Iron Painter 4 RD 2 MATCHUP AND THEME

[Brushmistress]

It's my first OSL too and honestly, I think it's mediocre at best. :(
Don't feel bad about your piece. If you've ever seen any of my models, you could note that OSL has never successfully made an appearance. I'm trying to deal with a too big diorama that's making me chain smoke & drink to much! :smokin:Of course one could argue that I did that before IP4. Maybe that's why my work rate is so slow...

[Sculpta the squig]

I'm keeping the OSL pretty soubtle, this is a piece for my Rackham dwarf army after all and I want to be able to use him.

Squig

[LavronYor]

subtle is good.

the enemy of good is perfect...

[Uberdark]

flexes muscles. oooh yeah!!!!! i am really starting to like my piece. here's to hoping i kick some butt with this entry.

cheers all

uber

[Jubilee]

I've been mostly finished since Friday, except for the final touches on the base and dress, but I just haven't felt motivated to move forward. Bleh! It's like painters block, but more about being lazy and reading a good book.. :)

/ali

[LavronYor]

which good book?

In the beginning.... or and then Dumbledore asked Harry into his office....

[Darklord]

my first real attempt too and just seems to get more complicated as i go on!! thank god for shawn i say!!
i don't think mine is going to be a winner to be honest but its been a good challenge and i learnt a new technique (although making the technique look good is a different matter!!)

[callumrice]

Wheesht Darklord, its a cracking piece. Cant wait to see the judges score it, its an amazing ton of work by the looks of it.

[Jubilee]

which good book?

In the beginning.... or and then Dumbledore asked Harry into his office....

Right now it's "The Broken Crown" By Michelle West. Before that was Sing the Four Quarters by Tanya Huff.. I can't remember what I was reading before that ..

/ali

[Lordfishbane]

my first real attempt too and just seems to get more complicated as i go on

I agree, once I started putting in the light I found more places that I think it would be hitting. Im trying not to over due it or under due it at the same time. Its tough.

[Duende]

B.Mistress! I think I almost met you! I was at the Baltimore GD when that Slannishi Keeper of Secrets was entered. It was so cool I took a bunch of pictures of it that I no longer have. :( I just now saw it again when I looked through your CMON gallery. Gee, I wonder how far away from me you live anyway?

Also, nice IP WIP... I think I'm safer sticking to the jello wrestling match idea... ;)


Right now it's "The Broken Crown" By Michelle West.

Ali, let me know what you think of that book. I just picked it up myself at a used book store because it sounded interesting and I liked the cover art (yeah, great reason) and that the author's name is the same as mine also influenced it too probably... ;) I'm still finishing "Crown of Stars" by Kate Elliot.

[Darklord]

i just try and remember its just a bit of fun!

[demonherald]

i just try and remember its just a bit of fun!

I like the word TRY placed in this .................
I think what I'm finding most fascinating about it is the focus it gives you..a lot of people trying out or working on techniques for the first time..it's great really.

[Lordfishbane]

trying out or working on techniques for the first time
Main reason I signed on this installment, I think I even convinced a few friends to join next time around.
The figures that I bought because I though they were cool are being painted, its a great motivation to think outside the box.

[stubbdog]

yep, tis my fist or maybe second time to try the whole concept of underpainting t pull off the OSL.

[Uberdark]

i think i am about ready to throw my red orange and yellow paint pots against the wall!!!! its working well but man i am just tired of painting those particular colours.

ok thats out.... have a good one.

[LavronYor]

it is great to hear that IP is affecting more and more people...

it is a good sickness....

[Jubilee]

Ali, let me know what you think of that book. I just picked it up myself at a used book store because it sounded interesting and I liked the cover art (yeah, great reason) and that the author's name is the same as mine also influenced it too probably... ;) I'm still finishing "Crown of Stars" by Kate Elliot.


I've read it (and the whole series) before and I think it's great. Very enjoyable! I've also read the two books that are kindof a prequel (the hunter's whatchamacallit ones) and think they were really fun reading as well. I think of the whole series, the one with "shield" in the title left me feeling the most confused, but maybe a second reading will make it clearer. It's been a couple years since I've read it, and am finding it just as enjoyable the 2nd time through.

I think I first picked it up at a used bookstore because I thought the cover was attractive. Unless someone has recommended a particular author to me, or I've read a review someplace, I usually choose books by browsing through the fantasy/sci-fi section and getting whatever "jumps out" at me - at least to start, because I still read the back and the first page or two before I buy something..

/ali

[DrEvilmonki]

I like the one more try section in the gallery. Who knows may post something in there next round. Start getting practice in for the next IP.

[LavronYor]

that would be good, 'cause you probably need the practice....

[stubbdog]

YYYaaarrrrr!!! Didnt get anything done at all yesterday. Was working a booth at my church fall festival all night nlong nd by the time i got home, i was just tired. I had hoped to still get a little done late night, but man, i was just no good after the festival. Will have to play double time tonight.

[r2-j1]

I finished mine up yesterday. It think it sucks but oh well. I'll go ahead and eneter it anyway and see what happens.

[skrivanek]

All I got done was the base-coat on the mini's cloak. Doesn't sound like a lot, but it probably took me 2 hours to get a good, even coverage and not slop any paint onto the finished areas.



Aaron

[Darklord]

mine's nearly done thank god!! then it will be sit back and realise i did all that work and got beat anyway!! (or maybe not!!)

[Brushmistress]

@Duende- I had green hair back then at Games Day- we may have bumped into each other! :ciao:

As for my entry, I'm going to have to do a mad painting session on Saturday to finish since I won't have time today or tomorrow. This is almost as bad as the Golden Demons (the pressure, that is)!

[LavronYor]

I too will be doing mad painting day on Saturday as well. I have my first League Night as a Press Ganger tonight, and a tourney on Saturday night and my anniversary is Sunday so I am taking my wife into NYC on Sunday, so will have to upload Sunday morning early....

But, I live for stress and it is one of the ingredients of genius....

Good luck to all, except Bexley, sorry dude but you need to go down...

just kidding, good luck to you too....

[Bexley]

Good luck to all, except Bexley, sorry dude but you need to go down...

Yeah, on your mom. ;P

[Wren]

I'm pretty much done, but it might take me the next three days to try to get a decent photograph of the thing and figure out if there's anything that needs refining. I rushed to get it done to enter in Reaper's Hallowe'en contest, and also because we're having a visitor this weekend and that'll eat time with housecleaning as well as entertaining. It's weird to be done early. Must be cool to be Jubilee and feel like this all the time. ;->

[YoungWolf7]

I very nearly tossed mine against the wall last night. NOTHING was working right, so I walked away and played Halo 3. Hopefully I can get some mojo going tonight after CSI.

[Darklord]

mine was that close to the bin i was actually selecting a different mini!! i#m almost done too, only because i got it into my head the deadline was tomorrow!!!

[PaintMinion]

I woke up at 2am and couldn't stop thinking about it. So I got up and painted for 3 hours. changing the color scheme yet again. No one can say I'm not a dedicated loser! Ummm, wait, that didn't come out right...

:trytofly::thinking:

[Jubilee]

Must be cool to be Jubilee and feel like this all the time. ;->

lol

Thanks. :P

I wish I were cool like Wren and had already finished, though! <G>

/ali

[Wren]

Oh I thought you said a few pages back that you were almost done, but maybe I'm thinking of a different round.

[Jubilee]

No, I'm mostly done and have been since last weekend, except for the base, which I'm trying to work on today. I think I need to adjust the highlights along the bottom of her skirt and the claws on her wings. The lava isn't coming out how I want. Vision does not match talent.. :(

/ali

[Jubilee]

sigh.. and one of the wings is loose again. drat. drat. drat.

[Brushmistress]

i got it into my head the deadline was tomorrow!!!
I misinterpreted that and freaked out!

[LavronYor]

that was vikey's sick little joke from last round....

by my count 73 hours....

however, it is great to hear people waking up and thinking about their iron....

and getting so mad that they almost throw it....

that my friends is passion and frustration....

two of the other ingredients of genius....

I know, some of you are thinking what else is in genius...

Well, there are seven deadly sins, so we have three so far....





pertinacia est omnia....

[EldinTux]

So am I right in saying that the final submission time is 1:00pm GMT on Sunday 4th November?

[demonherald]

That's a good point ..If so I better get wriggling...progress on this has been so slow for me this round..I missed the first week entirely due to the wrist and waiting for the parts and just cannot push myself on it at the minute...that said I could almost enter it now but I keep seeing so many things I want to improve.....That and I'm getting distracted by some Dark Slave minis I just got.....

[LavronYor]

Distraction is not one of the ingredients of genius..

it is an ingredient of Mediocrity.....

Be ye Iron or be ye tin?

[YoungWolf7]

I'm so iron I'm waiting to finish on Saturday. I slept last night and I'll likely do the same tonight.

[Uberdark]

through my mystical powers of space and time using the dark arts, i have now made it possible to work for one extra hour on our entries for the iron painter. yes ladies and gentelmen the time will go back one whole hour.....bask in the awe of me.

[Sculpta the squig]

Gah, I fudged up the dwarf so I'm gonna have to go with my bitesize plan-B entry.

Squig

[Lordfishbane]

time will go back one whole hour

Thats sweet, I should get another lvl playing WoW for sure. Thanks UB!!!

[supervike]

through my mystical powers of space and time using the dark arts, i have now made it possible to work for one extra hour on our entries for the iron painter. yes ladies and gentelmen the time will go back one whole hour.....bask in the awe of me.

Damn!! How'd he do that?

But, it is true.

We have 'return to standard time' this weekend here in the states (not all states play along though). So, on Saturday night, we set the clocks BACK one hour.

Net result is that you get an extra hour to upload your pics!

They are due in at 6pm CST (which gets adjusted...your times will vary, please check them out)

[YoungWolf7]

I might just make it then.

Yeah, right. :(

[LavronYor]

90% of the work gets done in the first 90% of the time. The other 90% of the work gets done in the last 10% of the time.

Then again, 10% of the people in the world do 90% of the work.

sorry, no genius clues this time.....

[DrEvilmonki]

My main issue with the IP due dates is I could never quite figure what day I was on compared to Jim.

[Frustrated Father]

Just google the timezones and go from there.

[stubbdog]

man, painted til almost 4 this morning. And gonna have to do the same again tonight to be able to pull this off. Well, its far enough along, I can share, I have 9, yes, 9 models in my diorama. Small buggers but still...

[demonherald]

wow stubdog that sounds like some right fun.. I hope the work is worth it I would feel bad about beating ya putting that much effort in.....at the moment I can honestly say mine sucks...I have painted so much OSL a lately that this theme made me shiver...combined with every other random element this thing is cursed.....should have it posted tonight but will wait and see....

[demonherald]

Well it's been a very tough couple of weeks.. Sick of trying to photograph my entry and time is out for me now so I've posted my entry..
:thrasher:

[Sculpta the squig]

My bitesize entry is almost done.

Squig

[Beelzebrush]

Well it's been a very tough couple of weeks.. Sick of trying to photograph my entry and time is out for me now so I've posted my entry..
:thrasher:


Looks good too DH!




I'm just putting the finishing touches to mine, but I'm going to photograph it tomorrow I reckon.

[YoungWolf7]

Well, mine's posted for better or for worse. I figure a small and simple entry is far better than a grand DNF.

[Bexley]

Ugh. This is not going well.

[Frustrated Father]

tick-tock-tick-tock ...

No, I haven't even bothered to look at the wips or entries yet, just felt like stirring the pot.

[Skya]

*whistles happily while taking pictures of her entry*

[Bexley]

I think if I were doing this as solely a learning experience, I'd be very happy with my piece. It's not terrible- just not something I'd see as contest-level.

[Skya]

It's Iron painter, it's supposed to be a learning experience. Pulling out something contest level is just a happy coincidence when it happens.

[Uberdark]

mine is up.....just saw dragonforge's i think he beat me.......soundly..... :) night all

[EldinTux]

It's Iron painter, it's supposed to be a learning experience. Pulling out something contest level is just a happy coincidence when it happens.

Thank god for that

[LavronYor]

From what I've seen, everyone should be proud of what they have accomplished.

[Beelzebrush]

Whew!

Finished and uploaded! That was a fun project! Good luck all!

[demonherald]

There are some loveluy pieces a lot stronger than the previous IP OSL I looked at...good luck all.

[Beelzebrush]

Aye!

The standard for this round is incredibly high! I really wouldn't like to be a judge to be honest!

[Darklord]

yeah second that. i was a bit miffed having to be up against beelzebrush, but i think everyone would have proved a tough competetor anyway.
and this was only round 2!!!

[Dragonforge]

Well mine is up and I wish everyone good luck on their entries. There is some really nice stuff up there.

[Duende]

I got mine in. I really don't think I'm going to beat Mistress' entry but I'm still happy with my idea. I dedicated it to some people here.

Finished with a few hours to spare, despite a busy weekend. Hope you all like it!

:)

[stubbdog]

Can I swap out my IP fiinal pic as long as I do it before the 6pm deadline? I forgot to add a couple of the detail pics.

[stubbdog]

Well, figured out how to swap pictures since it was still before the deadline. So, new set of pics in there with some detail pics.

My competition is high, as is everyone's. Some awesome stuff in this round for sure. Have no idea how things will go in the judging, but I can say that I am very happy with how mine came out. 3 nights of painting til 4 in the morning to get things finished up paid off I think. Only a couple of minor things that I would do different if I did over again. Like instead of being a bottomless pit hole type thing down the well, I would have gone with some sort of rippling water reflection pool, but thats for another day, that I might go back and add to this one later.

Like most people I had a bugger of a time getting good pics in the beginning. I finally got some decent ones as long as I was staying far out, when I zoomed in, my camera kept focusing on the wrong things.

One thing that I would find interesting.. I think everyone should post pictures of there actual photo taking set up that they finally went with for this round. I will post some of those of mine later tonight.

[Dragonforge]

As for my photo set up I used one bulb from overhead, but I taped a piece of tracing paper over the bulb to help diffuse the light. To kill the hot spot from the bulb I put a piece of duct tape in the center of the paper. About a 2 inch square. Worked nicely.

My back ground was a sheet of "Fun Foam" sold in Michaels..its dead flat in color and about $1.00 a sheet for a 11x 17 sheet.

[Bexley]

I didn't actually have much of a problem. I had to reshoot two, as they were too close to the camera and so only part of the piece was in focus, but otherwise they turned out okay. I did the same as Dragonforge for lighting, except I used three lights and didn't use duct tape. I also kept the lights much farther back than I normally would, and then upped the exposure on the camera.

[Jubilee]

I had my two side lights to either side of my light box and a goose-neck lamp placed in front of/below (vaugely where the light was supposed to be coming from) with some white vellum over it to diffuse. I didn't turn on the overhead light because the sheen on the wings was enough of a problem without an overhead light making it worse. And I used a black backdrop instead of the gray. :)

[Skya]

Yeah my backdrop was the little portable photo booth with white mylarish sides. The lights go above and to the sides, (and yes jeff I tried some spots to cut the glare) but I think what I really need is something with more of a flat black instead of the slightly shiny black stuff that was all I could find. I'll try taking some more pictures later in the week see if i cant improve on it, maybe poke Sue for some help. A good part of the problem was trying to get the light from the windows to look brighter then the light on the floor. Between the glare issues with the light on the floor (I glazed that back so many times there should have been no friggin white spots darn it) and the fact that the windows are, well... translucent the photagraphywas a loosing battle that I at least managed to come out from with something decent.

[DrEvilmonki]

Bloody nice entries all round. I think those who had not done osl before really stepped up.

[Darklord]

well just commented on all the entries and the 'loser' entries too and i must say i was taken aback by the quality of entries. It will be interesting to see what the judges thinkg and i bet there will be some closely scored ties

[supervike]

Jaw droppingly good stuff!

Kudos folks!

The judges now have the stage, as they will need to vote. Even though the numbers are smaller, their job is still a tough one!

[Darklord]

rather them than me (although i'm sure if anyone can do it those fine upstanding people with all their skill and wisdom can, thats why the christmas presents i got for them this year are extra special and exspensive)
hmm wonder if that will work!!

[Ritual]

hmm wonder if that will work!!
Until I have any Christmas gifts in my hands the answer is 'no'! ;)

[Lordfishbane]

I did not notice that the Loser bracket had entries, Good job all. I will be joining you I think. Morf's fig is quite good.

[YoungWolf7]

I ended up shooting mine against a plain black t-shirt rather than my usual blue fade backdrop. All of my lighting stayed the same, even my exposure settings. I expected those to change but they still looked the best. Weird.

[Darklord]

Until I have any Christmas gifts in my hands the answer is 'no'! ;)

you got them yet? i gave the money to get them to supervike. and he told me he bought that car with his own money!

[Wren]

It'll probably take me a few days to comment (and go back to the five or six from round one that I still need to comment on!), but I browsed the entries last night and am very impressed, both with the number of completions and the fantastic ideas and painting on display. A really impressive round to my eyes, and I don't envy the judges their job on this one.

Lavron asked for some info on how I did my pictures and I'll probably try to work up something and take a photo of my set up and stuff later today.

[supervike]

you got them yet? i gave the money to get them to supervike. and he told me he bought that car with his own money!


I think we have all learned a valuble lesson here about trust.

I'm glad I could help in demonstrating this.

Now, I need to go wash my car!! VROOM VROOM!!:bowsucker

[Darklord]

have we learned that we should'nt bribe judges (i mean give them nice presents just for the sake of it) or that when we do bribe them we should do it direct!!

[Sculpta the squig]

I think I have commented on most of the entries for this round, I hope others are doing the same and that they remember not to overlook the "losers" category.

Squig

[supervike]

have we learned that we should'nt bribe judges (i mean give them nice presents just for the sake of it) or that when we do bribe them we should do it direct!!

Yeah, one of those!! LOL

[Darklord]

life is just one big puzzle!!!

[Sculpta the squig]

...And you have obviously lost some of the pieces :P

squig

[Morf]

I got to admit this round is impressive, being a noob in IP I do think it is the best round so far, at least 5-7 top class entries and really not a single entry to be ashamed of.

[r2-j1]

I got to admit this round is impressive, being a noob in IP I do think it is the best round so far, at least 5-7 top class entries and really not a single entry to be ashamed of.


Shoot, I'm ashamed of mine. I really wasn't working out how I wanted and I ended up mailing it in a bit. I think I'm going up against a DNF though, so hopefully I can redeem myself in the next round.

[stubbdog]

So, I guess I am seeing that we had two DNFs:

Flit
Kenan

Sorry to hear that. For a bit there I was thinking we were gonna have 100% this round.

[supervike]

Flit very graciously wrote me a PM note saying she wouldn't finish.

[Lordfishbane]

Yea I was not really pleased with mine, I can say thay I learned quite a bit though.

[PaintMinion]

I, too am impressed with many of these entries! You people are crazy painters!! It will take awhile to get to comments on everyone, but you should all be proud of yourselves! I have to go back to celebrating my birthday (Mead was just opened) so I'll catch up when I'm sober! :-)

[eastman]

I, too am impressed with many of these entries! You people are crazy painters!! It will take awhile to get to comments on everyone, but you should all be proud of yourselves! I have to go back to celebrating my birthday (Mead was just opened) so I'll catch up when I'm sober! :-)

come on, it'll be fun commenting while drunk.

:vb_devil:

[supervike]

come on, it'll be fun commenting while drunk.

:vb_devil:

I've been doing it for 3 years ! (hic)

[Darklord]

well i dont thin 2 dnf's out of 26 is bad is it?

[supervike]

Nope, thats still a very good turnout!!

[Ritual]

And it makes for a nice even number for next round.

[Darklord]

what day do we find out ours fates? is it just whenever the judges finish counting their money (i mean scores!)

[Ritual]

Pretty much! Whenever we can be arsed to...

[Darklord]

thats always the best time to do anything!!!

[Morf]

Well, maybe Slidedog's psychological weapon (posting the pic first) worked the magic on the opponent! :)

[Morf]

And it makes for a nice even number for next round.

Nah, 13 would be better :)

[Darklord]

yeah i was kinda hoping for an odd number to maybe grab a wyrd card!!

[PaintMinion]

come on, it'll be fun commenting while drunk.

:vb_devil:

I don't think the painting world could handle it. I'm sober this morning, but as it's my birthday again today (the 6th) I must celebrate again! But I'll make some comments before I continue the birthday traditions...

[demonherald]

Nope, thats still a very good turnout!!
combine it with the quality on show and it makes one of the best online painting comps out there...
great stuff...

[Darklord]

how many birthdays you have paintminion? are you like the queen?

[Lordfishbane]

yeah i was kinda hoping for an odd number to maybe grab a wyrd card!!

My thoughts exactly!!

[Dragonforge]

So we looking at a Friday results again with new pairings and themes?

[EricJ]

I'm going to try to do much of my voting/commenting this afternoon, but since I'm going to comment on them all this round, it may take a few days :)

I've had a couple looks so far at them all to try to get my scale set in my mind for judging and am more than impressed. This round in particularly is some of the best painting I've seen in a comp since the days of Chick Challenge!

[supervike]

So we looking at a Friday results again with new pairings and themes?

Yup, that seems to work out best, to have the announcement of the winners as soon as I can on Thursday, and ultimately the Friday announcement be the pairings and the themes! My job as the moderator gets increasingly easier each round. The painters and poor judges have all the hard work.

[LavronYor]

we knew better than to leave anything complicated to you.....

[supervike]

zing!!

I usually walk right into those!

[Dragonforge]

Yup, that seems to work out best, to have the announcement of the winners as soon as I can on Thursday, and ultimately the Friday announcement be the pairings and the themes! My job as the moderator gets increasingly easier each round. The painters and poor judges have all the hard work.

Tell me about it.. add that into my regular work schedule from dawn to dusk..all the work I do is miniature related.. Gah!

[PaintMinion]

how many birthdays you have paintminion? are you like the queen?

I celebrate every 3 days in November, except the 15th, which is my brother's birthday. It comes from, among other things, a horrible year of relatives not remembering what day my birthday was and I received cards every 3 days from someone or other. It's a bizarre tradition, but I like it and so it stays tradition. ;-)

[callumrice]

Is this still going ahead? I thought once the real painters got kicked out it just collapses?

[LavronYor]

Once the losers are out, all that is left is IRON! and that will never collapse...... unless they get rusty...

[Ritual]

But we still have plenty of losers to sort out... :vb_devil:

[Wren]

Once the losers are out, all that is left is IRON! and that will never collapse...... unless they get rusty...

We aluminum foil balls don't rust, we just get more crumply.

[EricJ]

ok, got 2/3 judged and commented on, man, it's tough, and a lot of high scores!

[Ritual]

Haven't started yet... :peep:

[Dragonforge]

Haven't started yet... :peep:

Gah! The suspense is killing me.....

Ok its not that bad but still.. :tongue2:

[Ritual]

I'll start tonight when I get home from work... when the primer on my new Wyrd minis are drying... :p:

[skrivanek]

I'm really hoping the next theme supports me painting up one or more of the Ortega gang.



Aaron

[Darklord]

its like a baby coming this. you have a fair idea of whats going to happen, but your never quite sure, could be any day now but the time goes so slow!!

[Duende]

its like a baby coming this. you have a fair idea of whats going to happen, but your never quite sure, could be any day now but the time goes so slow!!

...And a lot of crying and spitting up afterwards! :bawling:

:D

C'mon judges! Off your duffs! There less than half than last time to do! Hop to it! :)

[EricJ]

I'll start tonight when I get home from work... when the primer on my new Wyrd minis are drying... :p:

YAY! glad to hear they got to you finally! if you want to start painting them sooner, I'll CC you my scores and you can just copy/paste ;)

[YoungWolf7]

It's funny as the suspense doesn't bother me. My wife and kids though, that's another story. They ask me every day if the scores are in yet. :lol:

[Uberdark]

the suspense is over for me.....i saw my opponents and got over the idea of winnning re3al quick.... so now i am back to working on some stupid scattergunners that are just boring and annoying to paint. thats my main problem right now i have to work with.

*shrugs* but at least dragonforge and i will always have paris....

wait a tic maybe that was mud wrestling?
*scratches head*

[Darklord]

i'm same as you uber, i knew when i saw the pairings i would have a real tough time and when i saw beelzebrush's entry thought i was out, i am dying to see my scores though. and you never know i may get suprised (by those lovely intelligent, handsome,witty and all round good people that are our judges)

[Uberdark]

not to mention incredibly fabulous miniature painters. and did i mention how wyrd miniatures mini line is better than anything anyone else has ever created..... in fact it definitely better than cherry flavored pez....and nathan and eric and anders are all incredibly gifted at voting high scores for people who have the name uberdark and darklord with perfect scores.

i think i covered it all dl.

[LavronYor]

nice try you two.....

[Uberdark]

try? there is no try only do....

[Darklord]

well lets hope it's a btter try than the one in the rugby world cup final!!

[stubbdog]

For me, its kinda like tthose old commercials with the early bird shoppers standing outside the store looking in the window saying, "open open open open...."

[YoungWolf7]

I'm more concerned about my Rainy Day auction ending today than I am about the results. ;)

[demonherald]

good luck with that Youngwolf hope it goes well..Bit strapped at the moment otherwise I would have tried helping out...

The week off is great it's amazing how much more producive you can be when an IP theme isn't running in your head....

[skrivanek]

Whew. I think I've snuck in comments on all the entries today at work.

Again, good job to everyone.



Aaron

[Sculpta the squig]

Yeah, good stuff guys :)

Squig

[Ritual]

Ok! I've submitted my votes to supervike! I also wrote comments on all entries, but to save me some time I wrote them together with the votes so you'll have to wait until Jim shows the individual votes before you can read them. It would have taken me much longer if I was to enter each comment the regular way.

It was difficult and there were many good entries. In fact, there were mostly good entries. I'm very impressed by how ambitious people are with their entries.

Hmmm, does this mean that it is Nathan everyone is waiting for again? :poke: :p:

[supervike]

Ok! I've submitted my votes to supervike! I also wrote comments on all entries, but to save me some time I wrote them together with the votes so you'll have to wait until Jim shows the individual votes before you can read them. It would have taken me much longer if I was to enter each comment the regular way.


It was difficult and there were many good entries. In fact, there were mostly good entries. I'm very impressed by how ambitious people are with their entries.

Hmmm, does this mean that it is Nathan everyone is waiting for again? :poke: :p:

I've not gotten anything from Nathan or Eric!

BUt, that is a very effective way to do your comments. Plus, it adds value to when I post the 'judges votes'....folks can read the comments then! I like it!

[Duende]

I've not gotten anything from Nathan or Eric!


It figures! The lazy American judges can't get it done!


...Oh, yeah... I'm American too! ;)



Hey, this replying to posts is cutting into my lazing time!

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[goblyn13]

It figures! The lazy American judges can't get it done!


...Oh, yeah... I'm American too! ;)



Hey, this replying to posts is cutting into my lazing time!

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They aren't lazy, they are carefully weighing their options and determining how to impart their wisdom in the least painful way while protecting themselves from the possibility of potential lawsuit from their constituents.

[demonherald]

I've not gotten anything from Nathan or Eric!

BUt, that is a very effective way to do your comments. Plus, it adds value to when I post the 'judges votes'....folks can read the comments then! I like it!

and now Ritual has gone and made a whole heap more work for em.....I agree it is a pretty cool way of doing things though...

[Frustrated Father]

I think I'll just copy and paste Ander's votes and blame Eric for anyone loosing and save myself the IP stalking.

[Uberdark]

psst... nathan any hints on the new mini's you have coming out anytime soon?

i wants my preciousessssssses

[Frustrated Father]

Short psychotic killers .. actually several of them, skull like nipple rings and wide birthing hips, insane hairdo and long nails and a very big shoulder of ice.

That should hold you for a couple of weeks.

:D

[EricJ]

mine are in too, and I did it just like anders, the comments are together with the scores, so that'll just make you wait a little more :D

and it is all nathans fault really...if you ever forget

[Frustrated Father]

I'm working on it now so in another hour or so I'll be done.

No comments from me this time around and I only got around to half the last round. Sorry about that, I'm just operating on 4-5 hours sleep on the norm and swamped with Wyrd-work.

[Uberdark]

Short psychotic killers .. actually several of them, skull like nipple rings and wide birthing hips, insane hairdo and long nails and a very big shoulder of ice.

That should hold you for a couple of weeks.

:D

you tease!!!!!! i hate you.......


wide birthing hips!!!! man i totally want to see that one. if its killjoys wife then i will be .....hmmmm....actually i dont know if elated is the word...... possibly sickened....then replaced with an "i want that" for christmas.

:)

[Morf]

Hey, I got this idea for IP 5, that would be a true revolution. How about gambling?
Betting painter's odds before and after they post the pics? Bet IP4 Winner right now!

Also, to make it even more fun, maybe introduce the "elimination tree system" so that you can see whom will you be potentially facing in round 1, 2, 3 and so on...

Ok, just a thought while we are waiting!

[LavronYor]

What time is it in Iowa, hey wake up supervike, time to post the winners and weiners....

[Ritual]

We already know who's the weenie! I'm more eager to see what creative misspelling of LavronYor Jim comes up with... :)

[supervike]

It's 7 am here in Iowa. I am off from work today (yay vacation day!) I need to take my oldest to school, but then I will tabulate the votes when I return!

Hold tight anxious painters, hold tight!

[EldinTux]

But that was half an hour ago - sure you've finished by now?

[Darklord]

tux, as a teacher you should'nt be condoning a child being late for school!! (anyway the longer the voting takes the longer i've not lost!!)

[LavronYor]

We already know who's the weenie! I'm more eager to see what creative misspelling of LavronYor Jim comes up with... :)

As long as it is in the winners side, I don't care how he spells it...

[Darklord]

what if he spels it B..e..x..l..e..y ??

[EldinTux]

Damn that's the bell, I can't monitor tis until 3:05 again now...

[LavronYor]

what if he spels it B..e..x..l..e..y ??

Uh,, that would be a misspelling.... yikes!

[Thryth]

He has been known to make that type of misspelling before. ;)

[Darklord]

all those bitten fingernails, tha wait.... lets hope the site doesnt crash again!!!

[supervike]

ok...tabulating is finally done!

I am starting a new thread for the announcement!

Just a few more minutes folks.

[LavronYor]

AAGGHHH!! what do you mean crash again?

[supervike]

OK...the scores are UP!!

This thread will be closed relatively soon, as we move on here to the next round.

Get your parting quips in now!!

[Darklord]

damn you judges!!!!!

(oh and callumrice smells)

[Wren]

No quips, just wanted to mention that when I finished commenting on the round 2 entries I also went back and commented the round 1 ones I hadn't gotten to before. Sorry for the delay on that!

[Dragonforge]

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