Hobby Wyrd Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 Howdy Wyrdos! This week we caught Waldo in our Hobby Kit, munching on gray bits. Some of those spikey pieces aren't going to be fun for him to pass. So, as we hide the rest of our plastic, let's take a look at some amazingly painted plastic... our Bloody Valentine winners! The choices for each category were very difficult, especially among our staff vote! Without further ado, our winners! In the Singles category, we have: • 1st place - "Will You Be Mine?" by @Enigma • 2nd place - Untitled He-Kome by @mgb6 • 3rd Place- Untitled Francis Kitchener by @Skrytnik In the Diorama/Vignette category, we have: • 1st place - "Stolen Hearts Club" by @Doc Lead • 2nd place - "Leveticus Diorama" by @KID55 • 3rd Place - "Freed From Desire" by @Silver_lining_minipainting For Best of Show and Best of Wyrd, the choice was very difficult! The winners are: • Best of Show – Bloody Valentine – "Secrets of Loveless Manor" by @Brushwarrior • Best of Wyrd Entry – "Will you be mine?" by @Enigma Thanks to all participants and winners for the amazing entries! Winners will be contacted shortly to sort their prizes! Finally, we thank everyone for their feedback regarding our painting contests. Changes to the format will be coming soon, so keep an eye out for that information! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KID55 Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 Yay! Congratulations to all winners and thank for all participants and voters) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 OMG! Is this real?! I really hope, but did not expect that I would be able to win the Best of Wyrd Entry! Thank you all very much! Congratulations to the winners!@Brushwarrior, really great job! 👏 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushwarrior Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 @Enigma u deserved it , i discussed with @Silver_lining_minipainting about ur piece chances right after the voting was open, and it is well deserved 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushgit Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 Great job and congratulations. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Lead Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 Congratulations to each and every participant, especially the winners. Thanks for sharing all the great work. And, ofc, thank you Wyrd for another great event. Stay creative everyone! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrytnik Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 Many thanks to Wyrd for organizing the contest and to everyone who participated! Your works bring inspiration and a desire to paint better! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shock & Awe Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 Congratulations to all the winners. There was some truly amazing work on display! @Hobby Wyrd thank you so much for hosting this. It really is a great opportunity for all of us to attack the hobby in a creative way! While you are potentially considering possible changes, might I suggest maybe splitting up us novice painters from the pros? I honestly don't care about winning a prize... for me it's more about at least getting a vote (meaning, receiving one) Just looking at this thread I can see people that have won multiple times... maybe they should be in a category together to duke it out. Just a thought I really do love these competitions, despite my obvious lack of talent So thank you again! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_lining_minipainting Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 5 hours ago, Shock & Awe said: Congratulations to all the winners. There was some truly amazing work on display! @Hobby Wyrd thank you so much for hosting this. It really is a great opportunity for all of us to attack the hobby in a creative way! While you are potentially considering possible changes, might I suggest maybe splitting up us novice painters from the pros? I honestly don't care about winning a prize... for me it's more about at least getting a vote (meaning, receiving one) Just looking at this thread I can see people that have won multiple times... maybe they should be in a category together to duke it out. Just a thought I really do love these competitions, despite my obvious lack of talent So thank you again! I think this is an interesting notion. The downside is splitting up the competition in multiple small groups. The advantage is that indeed more novice painters can get recognition for their work. I recently participated in a middle-earth themed painting contest that alternates between competitions hosted for intermediate-advanced painters (defined as having at least 2 years of experience in the hobby combined with experience with advanced techniques, such as nmm, osl, glazing, etc.), all the rest can compete in the beginner category. But these are completely separate contests. Not sure what is best, there's pro's and cons here. Small side note, I believe that you can achieve a whole lot in this hobby without what most would call raw talent. Perseverance and passion will get you way further unless you aspire to be one of the absolute best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheist Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 22 hours ago, Brushwarrior said: @Enigma u deserved it , i discussed with @Silver_lining_minipainting about ur piece chances right after the voting was open, and it is well deserved how do you manage to have -3 Posts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Wyrd Posted February 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Gheist said: how do you manage to have -3 Posts? I can answer that. When I take someone's photo from the gallery and change the author or when a thread is removed or hidden, it does some strange backend magic in the forum and can give negative posts. Basically the same for any posts that Staff or a Mod messes with for any reason. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shock & Awe Posted February 25, 2022 Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 9 hours ago, Silver_lining_minipainting said: I think this is an interesting notion.... I just wanted to take a second and thank you for all the discussion both here and on the other thread. Civil, adult conversation is so rare on the internet. Thank you again to Wyrd for hosting this competition. I'm looking forward to the next one! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.png.62bbf9765cd1260dfdfeb51ed1f65e6b.png)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.