IP 7: Round 2: RESULTS!!

[supervike]

Hiya Paintfans!!

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Let's get this party started.....



Winners are in RED. Results are not 'final' until round three officially kicks off!

Demonherald dnf(in time) vs Wren 47.5

Paintminion 44.5 vs Neolis 41.5

Darklord 48.5 vs. Peterdita 45.5

Brushmistress 53 vs MVM 42

Waghorn41 35.5 vs. Alextheartist 45.5

Jens 39.5 vs Beelzebrush 49

Thryth 41 vs. Lauth81 41.5

Sculpta the Squig 52 vs. James9487 (dnf)

Commander Y 54.5 vs. Bren 54

Bexley 52 vs. Nameless 50

akaranseth (dnf) vs Valloa 47.5


AGAIN...this is in an effort to get the scoring up. It's not official until the next round begins. I feel fairly sure this is accurate...but we've got some extremely tight races here.

I'll post the ballots and other stuff in just a bit.

ALSO...the new THEME and MATCHUPS will be today!!

Congrats winners!!!

[supervike]

Actual Ballots...(helpful for spotting any errors ol' supervike made)

ERICJ

Name: Bexley
Theme: 4.5
Technical: 4.5
Overall: 9
Notes: Great scene for the theme, and of course you are very strong technically. A very very good entry all around

Name: Wren
Theme: 4
Technical: 4
Overall: 8.5
Notes: The look on the ice golems face is perfect for the scene, and of your painting is also very strong. Good work here.

Name: MVM
Theme: 4
Technical: 3.5
Overall: 7.5
Notes: The ice spell effect is really nice, great work there. The painting on both pieces could be cleaner, which holds down the technical score some, but the scene you’ve created is really nice, good entry.

Name: Thryth
Theme: 4
Technical: 3
Overall: 7
Notes: The scene fits the theme well. The painting is a little too simple, with not enough shading and highlights, and the model floating off the base due to the pins lets this piece down, and hurt your technical score and overall quite a bit.

Name: Sculpta the Squig
Theme: 4.5
Technical: 4.5
Overall: 9.5
Notes: You have probably come the furthest of any Iron Painter since your first entries, this is just an excellent all around piece with great ambience. I am very impressed

Name: Brushmistress
Theme: 4
Technical: 4.5
Overall: 9
Notes: This one made me laugh, I like that frog waiting in line in the pond still. Good work and great entry.

Name: Paintminion
Theme: 3.5
Technical: 4.5
Overall: 8
Notes: Great painting from you of course, but the theme isn’t very strong, only using cold colors. But overall a nice looking entry.

Name: Nameless
Theme: 4
Technical: 4
Overall: 8.5
Notes: Nice cold scene and well painted dragon, overall a very nice looking solid entry.

Name: Jens
Theme: 3
Technical: 4
Overall: 7
Notes: Great painting, and a really nice looking figure, but of course the entry is let down by being without a scene.

Name: Beelzebrush
Theme: 4
Technical: 4
Overall: 8.5
Notes: Nice idea for theme, strong painting, and a high quality finished result, nice work!

Name: Perterdita
Theme: 3.5
Technical: 4
Overall: 8
Notes: I know McMourning is cold blooded, but relying on that alone for the theme kept that score down a bit. Otherwise it is a well executed and really nice piece overall.

Name: Neolis
Theme: 3
Technical: 4
Overall: 7
Notes: I don’t really see much of the theme here, the model seems to fit it only a bit. The painting is good, but could be a bit smoother and perhaps with another layer of highlights.

Name: Bren
Theme: 4
Technical: 5
Overall: 9
Notes: My only 5 for technical this round for great painting and a really nice looking scene that does well for theme. Really strong entry.

Name: Waghorn41
Theme: 3
Technical: 3
Overall: 6
Notes: I have to admit I really don’t like the choice of miniatures, which really lets down the whole thing for me.

Name: Valloa
Theme: 4
Technical: 4
Overall: 8.5
Notes: Great scene that fits the theme well. Some of the painting could be a touch cleaner, but it’s still very good. Very strong entry.

Name: Commander Y
Theme: 4.5
Technical: 4.5
Overall: 9.5
Notes: Makes me laugh, all around quality in this piece.

Name: Darklord
Theme: 4
Technical: 4
Overall: 8
Notes: Nice scene here and good results, everything fits really nice, and creates a good strong entry.

Name: Alextheartist
Theme: 3.5
Technical: 4
Overall: 7.5
Notes: Really nice painting, very smooth but I think it could perhaps use 1 more highlight. The entry is a bit weak with the theme however, but nice paintjob.

Name: Lauth81
Theme: 3.5
Technical: 3.5
Overall: 7.5
Notes: The conversion is good, but the theme could be stronger and the painting could be smoother with a bit more highlighting. But nice looking result overall.

Nathan (who also put ITIC comments and votes!)

Name: Bexley
Theme: 4.5
Technical: 4
Overall: 9
Notes:
Very 1950's. Would have been better served to have the mans paper flat on the table or tipped out of his hand. Fun piece.

Name: Wren
Theme: 4
Technical: 3.5
Overall: 8
Notes:
This would have just the the cake for me if you had taken it a touch further and made an icy shard/spray coming out the back like the larger caliber wounds tend to do damage wise. Otherwise I would be a touch tempted to take the pliers to him and bend him a bit more, possibly forward a bit at the waist so that it looks like he was rocked back by the blast. Just some thoughts.

First I had heard about wax though and that's very nice.

Name: MVM
Theme: 3
Technical: 3
Overall: 7
Notes:
Like the spell visual.


Name: Thryth
Theme: 3.5
Technical: 3
Overall: 7
Notes:
I can see the situation fairly quick on this one which helps. What doesn't though is that she's floating a bit on that base. :D

Name: Sculpta the Squig
Theme: 4
Technical: 4.5
Overall: 8.5
Notes:
I'd probably have nailed this one a 5 on the theme if I didn't have to read what was going on. I knew the second I read the names and thought it was just a brilliant take on the whole bit. It's quite impressive seeing work you've been putting into these pieces being scratch built.

Name: Brushmistress
Theme: 4
Technical: 4.5
Overall: 9
Notes:
A very charming and fun piece. Robert Asprin pops to mind when I see pieces like this.

Name: Paintminion
Theme: 2.5
Technical: 3
Overall: 8
Notes:
Gotta be honest, theme wise I'm just not finding it on this one without a bit of squinting and head turning. Nice painting though as usual. Probably all those Drizzit novels I read when younger .. makes me think of something in Underworld.

Name: Nameless
Theme: 4
Technical: 4
Overall: 8.5
Notes:
Love the look of this one. And I'm sure someone is going to scream, but adding the skeleton in there was a fun find as I like little added extras like that.

Name: Jens
Theme: 3
Technical: 4
Overall: 7
Notes:
That .. is a shame it wasn't finished fully. It's absolutely lovely. I'm not really sure if Jim considers this a submission or not, but I'll score it appropriately anyhow.

Send me a link of some of your work, I'd like to see more after seeing this one.

Name: Beelzebrush
Theme: 4
Technical: 4
Overall: 8.5
Notes:
I needed that laugh, thanks.

Name: Perterdita
Theme: 3.5
Technical: 3.5
Overall: 7.5
Notes:
Evil bastid!


Name: Neolis
Theme: 3
Technical: 3
Overall: 7
Notes:
One of my favorite models released in 2009. Paint seems a bit thick, or maybe just the shading of it. Like how she has snakes all over the base though.


Name: Bren
Theme: 4
Technical: 5
Overall: 9
Notes:
Smoooooth. Someone else that needs to send me a link to more of their work.


Name: Waghorn41
Theme: 3
Technical: 3
Overall: 6
Notes:
Took me a bit to figure out what was on the base itself but then it all slotted solid. Think a bit more work with shading on this would make things pop out a bit more.


Name: Valloa
Theme: 4
Technical: 3.5
Overall: 8
Notes:
Skin is a bit flat, but it all oddly works together. Has a look of something you would see in Robot Chicken .. just insert something inane now. :D


Name: Commander Y
Theme: 4.5
Technical: 4.5
Overall: 9.5
Notes:
I laughed for a good long time on this one and kept looking at it to see what bits you got out of the comic. That is one of my favorite comics which I must have seen ... probably three or more years back but it instantly was placed for me. Tons of fun.


Name: Darklord
Theme: 3.5
Technical: 4
Overall: 8
Notes:
Might be odd to comment on but the best part for me is the snow clinging to the horse itself - most folks tend to forget that extra bit and put the miniatures 'on' the base instead of having it interact with the base.


Name: Alextheartist
Theme: 3.5
Technical: 3.5
Overall: 7.5
Notes:
Great facial expression. Caught it very well.


Name: Lauth81
Theme: 3
Technical: 3.5
Overall: 7
Notes:
Like the coloring on the lizard.


Name: Mephistoles
Theme: 2.5
Technical: 3.5
Overall: 7.5
Notes:
Love the sense of movement on this one as well as the choice of colors. Good stuff.

Name: Mriverakc
Theme: 3.5
Technical: 3.5
Overall: 7.5
Notes:
Need a bit of a mess and some washes or stains on the floor or walls I think to break it up a bit.

Name: Demonherald
Theme: 5
Technical: 4.5
Overall: 9.5
Notes:
Rob .. you had this one in the bag if it wasn't for the timing. Love the repositioning of everything and the action and story that is shown here. Absolutely wonderful.

Name: Leopold
Theme: 2.5
Technical: 3
Overall: 5.5
Looks cold out there!

THE BUG KING

IP7 Round 2

TI = Theme Element
TQ = Technical Quality
OA = Overall Aesthetic

Bexly
TI = 4
TQ = 4
OA = 8.5

Theme Element: This theme has been the hardest for me to really nail down. As such my scores here are universally low. I can see the murder in cold blood with out a doubt. The pleasant look on Christina’s face really makes this look premeditated. Again, my score more reflects my inability to connect with the idea.

Technical Quality: Very nice as usual Bex. I’m surprised at the omission of the baseboards to hide the seam between the walls and floor though. Also, I know you were rushing but the news paper being up really does take a lot away from the piece. <sad face> I’m assuming that you made the table and chairs from scratch. They look excellent. I would have liked to see you fill the gaps in the window and door frame though.

Over All: Great story here. You really are excelling at telling a narrative with your pieces. The picture montage really increases the impact of the piece as well. I love the fact that you didn’t cheat with the painting. Kudos there. The floor tiles are perfectly done. The paint job is a bit flat for you but still superbly done.




Wren
TI = 3.5
TQ = 4
OA = 8

Theme Element: I can see the Cold Blooded in a few different ways here but again there is nothing that shouts out Cold Blooded in a concise and clear way. Sadly I don’t know what this needs to help it do that.

Technical Quality: Several issues here. One the water effect, while really cool, (I’m so stealing this!) is not glued down to the base at all along the edge. It really ruins the effect. Also, given the shot to the Ice Golem just happened and you were going for an action shot, I think having the blood coming out the exit wound would have been very helpful. The pool of blood at its feet gives the impression that it’s been sitting like that for a while. Also a bit of a smoking gun would have helped tell the story more. Finally, what happened with Alyce’s eyes? With the focus so much on how her face looks it’s unfortunate that her left eye is poorly done.

Overall Aesthetic: The composition of the piece is great. The very washed out base adds great visual interest and a very good frame but doesn’t distract from the focus of the piece. Increasing the interaction between Alyce and the Golem would have helped here though. There is some visual flow between the two pieces but it feels static. Also, from a fluff standpoint, I would have loved the shot to have been to the golem’s head. Alyce is famous for her head shots after all!

MVM
TE = 3
TQ = 3.5
OA =7.5

Theme: Again, low score. I can see the cold blooded nature of Rasputina hunting down the “good?” cold blooded mother silurid. Still. Not really a concrete “This is the theme” feeling here.

Technical Quality: I can see you are progressing with the resin work quickly. Very nice. I like the added pigments. It looks like you really rushed the painting of the stones though. Rarely are stones all the same color. Also they don’t have just one or two colors. Layer on the colors a bit more and you will have much better results. For painting, it seems a bit sloppily done. The shading is a bit shallow and chalky looking as well.

Overall Aesthetic: The composition of the piece is nice. I think you lost something with the 45degree walls though. You very easily could have gone with a curved “tunnel” piece or even left the walls built up but added a crumbling effect to get a similar view. I like the interaction between the Silurid and Rasputina. Very dynamic. The copper tubing in the center is a good visual anchor as well.

Thryth
TE = 3.5
TQ = 3
OA = 7

Theme: Broken Record? Shooting a man in the back of the head while he is enjoying a bottle of booze is Cold for sure. Especially after helping find the treasure.

Technical Quality: Your figures don’t meet the base! (Very sad face) Your skintones seem a bit chalky as well. On the other hand, your NMM is great. The lightsourcing works very well. The base, being a beach is executed well (Though it wouldn’t have been difficult to add a bit of sand under the floating feet and solve that problem) There is something odd going on with the chest top. It could be a photographical element though.

Overall Aesthetic: The composition is great. Very simple setting and a great dynamic feel. It would have been nice to see a touch of blue on the woman’s hat to complete a visual triangle so as to keep the eye moving fluidly. The white and red do a great job here though. Major loss for the floating figures though. Also, it would have been great to add a bit of sand to the bottom of the chest to make it look heavy and as if it were settling in. It’s full of gold after all!

Sculpta the Squiggy
TE = 3
TQ = 4.5
OA = 9

Theme Element: Not sure where the Cold Blooded is here. I see the Sherlock Holmes reference and I assume that the body was left out side after brutally murdered. Still, a low score partially due to me being dense.

TQ = Your sculpting is really getting better! The faces still need a bit more work. Something is still slightly off. The OSL on the base is not really strong enough. With the wet stones it gets lost. I love the lightsourcing on the face though as well as the coats. Very impressive black work here.

Overall Aesthetic: Great dynamic scene. Holmes checking the time (Presumably for time of death). Watson knocking on the door. The use of OSL to show that it is night. Very nice use of resin. Only a few small detractors here. I would have liked to see the stonework continue into the doorway. The Jam that Watson is facing is unfinished. L

Brushmistress
TE = 4
TQ = 4.5
OA = 9.5

Theme Element: I can definitely see some cold blooded action here. Again, it just doesn’t seem to gel completely though. Still, this seems to get the idea across.

Technical Quality: 15mm? Awesome! I am very impressed with the work. If I didn’t know I would have thought this was 32mm. There are a few areas where you need to touch up the edges. Her hand on the rock for one. The interaction between the water and the pond as well. It would have been nice see a dark edge here as the water would stain the rock. Also, there is a noticeable gap between the figure and the rocks.

Overall Aesthetic: I love this! The only thing from keeping you from a 10 are the few small technical errors. The water is extremely well done. I love the composition of the piece and the great little story it tells. I also love the fact that this is poking so much fun at the Princess and the Frog. Or the Frog Prince. Or what ever that story is called. The base is great. Likely the best I have seen you do to date. The leaf fall is very smooth and looks completely in place. The only major thing I would have changed here would be to include a penny in the last shot. Just to force the point home. :D

Paintminion
TE = 3
TQ = 4
OA = 8

Theme Element: Cold blooded because they are in the north? Cold Blooded snake? God this theme is killing me! I am so glad I didn’t enter and have to try to deal with this!

Technical Quality: This seems lower then your usual fare PM. The paint job is very well done of course. However the base is really sub par. It is full of holes and while it is clearly supposed to be an iceberg or something like that it doesn’t really get the idea across. The ice could have been sharpened with an exacto blade very easily and would not have taken much time. The paintjob suffers a bit on the fleshy bits of the snake. It is either a photographical element or you skimped on the highlighting a bit there.

Overall Aesthetic: The base hurts you so much here. It’s really unfortunate. You have this wonderful color palette and the hint of a triangle of interest but it just draws you into the underside of the basework. I think you would have been much better served to use a wire cutter and scribed in striation lines to simulate the ice better. You definitely had the right idea to smooth over the texture to simulate a melt but you are missing a lot of the sharp edges that would have sold the idea. Sadly, you didn’t put enough time into the finish of the base as well.

Nameless TE = 4
TQ = 4.5
OA = 8.5

Theme Element: Cold blooded drake. Got it. Beyond that? I’m lost. Again, sorry.

Technical Quality: Very well done with the base. The ice is very well done. As are the vegetation pieces. The wings could have been blended smoother. Of course that could well be a photographic element. Over all very nice though.

Overall Aesthetic: The individual elements of the piece are all very nice. However when it comes to the entire composition there is a lack of contrast to help the eye move from focal point to focal point. Perhaps adding a bit of red to the mouth to create a focal point and maybe a touch of old cloth on the skeleton to also catch the eye. The green, as it is the only really saturated color is the predominant focus which is rather unfortunate. The paint job on the dragon is great and my eye keeps getting drawn back to the foliage. Beyond that, this is a very well executed piece. I like how you dropped off the color on the back to simulate some depth. The use of roots for the tree is very well done as well.

Jens:
TE = 3
TQ = 2.5
OA = 6

Theme Element: Naga, being snakes are cold blooded. It’s unfortunate that you didn’t finish. I would have liked to see where you were going with this.

Technical Quality: What is done is stunning. The scale work is phenomenal. The OSL is so well done as to be unnoticeable. If I didn’t know the technique I would have though you guilded it and shaded it. Kudos. The skin tones are exemplary as well. Sadly you didn’t finish.

Overall Aesthetic: Judging what you have already, it looks as though you are developing a very dynamic piece. There is great motion in the piece as well as interesting focal points that help draw the eye. The sculpt is very fluid too which only helps focus that feeling. Again, sadly, you have not finished so there is not much beyond that to work with. Kudos for posting anyway.
Beelzebrush
TE = 3.5
TQ = 4.5
OA = 8

Theme Element: Points for being funny! But cold blooded? I think you more have AHH! I’m cold and I’m going to eat this bunny! (Grasping at straws here.)

Technical Quality: The painting is very well done. There is a bit of chalkyness in the flesh on her arms though. It’s too bad that the arms don’t match the legs in smoothness. The fur on the bunny is great. The base suffers a bit in several areas. The dead tree looks like it was almost an afterthought. Also, there are some blue paint elements on it that seem a bit out of place. The rocks would have been helped by the addition of some ballast or even some rock flake to simulate erosion over time. That is really minor though.

Overall Aesthetic: The composition of the piece is nice. The light blue shirt and the bunny’s eyes serve as good focal points. I would have liked to see you move the bunny up into the woman’s line of vision though. Right now she is staring over the bunny and off into the distance. It detracts from the menacing feel of the axe.

Peterdita

TE = 3
TQ = 3.5
OA = 9

Theme Element: I don’t see cold blooded here. If anything I would think of McMorning as rather hotblooded and nuts! Dunno. This theme sucks! (Hate you vikey)

Technical Quality: This isn’t up to your usual standard painting wise. It looks as though you drybrushed most of the piece instead of blending it. Also, the gloves would have been helped by having some shading applied to them before the blood stains. The base work is great. I love the body parts and the autopsy tools.

Overall Aesthetic: You have really brought out the insane feel of McMorning here. It looks as though he just finished cutting someone up and is happily moving on to the next toy! The yellow gloves do a good job of drawing the eye to the face. However there is nothing to draw focus back to other parts of the piece. Either toning down the yellow with some shading or highlighting up a few other elements would have helped immensely with that.

Neolis

TE = 3
TQ = 3.5
OA = 8

Theme Element: I’m lost here. (Are you surprised?) The snake is cold blooded. The voodoo lady is as well?

Technical Quality: The scales on the snake are great! Very very well done there. The eyes are lacking sadly. One is clearly larger then the other and not the proper shape. Also, the dress blending is blotchy. The figure does not look like it is interacting with the base. It looks much like it was simply placed on the base as an afterthought. A touch of base material after the figure is mounted would solve that nicely. The snake tongue is rather jarring as well. Not sure what is wrong there as its blurry in the picture. A personal gripe here that in no way affected your score: I don’t personally like the black base edge with the snakes falling over it. It breaks down the fourth wall in a rather jarring way. That is definitely a personal choice though and it is well done.

Overall Aesthetic: The composition of the piece is great. The green works very well as a way to bring the eye from detail to detail. The red dress works as a focal point that contrasts very well with the green (Kudos BTW in using red and green and not making something look Christmassy) I like the base elements but would have liked to see a bit more color variation in the flock. This is really close to perfect there though. A minor gripe.

Bren
TE = 4
TQ = 4.5
OA = 9.5

Theme Element: I can see the cold creep that the cold blooded naga brings to her surroundings here. The description is necessary for that though. Still one of the better interpretations I think. Still it suffers from my lack of understanding.

Technical Quality: The only detractor here is the hair. It really looks like sausages. The individual strands highlighted in the fashion that you chose are jarring. Beyond that the piece is beautiful.

Overall Aesthetic: Great use of color elements to move the eye around the piece. I really like the ice crystals as well as the snow. The skin tones look very cold as well. The only thing lacking here is the hair. Beyond that I don’t have much to add. Very well done.

Waghorn41
TE = 2.5
TQ = 3
OA = 6

Theme Element: Stabbed in cold blood? This feels much more like a hot blooded attack to me. I don’t know how to fix that though. (Stupid theme)

Technical Quality: There are a lot of areas here that could use a slight touch to improve. The metal is rather flat. If you added a slight wash to the lower areas it would really help them pop. Also, concentrate on the interaction of each plate with the one below it as well as the points where it meets skin. Strengthening shadows here helps cheat the scale and sell the idea that the figures are bigger then they are. The sculpt itself hurts you here as well. The plastic models are really static. The idea is great but it gets hurt by how blocky the figures look. A slight touch of greenstuff work would help that hugely.

Overall Aesthetic: This is a great idea. The use of green to move the eye from focal point to focal point around the piece is great. You do lose something in the presentation of the base sadly. A bit of a wash to add depth to the elements would have helped a lot.

Valloa
TE = 4
TQ = 3.5
OA = 8

Theme Element: Probably the best theme interpretation here. The poor couple murdered in their sleep. Although at the same time the murder could be a crime of passion. Hard to say.

Technical Quality: You really suffered here from your choice of materials. The blanket weave is completely out of scale. Using silk or rayon would have been a much better choice as the weave is so much tighter and looks much more in scale. Also, staining the cover to accentuate the shading would have helped greatly here. The rug underneath is much better looking. The dead woman’s hand has not had the flashing removed from her fingers. If she were mounded on the ground it would not be noticeable. Especially if you blended it into the base. However, elevated like it is it looks very jarring. The faux marble work is phenomenal though. It would have been nice to see some shading glazes added after the fact to accentuate shadows though.

Overall Aesthetic: Compositionally the piece is great. The individual elements lack a bit though. I like how pale you made the corpses as if they had bled out. Also the story is very clear. Very nice.

Commander Y
TE = 4
TQ = 4.5
OA = 9

Theme Element: Calvin himself is not really cold blooded here. However the snowmen certainly are. Love this!

Technical Quality: I think the finish you used on the snowmen is probably the only thing I see wrong here. You would have been much better served to leave the texture off the snowmen and added snowflock after painting to accentuate the shading. The scale mismatch between the ground effect and the snowballs only exacerbates this problem.

Overall Aesthetic: This is an excellent realization of the comic. Kudos. The cartoony feel is totally appropriate as well. I love the use of the carrots to pull the eye around! Very nicely done!


Darklord
TE = 3
TQ = 5
OA = 9

Theme Element: I don’t see Cold blooded here. Although after reading your description I do get it. The cold blooded murderer is off scene.

Technical Quality: Top marks here. I don’t really have much to add except to say very well done!

Overall Aesthetic: I love the churned up snow and the bloodstain. The horse is clearly distraught and I love how the dynamic pose accentuates the suddenness of the occurrence. I think the timing of the piece is just about perfect.

Great job Brett.
Alextheartist
TE = 3.5
TQ = 4
OA = 7.5

Theme Element:
Nosferatu is cold blooded. Yup. (Total lack of imagination on my part. Sorry)

Technical Quality: The paint job is very well done. The cloak is very convincing. The only major problem is how the figure interacts with the base. The scale is off for the gap. It is perhaps the hardest thing to convincingly pull off though. Especially on hard surfaces as you basically need to sculpt the base up around the figure slightly. Beyond that, very well done.

Overall Aesthetic: The major detractor here is really the lack of complexity in the piece. There could be so much more here with just the addition of some dynamic basing or even another figure. Why is Dracula sneering? What is going on? The piece feels incomplete with nothing for the really dynamic pose of the figure to interact with.

Luath81
TE = 3
TQ = 3.5
OA = 7

Theme Element: Cold One. Check. Undead? Darkelf? Cold blooded as well. Lack of imagination from the judge? Yeah, you have that too.

Technical Quality: There are several issues here. The interaction of the figure and the base is jarring. There is a distinct lack of depth in the figure. Adding some glazes to the underside of the cold one would have helped so much. Adding a dullcoat to the figure would have been good as well. You can dullcoat and then paint your metallics so that they remain properly shiny.

Overall Aesthetic: The piece feels really static. I’m not sure if that is the choice of sculpt or just how the painting is executed. There is something of a mismatch in your color choice. The very pale white just draws the eye to it. The grey feels muddy on the cold one as well. I would have loved to see something for the figure to be interacting with.

[Beelzebrush]

hmmm.... looking forward to seeing the judging scores. I thought I'd do better than that. Ah well, delusional I must be lol.

I absolutely guarantee there's no chalkiness on any part of the painting tbk??? How irritating.

Nice one Commader Y!

[Bren]

Hiya Paintfans!!
Commander Y 54.5 vs. Bren 54


Wasn't it the other way around last time??? Anyway, congrats and next time we'll see what happens :-)

If you want a prize please PM me.

[LeopolddelaSolail]

Don´t forget there are 4 Entrys in the ITIC Category.
And some real good ones:gurney:
maybe some will be back???

:spider:Dont Bit Me

[Sculpta the squig]

:D Although, TBK, Sherlock Holmes, really? :p:

squig

[Beelzebrush]

:D Although, TBK, Sherlock Holmes, really? :p:

squig

lol!

I reckon tbk's been at the bottle :D It's clearly Jack the Ripper :D ;)

[MVM]

Congrats Brushmistress! Despite my smack talk I knew I had lost when I saw your entry. And to think you were going to DNF! Honestly kind of glad I'm not moving on. I have a bunch of other stuff I've been wanting to paint. Ssend me a PM with your address! Now that I goaded you into continuing this you had better win! I know I would have been knocked out in round three if you had DNF'd - but I have full faith that you can win the contest.

Do you play any miniature games, or collect any specific lines? I have quite a bit of unpainted plastic and metal here to choose from for your figure. GW, Privateer, Wyrd ... send me a PM with your address and your mini preferences.


I'll keep working on this though.....I think I might have potential...



http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/demotivators_2085_17993017
Potential- Not everyone gets to be an astonaught when they grow uip....

[Darklord]

round 3 here we come. SOrry you had to go out Pete I really thought you had me beat - shame a fellow wamper has to go.

By my calculations there will be a highest scoring loser again? If so and from the 3 dnf's sculpta and wren got paired up then Bren could still go through - didnt that happen with her and commander Y before?

[Bexley]

Sweet. Awesome. Next theme please. :P

(Orders placed by noon might ship out today!)

[demonherald]

cheers for taking the time on the ITIC Nathan even if it does pour a touch of salt in the wound before rubbing..
some interesting scores and that is some Iron commenting there TBK...(the new Simon Cowel of the panel....)If ya get a chance to give the ITIC's a squizz chief after your eyes recover from the oter judging that would be swish.......

@Beelzebrush....... never happy don't just want to beat your opponent but really lay the smack on them... LOL ... I can guess it is irritating knowing your painting it will be smooth as.. I guess it is the pic that does play with it a bit here and there.. stil great piece..

CommanderY and Bren.... (phew.... cat's ball hair) always an interesting match up........
go Jess go Tom...... sorry to let team W down with my **** luck ...... now kick some booty will ya.......

[Bexley]

Won't two of the dnf winners get paired up? Which would leave an even ten, and no highest loser advancing.

[Commander Y]

Wasn't it the other way around last time??? Anyway, congrats and next time we'll see what happens :-)


Naw, last time you crushed me by 2.5!

Brilliant piece, Bren. Really the best-painted piece of the round. Dang that was close!

[Darklord]

Won't two of the dnf winners get paired up? Which would leave an even ten, and no highest loser advancing.

I got it as 8 through then 3 dnfs to pair up making 9 through
maybe I counted wrong?

[Beelzebrush]

I'm yet to play with anyone who's not dnf'd lol...

[Bexley]

8 winners from matchups. 3 dnfs. Two of the dnfs get paired up, eliminating one. The unmatched dnf also advances, for ten.

[LeopolddelaSolail]

:worship:Thanks Nathan,

I think my camera work was better this time.
And i keept the same scoring like in round one
a 5.5 is a little more then the middle so quite a good work.:question:
I Hope that i will learn more soon.
Thanks for your Feedback
:worship:

[Darklord]

8 winners from matchups. 3 dnfs. Two of the dnfs get paired up, eliminating one. The unmatched dnf also advances, for ten.

yep your right - somehow I lost the extra dnf and swapped for highest loser!

@Rob - I presume this team W is Team Wamp your reffering too!!
(which you were classed as being in until you let the side down!!) still at least there are 4 wamp members left in despite losing 6 last round!

[Peterdita]

I guess the coldblooded killer with the heart on ice didn't quite tag the theme like I thought it would. :( Damn this theme! (knew I shoulda gone for more of a scene)
@TBK: Drybrushing? really? oh man... Now you've ripped my heart out!

Thanks for all the scores and comments judges! Grats and good luck to all the advancers!

[Darklord]

I guess the coldblooded killer with the heart on ice didn't quite tag the theme like I thought it would. :( Damn this theme! (knew I shoulda gone for more of a scene)
@TBK: Drybrushing? really? oh man... Now you've ripped my heart out!

Thanks for all the scores and comments judges! Grats and good luck to all the advancers!

thats my 2nd lowest ever score too Pete
(just to rub salt in the wound!!)

[Thryth]

I thought that the DNF partners only got rematched in the first round?

Wow, I thought that I was going to get more points on theme. Shooting your partner in the back of the head to take all of the treasure for yourself seemed very cold-blooded to me. Guess not...

Anyway, congratulations Lauth81. PM me your address for your winnings.

I'll post a reply to some of the comments on my entry after I recover... No... more... Iron... Painter... for me. :(

[Peterdita]

I hear ya Thryth... tough theme for painters and judges me thinks.

[Darklord]

@TBK: Drybrushing? really? oh man... Now you've ripped my heart out!


could be worse - he could have put it on ice

[Peterdita]

could be worse - he could have put it on ice

Nobody would notice anyway :P

[Darklord]

:violin:
Nobody would notice anyway :P

[Peterdita]

LOL, no ****e! My pitty party will end around noon. So stay tuned more whinges.

Good job though Brett. Your prize mini will be donated to the LA contest. If you don't like it....well... you will!

[Darklord]

Good job though Brett. Your prize mini will be donated to the LA contest. If you don't like it....well... you will!

sounds good to me brother

[Sculpta the squig]

New theeeeeeeeeeme, please? :p:

Squig

[supervike]

Please let me draw your attention to the RULES....


This one in particular (made 1 year ago)

11(a). New rule added 1-07-09 If there are several matches (round 1 ONLY) that end up with a painter paired to a DNF opponent, I will randomly match the finishing painter with other finishing painters.

So, there is no rematching of DNF opponents.

By my numbers, 11 painters go through to round THREE. One painter will be given the HEY GIMME ANOTHER CHANCE award. Currently that is BREN (provided my numbers hold up)

Theme and Matchups soon. I need to make sure everyone gets a semi-decent chance at challenging me or looking at the scores.....

[Nameless]

Sweet. Awesome. Next theme please. :P
sweet. awesome. next time, Bexley...

I could have expected that from the very beginning. at least I hope that this time you had to sweat a bit while kicking my ass. I will comfort myself looking at the dragon on my shelf and my first 50 points from judges. oh, and thinking about all the free time I now have for other projects :)
good luck in following rounds, Bex!

thanks to Supervike for the IP and to judges for scoring and detailed comments. Appreciate it.

[Bexley]

Theme and Matchups soon. I need to make sure everyone gets a semi-decent chance at challenging me or looking at the scores.....

I know, I'm just being obnoxious. I mean, more than usual.

[Bexley]

at least I hope that this time you had to sweat a bit while kicking my ass.

Rest assured, I did.

[supervike]

You've really made a name for yourself Nameless.

Although that name is still Nameless.

Jeezus, I need a drink already.

[alextheartist]

Bring on round three biatchs!! Going all out on this round.. :P

[Sculpta the squig]

More than one highlight then alex? :p:

Squig

[LeopolddelaSolail]

Here Vic take a Drink
Good Veltins Beer?

Gluck Glück Glück is a fresh Veltins

[demonherald]

yep your right - somehow I lost the extra dnf and swapped for highest loser!

@Rob - I presume this team W is Team Wamp your reffering too!!
(which you were classed as being in until you let the side down!!) still at least there are 4 wamp members left in despite losing 6 last round!


No Team W is team Wyrd dude... me jess and tom....... Brushmistress and commanderY ... the Wyrd brush ponies........

[Brushmistress]

No Team W is team Wyrd dude... me jess and tom....... Brushmistress and commanderY ... the Wyrd brush ponies........

Go remaining members of "Team Wyrd"! w00t! - So bummed about the dnf Rob. :(

[Darklord]

No Team W is team Wyrd dude... me jess and tom....... Brushmistress and commanderY ... the Wyrd brush ponies........

fine keep your little clique!! but Im having Jess in mine and Valloa - they joined thems the rules - oh and vikes ours too!!
and Alex but you can have him if you want?

[waghorn41]

Congrats to all who finished an especially to those going to round 3.
Go Team Wamp !

[Brushmistress]

fine keep your little clique!! but Im having Jess in mine and Valloa - they joined thems the rules - oh and vikes ours too!!
and Alex but you can have him if you want?


DL does have a point - I did promise to paint somethin' sexy up for Tommy's at WAMP - soooo technically I'm part of 2 different Teams W's, and the second is far more cool chick laden, unless you count Tom as a chick for the first.

[Commander Y]

soooo technically I'm part of 2 different Teams W's,

Team Quad-U?


unless you count Tom as a chick for the first.

hey Hey HEY!!

[Brushmistress]

hey Hey HEY!!

You become scarce, you become fodder! :cussing:

NEW MATCHUPS!!!!! :worship::peace:

[Beelzebrush]

I'm in team Beelze.... it's great and really exclusive.... As much whiskey/whisky as needed to get the job done. If a job's worth doing - it's worth doing ****ed - 'Who dares gets arseholed' that's our motto -

Elvisi Livitatum is another motto (but not ours)

[Darklord]

I did promise to paint somethin' sexy up for Tommy's at WAMP

I already painted jim in his underpants!



(if that doesnt get me a good draw I dont know what will!)

[Beelzebrush]

I already painted jim in his underpants!


Is he ticklish?

[Thryth]

In case anyone is interested, I posted a reply to some of the comments on my entry: http://wyrd-games.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=3136

Thanks to Supervike for running another Iron Painter, and the judges for their time and effort.

[Darklord]

:lol::poutcha:
Is he ticklish?

[supervike]

How long is long enough?

I mean, how much longer should I wait to post the next stuff?

Should I say it goes up at 3pm (MY TIME)...which is in about 1 hr 20 min?

[Darklord]

How long is long enough?

I mean, how much longer should I wait to post the next stuff?

Should I say it goes up at 3pm (MY TIME)...which is in about 1 hr 20 min?

I think you should hold off until after 6pm your time - then peeps in the US cant rush out and buy until tomorrow as its already night time for us europeans!!:suspiciou

[Brushmistress]

I think you should hold off until after 6pm your time - then peeps in the US cant rush out and buy until tomorrow as its already night time for us europeans!!:suspiciou

Real IP'ers do it with the metal in their pile DL!

Post it now Vikey! I go to bed in a few hours - I wanna brainstorm in my dreams. :)

[Darklord]

Real IP'ers do it with the metal in their pile DL!


true - I have only ever bought 1 thing for IP ever (its why mines usually crap - my own lead mountain is more like a small glacial deposit

[Sculpta the squig]

Real IP'ers do it with the metal in their pile DL!



REAL IP'ers do it with putty and wire :p:

Squig

[Darklord]

REAL IP'ers do it with putty and wire :p:

Squig

Real Ip'ers do it with models

[supervike]

Post it now Vikey! I go to bed in a few hours - I wanna brainstorm in my dreams. :)

Only if I get to be in those dreams.

This leopard skin thong sure is comfortable!

(try to erase that image from your brain!!!!)


BTW...why would you go to be so early on a Friday Night?

[Brushmistress]

Only if I get to be in those dreams.

This leopard skin thong sure is comfortable!

(try to erase that image from your brain!!!!)


BTW...why would you go to be so early on a Friday Night?


Oh Jim, you're always wearing leopard thongs in my nightmares...er, I mean dreams. ;)

I go to bed so early on a Friday night because the work day begins at 3am on Saturday. :(

[PaintMinion]

Well...hmph...so that theme sucked, yeah, that's the problem! Vikey, we need a new GOOD theme, and leopard print thong is seriously not working for me...

Greg, great battle, and sorry to see IMMP knock out IMMP. See you at Gen Con and you owe me a chai.:alcoholic
Oh! and good to hear both Bren and Commander Y can make it in, but, er, that means my chances of getting paired up with one of them is increased. Grrrrr. Time to get some more Iron in me after the holidays. Bring on the theme, SV, I'm ready!

[supervike]

Ok.........last chance for comments!!

New theme is going up.

[LeopolddelaSolail]

After i moved from my single appartment i good still some boxes in my new hobbyroom :spider:unopened full of minis so vike i am prepared.
And a lot to chose from

[supervike]

Actually...I have more to post here....


I'll still put the theme up.

[alextheartist]

GET ON WITH ITT!!!!! Suspense is gonna kill me...!!

[supervike]

Ok ok....jeez!

It's up!

But, i forgot to do my traditional 'break down' of the scores.

I don't know, maybe you guys don't like this part....


Best in Theme

Bexley 13
Commander Y 13
several w/ 12

Best in Technical

Bren 14.5
Sculptathesquig 13.5
Brushmistress 13.5
CommanderY 13.5

Best in Overall

Commander Y 28
Bren 27.5
Brushmistress 27.5

Welcome to the 50's club!

CommanderY 54.5
Bren 54
Brushmistress 53
Bexley 52
Sculptathesquig 52
Nameless 50

The 'I won by a hair on my chinny chin chin' award

CommanderY despite the highest score, wins by .5 over Bren
Lauth81 squeaks past fan favorite Stan (Thryth) by a measly .5

The I Vill CRUSH you award...
Brushmistress cracks her whip and puts MVM in his place...11 points!
Beezlebrush by 10.5 over Jens (and STILL not happy about it!!!)

The HEY GIMME ANOTHER CHANCE award

Proudly goes to Bren, who would have crushed ANY other opponent, but just happened to have to go up against a brilliant Calvin and Hobbes dio!

[Commander Y]

O
I go to bed so early on a Friday night because the work day begins at 3am on Saturday. :(

I thought all you did was paint miniatures?

What the hell kinda job starts at 3 in the frickin morning?!? Dear CHRIST!!!

[Brushmistress]

I thought all you did was paint miniatures?

What the hell kinda job starts at 3 in the frickin morning?!? Dear CHRIST!!!

Hahahaha - no, I don't just paint miniatures...though that's mostly what I do. I also freelance graphic design utilizing PageFlex...the work is not nearly as steady (maybe 10 hours a month if I'm lucky).

I will be painting models tomorrow morning - hubby is a commuter, and I get up with him. :) Off to have dinner & then to sleep!


And hey - didn't I get the "I Vill Crush You" over MVM?! 11 points. ;)

[supervike]

And hey - didn't I get the "I Vill Crush You" over MVM?! 11 points. ;)

That you did!
Amended!


pleasant dreams!

[Neolis]

Greg, great battle, and sorry to see IMMP knock out IMMP. See you at Gen Con and you owe me a chai.:alcoholic
You get your call as I am 70% sure the massage chair will be making the return trip to gencon this year.

[Sculpta the squig]

Don't think I've ever had one of the highest technical scores before, yass :D Second round I've been in the 50's too :D

Squig

[KatieG]

You get your call as I am 70% sure the massage chair will be making the return trip to gencon this year.

Wait, what!? Why is this number not 100% and who do I have to kill to make it so?