Poll
Question:
Which is the best?
Option 1: Entry #1
Option 2: Entry #2
Option 3: Entry #3
Option 4: Entry #4
Option 5: Entry #5
Option 6: Entry #6
Below you will find the 6 entries we have in the first CH Forum Painting Competition. Please vote in the poll for the one entry you think is the best. I want to thank all of the participants for their submissions and wish all of you luck.
Entry #1
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/Cheddarmonger/Miniatures/David/misc/alien.jpg)
Entry #2
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/Gi6ers/alienfinal2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/Gi6ers/alien-1.jpg)
Entry #3
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/BungleB/AlienSide-1.jpg)
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/BungleB/AlienFront-1.jpg)
Entry #4
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/customhobby/OswaldTop.jpg)
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/customhobby/Oswald.jpg)
Entry #5 **please scroll down to the post by Wristaction for touched up versions of these pictures**
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/customhobby/mar907-010.jpg)
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/customhobby/mar907-008.jpg)
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/customhobby/mar907-007.jpg)
Entry #6
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/customhobby/Alien09.jpg)
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/customhobby/Alien08.jpg)
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/customhobby/Alien07.jpg)
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/customhobby/Alien06.jpg)
Ooh, tough. All very good indeed.
very cool entries! Gonna be hard to choose...
#3 and #5 desperately need better pictures, they look awesome but have photography issues... :cm
I will see if I can get better pictures of them.
3 & 5 You know who you are, so send me some updates pictures if you have them.
Quote from: cheddarmonger on March 11, 2007, 12:47:31 PM
#3 and #5 desperately need better pictures, they look awesome but have photography issues... :cm
Agreed
For number 3 it's not the picture's them self, they are being blown up.
I saved them and they look ok when viewed from my hard drive.
Number 3.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/WRISTACTION/COMP/AlienFront.jpg?t=1173632387)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/WRISTACTION/COMP/AlienSide.jpg?t=1173632388)
This may sound indulgent, but after looking at #1, all the others look as though they dropped their ray gun! :cm
Thanks for reposting number three Wristaction. I amk looking at the original for number 5 and it looks the same to me.
Number 5 is too bright, so i darkened them.
Number 5
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/WRISTACTION/alienvir01.jpg?t=1173633407)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/WRISTACTION/alienvir02.jpg?t=1173633408)
What is the date voting ends and the results get cast? Has one been decided yet?
There are six nicely painted Aliens there and I've done my voting bit but, win or lose, mine is in good company :).
It's running for a week so it ends on saturday midnight US time.
Quote from: Inso on March 11, 2007, 01:18:29 PM
What is the date voting ends and the results get cast? Has one been decided yet?
There are six nicely painted Aliens there and I've done my voting bit but, win or lose, mine is in good company :).
Voting will end a week from today. Originally the contest was just for fun but I do have a surprise in the works for the entrants and another special surprise for the winner.
I agree that all six are nice paint jobs. I look forward to seeing who gets chosen as the winner.
I know we may have some :lurking: guests taking a look. :welcome: Sign up so you can vote and help us choose the winner. Come on everyone get in there and vote.
This is tough... I am torn between two
I've cast my vote... then changed my mind :tantrum:
Well well, not much to do about that now. It wasn't an easy choice to make.
Is there no love for Number 1? I like it; it was my second fave. His gun is a cool addition and his skin has a nice glow.
:cm
I liked Wyrd's idea, 3 votes per person. But we didn't have nearly enough entries for that. Yet.
I was thinking the same thing. I am sure we will have enough entries when we do the sculpting competition.
Quote from: Bodhi on March 11, 2007, 06:00:51 PM
I've cast my vote... then changed my mind :tantrum:
Well well, not much to do about that now. It wasn't an easy choice to make.
Since you mentioned it, I went and changed it so that you can change your vote if you change your mind. I am sure over a week some people may change their minds.
I went for number 2 but think number 3 may be the best, just cant tell the detail from that pic though. So sticking with no.2 until I can see no.3 better. They really are all good though, great work on all the cloaks with shading and a variety of skin colours to choose from makes it that much harder. Great work everyone!
I added another picture for #5. The submitter says the picture is a good representation of the colors.
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/customhobby/mar907-010.jpg)
Who hasn't voted yet?
A bunch of people. Only 24 votes so far, but #2 is doign very well!
Quote from: Fabian on March 11, 2007, 06:27:12 PM
Is there no love for Number 1? I like it; it was my second fave. His gun is a cool addition and his skin has a nice glow.
I agree, no.1 is very cool!
Alright, here's the Cheddar critique:
1 -- decent paintjob, just tabletop quality. The gun is a great touch, it looks like it belongs there. The metals aren't very good and the darn staff is bent! Dude -- always straighten staves, swords, guns, whatever before entering a contest!
2 -- great paintjob, excellent color choices. The details really pop, and the crystal on the staff looks amazing.
3 -- fantastic freehand, lots of great detail and texture, and the varigated skin color is very well executed, but the photo lets it down. A neutral background would really help, it looks grainy.
4 -- really nice color choices, that's a great job on a dark skin color. The jewels are very well done.
5 -- great concept, the base is amazing, but the picture looks really washed-out to me, and the painting looks rough or grainy, as though it were drybrushed.
6 -- good paintjob, I think the base tells a story, as though he's lost in a wild forest. I like the color variation around his brow, the cloth is extremely well blended.
That's my story, and I'm stickin to it! :cm
I think you were too harsh on Entrant #1 Cheddar but that is jusy my :twocents:
Sorry, I didn't mean to offend! We're all friends here, right? A little constructive criticixm shouldn't hurt.
It was constructive but I think he did a good job and deserves a pat on the back too.
... and yes we are all friends here. Most of us very good ones at that :bighug:
Quote from: cheddarmonger on March 13, 2007, 02:26:21 PM
Alright, here's the Cheddar critique:
1 -- decent paintjob, just tabletop quality. The gun is a great touch, it looks like it belongs there. The metals aren't very good and the darn staff is bent! Dude -- always straighten staves, swords, guns, whatever before entering a contest!
2 -- great paintjob, excellent color choices. The details really pop, and the crystal on the staff looks amazing.
3 -- fantastic freehand, lots of great detail and texture, and the varigated skin color is very well executed, but the photo lets it down. A neutral background would really help, it looks grainy.
4 -- really nice color choices, that's a great job on a dark skin color. The jewels are very well done.
5 -- great concept, the base is amazing, but the picture looks really washed-out to me, and the painting looks rough or grainy, as though it were drybrushed.
6 -- good paintjob, I think the base tells a story, as though he's lost in a wild forest. I like the color variation around his brow, the cloth is extremely well blended.
That's my story, and I'm stickin to it! :cm
1-- Nicely thought out. If the skin had the quality of shading that the cloak has it would be doing a lot better in the voting
2-- I agree with your comments, although I would personally like to see a paler blue skin overall. I only just noticed the conversion of the crystal on the end of the staff. This is good.
3-- I agree. Poor photography, poor lighting. Can't see the details.
4-- Good colour combinations, nicely shaded, well painted.
5-- Noothing wrong with drybrushing !! Grunge.. dusty... realistic, base is excellent. It looks like it has stepped off of a film set rather than out of the pages of a comic book.
6-- I am really surprised about number 6. The painting is very well done, and i think it deserves more votes than it has. Each time I look at it I notice more details. The touches of red on the hands and feet as well as the head, jewels are well done.
But it just goes to show we all go for different things. :icon_scratch:
My take on the entry's.
1. The Gun is very well painted, More shading for the skin and the jewels look a bit lifeless and the eye's blend in a bit with the skin. The eye's can be tricky to do on this figure.
2. I like the tone of blue gives it a more Alien feel, bit more work on the staff shaft would finish him nicely.
3. It's the picture that let's it down, makes seeing the details harder which stop you seeing the excellent paint job right.
4. Neat and tidy, the detail jump out at you and the eye's have a strange Alien fell to them.
5. Excellent diorama base, painting looks very dry but that could be how the painter seen this figure, living in a bleak desolate, waterless landscape.
6. Nice blending on the cloth, the way the crystal in the staff and the gem's are all painted the same tie in nicely. The red on it's head, palm's, shins and feet helps break up the green skin. The eye's could be more distinctive and the chunk missing from the base lets it down.
Erm... when's the poll over? seems #2 is kicking butt!
Quote from: cheddarmonger on March 16, 2007, 11:57:06 PM
Erm... when's the poll over? seems #2 is kicking butt!
It was over at the start of the week going by the scoring... :icon_w00t:
Quote from: cheddarmonger on March 16, 2007, 11:57:06 PM
Erm... when's the poll over? seems #2 is kicking butt!
Voting end at midninght tonight IIRC voting for a week ?
:monkey_dance:
Quote from: Bungle on March 17, 2007, 06:55:01 AM
Quote from: cheddarmonger on March 16, 2007, 11:57:06 PM
Erm... when's the poll over? seems #2 is kicking butt!
Voting end at midninght tonight IIRC voting for a week ?
Yep I will close it tonight, then I will also annouce the winner & his mystery prize in a new thread.
Well ladies and gentlemen the time has come to lock the poll. The membership has spoken and the winner is:
Entry #2
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/Gi6ers/alienfinal2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/Gi6ers/alien-1.jpg)
Congratulations to gi6ers. It was a terrific paint job Matt!
Congrats Matt, a deserved win.
Well done to everyone else that entered, all were great jobs.
thanks for the votes folks!
Congrats Gi6ers....
I was shocked at 2nd :icon_w00t:
Congrats to Gi6ers on a well deserved win to to the other's for there great effort's. :wav:
:icon_razz:
Congrats to gi6ers, a well deserved win :).
Also good job to all the others.
This was great fun, thanks guys! Adam, how did you like the entries? ;)
Quote from: Custom_Hobby on March 17, 2007, 06:39:02 PM
then I will also annouce the winner & his mystery prize in a new thread.
:toothy10:
I was waitng for someone to ask about the prize. Matt since it was a painting competition you win a special limited edition Trophy Kyrie figure. This one is Tan resin and is not powder coated since it is meant to be painted. There are only ten of these and aside from the one you just one 4 are in Outlaw and my personal collections.
(http://photos.customhobby.com/albums/userpics/10001/Tan%20Kyrie.BMP)
You will also recieve a wooden display base with it.
How cool is that! Thanks Mike!!!!!
I'm glad you like her. I will mail the figure out once I have the base. I'll also clean her up for you before I ship the figure to you. PM me your address.
:icon_pelvic_thrust2:
PM on the way!
Holy cow, congrats Matt!
How about the worst in show? lump of coal?
Free raspberry RASSSSSIP!
:icon_razz:
Ah but gibers gets the booby prize.. having to do a painting tutorial on how he did it :icon_twisted:
Need one of those hi speed camera's and slow it down by 100% so it's at our speed of painting. :icon_mrgreen:
@Bungle - no chance
@Wristy - damn right :icon_cool:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/152916 (http://www.coolminiornot.com/152916)
Good news Gi6ers... the bases have been (custom) made as benefits a Custom Hobby competition... I will collect them for CH on Friday.
Cool! Thanks mate.
They were supposed to be ready last week :icon_sad:
But he was having problems getting the right wood..... I hope they look good
I am sure they will. Matt I am mailing you your prize and I am going to ask Bungle to send you the base. Matt I also sent you a PM over at the FOD while I was there so read it and let me know.