NagoyaHammer Painting Contest.

[me_in_japan]

Wish I had 5 hours a day to paint I managed to squeeze in 1 hour last week while the wife and the bairn were asleep...

[Admiral-Badruck]

You are a much better dad than I am keep up the good work.

[Primarch]

I have a quick announcement to make.

At the front of the website www.nagoyahammer.com you will see one of M_i_J's space elves on a flying bicycle.

The mini which wins the single miniature award will be nicely photographed and posted up in place of the space elf for one year until NagoyaHammer 2013. How's about that for bragging rights?

P.

[ashmie]

The mini which wins the single miniature award will be nicely photographed and posted up in place of the space elf for one year until NagoyaHammer 2013. How's about that for bragging rights?

Cool, great idea.

[Admiral-Badruck]

Very cool indeed.

[Ichibanpainting]

That is pretty sweet! I wish I'll take home the prize lol

[Dungeon Lord]

An excellent idea. I hope everyone likes Orks in that case.

[job]

I have a quick announcement to make.

At the front of the website http://www.nagoyahammer.com you will see one of M_i_J's space elves on a flying bicycle.

The mini which wins the single miniature award will be nicely photographed and posted up in place of the space elf for one year until NagoyaHammer 2013. How's about that for bragging rights?

P.

Wow, if that is a "bicycle" of the 41st millenium then it isn't all "doom and gloom" in the future! Bicyclists (at least the Eldar variety) in the 40k universe are at least happy.

But, that is a very excellent idea Primarch! Talk about ultimate bragging rights.

[me_in_japan]

*kinda bump*

I have attached the judging criteria both here and to the opening post of this thread. Reason being, I emailed them to Prim to see if he thought they were ok, and also to ask about judging systems. The following was decided:

I, MiJ, aka Scottish Dave, am to be the sole judge of the Naghammer Painty Contest.

tbh, I'd rather there was a panel, or at least a pair of judges, if only so i can spread the blame, but Prim maintains that a one man job is better. I promise to do my level best to judge all minis entered without fear or favour. The minis will be submitted anonymously, of course (simple system. Mini on table, bit o paper beside it with ID number, owner of mini has matching paper with ID number. easy peasy.) Sure, I could probably hazard a guess as to who painted what, but to absolutely honest I'd rather not. Don't care who painted what - just what the mini looks like. The attached judging criteria are fairly comprehensive, I think (theyre kinda sorta based off our criteria for our school speech contest for elementary kids, and nobody picks apart a judging criterion like the aggrieved mother of a 10 year old who didnt win...)

Anyway, in the interests of fairness since Prim has seen these already and is entering the contest himself, here they are laid bare for all to see. Now, I realise that they're pretty detailed, and that there could be up tp 60 or so entries, so in the event of a well-stocked table I will not be able to score every single submission in such detail. There'll be a "first cut" for want of a better term, where i will separate out those minis which I think are possible contenders for a prize. There is no offence intended in this, just the simple logistics of one guy grading 60 submissions on a 30 point scale in a limited time.

btw, If anybody thinks I've missed something important in the below categories, by all means let me know. I'm open to any suggestions. Any changes will of course be made public as soon as they are decided upon.

Overall first impression: What your gut instinct tells you when you first look at a mini.
5 – Fantastic. The model is eye-catching and well detailed. If there are mistakes, you have to look very hard to see them.
4 – A good model, mostly above table top standard. One or more eye catching details that go above and beyond a standard neat-and-tidy table top job.
3 – Table top standard. Neat and tidy, no horrible eye-catching mistakes.
2 – Not bad for a hurried table top, but there are a few mistakes and overall it’s pretty meh.
1 – Many mistakes, sloppy painting. Perhaps ok for a first time painter, but no more.

Smoothness of painting – blends and gradiations (wet blending, layering, etc.)
5 – Smooth like a baby’s bum. Transitions between colours are barely visible, if at all.
4 – The blends have clearly had a lot of work, but there are some areas of ugly transition or chalkiness.
3 – The mini is generally highlighted and shaded correctly, but there is some evidence of drybrushing , ink washing or other techniques where speed takes precedence over smoothness.
2 – Lots of drybrushing, splodgy inks or very clear transitions between layers.
1 – No highlighting or shading. No colour transitions.

use of colour and mood: complementary colours, tone and feeling
5 – Complementary colours are used well, and the mini has a very nice overall mood and feeling. Glazes have been used to enhance otherwise monochrome areas like skin or armour.
4 – Overall the model has a distinct mood, but there are one or more areas that detract from it. May have one or more poor colour choices.
3 – A nice enough mini, but somewhat monochrome or otherwise dull. One or two point colours may be present, but not in a coordinated fashion.
2 – Some colours clash or look out of place. There is little or no mood to the piece.
1 – No mood to the piece. Colours that make your eyes water.

Preparation: removal of mould lines, flash, etc
5 – no visible mould lines or imperfections
4 – no visible mould lines. one or two minor issues like pitting in non-essential places. (crotch, under arms, etc.)
3 – one or two small mould lines visible. Pitting or flash may be visible in non-essential places.
2 – mould lines visible on arms or legs, but work has obviously been done to reduce them. significant pitting on major areas (cloaks, carapace, etc.)
1 – mould lines visible in key areas (face, etc). Little to no prep work done.

details, eye catchers: freehand, NMM, OSL, etc.
5 – extensive freehand, NMM, OSL or other display level technique is apparent.
4 – freehand, NMM, OSL or other display level technique is apparent, but there are one or two areas where it hasn’t quite worked.
3 – one or two areas where freehand, NMM, OSL or other display level technique is apparent, but they are done to a workmanlike level.
2 - one or two areas where freehand, NMM, OSL or other display level technique has been attempted, but unsuccessfully.
1 – no attempt made at freehand, NMM, OSL or other display level technique.

Basing
5 – highly detailed base which enhances the story being told by the mini. Meets the above criteria for the model itself and the base.
4 – as for a 5, but has one or more minor technical errors.
3 – a nice base with a little extra work above that of a table top model.
2 – tabletop basing. Some rocks, some sand, neat drybrushing. Highlighted and shaded appropriately.
1 – bare plastic.
NOTE: a model will not score extra points simply for being on a plinth or large display base. However such things have the potential to make a mini look more impressive if used appropriately.

[Admiral-Badruck]

Hummmm well my feeling is if I can't say something nice I should not say anything at all.

Looks like you put a lot of thought in to it.