IP 2 ROUND 4 Matchups and Theme!

[supervike]

ONLY 2 rounds left! Here we are at round 4 already!

THIS IS THE SEMI-FINAL!!

congrats to the Semi-finalists!!

The RULES are still here:

http://www.wyrd-games.net/showthread.php?t=1173

The only changes are the DEADLINE, which is

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25th, 6 PM Central Standard Time (iowa time look it up!)

The Matchups are as Follows: (randomly chosen by my daughter)

LavronYor VS. Wren

Beelzebrush vs. Stupid Cow

The theme was randomly drawn, from my original list of 15 themes.

The theme (drum roll please) is

RAGE/ANGER

How you interpret the theme is really up to you, but its all about pleasing the judges. Good luck to you four!!

The 4th round of the Iron Painter 2 begins.....


NOW!

[Nathan Caroland]

Hrmmm ... that's going to be an interesting one.

[Beelzebrush]

>_<

Ouch tough one... theme and draw :D

I feel steak on the bbq, I love the smell of burning cow in the morning :D

[Stupidcow]

What a theme! Does a fustrated father count? Good luck on this one. Beelzebrush, dun get too tensed and end up becoming brokenbrush. I know its tough when your up against the rage of the COW!

[Ritual]

This is going to be interesting! ;)

[Wren]

I've got a great figure in mind for this, possibly two, though I can also think of more scenic ways to convey the theme, so now I'm going to have to think a bit...

[supervike]

This is a very odd round already, since this is not a specific TECHNIQUE, but rather a mood you will have to achieve.

It seems to be miniature choice will have a huge impact on it.

The more I think about it, the harder this one is going to be, both to actually do and to judge.

Good thing I just observe. lol

[Wren]

lol. Yeah, I think you're right. I think I've got a fairly good idea in mind, but I'm not sure I want to show in-progress shots for this one, since choice of miniature alone is going to be a big part of things. Also I'm wondering if the impact of a mood is more likely to get lessened by seeing step-by-step behind the curtain sort of thing. (Last mini I didn't post any WIP just because I was too pressed for time to take, edit and post photos along the way.)

[Ritual]

Let me point out now, so that all are aware of it... Simply chosing a suitable mini and giving it an ordinary paintjob will not give you very high theme points from me. You will need to enhance the effect of rage/anger somehow.

[supervike]

Thats a good point oh honorable Mr. Judge.....

This may be one of the most difficult themes yet!

[callumrice]

Yep, tough theme. Come on the cow, open that can of whoopass all over the peezle brush!

Woooohooooo!

[LavronYor]

Man, this theme really Pi$$e$ me off. Wren, what was your not so good idea? I guess that since Privateer Press' Hordes game uses Rage points, there might be something there. Man, I would hate to have to do a self portrait.

Beel, you smell burning beef? I think I smell petit Cornish Game Hens ( aka Wrens)

[Wren]

I don't think you smell anything burning over here, other than the oils of creative industry. My only problem with this theme is too many ideas! ;-> I have now dispensed with the first idea as insufficiently challenging, and moved on to another...

So far today I have produced a square AND a rectangle. Oh, and I have also ordered something that may not arrive in time. Try and rival that progress Lavron! ;->

[LavronYor]

I have smoke coming out of my ears, how's that? DrEvilmonki, Vince, Wargriffon, someone help me.

[Stupidcow]

Rage & anger, that's something I'm born with. I just need to let it out. No worries Callumrice, you won't be seeing much of that brush after this. Mooooo!

[Maestro]

Rage & anger, that's something I'm born with.Yeah, nothing says 'Rage & Anger' more than Hello Kitty....

:musicus:

[Beelzebrush]

Yep, tough theme. Come on the cow, open that can of whoopass all over the peezle brush!

Woooohooooo!

I take it your small flag has a picture of a cow on it then lol :D

Always best to be the outsider/underdog lol

[vincegamer]

I try again.
Here's a suggestion:
http://www.polarblairsden.com/superheromysterymenmrfurious01.jpg

In case no one gets it, this is Ben Stiller in "Mystery Men" where he played the character "Mr. Furious" whose super power was the ability to get really REALLY angry.

I posted this as a joke. I know what I would do if I were still in the contest, and I may do it anyway, just because it would be sure to make some people angry

[LavronYor]

thanks, that does help

[callumrice]

I take it your small flag has a picture of a cow on it then lol :D

Always best to be the outsider/underdog lol

Yep, your right! Been supporting the cow since the early days of round two. Did you not see me dancing in the stands with my big foam hand chanting "go cow, GO" in the last round?

Couldnt have been loud enough.

*note to self - get a bigger foam hand*:wavey:

[Ritual]

I know what I would do if I were still in the contest, and I may do it anyway, just because it would be sure to make some people angry

Yes, go for it, Vince! :)

[Wren]

Yep, your right! Been supporting the cow since the early days of round two. Did you not see me dancing in the stands with my big foam hand chanting "go cow, GO" in the last round?

Couldnt have been loud enough.

*note to self - get a bigger foam hand*:wavey:

Maybe if you got a big foam udder that would help? To be truly effective, it must be worn on the head, I think.

[LavronYor]

Well, Cow, it looks like you and I are the udderdogs, I mean underdogs.

Then again, Supevike did misspell both my name and Beelz in the first post of this thread and as we all know, he never does anything without meaning. Still, maybe it was just to motivate us for this category. Hmmm.......

[Stupidcow]

Underdogs or not, it doesn't matter. As long as we give our opponents HELL! Seems like we are on the same side of the boat, I wish you all the best & hope we both meet next rd to trash it out.

[LavronYor]

ditto

[supervike]

Ah...my apologies to both LavronYor and Beelzebrush....

I had no intention of spelling your names incorrectly!!

But, its the damn way I end up pronouncing your names in my head....

I have been calling you LavonYor (no 'r') and also saying 'beezlebrush' for some time...hard habits to break!!

No disrespect intended!

lol!

I did fix it in the first post of this thread!!

[Maestro]

What the heck IS a 'Beelzebrush' anyway??? (besides a synonym for big butch man with a Dutch bi-atch)

[callumrice]

Beezlebrush: An immense painter of great talent, but cannot make the final hurdle. Like a thoroughbread race horse in a showjumping contest. Hehehehehehe! Im funny.

[LavronYor]

In the Queen song Bohemian Rhapsody, one line says

Beelzebrush has a devil put aside for meeee, for meeee, for meeeee!!!

Actually, I think it is a painterly play on words, since Beelzebub is the correct lyric and Beelzebub is one of the many names of Satan in the old testament. I think it means one of Beel's lesser devils, much like Mephistopheles, Mammon and Asmodeus.

Now, someone more religious than I, can correct me.

[vincegamer]

Whiny brats. Vike never got my name right but you didn't hear me complaining.

[LavronYor]

I hear you man...

[supervike]

Whiny brats. Vike never got my name right but you didn't hear me complaining.

I really spelled your name wrong? What the heck did I do?

[vincegamer]

I really spelled your name wrong? What the heck did I do?
Well, note that I am not complaining, but only answering your question.
You capitalized it.
Like e. e. cummings, I use all lower-case.

[supervike]

Touche'...you will also notice that I always use lower case on my name as well...

supervike...i always figured it made me sound more humble than SuperVike!....

I shall never capitalize you again!! lol

[Duende]

I prefer being a proper noun ;)

-Duende

[vincegamer]

Duende, you are always so proper.

[LavronYor]

wOW, i CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SUPERVIKE COMMITTED A CAPITAL OFFENSE. bUT THEN AGAIN, VINCE DID THE SAME IN HIS REPLY.

OFF WITH THEIR SHIFT BUTTONS.

[callumrice]

i KnoW laVronyOr, itS so 80S to mIx youR capItALs. WHaT kind of PeoPlE arE we DeaLinG wiTH?!!

[Ritual]

Almost a week has past, now... So, has anyone started their entries for round 4 yet?

[supervike]

If they have, they are keeping them as state secrets!

[Beelzebrush]

I've started mine.... it's a real cow too (pun intended :D)... I wish I'd left off the bits I had to stick on. I need to invent an articulated brush grrr!

It's definitely 'a need to know' basis mini atm too :D

I've started sharpening the steak knives though. Can't wait for a bit of beelze-grilled beef lol!

[Wren]

I've got my previously mentioned square and rectangle fastened together, prepped and primed, so my main scenic element is underway, sort of. I was hoping to get some actual paint on it today, but between installations, power shortages and other interruptions, I don't think it's going to happen, as it's only a couple of hours before it's time to drive out to board game night.

The main figure I've been putting off a little. I ordered something online, and I'm giving it another day or two to arrive so I can test drive layout and such. But if it doesn't arrive soon I'll fix the figure to the base and just hope the thing I ordered fits on later.

[Duende]

As much as I'd like to see WIP's in the gallery, I can see how everybody would want to be a bit secretive for the semi-finals. I would hope that all of the finalists could at least keep us updated to their progess here (like Wren, thanks!) if we can't see actual pictures.

And keep up the smack talk! :vb_devil:


@ vincergamer (<-- see I remembered): Me? Proper? :laugh:

[LavronYor]

Duende, at least I hope you were improper with your neighbors.

Ritual, yes, I have started, but I have been severely sidetracked almost every time that I have tried to work on it.

[Stupidcow]

I was thinking of painting up a bull goring Beelze into mid air. Since the butch with the biatch is painting a cow in honor of me, I'll just give him 1/4 tons of pure rage instead.

Edit : Jus saw your post over at CMON looks like smacktalk has really got into you hehe. Well since you don't usually smack that much I sense it must be due to your fear this time.

[Stupidcow]

Yo you grannies got any WIP to show? Or is this too tough to handle? I'm sure the crowd wants to see something. To hell with the "surprise factor" crap its not use hiding that middlecore paintjobs of urs.:stupid:

Since big daddy has mentioned its ok to post Wips here I'll do just that.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/stupidcow74/Drunes/SonOfOgmios2.jpg
Now pick up your jaws & keep trying to match this.

[Malebolgia]

PLEASE add a goblin/snotling/halfling/sweet little rabbit/sad doggie with huge puppy eyes beneath his foot.
PLEEEEEAAAASE!

The model rocks and totally fits in with the theme. The paintjob is very cool so far!

Go Cow! Beelzebrush is Booooooooooooo-ring ;)

[Wren]

lol, that would be funny. Great job on that guy's face!

I'm still debating the surprise factor (and too lazy to take pics right now), so I shall give the written update once again. The item I was waiting on in the post has arrived, and been prepped. Main guy is on his base, primed and ready to get painted. Main scenic element... painting of said is remarkably like hitting my head against a brick wall, and it's taking much, much longer just to get the base painting work done. So I shall have to do the basics, go on to the main guy, and then come back to the intended embellishments as time permits. I think my husband is guilting me into letting us get a Wii for each other for Xmas tomorrow, so anyone's guess how much time will be permitting me. ;->

[Stupidcow]

I'll just say that that I have more surprises for this entry. Stay tuned till the submission day!

[Duende]

Yay! Go Cow!

:cheer2: ::thcow2: :cheer2:

Not afraid to show his stuff!

[Ritual]

Yeah, let it be known that the Cow is not afraid!! :D Kudos!!

[callumrice]

Ahh, the cow has growing support now. I like. Just remember, I am the faithfull!

Maybe we could get badges or something, a certificate for the true cow supporters, a newsletter on the cow every 6 months?

Come on cow, get that fan club rolling! Wooohoooo! Go cow, go cow, everyone else bow!

[Ritual]

@callum
Count me out of that fanclub. ;) I'm a judge, so I don't support anyone. I just gave Mr. Cow credit for showing what he's up to! :D

[Beelzebrush]

OMFG... LOL! I'm painting the same mini same mini as SC :D

Not much support for Mr. Brush round these parts :D .... I'll show you muahahahaha!!

[Beelzebrush]

well... seeing as sc has a wip up, here's one from me too. Loads of work to do yet though.

http://www.c20th.boltblue.com/ogrewip1.jpg

[Duende]

Is it just me or are Cow and Beelze working on the same mini?

:eek:

[Ritual]

@Duende
Take a look at what he wrote... ;)

OMFG... LOL! I'm painting the same mini same mini as SC :D



@Beelzebrush
Kudos to you, as well! :D

[Nathan Caroland]

Should make for an interesting face off here.

[Stupidcow]

@ Beelzebrush --- I thought you got a cow painted up in tribute of me! I've been using Rackham models throughout this competition. I can't believe you chose the same model as I did. That is suicide I tell yer!

[supervike]

Same mini? Brilliant!!! No its down to sheer painting talent....

I'm rooting for BeelzeCow!

[Duende]

I'm rooting for BeelzeCow!

Yeah, he's a sight better than Stupidbrush!

:laugh:

[Wren]

Wild coincidence on the mini choice, this should be very interesting!

Still too lazy to photo, sorry (got some other minis stacked up waiting for me on that, too). Finally got paint on the main guy, but I'm not as far ahead as I'd like. My husband sent me out running this afternoon to buy the last Wii in town (for now) and I feel like I'm coming down with a cold. :-<

[LavronYor]

Wren, I thought you would tell me what you were painting so that I could paint the same thing too.

[vincegamer]

Quote:
Originally Posted by vincegamer
I know what I would do if I were still in the contest, and I may do it anyway, just because it would be sure to make some people angry


Yes, go for it, Vince! :)
I thought I would, but I need the mini, and no one answered that they had a witch girl available, so I'll have to order it, and it will take 2-4 weeks from cmon. No way I could do it in time. The actual painting will take very little time.

[supervike]

Very quietly it seems round 4 has been. Why Yoda speak, I don't know.

But approaching quickly, the deadline is.

Judge you they will.

[LavronYor]

As I posted in Hinton's burnout thread, I think the four of us, are feeling really drained. Not in a bad way, but drained nonetheless.

I know I am glad that tomorrow is the annual feast of gluttony in this country, and maybe I will have time to significantly work on my piece.

[supervike]

Yeah, the Iron Painter seems like a marathon of sprints, if you get my meaning....

[Stupidcow]

I'll try to taunt my opponent into posting more wip after I get my bulb replaced. I'm not sure if he's bold enough to show anything more then a stamp sized pic of what's he's got under his dress.:aetsch:

As for feeling drained, I actually got time to work on a PP model intended for a LGS painting contest. That's really how relax I feel about this Iron painter thingy. I say we shorten the time period to 1 week.:bandit:

[Ritual]

Did I hear someone say "Hubris"? :p:

[LavronYor]

ONE WEEK? You know 90 % of the work is done in the first 90% of the time and the other 90 % is done in the last 10% of the time.

For me it is about 10% in the first 90% and 90% in the last 10%. Does that make any sense?

Procrastinators unite!!!!! tomorrow....

[vincegamer]

only if your project takes 180% to be whole....

[Beelzebrush]

Aye... it's been a bit of a long haul but very enjoyable, definitely got me back into painting!

I can't believe I've still got to paint one more mini after this one :D

[LavronYor]

Yeah, me too.

[supervike]

Ah...the subtle smack talk! Genius!

[LavronYor]

Wren, what is your high score on your new game system? Is that the best you can do?

[Duende]

Did I hear someone say "Hubris"? :p:

I just went to Wikipedia to look up hubris (I kinda knew what it meant, but wanted to be clear) and got a kick out of the very first sentence:

"Hubris or hybris (Greek ὕβρις), according to its modern usage, is exaggerated self pride or self-confidence, often resulting in fatal retribution."

Is Beelzebrush have steak for dinner tonight? :vb_devil:

[Stupidcow]

No steak for the butch, just rotten tomatoes.

[Wren]

Wren, what is your high score on your new game system? Is that the best you can do?

lol. I have to confess I did spend the day playing games and otherwise goofing off. It was my intention to spend some time painting today, but as the best plans often do... it didn't. :->

My high scores at the pack in games, the Wii Sports, are abyssmal. The system laughed at my attempts to play baseball, and my husband bested me handily at bowling. But I think the problem is just that I am too distracted by shooting insane rabbits with toilet plungers, or helping them disco dance, in Rayman. That's just not going to get old any time soon for me I don't think. But I am planning to hang up my plunger rifle and get back to the painting salt mines Friday and Saturday, so don't count me out of the running just yet! ;->

[LavronYor]

NO, NO, you won't get a high score in the paint mines....

You can't let him beat you at bowling, and I hear the insane rabbits come out of the game system and infest your house like a wild pack of feral gobbos if you don't shoot enough of them. PLAY, PLAY, there is plenty of time to paint tomorrow.

[LavronYor]

Woooooweeeee, I have posted my entry. I hope Wren doesn't get too mad. I offered to paint the same thing as her, but she wouldn't tell me, so I had to post an angry idea of my own.

Good Luck everyone.

[Nathan Caroland]

Validated ... (and still catching breath ..)

[LavronYor]

Thanks, that makes the work worthwhile. Well, that and the somewhat improvement to my skills. ( at least I hope so.)

I hope Wren is still playing her video games.....

[Wren]

lol, I love your entry, it's hilarious! And well done.

Hopefully I still have a shot, as I was mostly good and did a fair amount of work today. I took time out to play one game of bowling (beating hubby's score roundly, but he skilled up a little later). I'm not too worried about insane rabbits infesting my house if I fail to shoot enough of them (and I did shoot a few today...). Thanks to my slovenly housekeeping ways, the indigenous rabbit species of the house (bunnius dustiferus) grows large, wild and in abundance, and I'm sure they'll chase off the interlopers. Though I have to admit the last couple of days' painting has not gone as smoothly and trouble-free as I'd like.

[Stupidcow]

I uploaded mine too but I get the message file is too big when its 253kb and the allowable is 256kb? Anyhow I clicked on the process and got a message saying its uploaded and waiting for approval. Hopefully FF can let me know if the pic is there. Thanks.

Ok I went back and uploaded a smaller file this time seem to be working. Btw LavronYor, seems that both of us have used the theme and incooperated some humour into our entry. I say great minds think alike. Beelzebrush you dun think you belong to our group of the highly creative just because you chosed the same model as me, do you?

[Beelzebrush]

lol... I lke both entries so far!

I'm desperately trying to finish mine at the moment! I'm not sure if I'm going to manage it tbh but I'll post whatever's ready by the deadline.

Unfortunately, I've had a very torrid week... I noticed that our dog, a wonderful Airedale Terrier called Barney, was a bit off colour last week so I took him to the vet... after some tests, it turned out that the problem was serious and we've had try a course of drugs to right the problem which was serious anemia due to his immune system attacking his red blood cells. Sadly, yesterday, he died.... fortunately it was before we were at work and my son was still home. To be honest I'm pretty devastated and in pieces at the moment and it's obviously affected this round's endeavour.... BUT I'm definitely going to try and get this done... wish me luck :)

[Nathan Caroland]

Sorry to hear about the pet and my condolences. We've got an old girl that's going grey at the muzzle ourselves and I'm dreading the day she goes as its going to tear up the kids and wife pretty bad.

Still - put that energy into painting. :D

[Ritual]

Sorry to hear about your dog! I know how hard it is to lose your faithful dog... :( Happened to me when I was younger and I'm still reluctant to get another dog because of the dread of losing it.

[Stupidcow]

Sorry to hear about your loss of the dog. All the best in your painting mate.

[Wren]

Oh Beezlebrush, I'm so sad to hear about your dog. :-< It is very hard to lose a beloved family member like that, and sometimes made harder by non-pet people who take the 'it's just an animal' stance. I was a complete basket case after losing my cat a few years back, I'm impressed you can consider painting at all.

[LavronYor]

Beelz, I too am sorry to hear of your loss. I'm sure that Barney is in the Happy Hunting Ground. Honor his memory by dedicating this mini to him.

Best of Luck to All.

[Beelzebrush]

Thanks all! :)

The mini's going okay atm. It was about 80% finished anyway, so I'm getting confident it'll be done :D

[Ritual]

Looking forward to seeing it! :)

[Beelzebrush]

Whew! finished in the nick of time! Good luck all :)

[Wren]

I just got mine in, also. Good luck everyone!

[Ritual]

I've put my comments in, but I will need to ponder the scoring a bit before I turn them in. Great work everyone! Amazing quality for such short timeframe and also considering this is the fourth round!

[Stupidcow]

Thnaks for the efficiency Ritual. Wonder who will be last to submit the results this time...

[LavronYor]

The suspense is going to be brutal.

[Maestro]

Wonder who will be last to submit the results this time...My money's on Eric, you know how these art-types are..

[vincegamer]

All very nice entries, but I like my idea better.
You'll just have to wait for the next opportunity to do anger (or hatred, hatred will work too)

[supervike]

Great entries!!

Once I get the votes, I will tabulate, post, and draw the final theme.

Good luck to all!!

[Nathan Caroland]

I'll try and take care of my portion of this tonight.

[EricJ]

It's not that I'm going slowly, it's that I'm taking time to consider my judging from every angle in order to produce a fair and fully thought through set of scores.

anyone buy that story?? :D

[supervike]

You'd think that with FEWER contestants, the judging would be quicker.

lol

[Nathan Caroland]

Doing mine now - I swear. Have it all done inside of an hour and then ya'll can yell at Eric instead of me. :D

[EricJ]

ok, I got my scores in, no more hating! :)

The interesting thing is that for technique I thought they were all VERY close in tallent, nice work everyone, although no one pulled out any real flashy results, it was all solid. also my overall opinions were very very close as well, I liked every one of them for different reasons, although again I don't know if I fell in love with any, so generally high marks for everyone.

For me, this round it really comes down to use and enhancement of theme. Can't wait to see what the other judges thought and to get a look at the results!

[Ritual]

The interesting thing is that for technique I thought they were all VERY close in tallent, nice work everyone, although no one pulled out any real flashy results, it was all solid. also my overall opinions were very very close as well, I liked every one of them for different reasons, although again I don't know if I fell in love with any, so generally high marks for everyone.

Basically the same for me too! There were quite small variations in my scores over the whole field. The outcome will be very exciting! :)

[EricJ]

yeah! you're all winners!

ok, enough of that hippy crap! looking forward to seeing who will be the 2 finalists and which 2 losers are getting sent home crying ;)

[supervike]

Winners to be announced very shortly....

[Duende]

Wooo! I'm excited!!!!
:bounce: