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Summer '15 Entries [Data-Sphere Painting Campaign]

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Summer '15 Entries [Data-Sphere Painting Campaign]

by Claudius Sol » March 31st, 2015, 2:25 pm

Data-Sphere Painting Campaign!
Summer '15 Season

The goal of this campaign is to paint our models and show off our progress in an attempt to keep a steady and sustainable pace of painting.
Participants (and observers) are encouraged to share Work In Progress (WIP) pictures and divulge their techniques and recipes for their works.
High amounts of detail and creativity are encouraged, but not required for participation.

To enter:
  1. Post in the season's thread with your entry. Both an unpainted (with a timestamp) and finished picture of the entry.

The theme of this season is: Heavy Infantry!

Requirements:

ARM of 3 or more
Wounds of 2 or more (there are some exceptions, such as the Authorized Bounty Hunter)

That's it! You'll note that models like Ajax, despite being classified as a Warband, will qualify as a Heavy Infantry for this campaign. Please keep that in mind.

In the case of a partial profile that qualifies, all models of that profile must be submitted. Profiles such as the Dog Warriors of Ariadna or a Nomad Iguana or other "transforming" models will require both the "HI" profile model and the "non-HI" profile model (such as the TAG of the Iguana).

Everyone needs some "Muscle" every now and then to smooth over the process. Let's show some love to those big guys!

That's it!

At the end of each Season (this one ending on May 31st at 23:59:59 UTC), no more submissions will be accepted and the season's submissions will be compiled together. The following month, poll thread(s) will allow users to vote for which models they most like! There is no strict criteria on what you are casting your vote for! What this means is that users can vote on the "Most Improved", "Best Painted", "Most Interesting", "Most Ambitious", "Most Helpful", "Most Friendly", "Most Involved", "Most Funny", etc.! This form of voting doesn't prevent amateur or new painters from taking part. I know I'll always be voting for those that try their hardest. You'll also have multiple votes, so no worrying about which entries to pick! Votes are changeable at any time during the voting month. Voting for this first season will end on June 30th at 23:59:59 UTC.

To vote:
  1. View the appropriate thread for the month that you wish to vote for.
  2. View ALL entries for that month in the provided Imgur album (that will be accessible in the top post).
  3. Select your vote(s) from the Poll in the thread.

You're done!

Note: it's possible that the number of entries will require multiple poll threads. In this case, please view all threads.

Prizes!
But wait! There's more!

For each season, there will be 3 winners that will be featured.
Second and Third places will receive commemorative patches and feature in a blog post.
First place will receive the same prizes as Second and Third, as well as some Vallejo paints to reward their artistry.

Best of luck!

If you have any questions, post 'em below and I'll respond in the thread.
If you want to see the last Season's entries, click here.

EDIT: Clarified classification of HI models.
EDIT2: Clarified the procedure for multiple model profiles.
EDIT3: Fixed the dates for the conclusion of the season! For future reference, all seasons will be two months for the entry period and one month for the voting period.
Last edited by Claudius Sol on April 17th, 2015, 2:36 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Reason: Clarified Classification of Heavy Infantry for the purposes of the campaign
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Re: Summer '15 Entries [Data-Sphere Painting Campaign]

by Claudius Sol » March 31st, 2015, 3:44 pm

Ah, yes. Don't forget to take those "Before" pictures! That's an easy one to screw up and I'd hate to see good work go down the (sometimes literal) drain!
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Re: Summer '15 Entries [Data-Sphere Painting Campaign]

by jherazob » March 31st, 2015, 4:09 pm

Quick clarifications: Summer? Shouldn't it be Spring? Also, voting ends a month after the contest ends?

I may enter too (probably with Mr. Pantene Commercial (Achilles) or somebody else), but don't guarantee it yet.
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Re: Summer '15 Entries [Data-Sphere Painting Campaign]

by Claudius Sol » March 31st, 2015, 5:56 pm

It's Summer because the previous was Spring. They're named after when they end. Probably a bad choice on my part. I'll likely change the naming convention next year, but it's a little too late this year.

Yes, voting starts when submissions are closed. The voting then closes a month later, which is when the next season starts.

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Re: Summer '15 Entries [Data-Sphere Painting Campaign]

by volt_ron » March 31st, 2015, 6:06 pm

Image

Here's my entry. Hopefully I can get him done in a month :lol:

Not sure how I'm going to paint him yet as he's the first of my Haqq. Maybe a golden yellow? Thoughts anyone? I don't want to do the usual green and my Tohaa are blue with white details.
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Re: Summer '15 Entries [Data-Sphere Painting Campaign]

by Mistake Not » March 31st, 2015, 6:50 pm

I'll be entering when I get my hands on a suitable miniature, probably going to be a Crane Agent or not-Joan.
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Re: Summer '15 Entries [Data-Sphere Painting Campaign]

by Claudius Sol » March 31st, 2015, 7:35 pm

volt_ron wrote:Image

Here's my entry. Hopefully I can get him done in 2 months :lol:

Not sure how I'm going to paint him yet as he's the first of my Haqq. Maybe a golden yellow? Thoughts anyone? I don't want to do the usual green and my Tohaa are blue with white details.



Welcome to the 'Sphere, Volt_Ron!

If you already have blue/white... Why not a red/black? Pretty much opposite scheme.

Red is a great color for these sorts of events because it's slightly tricky to get looking "right" and you can use the wealth of knowledge that will invariably visit this thread to provide advice and critique for you.
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Re: Summer '15 Entries [Data-Sphere Painting Campaign]

by volt_ron » March 31st, 2015, 8:06 pm

That's true. Red and black are both hard colors to do but can look really good when done right. I'm weary of black however since I have a huge Protectorate army I originally painted with black being the main color and now I want to repaint them haha! :suicide:
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