talking about Historical shows...no gaming involved. There's a whole traditional hobby out there of historical painters that has been around much longer than our fantasy/sf figures. Those of us involved in these other shows have learned a heck of a lot about modeling and painting, and I am truly awed by the talent and presentation I've seen each year. I am fortunate to belong to the club, and that they are so open to learning from our hobby and encouraging our side of the hobby to exhibit at these types of shows. I've even been an apprentice judge there for the past two years, learning more in one weekend than I've learned in years in the hobby just by the judging discussion. Their system is very different from ours, but again, they are open to fantasy and sf and simply love the artform as much as we do. www.mmsichicago.com is the site of our hometime show hosted by the Military Miniatures Society of Illinois in October. Check out the show galleries that include many, but not all, of the entries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nial ap Morai Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 What an Awesome job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amalor Myrnnyx Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Beautiful. What more can I say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidVC04 Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Anne, it's gorgeous. You do such beautiful skin tones. It's like the cream on a bar of soap when you're taking a shower. You did a great job bringing out the angles of her face and the curves of her body. The tattoo that swirls across her abdomen also complements the curves and angles. The squirrel is a great touch. I think you're right: the base could do with some more work, but it's stellar. The gold you won was well-deserved. You need to post some shots of her backside. Let us see her arse, after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper User Vaitalla Posted June 30, 2008 Author Reaper User Share Posted June 30, 2008 Yeah, IPMS is a different set of shows, with separate judging criteria and awards system. Chicago and Tulsa (and their sister show, Atlanta) use the same system as the World Expo: the International Figure Judging Criteria. In that system you are judged against yourself, and as many medals are awarded as there are models to warrant them. So a category could have 15 gold medals awarded, or none at all, depending on the quality of the work that was entered. I like the system quite a bit, and helped to judge one of the categories I did not enter in at Tulsa this year. Anyhoo...the guys really like a lot of the stuff they see from our side of things these days, and they are very open to fantasy and sci-fi entries as well as historical. I wish we could get more painters from our hobby to attend because they don't see much top-notch 28mm stuff and they are always amazed at what we can do with such little minis (most of them paint 54mm and up!). --Anne She's talking about Historical shows...no gaming involved. There's a whole traditional hobby out there of historical painters that has been around much longer than our fantasy/sf figures. Those of us involved in these other shows have learned a heck of a lot about modeling and painting, and I am truly awed by the talent and presentation I've seen each year. I am fortunate to belong to the club, and that they are so open to learning from our hobby and encouraging our side of the hobby to exhibit at these types of shows. I've even been an apprentice judge there for the past two years, learning more in one weekend than I've learned in years in the hobby just by the judging discussion. Their system is very different from ours, but again, they are open to fantasy and sf and simply love the artform as much as we do. www.mmsichicago.com is the site of our hometime show hosted by the Military Miniatures Society of Illinois in October. Check out the show galleries that include many, but not all, of the entries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Kutz Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Don't forget the other not so historical shows like Wonderfest. Back when I was still doing the show circuits (modeling and painting competitions), it was one of my favorite stops. Lots of garage resin kits for sale on the vendor floor. Again, like the historical circuits - it tends to be larger scale figures...though you see all types, and the most of it will never be seen in a store (or even online for that matter...lots of old guys who don't understand the whole dubyah, dubyah, dubyah dot dot dot). http://starshipmodeler.com/events/wfest2k6.htm - Gallery from the 2006 Show...I never get tired of the Dioramas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper User Vaitalla Posted June 30, 2008 Author Reaper User Share Posted June 30, 2008 Oh, I found the pics of the greenwork on the base, though I had already painted the squirrel at this point. I was having lots of fun sculpting tons of little tiny rocks! Will dig up my painted shots from other angles when I get a sec. --Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper User Vaitalla Posted July 9, 2008 Author Reaper User Share Posted July 9, 2008 Got a couple more shots from different angles last night before I put her on up eBay. Enjoy! --Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilwarin Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Very beautiful, Anne! What kind of base is that? I've never seen them so tall before, but then again I am a newbie at this! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Kutz Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Normally they are called Plynth bases - though sometimes they are just called display bases. There are a half dozen or so companies who make them specifically for basing - though most people just hit the craft department of the local hobby store. They normal have small wooden shapes which work well enough, and are dirt cheap. You can use stuff like wooden spools and what not to good effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercoutlaw Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Amazing work! WOW! The Tat's are amazing. Nice contrast and detail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilwarin Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Normally they are called Plynth bases - though sometimes they are just called display bases. There are a half dozen or so companies who make them specifically for basing - though most people just hit the craft department of the local hobby store. They normal have small wooden shapes which work well enough, and are dirt cheap. You can use stuff like wooden spools and what not to good effect. Yeah, I was actually thinking about that. My dad's a carpenter and he's got a ton of those so next time we visit I can steal some (not really, he'd just give them away). I like those bases much better than the flat ones. They look much nicer :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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