Caedrus Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Welcome to the 2020 Wyrd Painting Challenge! This is the thread for the November Painting Challenge. I’m Caedrus, and I have the very great pleasure of being your host for 2020. While I am proud to be your host, this competition belongs to all of us, and if there’s anything that we can better to improve the Challenge, please do let me know. The link to the painter spreadsheet is here. The 2020 Wyrd Monthly Painting Challenge is all about: Having fun painting! Motivating yourself, and encouraging others. Being part of a great, friendly community. Giving and receiving constructive advice. And, finally: Getting some pigment onto plastic! This is not a competition in any way. The pledge categories are the following: Minion: you paint at least 1 Soulstone worth of Wyrd miniatures each month Enforcer: you paint at least 6 Soulstones worth of Wyrd miniatures each month Henchman: you paint at least 11 Soulstones worth of Wyrd miniatures each month Master: you paint at least 16 Soulstones worth of Wyrd miniatures each month Tyrant: you paint at least 31 Soulstones worth of Wyrd miniatures each month The rules: The challenge started on January 1st, 2020. Models count for the month in which you finish them. You can finish painting a model that you started before the beginning of the month. Everyone may fail to make their monthly goal twice and stay in the challenge. This is using a mulligan. See the Buy-Back rule, below. You can choose to go down a pledge level during the year, but you cannot move up. A model is considered painted if it is (1) based (even glued onto a black base counts); (2) tournament legal. That means that if it's a translucent, based model, it counts automatically. If it is any opaque material, then the standard is: Every part of the miniature painted, and three colours minimum. A new rule for 2020: The Buy-Back Everyone has good months and bad months. To encourage people to continue to paint, we will be trying out a new rule this year: the Buy-Back. In the past, if you have used your two mulligans, you’re out of the Challenge! However, in 2020, you can buy your way back into the challenge. All you have to do is to undertake your normal pledge and paint for the month, AND undertake the pledge and paint from one of the months you mulliganed. E.g.: Sarah is painting at Enforcer level (6SS/month), and she’s needed to mulligan for the third time. She announces that for the upcoming month, she’ll paint 12SS. If she does so, she’s back in the Challenge! At such a time, it might be worthwhile considering dropping down a category, but that’s up to Sarah! Miniature Values: Malifaux Almost all models count as their Soulstone value; but Masters count for 15 soulstones. Zero cost models count for 5 soulstones. Proxies (constructed from Wyrd models) count for their proxy value. The Other Side Titans count for 25 soulstones. Commanders count for 15 soulstones. Adjunct models count for 5 soulstones. Otherwise: A 30mm base model is worth 5 soulstones. A 40mm base model is worth 7 soulstones. A 50mm base model is worth 10 soulstones. Markers count for 2 soulstones if they're flat, or 5 soulstones if they're 3D and fancy Terrain · Scatter Piece (5SS): A modest piece of terrain, or a small number of scattered terrain pieces. These are the spray-can and dry-brush pieces. · Focus Piece (10SS): A terrain piece that represents a focal point of pride in a terrain board. These pieces require a decent amount of construction and painting. · Centre Piece (20SS): A terrain piece that is a significant centrepiece to the terrain. A handmade forest, a mausoleum, or a train engine. · Masterpiece (50SS): A gorgeous, unique terrain piece that makes people wonder if you get out much. · War and Peace (100SS): A complete, themed 3’x3’ terrain board. My very best for November! Caedrus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Caedrus Posted October 31, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Caedrus, reporting in! For November, I'll be painting Arik Schöettmer. I'll be attempting dual NMM effects. Wish me luck. Caedrus. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 My work on "wall of shame" since September has been quite solid as this is what i've painted (well, three of the minis from the crossed out ones were sold unpainted but that's just a detail ). For this month I plan to paint both Cassandra minis, Lola, and Effigy. That's plan minimum but I also want to get into my own Nightmare keyword + I've just assembled Hinamatsu. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astapable Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 My paint list for november: 1. Nellie 2. Allisson Dade 3. Lawyer 4. Printing Press 5. Miss Step 6. Dr. Sokolov 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astapable Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 Forgot to add Pale Rider to the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 I'll be working on rounding out some Key words this month. I have a few piglets, the Sow and some Slop Haulers for Ulix and I should be getting some additional Journalist stuff for Nellie. I need to pick one more crew for next month just haven't settled on what yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Mist Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 My pledge for November: I'm in the mood to experiment something new with metal paints and Lazarus was the first mech model I had at hand from my stock pile of Malifaux minis. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Mist Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 I assembled Lazarus: it looks larger than I expected. I decided to add a couple of figure to my november Pledge: 1. Kitty Dumont; I already assembled the mini. It'll be a nighmate to fix it to the base by foot tips; so I went after a different solution... see pic. 2. Candy from Pandora Box M2E. At present the sprue is beenig washed. No pic yet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikodemus Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 Old Lazarus is a beefy model. Interesting experiment on a posable miniature, even if the end result was a bit questionable. As for gluing Kitty by her foot tips... You can call my Misaki "Misaki thrice glued" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Mist Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Nikodemus said: Old Lazarus is a beefy model. Interesting experiment on a posable miniature, even if the end result was a bit questionable. I admit it does not look very martial ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddick Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 Hi there! For november i ll pledge the dawn serpent for 9ss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikodemus Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 Doing my last metal Pistolero de Latigo for November: Metal Wyrd. Should be fun. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomstick Posted November 5, 2020 Report Share Posted November 5, 2020 Given the start of the month, I'm throwing a bunch of stuff at the wall and seeing what sticks by the end. Finishing up the Nightmare keyword with the last Daydream, finishing touches on the Bandersnatch, and the Insidious Madnesses. And then on deck is most of the Woe keyword, and Vasilisa. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post astapable Posted November 5, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 5, 2020 Here we go! More photos of the Lawyer in my topic - https://themostexcellentandawesomeforumever-wyrd.com/topic/151833-only-the-guild-matter/ 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astapable Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 Finished spider-lady by 2 days! Pretty fun and easy to paint. Also tried new back for photos. Better or not? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikodemus Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 2 hours ago, astapable said: Also tried new back for photos. Better or not? Not sure. It isn't too dark, which immediately makes it better in my eyes than blackest darkness possible. In general I feel that a dark background makes the photo look better, though that doesn't always make for a true to life representation of the mini and paintjob. So personally I prefer the more midtone grey of your usual background, but you've managed to get a decent dark without it being pitch black. So you're good either way in my mind. Maybe post your next few minis with the dark background and see if that gets you more upvotes on instagram 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Mist Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 2 hours ago, astapable said: Also tried new back for photos. Better or not? In my experience the background for photobox must be changed depending on the minis you are going shooting. Clear background on dark minis and dark background on clear minis works better as a rule of thumb. Then, some filters enabled on the cell camera can make the difference. Also, I must say that different cells produce own peculiar photos...... At present I own a Huawei where the dominant color is blue whatever filter or setting I tried to use. As regard your last pics you should try to increase the contrast between the brass metal components and the base.... Just my opinion. Great mini, perfect paint job and loveble palette anyway, I must say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Mist Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 I completed the assembling of Pandora Box M2E minis. I also decided to add to my pledge a scenic element: a large city fountain. While the airbrushing of the scenic will be fart, the layering of water will take me a lot of time. I wood like to create some sort of falling water between the plates of the fountain. Any suggestion about the tools/stuff to get that effect with transparent, water-like medium (like Vallejo Still Waters, jost to name one)? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astapable Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 @Nikodemus thanks for idea, I’ll make 2 photos with diff backgrounds of upcoming Sokolov, then we’ll see which one people like more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlekin Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 Here is my first miniature for November: Wanted to have him rather light toned in constrast to Von Schtook himself for the real Wham! feeling. Not my best work but I am quite proud about how the George Micheal-ish hair came out. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astapable Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 On 11/1/2020 at 12:58 PM, astapable said: My paint list for november: 1. Nellie 2. Allisson Dade 3. Lawyer 4. Printing Press 5. Miss Step 6. Dr. Sokolov Well I have to change my paint list for November, due to importance of some models right now: 1. Guild lawyer (painted) 2. Miss Step (painted) 3. The jury 4. Pale rider 5. Sokolov 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Caedrus Posted November 14, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 Caedrus, checking in! So, I have added a second objective to this month. I found a super-cheap built-and-based eBay rescue, and immediately said "Yes, Caedrus, this would be an ideal small testbed for some NMM techniques that you've never tried before". Of course. So, after a coat of ScaleColor 'Peanut Butter', I had this... ...and, a little bit later, here's the work-in-progress of the Golem, and Arik: The statue head on Iron-Arik will be repainted into a pale marble / Ivory colour. The blue is very pretty, but it makes the base too intense and distracting. I have also been messing with a few other ideas, so this has come into the mix: But these guys are in early development. There are some awesome pieces in the works for this month - I'm loving watching everyone's projects! @Purple Mist: The best way I have found to do running water is with a combination of Vallejo Still Water OR Vallejo Water Effects gel. However, the real secret is ... fishing line! Have a read though this link. Have a great November, everyone! Caedrus. 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Viruk Posted November 14, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 Here's my start into November, 37 soulstones for these. This wraps up my commission and allows me to focus on my Nightmare keyword More pictures on my blog and IG http://www.whatthefaux.net/2020/11/colorul-ladies-and-new-approach-to.html 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lusciousmccabe Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 Some great work on display this month! Not on my part though I'm afraid. Here's a few scenery pieces I decides to polish off before the end of the year. Probably looking at something like 30SS @Caedrus Promise I'll pledge something more interesting for December! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Mist Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 Hello, here is my mid-month update: First of all I have to thank @Caedrus for the link to running water. BTW, I knew that site because in the past I bought some molds from them....... And yeah, we could launch a challenge about the modellism stuffs we have stockpiled! Now, the tutorial is very interesting but too much complex. So looking for an easier solution..... As regard my pledge: I just primed the fountain. Lazarus is almost done, as Baby Kade. I'm going after Pandora and Kitty Dumont. I just primed Candy. BTW, I'm waiting for water stuff I bought on line to work Lazarus' base and the fountain. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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