Girot Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 1) Fair enough. :) 2) no problem. 3) would reference pics (or links) include in the submission be okay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeySloth Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 Link yes. Picture no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowRaven Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 one quick question. For the paint in a picture category. when I submit would having one of my submission pictures having the mini photoshopped into the picture to show how it fits, be appropriate or no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeySloth Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 No. I would like you to post the picture (just copy the url of mine) in the post but I don't want it photoshopped because I don't want people who don't have that capability to be at a disadvantage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowRaven Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) Fair, and true. If you've never done that kind of manipulation, it can be more than a little tricksy. Though knowing the competition, anything that would give me an advantage might narrow the odds down from 'insurmountable' to 'nigh impossible', or maybe even as close as 'not bloody likely' On that note, after the contest, if anyone wants me to photoshop their entry onto the background for fun, I'm game for playing around with pictures. Edited February 5, 2014 by ShadowRaven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneO'Leary Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Are we allowed to use a single miniature that fits into one of the pictures or is this to be a dio/vignette? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeySloth Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 @Anne Single. Just for simplicities sake if nothing else. @shadowraven I'd love to see photoshopped ones which is why it pains me to say otherwise, but I've got to try and be fair for those that can't do it. Having one in your showoff thread is perfectly acceptable as the judges don't look at those. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowRaven Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I totally understand though. I have the tools and some experience in photo editing of that nature, but there is no reason why the next person would or should. Fair is fair is fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 GW did the colored lighting thing when they rebooted White Dwarf (not this one, the last one). As a painter, I kind of hate that as it kills the enjoyment of the paint job. You just can't appreciate a painted mini without a neutral light source (warm or cool ok, red...not so much). As an artist, I can see how it looks cool, but it drove me to distraction. As you say with photoshopping, something cool for the WIP thread or your own Show Off/blog, but for a contest, the paint job should be judged, not the lighting. I'll leave off my rant about the trend of 'stark lighting' casting real shadows that obscure painted shadows. Woops I ranted about it. Blah. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub3r_n3rd Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I agree with everything Cash said above ^ Painting contests should be judged on painting alone, not by tricks of lighting or photo-shopping images into the picture. Don't worry about your "rant" Cash, everyone is entitled to their opinion, I just happen to agree with you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girot Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 ... aaaand this is why I ask these things before doing them. I will, of course, be showing off in the show off thread though. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeySloth Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 Ok. So no on the non-painted lighting for the challenge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nameless Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I've picked minis for all three categories, let's see if I can paint them by the deadline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObsidianCrane Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Just out of interest, because the Bones Valkyrie is not co-operating atm, does the Frost Giant princess qualify as "Nordic"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeySloth Posted February 8, 2014 Author Share Posted February 8, 2014 Well, giants (especially of the frost kind) are very prolific in Nordic mythology so I think I just answered. Remember that is generally the over all creativity that can make a piece that's not intended to be part of a theme into one that fits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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