A Tabletop Painting Competition

A Tabletop Painting Competition
29/12/21-29/01/22 Board Games Weekend

I've been hit with a sudden and wonderful font of painting inspiration and given how much fun I've had painting far too late into the night I thought it could be really fun to have a painting competition!
In the run up to Board Games Weekend you can paint whatever model you like, be it Wargs, Borgs, RPGs or even CCGs and Larp if you can. All you need is a currently unpainted (or only primed) model and the will to paint! In terms of a competition, this is more about having fun and learning from each other, so please feel free to participate even if you don't have much confidence in your skills.
What are the core rules of the competition?

  • You must paint an unpainted model. If the model is primed (even with a zenithal or coloured primer) that is okay. In the case of prepainted models (such as X-Wing or Armada) that's okay, however please paint a significant portion of the model.
  • The model must be fully painted by Board Games Weekend. None of the bare plastic can be showing, if it has a base that is not transparent it must be painted. (If the base is prepainted the model can be submitted but the base will be ignored)
  • The model must have at least three separate colours. All models must have a minimum of three colours on them (this includes the base).
  • The model must be a single model. You're more than welcome to paint a model of any size or shape or even among a smaller group, but only one model can be submitted.
  • The model cannot be terrain. This is to make the job of judging the models easier as terrain often requires slightly different skills and techniques.

To encourage everyone to paint there will be a couple different tiers, as I am personally aware of some of the incredible painters we have in our society. No matter your skill we want you to feel comfortable participating.

  • Novice Tier - For people with little to no experience painting models whatsoever, if you're wanting to give painting a try or get around to painting that army you've had for aeons you're welcome to here. (If you have extensive experience doing physical painting, please sign up for Experienced)
  • Experienced Tier - For those who do have experience with painting or even do it professionally, you can put your all (or as much as you're comfortable) into a passion project.

There will be a separate Discord server for logging your entries, but it will also include places for asking for advice and giving updates if you'd like to.
The Competition will be Judged by me personally, I like all kinds of things so I'm more than excited to see what you want to paint.

Officially, the Competition will start on 29/12/21 and end on 29/01/22, which is Board Games Weekend. However you're free to start whenever you want, don't feel like you're obligated to start straight away!
To make an entry:

  • Take a picture of your unpainted model with a piece of paper with your Discord Username and the current date.
  • Upload it to the aforementioned server with the name of the model and what tier you'd like to enter into.
  • Bring it to Tabletop Weekend on the Saturday.

The winner will receive a special place in the Newsletter and I will paint a model for you. (I'm not a great painter, so don't expect anything amazing plz)

If you would like to try paint but you have no models to paint, I personally will be happy to provide a model for you to keep and paint! Just contact me at Fanged Cutie#1200 on Discord.

Ran by: Reylynn ( Fanged_Cutie )

Players: 6/100