when is the next iron painter?

[Uberdark]

so when do you start the next one?

sniffs.....sniff.....uber want to play.....

[supervike]

hmm...

I'd say not long now...

Lets get the Femme Fatale over with, and as the dust settles, we'll hit at it!

But, its a great opportunity for folks to start making suggestions of 'themes' I won't guarantee I'll use them...but its hard to keep those things fresh.

Have at it!

[wiccanpony]

twisted nursery rhymes

[Duende]

The Zodiac - contestants can do their take on any sign

[supervike]

yeesh..thats two fantastic ideas, right out of the gate!

Thanks ladies....

[EricJ]

Wyrd miniatures! And make it for round 1 ;)

[Sculpta the squig]

Twisted fairytales/stories, cute but deadly, anything but colour themes as I find those really dull.

Squig

[Thryth]

Does "miniature's in Thryth's collection" count as a theme? ;)

[supervike]

Theme no...

Charity event, yes.

[r2-j1]

Twisted fairytales/stories, cute but deadly, anything but colour themes as I find those really dull.

Squig

I'm the opposite, color theme are my favorite. I think the color and technical themes are better tests. They rely much less on mini selection and really test the painters skill and creativity within the craft to be done well.

[Thryth]

Theme no...

Charity event, yes.

:(

[Bexley]

My theme suggestion is "Stupid Rackham Miniatures That You Didn't Finish Last Iron Painter."

[supervike]

Only kidding Thryth...only kidding!!

[Thryth]

Nah. You're right supervike. I am trying, though. :)

Although, it seems to me, that I am the person you want to be paired against. I was eliminated by the ultimate IP winner in both Iron Painters that I entered. :)

[Hinton]

Thryth, if it took the best of the best to knock you out of the comp, then no, I don't want to be paired up against you.

[Uberdark]

how about "beat the tar out of ya!"

[Bexley]

Thryth, if it took the best of the best to knock you out of the comp, then no, I don't want to be paired up against you.

Well, I think he means that in both competitions he entered, the person he was paired up with first went on to win the whole thing, and so being up against him would mean you might do the same thing...

[Brushmistress]

I had a theme in mind last IP that I think would be fun.... "Birds of a Feather"

[demonherald]

Creature feature
Movie madness
blood blood glorious blood
take flight

[Morf]

My themes:

"Classic"
"Oldschool"
"Back in the days when orks were Snot Green highlighted with yellow"
"Evolution"
"Speed"
"More than meets the eye"

I'd love to paint ANY of these.

[ThunderhawkerMinis]

Howsabout
"Leave well enough alone"
"Stand for something"
"Its only illegal if you're caught"
along the same lines: "Do you have a license for that?"
"Fairer sex my butt"
"Daddy's Home!"
"What's for dinner?"
"Your favorite Holiday"

Those are just off the top of my head, I'll likley have more once the coffee kicks in.

[wiccanpony]

Gay Pride

Pastels

[demonherald]

Gay Pride

Pastels

could kill two birds with one stone with that one..

[Thryth]

Well, I think he means that in both competitions he entered, the person he was paired up with first went on to win the whole thing, and so being up against him would mean you might do the same thing...

Um, actually, no. I made it to round three each time (which statistically puts me into a good category :) ).

I like Hinton's interpretation, come to think of it. :)

[supervike]

What I had meant with my off color comment was in response to this:

"Does "miniature's in Thryth's collection" count as a theme?"

I was saying that no, that's not a good theme...But having everyone painting a mini in your collection would be a good Charity event!...

My little attempt at humor...not sure if you took it that way. I wasn't 'smack talking'...although thats not beneath me!

[EricJ]

I was actually thinking how cool it would be to do a full iron painter where all entries were auctioned for charity...but that'd be a logistical nightmare, still kind of a neat idea

[Thryth]

Haha. No sweat Supervike.

I was kidding-around, taking a poke at my painting, but I just wanted to clarify that I didn't actually get knocked-out of the first round :).

[Bexley]

Um, actually, no. I made it to round three each time (which statistically puts me into a good category :) ).

Whoops. Sorry about that!

[PaintMinion]

Love makes the World Go Round
It takes one to know one
Zippity Do Da
Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!
My hubby's favorite cheer from the Ren Fair circuit...Blood makes the grass grow, kill kill kill!
Kid Tested, Mother Approved.
Bad Weather
The 60's were Hip
State Fair
Camp
Battle of the Sexes
World Domination
Agent 00...
So you want to be in pictures...
There's Hell to Pay
Russian Roullette
Say it with Flowers
Beach Party
Gone Fishin'
Full Throttle
Ooops, I did it again
Show me the Money
Animation
Music Soothes the Savage Beast
...well, now I need my morning coffee. I've procrastinated enough...
which could also be a theme, I'm thinking.... ;-)

[demonherald]

I was actually thinking how cool it would be to do a full iron painter where all entries were auctioned for charity...but that'd be a logistical nightmare, still kind of a neat idea

I'd be happy to donate any entries I do..although not sure if I'll be in next Iron painter depends a lot on timing really.....

maybe we could look at doing a Wyrd-games charity jobbo between us all ...

[EricJ]

yeah, could work, although it's a lot of work and I've got my hands full already with a dozen other things, so I'm certainly not offering to organize it...just thought it sounded neat.

[demonherald]

well I'd be happy to head it up.. busy for the next month or so (avoiding Nathans Whip...he's just getting ready to play Indy.....) but after that we can start a head knock and give it a shot..

[Wren]

I was actually thinking how cool it would be to do a full iron painter where all entries were auctioned for charity...but that'd be a logistical nightmare, still kind of a neat idea

I have to confess I might be reluctant to enter something like that. The two (and a bit) IPs I've entered have resulted in some of my personal favourite minis, some of which I'd be unlikely to part with for a big chunk of money going to my own coffers. Though it's a different thing to go into painting something knowing you aren't keeping it, so that might help.

I'm up for the idea of painting something for charity in general sometime. Maybe something like we collectively paint up a few Wyrd skirmish bands and auction them off to promote the game/line as well as do a good deed.

[Frustrated Father]

Heh, tell ya what, lets go ahead and take charity off the board until the end of the year and by that time, I'll look into something specific and give some options to the folks that might be interested in it (Children, Cancer, whatever). Throw out some minis, get them painted up and auction the buggers off.

We'll hold off on that for a bit though and see when and where that goes down the road.

In the mean time, I just piled the plates high on everyone that is working with Wyrd. :D

[demonherald]

cool now back to buisness.....

whiter than white
mighty metals
the chase
Action
solitude
silence
jelly wrestling.........

[EricJ]

yeah, wasn't thinking to do it right now, but one day :)

[demonherald]

you'll never be free of plates piled high Eric.. you know that one day won't happen...it's too late .... your oul is Nathans and your ass Casey's....just be grateful it ain't the other way round ;-)

[Sculpta the squig]

Hmm, I think quite a lot of the thenes that have been suggested are quite specific:S So not sure about them. And I don't really like repeat themes (OSL)


squig

[Skya]

chrome! (yes I'm feeling evil today)

[demonherald]

reflections....(me too)

[EricJ]

take 2! (post 3 themes, and the painter has to pick 2 to use) ;)

[lizcam]

You could use the theme that Highbulp Billy (the son of a motherless goat) chose for the latest Ebay comp......Multitasking. What person in his right mind choses that?

[PaintMinion]

The Blues
Wings
Legend
Twisted
It's gonna blow!
Ahoy!
Thieves
Home
Out on a Limb
Lady in Distress
Call 911
Warning
Buggy

and I like that Take 2, Eric! Would be fun, especially if the three were random.

[wiccanpony]

:) another idea...... a friend and I where talking about some of the assignments we had in fine arts at college.... one was to take only the primary colors red, blue, yellow, plus black and white to mix all other colors needed to paint a picture, yes it can be done.

[Brushmistress]

I'm having a hard time waiting for the next one to start! My husband and I have left our decade long stint at the comic shop we owned and I've now got scads of time to paint. I've got so much Iron I'm rusting!!!!!

[Frustrated Father]

It is coming around the corner soon.

Ya'll gave up/sold the comic shop?!

[Brushmistress]

We gave our part of the business to the other two partners (there were a total of three stores in the chain). It's sad, but it was taking so much out of us. We were there 60+ hours a week (we had 16 days off last year), and you start to find it hard to enjoy the things you sell when you're immersed in them all the time. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed playing a wargame or TCG. My husband felt it was time for a 9-5 type gig for him, and he also wanted me to have time to paint more models/canvases. The only models I finished the second half of last year were my IP entries.

[Wren]

Running a small business, retail in particular, is so demanding that sometimes I'm surprised so many people will do it for as long as they do! The couple that runs our local comic book store recently switched their hours to closing Mondays but staying open until 8pm the rest of the week, which still seems like an awful lot of hours to me, but at least they get one day off a week now.

I hope you have lots of fun diving deep into the painting!

[supervike]

Ok, folks....I need to be out of town next week for work, so howsabout the week after (March 31st) I put up a sign up thread and we'll get this thing a rolling....

Any comments? too soon?
not soon enough?

[EricJ]

Jim, just a note for you, I'm going to be out of town and out of range of regular internet access April 12-27...so I may miss the first round judging if I was invited back in such a role, so unless the deadline is the 27th or later for round 1, you may need to replace me as a judge, or get a round 1 guest judge?

just a little heads up! :)

[demonherald]

I'm gonna probably end up sitting this one out.. may well enter on the think I cans but going under the knife shortly and no Idea how that is gonna affect me in the immediate future...will see how the next week or so goes.... If not I will be cheering the lads on...This IP is gonna go to a Man sorry ladies but enough is enough.... .......

[PaintMinion]

I wish I could as well, but seeing as my hubby is now looking for a new job as of Friday. I just can't commit right now to anything while our future is up in the air. :-(

[matty1001]

I think I'l have a go this time. Should have my Salute thing out of the way by then, or very nearly finished.

[Skya]

I'm definitely taking a break. Gotta give everyone else a shot at the big prize. ;)

[v22TTC]

Just wondering - there were a few people who mentioned that they didn't like, need or want the prizes aspect of IP in the last one... would this be dropped this time round? Kudos and for the love and all that.... Trophies for the winner (and semi-finalists?) sound super cool though....

[demonherald]

??????? not heard that one before.. personally I think it is a great fun element ..(speaking of which Skya there is a Nice european style package ready to post to you..;-) I guess it's not really an enforced thing but rather adds to the fun competition element... I have a veritable mountain of unpainted stuff lying around so if anyone entering finds it a push to send something I will gladly help em out.....Trophies are a cool idea..

[Beelzebrush]

I'm not sure whether I'm entering this time round....IP is usually the only thing that spurs me on to get some painting done but I have a painting crisis atm lol I reckon I've hit a plateau in terms of improving my stuff. I dunno... I think I'll either enter or just get shut of all my painting gear and retire... meh!

[Wren]

IP sounds like just the kind of thing to help you push through a plateau Beelze, but whether you enter this one or not, I hope you won't retire! Is there a particular area where you're feeling stuck? (I mean straight technique, telling a story, choosing colours or minis or...?)

I won't be able to enter this season, but I hope to be an active spectator. I've got that 10-day holiday that knocked me out of IP3 coming up, and the rest of the time until post-Gen Con trying to paint as many entries for ReaperCon and Gen Con as I can fit in between a couple of commissions.

I also have quite an ample supply of unpainted minis and can volunteer to send a few on someone's behalf if they'd like to enter but are worried about the prize compensation.

[Hinton]

I might try entering the IP again as I should be fairly settled into the house by then. Other than the public painting thing I did a couple of weeks ago, I haven't touched a brush in over a month. Might help get me kick-started.

[v22TTC]

Demonherald: This is one of the threads... far too many pages to try to find them all:-

http://wyrd-games.net/showthread.php?t=3424&page=4 about halfway down; just to show I'm not just making it up....

But yeah, I don't want to be the new guy who comes in and tells everyone that what they're doing is wrong - wouldn't have mentioned it if it hadn't been mentioned already by respected and established folks.... If folk are generally cool with it then cool - just leaves a slightly unpleasant taste with me, that's all (nothing to do with the amount). IIRC, weren't some of the prizes paid for out of Supervike's pocket too?

Ah well, just to say in advance to all the guys I'll defeat in IP5, that you don't have to send me anything.... [Get the smack talk in early!:vb_devil:]

[supervike]

Yup, I remember that conversation as well v22TTC. It's certainly something we should take under consideration.

I have paid for several of the 'grand prizes' out of my own pocket, but that is just cuz I came up with the idea...Plus, I stole the money from the donation basket at church, so really, wheres the harm?

More seriously, there have been plenty of folks that stepped up and donated to the cause with fantastic things, so please don't give me too much credit. (but give me some garsh dammit, I crave attention and love!)

I kind of feel the prizes are very secondary to the whole shebang, and I love the trophy idea (it's something I've been 'exploring' as well.) But, I really just want to do whatever makes the folks happy. If we keep the prizes, and the 'victors' award, I'm fine with that too.


I welcome all new ideas!!

[Brushmistress]

I like both the idea of prizes or prestige in winning. I spend way too much time every year painting GD entries for the honor of taking home a resin freakin demon (and hopefully a sword this year:)). It's actually nice to enter a competition and have a chance at winning "something".

[demonherald]

Demonherald: This is one of the threads... far too many pages to try to find them all:-

http://wyrd-games.net/showthread.php?t=3424&page=4 about halfway down; just to show I'm not just making it up....

But yeah, I don't want to be the new guy who comes in and tells everyone that what they're doing is wrong - wouldn't have mentioned it if it hadn't been mentioned already by respected and established folks.... If folk are generally cool with it then cool - just leaves a slightly unpleasant taste with me, that's all (nothing to do with the amount). IIRC, weren't some of the prizes paid for out of Supervike's pocket too?

Ah well, just to say in advance to all the guys I'll defeat in IP5, that you don't have to send me anything.... [Get the smack talk in early!:vb_devil:]

no worries wasn't having a pop just couldn't recall reading them ....I know where people are coming from but I think in the nature of the comp no one actually minds if they don't receive something (I think) That reminds me I just received my prize rom Stubbdog today and must PM him right now with a big thanks......

[v22TTC]

Demonherald: Yep, didn't think you were having a go dude - I wanted to prove it to myself as much as anyone else... I sometimes get a sneaking suspicion I'm going a bit mad, so it's nice when I can go `Phew - there it is!'.:rockon:

So yeah, when is the next Iron Painter?

[Thryth]

For what it's worth, I like the prizes. Gives me a way to get rid of some of my extra miniatures. :)

[LavronYor]

So, when are we talking, next week for signups?

Iron....

Iron....

Iron......

Iran....oops...

[supervike]

Well, not next week, but the week after, if you don't mind.

I'll be away in Denver for a week of conferences, and may not have a reliable internet connectathingy.

So, I'll start a sign up the following week.

Sound ok?

[Hinton]

That works pretty well for me. That'll give me plenty of time to get everything set up at the new house.

[Thryth]

A few weeks later would probably be better for me, but who am I to stand in the way of Iron Painter! ? :)

[supervike]

Well, remember Stan...the sign up will take a week or so....

[v22TTC]

Well, I'm such a butterfly that later would always be better - but then I'll never get anything done, so whenever sounds cool.

Still never actually finished a mini of my own and if IP doesn't get me to do so nothing will - IP, my only hope!

Barring catastrophy (no hubris here) I vow to not DNF though! Whatever the `F' might have turned out as....

Really, really looking forward to it - it'll be a good craic!

[Morf]

Can't wait to see it!

[LavronYor]

Iron.....

Iron....

Iron....

Irun... and then trip and fall down and spill my drink and rip a hole in my knee and it starts bleeding and I need more...

Iron....

Iron...

[Sculpta the squig]

Yeah, lets get it started!

Squig

[lizcam]

Depending on when this is I might just take part. Or maybe on the one after. I have a trip in May so that may conflict.

[Duende]

I may take part again. Now that my noisy upstairs neighbor has finally moved out, my home habitat is much more peaceful and condusive to painting that I finally may get back into it.

Ahhhh, I love quiet and people not playing DDR right over my head.

Liz, take your paints and/or minis with you! I finished my best IP entry (my Glow of Pregnancy)when I was on a trip out of state. If I can do it, anyone can!


*EDIT* How about I throw together another Manly Man prize???

[Wren]

You should Duende! We've gotta give them some hope, after all, or they'll stop coming like lambs to the slaughter. ;-> Since I likely won't be able to participate in this one, I could chip in on prizes with you.

[Frustrated Father]

Oooh, the claws are coming out from the ladies. I swear I'm going to give up on you guys if the women trounce ya'll again.

[EricJ]

From the sounds of it, I may actually be back in time to judge round 1...maybe, I'll have to consult with SuperV on that

[LavronYor]

baaaa, baaaa, baaaaa, baaaa

did I hear someone say sheep, it is not the guy's fault that all of the women are 70th level wizards on WOW and polymorph us instead of letting us remain painters of iron.... mmm...

iron...

iron...

iron....

[Wren]

Hey, I'll have you know that I've never taken a character beyond 45th level on WoW and haven't played a wizard at all. Now for the (maybe) sad part of that story - I have played on and off since open beta. I pre-ordred the collector's set of the game and the expansion. I have inadvertently addicted a friend so badly he now 'five boxes'. I like the game all right, but I seem to be the rare person who can walk away for the length of an Iron Painter or whatever and not get the DTs. High level stuff sounds more like a job than a game to me anyway.

[Brushmistress]

I have a LVL 39 Druid- my first character. I've been playing for 6 months, so I'm definitely in the casual player category. I have a group of friends who do the 25 man lvl 70 raids every night, and like Wren says, it sounds like too much work. :banghead: I can't wait to participate in the next IP, and have no worries about setting WOW aside to do it.

[PaintMinion]

Well, seeing as I've committed to teaching at ReaperCon, and Life is throwing me curve balls and fast balls and I don't know which end of the bat I'm holding, I just can't do IP this time around. Next one, I hope to! I'd like to make it past round 1 anyway...

[demonherald]

I'd like to make it past round 1 anyway...


:vb_devil:

[v22TTC]

Had a few ideas for themes:-

Anachronism
Atavism
Angel of... (Death being cool but cliche)
Stealth
Swift like the wind
So cute!!!
Tortoise and hare
WTF?!! (A mini painted up in an easily recognisable scheme of another - like a Terminator in Harlequin colours)
Totally Wyrd (What Wyrd represents to you)
Long way from home
And his knee was never the same again....
Duel in the moonlight
Hands free
Subject/object duality
Vortex of power
I'm so sh*t hot, I can even make PPP look good [though this kind of forces folk to buy a PPP mini and they may have refused to do so, on principle...]
Overcompensating a little?...

Few cliches in there but making cliche all new and spangly's a skill in itself....

[Brushmistress]

Had a few ideas for themes:-

Anachronism
Atavism
Angel of... (Death being cool but cliche)
Stealth
Swift like the wind
So cute!!!
Tortoise and hare
WTF?!! (A mini painted up in an easily recognisable scheme of another - like a Terminator in Harlequin colours)
Totally Wyrd (What Wyrd represents to you)
Long way from home
And his knee was never the same again....
Duel in the moonlight
Hands free
Subject/object duality
Vortex of power
I'm so sh*t hot, I can even make PPP look good [though this kind of forces folk to buy a PPP mini and they may have refused to do so, on principle...]
Overcompensating a little?...

Few cliches in there but making cliche all new and spangly's a skill in itself....

@ v22TTC - OMG - are you trying to kill us with some of these ideas!? Don't say things like those...the mods might like some of them! Besides, I'm still rallying for "Birds of a Feather" for a theme.:vb_devil:

[Duende]

OK, maybe I'm an idiot, which is a distinct possibility, but what's a PPP mini? I only know PP as Privateer Press, and thier minis aren't that bad, so who is that?

:thinking:

[Hinton]

Pre-painted plastic.

[Sculpta the squig]

Monochromatic.

[demonherald]

Naked man dance off.......

Jelly wrestling......

gravity defying

spread your wings

[LavronYor]

when is signup?

[supervike]

Right now!

http://wyrd-games.net/showthread.php?t=4000

[Wren]

Naked man dance off.......


That would be a challenge given the rarity of naked male minis!

[Frustrated Father]

Oooh ... oooh .. Jelly Dancing!

[v22TTC]

Brushmistress: Yeah, now that I've signed up for IPV, most of those ideas seem totally stupid... Supervike, just ignore them... ummmm, it was indigestion... and lack of sleep, made me do it....