Iron Painter V: Round 4

[supervike]

That's right paint fans!!

ONLY SIX REMAIN!

They come from all over the globe, refining their technique, cleaning the brushes. But eventually, we need to know, WHO IS THE MOST IRON????


I'm getting right to it, time is of the essence!

The Matchups, drawn randomly:

Moavoamoatu vs Morf
Ben$quig vs. Bexley
Brushmistress vs. Darklord

THESE ARE SOME SERIOUS PAINT-OFFS!

Right to the theme:

DIRTY LAUNDRY

I wanted to hand pick a theme that could go with the nasty ass flooding we've been getting. Plus it had to fit within the 'classic rock' pattern that has gone on (you didn't just think that was coincedence, did you?) PLUS, it had to be 'paintable'....So there you go.

Interpret it as you do....a stained cloak? A soiled headband? The choice is yours!

ONE LAST BIG THING TO TELL YOU....I've decided, since there are many things going on soon in my life to cut the contest down just a smidge;

SO, THERE WILL BE NO 'GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE' Winner this time around.

We will go to a three-for-all (we've done it before, its fun!)

That will cut out a round (and about 3 weeks of time)

So, this round is the SEMI FINAL ROUND!!!!!

The Deadline for this ROUND is

SUNDAY JUNE 29th at 6 PM CDT SHARP (and I mean SHARP this time...no more exceptions, I cannot take the pressure!)


Will Darklord continue to shock and awe?

Will Brushmistress complete the climb to the top?

Will Moavoamoatu forgive me for the 'Lady of the Brush' comment I made?

Will Morf survive his hangover? Who will survive the battle of M&M (morf and moa)?

Will, Bexley dominate again?

Will Ben$quig even get a mention here? (yes)

All this and much more will be decided on the next installment of everyones favorite painting contest...which begins;


NOW

[Morf]

OK, I woke up early (of course thanks to the hang over)... man, that is a theme. Who isn your drug dealer, Vike???
I should kindly remind that this is most likely Give me Another Chance round.

[Bexley]

Shake that pink elephant off your back and re-read the post. Heh.

[supervike]

OK, I woke up early (of course thanks to the hang over)...
I should kindly remind that this is most likely Give me Another Chance round.


Um...no. This is the semi final now. No more 'gimme another chances' this season.

(for the sake of time)

[Skya]

Um...no. This is the semi final now. No more 'gimme another chances' this season.

(for the sake of time)


You know, if you'd prefer you can always hand off the moderating to someone else for a round if life has gotten too insane over there.

[Morf]

Um...no. This is the semi final now. No more 'gimme another chances' this season.

(for the sake of time)

A three-way in the final? Vike likes to keep it kinky.

[Darklord]

a threesome, shame there wont be a woman involved in that!!
theme is easy for me - new baby = lots of dirty laundry!!

[Morf]

Not to be bitchy, but this contest sees a plenty of rules changes in the time it's running.

[Moavoamoatu]

Will Moavoamoatu forgive me for the 'Lady of the Brush' comment I made?

Yes I will as you spelled my name correctly this time ;)

M&M battle : for sure : but which one has the nuts ?????

BTW I have both the idea and the miniatures this time....I just need time.

[Ritual]

As far as I can see, this three-way scenario is the only change so far. The matter with Thunderhawker was a situation where we either had to be strict or indulgent, and we happened to be indulgent. No changes of rules there...

[demonherald]

a threesome, shame there wont be a woman involved in that!!
theme is easy for me - new baby = lots of dirty laundry!!
now there's some subtle smack if ever I saw some...

looking forward to seeing this rounds work...and continue being the Simon Cowell of the judging panel...

[supervike]

You know, if you'd prefer you can always hand off the moderating to someone else for a round if life has gotten too insane over there.


Not a bad thought...

but what would happen to my baby, if I hand it off?

Would the Iron Painter survive without me? (um...yes, yes it would)



Yes, and sorry about the last minute rule change.....there is much going on and I thought it would be beneficial to the Total Testosterone contest to end ours a smidge early.

In the season CDUKINO won, we hdid the Menage-au-iron for the final, and IMHO it worked very fine...i think its a fun twist. I do like to adhere to the rules, but realize that nothing can be set in stone.

[Wren]

It's ended up being pretty consistent so far, though that may not be by design. The first IP was a similar situation, where it ended with three so had a three-way bake off. The others have all gone 4-2. Admittedly it's not currently stated in the rules that the final round will be X number of painters depending on how many were in the preceding round, but I wouldn't be opposed to seeing that added.

Fun theme choice, I'm really looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with for that! I know the painters have been complaining about all the song themes, but as a lowly spectator this time I'm enjoying it quite a bit. :->

[Morf]

I'm fine either way.
I had this gory idea: picture the mom-ghoul and baby ghoul from Heresy. They're in the ghoul kitchen, body pieces strewn everywhere, something's cooking. There is a lots of laundry, and it's not clean at all!
I settled for something else, already doing it since next weeks will be very busy. 4-5 miniatures. Dang, lots of work.

[Darklord]

i have absolutly no clue what to do yet! i think i need humour to make up for my weaker painting skills, luckily for BM that we didnt meet last round or else she wouldnt still be here!!

[supervike]

I know the painters have been complaining about all the song themes, but as a lowly spectator this time I'm enjoying it quite a bit. :->


I liked the idea of a theme within the themes.

I have really done my best to make sure that the 'song' themes still make sense, paintwise. I for one would not be a stickler on the 'literal' interpretation of the themes, and prefer the more 'esoteric' ones...but I'm no judge, and we all know it's about pleasing the judges.

Also, I want to make sure Iron Painter gets enough twists to keep it fresh, without changing the entire overall feel of it.

Coming up with new themes hasn't been as easy as it sounds....

[Darklord]

the themes are a pain in the ass, but even if the theme was a blue cat with yellow eyes sat on a toadstool we would still moan!! you do a great job vikey (as do the judges) and especially considering your circumstances at the moment. Vikey i salute you sir :adore:

and i have my first concrete idea and it could involve the greenskin family again!!, now for some back up ideas

[Bexley]

I liked the idea of a theme within the themes.

Supervike: The Baron Harkonnen of Miniature Painting Contests.

[Moavoamoatu]

Morf : for us it's monkeyman against ratman :D

[Bexley]

I think I have my idea. I need to pick up a miniature for it, and then mess about and see if I can pull it off.

[Skya]

I'm waiting for someone to find a copy of that statue of Mary Jane washing Spiderman's costume...

[goblyn13]

http://pics.livejournal.com/devildoll/pic/00003zyd

you mean this one?

[Ben$quig]

Wow... another infuriating theme! I love it!

Well Bexley, I'll see you on the kitchen floor! This is going to be great!

[Morf]

Vike, the themes are great because they are infuriating!
I do believe that with that crowd of painters, each round there will be at least a couple of entries that will make you go "Wow"!

[Moavoamoatu]

My first idea fell on the ground and broke in 2 pieces : the miniature was beheaded...I would prefer a horror theme !!!! BTW I found another one which fits my idea. No goblins at all this time like last round.

[LavronYor]

Congrats to all the winners of last round and Kudos to all the participants, and remember, don't DNF. Enter something, and don't just pull something painted off of the shelf.

Good Luck!

[Brushmistress]

Ok! Cool theme - no ideas yet, but since I just got home from Games Day like 10 minutes ago and this is the first I've seen of the thread I'm going to cut myself some slack. :-)
Darklord is a tough opponent - he loves those "Tells a Story" bases that I can hardly ever pull off!

[waghorn41]

Good luck everyone, I'm only a spectator but I'll put an entry in 'I think..' just to give you some light entertainment. Model tweaked, base half done - oh and it's a play on the words. Just love Iron Painter.

[Morf]

I did 2 out of 4 miniatures on Sat and Sun. I haven't followed all of the IPs but I'm planning on doing something nobody has done yet (I guess). Details - in two weeks ;)

[Moavoamoatu]

I did 2 out of 4 miniatures on Sat and Sun. I haven't followed all of the IPs but I'm planning on doing something nobody has done yet (I guess). Details - in two weeks ;)

Me too :D

[Darklord]

Ok! Cool theme - no ideas yet, but since I just got home from Games Day like 10 minutes ago and this is the first I've seen of the thread I'm going to cut myself some slack. :-)
Darklord is a tough opponent - he loves those "Tells a Story" bases that I can hardly ever pull off!

thankyou for the kind words, hoping to start mine tomorrow. been finishing a mini off and its taken 4 days to do the final bit which is 2 heads on a stake, what with back and forth to hospital then daughters birthday then i have the fact the baby will definatley be here before the ip deadline, so will be another quick to paint with some humour job. Oh and i already thought how to get your name in the scene brushmistress!

[Brushmistress]

thankyou for the kind words, hoping to start mine tomorrow. been finishing a mini off and its taken 4 days to do the final bit which is 2 heads on a stake, what with back and forth to hospital then daughters birthday then i have the fact the baby will definatley be here before the ip deadline, so will be another quick to paint with some humour job. Oh and i already thought how to get your name in the scene brushmistress!

You're welcome - it's true that I love your bases. I can't wait to see how you incorporate my name into this one! Be sure to let us know as soon as the baby arrives.

[Darklord]

cheers, i also hopefully plan to have some other names in there, including vikey's

[supervike]

Nah, I'm not necessary in the piece.....BUT...supervike is a helluva good name for a baby. Even if it's just a middle name.

[Darklord]

ill run it by the wife!! although seen as its overdue and cant keep deadlines when everyones waiting i thought eric might be better

[Wren]

Now _that's_ some good smack talk Darklord!

[waghorn41]

Looking forward to your latest entry Darklord

And all the best to you and your wife for your forthcoming arrival. At least being overdue you're ready - 3 of mine came early!

[Darklord]

Looking forward to your latest entry Darklord

And all the best to you and your wife for your forthcoming arrival. At least being overdue you're ready - 3 of mine came early!


at least been late i got to finish round 3's entry!! back at hospital again today for about the tenth time, so hopefully they may finally get something done

[Brushmistress]

I've started on my entry. There's a lot of converting/sculpting to do, and since I suck at both I'll probably abandon this WIP by next Thursday and then start something new...

Baby...Baby...Baby... - is it here?!

[Darklord]

I've started on my entry. There's a lot of converting/sculpting to do, and since I suck at both I'll probably abandon this WIP by next Thursday and then start something new...

Baby...Baby...Baby... - is it here?!

not yet, after numerous visits to hospital for high BP they finally agreed to induce her tomorrow so hopefully it will be here late tomorrow, then i have to do no painting for a week apparently!!

think you got the easy draw this round!!

[Brushmistress]

Are you kidding me DL? With a baby you won't be sleeping at all which means plently of time to paint!!!

[supervike]

Eric supervike DarkLord.
What a nice ring to it!!

And as fate would have it, tommorow is my b-day......

Best of luck!! Take care of mom and baby!!

[Moavoamoatu]

Are you kidding me DL? With a baby you won't be sleeping at all which means plently of time to paint!!!


No, No, No Mad'am......as you don't sleep at all (when you have one baby...just imagine with twins) you are TIRED.....you fall asleep on your brushes.....drink gallons of coffee and shake like if there was an eartquake.

If you paint while you have a baby, there is a rule you have to respect : DON'T LET THE BABY DRINK PAINT....and don't paint with milk !!!!! :D

So you have 3 options to finish IP round 4 in time :

- ask the doctor if he can let the baby inside for one more week
- tell your wife when the baby comes : "it's not mine, look at him, he has huge ears !!!" and leave home for a week.
- ask your wife to get up at night to feed the monster while you paint.....and find a good lawyer for your divorce
- ask Supervike or Brushmistrees to take care of the baby

Good luck mate.

[LavronYor]

Very sound advice....

[Bexley]

Slight change in plans. Same basic idea, but with different figures. I didn't want to do a skelly again.

[Brushmistress]

:slap:

@ moavoamoatu - No, No, No! There are very good reasons why I don't have a baby in my life. They can't eat paint, they can't smoke, they can't drink and I'd have one more person's laundry to do.

I regret I must say that I cannot take care of your baby for a week Darklord. :wacko:

[Paintingploddy]

Good luck DL, hope it all goes well.

[Moavoamoatu]

:slap:

@ moavoamoatu - No, No, No! There are very good reasons why I don't have a baby in my life. They can't eat paint, they can't smoke, they can't drink and I'd have one more person's laundry to do.

:wacko:

Dirty laundry ?? ;)

[Morf]

Yeah, DL, just post the pics of the first diaper and you score high in theme!

[waghorn41]

Yeah, DL, just post the pics of the first diaper and you score high in theme!

Damn, wish I was in this round, could've just posted a pic of the floor in my teenage daughter's room.

[LavronYor]

You mean you can see the floor in your teenage daughter's room? With my girls, there is shovel work before that can happen. Actually, my wife would bury their allowance if it got that bad.

[Moavoamoatu]

Yeah, DL, just post the pics of the first diaper and you score high in theme!


I'll have to wait until next IP contest to post photos of a baby.........now it's time for training with my wife then :D

[Bexley]

I'll have to wait until next IP contest to post photos of a baby.........now it's time for training with my wife then :D

I really really hope you're not referring to the rat there...

[waghorn41]

OK back to IP5 R4. I'm done, just waiting for better light to take a pic and post in the 'I think I can' gallery. Well you know I'm just a spectator.

Hey Darklord! Any news? Boy, Girl, goblin... :eek:

[waghorn41]

Laydeez an' Genl'men, for your delectation, entertainment and merriment the Wag's Iron Painter 5, Round 4 'I think I can' entry is now in. (Couldn't get the right angle in the bright light so will try to improve view later) So, if you're not eating, sleeping, working or painting - or tending babies, it's time for a groan. Be warned, my entries can only get worse...:no:

[Darklord]

sorry for the constant thread hijack but just to let you know Toni (the wife!) gave birth to our little girl this morning, she's called Jasmine Grace Johnson and weighed in at a mighty 9lb 14oz

[Hinton]

Congrats! Hope mother and baby are doing well.

[Moavoamoatu]

Congratulations !!!

[Duende]

.....a mighty 9lb 14oz


Congratulations to you! My sympathies to Toni! Ouch!

[Duzzdan]

Congrats!

[demonherald]

9lb 14 ... woah there.. best of luk and good health to you all.....

[PaintMinion]

Jasmine is a lovely name! Congrats and good luck! Train her right and she'll be painting your armies in no time...

[supervike]

sorry for the constant thread hijack but just to let you know Toni (the wife!) gave birth to our little girl this morning, she's called Jasmine Grace Johnson and weighed in at a mighty 9lb 14oz

A beautiful name, despite not having the words super or vike anywhere in it....All though I will lay claim to the initials JG, which are my initials as well!!

Congrats to you and the mommy and best of luck. I'll smoke a cigar in your honor!!

[Thryth]

Congratulations! Best wishes to mother and child (and you, too :) )

[Wren]

Congratulations!

[Brushmistress]

:p: Congratulations Darklord! Jasmine is a wonderful name, though Jasminevike for a nick name may be considered.

[Darklord]

thank you all kindly, suppose i best start thinking of iron painter again!!

[Brushmistress]

You should!!! Say no to DNF! You should also enjoy your new baby though. Maybe once that whole motor control thing kicks in for her you can hand her a paintbrush and start a mini painting factory.;)

[Morf]

Congratz DL! Say hello to your wife and baby!

[waghorn41]

Congratulations DL, best bwishes to you, Toni and Jasmine.

[goblyn13]

congratulations and say goodbye to sleep

[PaintMinion]

Friends don't let friends drink paint.

Wow. I like it! Can I steal that for a button?!

[goblyn13]

Wow. I like it! Can I steal that for a button?!

Well given that it was a derivative of your sig, so i figure its fair game.

[LavronYor]

Congrats as well DL. Don't believe everyone, she will be sleeping through the night in no time. Now, just like the Jasmine in Aladdin, you will need to get her a tiger for protection, maybe one of Sigfried and Roy's used tigers as they already have a slight taste for the job.

[Darklord]

thank -you all for the messages, i'm going for a well earned rest! toni

[Brushmistress]

So how is everyone coming along? It's so quiet in here lately. Mine is still coming to life little by little. I'm definitely using my old-school "cartoony" look for this piece.

@Darklord - any pics of the baby yet?:)

[Bexley]

Mine progresses. My weekend got messed up, so I didn't get as much done as I'd wanted. I have this coming weekend free, though, so hopefully I won't be working last minute, though that's been how it turns out every round.

[Moavoamoatu]

So how is everyone coming along? It's so quiet in here lately. Mine is still coming to life little by little. I'm definitely using my old-school "cartoony" look for this piece.


Busy, busy,.... but mine will never come to life: it's already dead.

I started 2 days ago. One more day and I should post the pictures.

[Darklord]

So how is everyone coming along? It's so quiet in here lately. Mine is still coming to life little by little. I'm definitely using my old-school "cartoony" look for this piece.

@Darklord - any pics of the baby yet?:)

well i will be starting mine saturday and probably have only a few hours total on it.

@ brushmistress - just for you:

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z93/darklordminiatures/DSCN4910.jpg

[goblyn13]

well i will be starting mine saturday and probably have only a few hours total on it.

@ brushmistress - just for you:

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z93/darklordminiatures/DSCN4910.jpg

needs some freehand work to break up all that white space :P

[Brushmistress]

Awhhhhh! Jasmine is adorable! :cheer2: Thank you so much!

[Dr.Mercury]

Cute baby!
Congrats!!
Is this your first?

[Moavoamoatu]

He is very good at painting flesh but the white clothes need more shades may be..... :D

Congratulations mate.

[Darklord]

cheers guys, she's our second baby but had to go through 4 failed pregnancies to get her so we are really chuffed to have her

[Morf]

Congratz! She is lovely!

So I got back to brushes after 8 days break. Things are looking BAD! I'll have to compromise but not DNF.

[Darklord]

cheers, i actually managed to get a little bit done today, still going to be pushed on this but i aint giving in just because of a little baby!!!
decided to carry on with the greenskins theme and link it in with the last two entries!

[supervike]

Wow! She looks a LOT like me.

Well, the thinning hair and chubby cheeks do.

Precious on a newborn, laughable on a grown man....

In all seriousness, she is adorable!

Being a parent is the best thing in the world!!

[Frustrated Father]

Congrats on the little one!

[Darklord]

cheers FF,
@vikey, she has another thing in common with you too, all the ladies love her!!

[supervike]

cheers FF,
@vikey, she has another thing in common with you too, all the ladies love her!!


Thats because they don't have to cook, clean, and change poopy diapers!!


I'm not talking about the baby here! :ahhhhh:

[Darklord]

lol!!
well i just finished adding some pieces that will pay homage to you vikey, as well as my dear opponent, i even found room to include nathan (whose bit involves a snotling and a posing pouch!!

[Commander Y]

Finished!

Looks like I've beaten everyone to the finish line this round.

Well, sure, it doesn't matter for me anymore - but, "I think I can..."

Good excuse for me to get a Warlock done for all those Trolls. Nice to not have to worry about this round's horrible, horrible theme!

Anyhoo: http://wyrd-games.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2251&cat=553

[demonherald]

Great Job there Chief.... The tartan is awesome.....

[Moavoamoatu]

Yes awesome work on this troll. Great !!!

[Morf]

He's got a dirty laundry scroll! Very nice job, I'd love to play against trolls painted like this!

[Darklord]

nice job commander as always.
well had a serious mistake happen with mine but no time to change it now so will have to make do, had to scale mine back a little but still room for some subtle smack in there

[supervike]

What's this?

Only days to go, and no one in the 'official' gallery yet? Hmm...seems everyone is holding their cards closely to their chests this time round.....


Great job Commander! You were a great contestant, and your latest shows why!

[Darklord]

i think iron painter exsists in some kind of time paradox, with each round the 2 weeks get shorter

[Brushmistress]

I'm hoping to post this afternoon. I still have to finish up the "laundry" aspect of my piece, then it's seal, photograph and upload.

[Darklord]

at least then i can see what i'm losing too (i mean up against!!)

[Brushmistress]

Ok Darklord, you can go take a look now! She's uploaded, and man I'm glad that's done.

[Darklord]

okay, wish i hadnt looked now!! thats a fantastic entry and i'm certain that i am beaten but even if i do lose there is no one i would rather it be too!! (although you had to copy me and go for greenskin!!

[Brushmistress]

okay, wish i hadnt looked now!! thats a fantastic entry and i'm certain that i am beaten but even if i do lose there is no one i would rather it be too!! (although you had to copy me and go for greenskin!!


I had no idea you were working on a greenskin too! Though it would appear to be a recurring theme amongst your entries...:)
And Darklord, you are such a flatterer!!!:flirt:
I can't wait to see your latest entry!

[Moavoamoatu]

Free like the river
Flowin' freely through infinity
Free to be sure of
What I am and who I need not be
Free from all worries
Worries prey on oneself's troubled mind
Freer than the clock's hands
Tickin' way the times


Did you recognize this song Supervikey ?????

Yes I feel free as I am done and I should photograph and upload my entry tomorrow (or tonight if I have enough time....and light).

[Ritual]

And Darklord, you are such a flatterer!!!:flirt:
I can't wait to see your latest entry!

Oi!! What happened with the smack talking?? :motz: It's ME you're supposed to be flattering (and possibly the other judges, although I'm not sure they deserve it... :approve: ), not your opponents!

[Moavoamoatu]

@Brusmistress : I really like your entry and you must have spent a lot of time to convert this ogre. The paint is fantastic too, cartoony.

It's great for an autoportrait :D

[Ritual]

That's the spirit, Eric! :D

[Darklord]

Oi!! What happened with the smack talking?? :motz: It's ME you're supposed to be flattering (and possibly the other judges, although I'm not sure they deserve it... :approve: ), not your opponents!

well there is smack in my entry and i flatter you judges by letting you score such a masterpiece:worship:

@ BM, how could i not flatter you with that hair!!

[waghorn41]

Finished!

Looks like I've beaten everyone to the finish line this round.

Well, sure, it doesn't matter for me anymore - but, "I think I can..."



My 'I think I can - but can't' was posted last week. Okay not as good as yours but it was he only time available and haven't had a chance to re photo in better light.

[Brushmistress]

Oh Ritual, you know you're a painting god among gods, just like all all the other IP judges and mods. :D

[Darklord]

oh BTW Brushmistress, i have to guess what type of underwear you use, but if you want to send a reference pic that would help!!

[Brushmistress]

Um - I'm really hoping you're referring to the Ogre!!!:vb_devil:

[Dr.Mercury]

That ogre is AWESOME!!!!!
It is a VERY characterful piece!:You_Rock_
I cannot WAIT to see what everyone else comes up with!

[Moavoamoatu]

I tried to take photos tonight but they are too dark : a bit yellowish even if I control white balance both on my camera and with Photoshop or Picasa 2.

I use a brand new camera with a light tent (home made). I think my lamps (bulbs) are not powerful enough. So here comes the question : which bulbs do you use, how many Watts please ?

Thanks in advance.

[Ritual]

I use two 20W halogen lamps from the upper left and upper right and a 40W regular bulb from the upper front. All three of them are diffused by my lighting box and I set my automatic white balance to "light bulb" conditions, which makes the colours come out fairly accurately.

[Moavoamoatu]

I use two 20W halogen lamps from the upper left and upper right and a 40W regular bulb from the upper front. All three of them are diffused by my lighting box and I set my automatic white balance to "light bulb" conditions, which makes the colours come out fairly accurately.

I have the same disposition but two 15W halogen lamps and two 40W regular bulbs.

I'll try by daylight to increase light.

[Morf]

What's this?

Only days to go, and no one in the 'official' gallery yet? Hmm...seems everyone is holding their cards closely to their chests this time round.....


My cards are ...not painted yet ;)
Great job so far!

[Darklord]

cards?? dam it i thought it was laundry, best start again then

[supervike]

oh BTW Brushmistress, i have to guess what type of underwear you use, but if you want to send a reference pic that would help!!


That is possibly the most disturbing smack talk I've ever read!

:dancing2:

[Commander Y]

My 'I think I can - but can't' was posted last week.

D'oh!

I apologize; I totally missed that! "Lawn Dry..." Groan...

[Moavoamoatu]

I spent a lot of time taking photos and now I can't upload them in the Dirty Laundry gallery.

My photo was 1.7 Mo and now it is less than 800 Ko and I still can't upload it : I get this message error :

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 3200 bytes) in /home/wyrd/public_html/photopost/image-inc.php on line 135


If I can't post it in the gallery I will post it HERE....I am really upset so please try to fix this f..... mess !!!!

[Ritual]

Does it really need to be that large? I use the Save For Web function in PS and rarely need more than 200 kb for anything and still get good quality pictures.

[Moavoamoatu]

I get nuts.....

[Moavoamoatu]

I still can't upload my photo in the Dirty Laundry gallery even compressed at 255 Ko. So I give up. I am totally upset and fed up as I spent most of my afternoon on this and I now have to DNF for another painting contest as i don't have enough time for it.....unless I kill my wife and my children to be quiet.

[Ritual]

Seems you can't upload it here either... :dontknow:

[Moavoamoatu]

Seems you can't upload it here either... :dontknow:

Yes with Photobucket but it works with ImageShack...I don't know why it's weird...or Wyrd may be.

[Moavoamoatu]

Ok, it's uploaded now and I found out why it wasn't before : it was not the file size but it's width : I forgot we were limited to 800 pixels and mine was 1024. Sorry. I breath again....

[Bexley]

I'm sure this has come up before, but what happens when there's an odd number of people in the first round?

[Moavoamoatu]

I'm sure this has come up before, but what happens when there's an odd number of people in the first round?

Written on first page by Supervike : We will go to a three-for-all (we've done it before, its fun!)

[waghorn41]

D'oh!

I apologize; I totally missed that! "Lawn Dry..." Groan...

Easily done considering...

My entry for the next round is bound to be even worse!

[Bexley]

Written on first page by Supervike : We will go to a three-for-all (we've done it before, its fun!)

Well, I know that. I mean, in the very first round. Like, if 43 people sign up for Iron Painter 6.

[Hinton]

Well, I know that. I mean, in the very first round. Like, if 43 people sign up for Iron Painter 6.

That happened in IP4 and a person was selected at random to be the "Wyrd Card". If I remember correctly, they would be paired up with anyone that had an opponent DNF (or randomly if there was more than one) or they would get a bye for the first round if no one DNF'd.

The Wyrd Card DNF'd.

[supervike]

Yeah, what he said .....


Initially, the WYRD CARD just got a bye, but then I think we changed it so they had to paint to proceed.

[Morf]

Uffff..... posted! Have fun hunting little tributes to all other painters!

[Darklord]

i feel honoured by your tribute! dont think i can fit you on mine i'm afraid but you never know!

[Brushmistress]

I've got me & Bexley - I'm sure the polo is someone, but I'm not sure who.

[Darklord]

i think the rat is moavamamammaatouot

[Moavoamoatu]

i think the rat is moavamamammaatouot

Yes that's me but I don't know who is the soccer shirt for and I can't find Bensquig.

Amazing Morf.

I wanted a tribute to you to but I had not enough time to order the miniature : the gorilla from Gangs of mega-city one with the Thompson gun.

[Darklord]

the footy shirt is me

[Moavoamoatu]

the footy shirt is me

Where is Ben$quig then ?? The $ for the reward on the poster ???

[Ritual]

Ben$quig is next to Bexley on the poster.

[Morf]

http://www.pulp-city.iq.pl/bitz

Yup, he's kinda hidden.

[Darklord]

well i managed to honour you back Morf, but i could only get an M in there so hope that will do as my eyeballs nearly popped trying to do it!!

[Brushmistress]

Nice hiding Ben$quig. I'd have never noticed that!

[Darklord]

phew finally finished, just need to edit, upload and watch the points roll in (not necessarily for me but they will roll in!!!)

[Darklord]

mine's up, phew!!

[Moavoamoatu]

Nice hiding Ben. I'd have never noticed that!

He is still hiding as he didn't post his entry :D

[Dr.Mercury]

mine's up, phew!!
Well, that explains the sexual harassment!:laugh:

[Darklord]

it was a perfectlly sincere question, honest officer!!
so 2 left to go

[Morf]

I'm glad I can kick back and watch the Euro final tonight.
Bexley and Ben are waiting each other out! Common guys, share!

[Bexley]

You know me... photo will be up with seconds to spare and positioned to hide the paint that's still wet.

[Bexley]

A plea for leniency: I was resizing the photos to make a collage of views. The folder I was saving them to corrupted, and I did not have time to resize them before the deadline, so I quickly resized the front view and uploaded that, to make the deadline. Would it be possible to swap that photo for the collage I was intending to make? I fully understand if that's a no-no, and that it can't be changed after the deadline, but I figured it didn't hurt to ask.

[Moavoamoatu]

You play with fire when you post on the deadline but I think you will win as Ben$quig didn't post and the dealine is in 2 minutes.

Great job and very nice entry.

[Bexley]

Yeah, I know. Like I said, doesn't hurt to ask, but I will happily abide by whatever the judges say.

[Moavoamoatu]

Congratulations Bexley, you go to the final even if you don't post the other views.

But it would be great if you could post them even if you are sure to win now as the deadline is reached and Ben$quig DNFed.

This time the judges only have 4 entries to judge so it should be done fast, no ? But it will be hard because all 5 entries are of the same skill level IMHO.

Good luck to all and now judges it's your turn.

[Bexley]

Well, Thunderhawker missed last round, and still got in. Depends on why Ben$quig DNF'd.

I will post more, shortly. I had just resized the last one, and was about to open a new file to C&P all the pictures into, and Photoshop just crashed. I loaded it up again, and went to the folder, and it crashed again. I looked at the clock, and decided to just upload the front view. Came to the site, went to the gallery to upload, and selected "browse for photo." As soon as I tried to navigate to the folder, Firefox crashed. I had to pull the photo off the camera, crop/resize it again, and quickly upload it.

On the plus side, having a CRT monitor makes a huge difference in color correcting, just like I had suspected.

[Ritual]

Thunderhawker posted the entry in his own gallery as soon as whatever technical issue he'd had had got sorted, so it was fairly evident he HAD made his entry on time. If we don't hear from Ben$quig pretty soon, then he's definitely out.

EDIT: He was last active on the site on June 27, so he hasn't been here now trying to upload anything.

[Bexley]

Here's the collage version (http://www.bexlarium.com/photos/2008/Laundry%28collage%29_IP5R4_LG_001.jpg) of mine.

Something is seriously wrong with my Photoshop. It continued crashing everytime I tried to "Save for Web." I quit trying, and started using "Save As..." and that worked for a bit, then that started crashing. Then it would crash when I'd try to paste. I finally managed to get the stupid thing put together. I'm going to have to uninstall/reinstall and hope that'll fix it.

[Dr.Mercury]

All the entries are absolutely awesome!!

[supervike]

Sorry...I've been extremly busy today helping my Parents move....

Everything is closed now. Looks like BenSquig was a DNFer.

[Morf]

Wow, DNF at the semifinal??? This guy really has to have a good reason! Congratz for advancing, Bexley!

[Darklord]

someone best wake eric up again, its time for work!
on a serious note, i just want to say how honoured i feel to be in the last 6 with such great painters, they are all great entries guys.:worship:

[Moavoamoatu]

Bexley, your entry is amazing. It's stupid but I love the bubbles in the bucket :)

The paintjob is fantastic too. You deserve the final BTW.

How did you make the buckets ?

[supervike]

Just an FYI...Since Bexley's opponent is a DNF and it doesn't impact anything, I'm going to allow Bex to upload his collage to the gallery.

I have no problem with this sort of thing, since no outcome will be affected, but also I'll take this chance to say that in the future, I'll not allow pictures to come in after the deadline, even for a 'good' reason. I did that last round, and took alot of (deserved) heat for it.

In the future, I will just expect everyone to allow time to get the pics uploaded. If there is a worry about Wyrd being down, I'll have folks e-mail the pics to me by the deadline. If you have problems with your internet connection, it's up to you to get to a connection that does work. I hate to sound cold blooded, but I worry if I have made exceptions in the past, everyone will expect them...and I don't want to be the person that says 'your reason isn't good enough'.

So, going forward, if there are any more IPs, the deadline is going to be strictly adhered to.

Danke!

[Thryth]

...if there are any more IPs...

?!?!

[supervike]

Well, I didn't want to sound presumptious!!

;)

[Brushmistress]

The collage pics of Bexley's are really awesome - that is a beautiful entry!!! :)
I do however agree with Vike on the no late photos rule. A deadline is a deadline.

Any I'm game for another IP in the future. I hope that this event doesn't disappear off the Wyrd roster.:eek:

[Morf]

It's like with American Idol. They make you believe that might be the last edition. But it will never end!

[Bexley]

I do however agree with Vike on the no late photos rule. A deadline is a deadline.

Agreed. In fact, I'm on record saying that last round. I only asked because a) I did have all my photos done on time and b) I had a working internet connection. I mean, seriously- who expects Photoshop to go bonkers? But, I also expected the answer to be "no". Since Ben$quig DNF'd, though, it doesn't much matter, except that I will still get judged, and since the feedback and scoring are valuable in and of themselves, I'd rather get that feedback on the multiple views.

How did you make the buckets ?

It was a wooden barrel mini (I think from Rackham) that I cut in half. I used a Dremel to hollow out about a 1/16" out of the half I used for the tub.

[supervike]

Yeah, just to be clear, if Ben$quig had not DNF'd I wouldn't have allowed it.

[Moavoamoatu]

Back to serious things : as judges only have 4 entries to judge when should we get results and the new theme ?

[supervike]

Well, mr. moamomomovoatmotamtu,

I like keeping things on a schedule..., we will still have the deadline of Sun. July 13th.

I'll most likely make the new theme and announcement by FRIDAY morning.

Maybe, if I get the results in, I can make the announcement slightly earlier, and give the finalists an extra day or two on this end of it. What say you forum folks?

[Bexley]

You've announced the scores and new theme early in the past, when the judges have gotten their scores in early. (I want to say round two for this IP had the scores posted on Wednesday night, and the new theme was announced Thursday morning.) I'd say if it works out that it can be earlier without any undue hurrying on anybody's part, why not?

[Ritual]

My votes are in, for what that is worth...

[Brushmistress]

If they can be posted earlier that's cool. I have many picnics to attend this week, so I honestly have to say there's no pressure from me on the judges. :cool: I will probably not start until next Monday anyhow.

[Ritual]

I just wanted to add that just because I announced that MY votes are in doesn't mean I put any pressure on you two, Rob and Eric...





Slackers!!


:noevil:

[Moavoamoatu]

If they can be posted earlier that's cool.

I agree....but I don't have any picnic unless Brushmistress invite me ;)

But more seriously I have an ambitious project for Total Testotesrone (since a long time) and it will take ages. So if I am lucky enough to go to IP last round, the sooner I start the better it is and if I have time I might post an "extra" entry as I did for Nathan's avatar.

@Ritual : you are fast, that's great. Viking power ??

[supervike]

I
@Ritual : you are fast, that's great. Viking power ??


Are you saying he is a SUPERVIKing?

[Moavoamoatu]

Are you saying he is a SUPERVIKing?

Yes he must be :)

[Ritual]

Since I'm off to World Expo in Spain tomorrow night I needed to be quick. I still have some entries to finish... :(

[Darklord]

I will probably not start until next Monday anyhow.

i aint quite dead and buried yet luv!!!!

as for earlier annoucements then yes, tension kills me sometimes and then i can either celebrate or relax!!

[Brushmistress]

I agree....but I don't have any picnic unless Brushmistress invite me ;)

Hey, if you can make it across the pond, you're more than welcome to join me and my fellow gaming friends on the 5th!!!:)

[Brushmistress]

i aint quite dead and buried yet luv!!!!

as for earlier annoucements then yes, tension kills me sometimes and then i can either celebrate or relax!!

LOL= sorry about that. :imsorry: It's been a long day, and I in no way assumed I had this round in the bag. I was actually referring to how I usually don't start on a project for IP until the Monday after the theme is announced. Please forgive me oh newly made father!!!

[Moavoamoatu]

i aint quite dead and buried yet luv!!!!



R.I.P. Darklord, Brushmistress buried you alive....next theme suggestion : "not dead yet" or "zombies : the return" :D

[Moavoamoatu]

Hey, if you can make it across the pond, you're more than welcome to join me and my fellow gaming friends on the 5th!!!:)

Thanks, I would be glad to join but the pond is a bit large....even if I am a froggy ;)

[Frustrated Father]

Just wanted to jump in and say that there will be an IP here on Wyrd for as long as I can beat Jim into submission and keep him chained in the basement. He only escaped the leash and the ball gag once but we've been sure to get thicker straps this time around.

:D

Ya'll all have done a damn top notch job and I laughed on quite a number of these entries as it was taken literal and it is always great to see the interpretations and direction these themes take.

Good stuff, all of you.

[Bexley]

"Bring out the Vike" just doesn't have quite the same ring to it as "Bring out the Gimp." But hey, whatever floats yer boat...

[supervike]

It's not that I mind the ball gag...but did it really have to be made of 'ball'......*shudder*

[Bexley]

Ew. You win this round, Supervike. Well played.

[Morf]

I'll never look at Nathan the same way after Vike's confession (shudder).

[Darklord]

LOL= sorry about that. :imsorry: It's been a long day, and I in no way assumed I had this round in the bag. I was actually referring to how I usually don't start on a project for IP until the Monday after the theme is announced. Please forgive me oh newly made father!!!

thats quite alright m'lady!! i dont start till late either, usually 3 days before deadline!!!

[Darklord]

well i was doing the fencing but its now its raining, so back to thinking of the results again!!

[Moavoamoatu]

Well, mr. moamomomovoatmotamtu,

I like keeping things on a schedule..., we will still have the deadline of Sun. July 13th.

Does it mean that last IP round lasts one week only ???

If yes, can't you at least post the new theme so we could think about it (even if we don't go to the final round) ?

[supervike]

Whoops! No, not just 1 week. I'm a week behind myself, as I apparently live in the past.

The deadline will be JULY 20th at 6 pm CST.

[Moavoamoatu]

Whoops! No, not just 1 week. I'm a week behind myself, as I apparently live in the past.

The deadline will be JULY 20th at 6 pm CST.

We call this alzheimer Jim :D Don't worry many people live a long time with this disease.

I had an idea if Nathan agrees : some companies give the winners of painting contest a kind of miniature reward. Black Scorpion has the Chief. I recently bought in a shop (you can't find it on the web) a Gamezone miniature representing a painter and also a miniature with a dice in his hands.

I thought we could have Supervikes avatar as a miniature for Wyrd painting contest winners : what do you think ?

This thread is so quiet that I think this idea could let people speak about it and may be Nathan will answer my PMs ;)

[Darklord]

thats an avatar? i thought it was a photo!! sounds like a good idea to me. who needs a golden demon when you can have vikey on your mantlepiece. depends what clothes he was wearing though!!

as for the thread being quite i think we are all just waiting with baited breath on results!! getting music albums out to get a head start on vikeys theme. actually there's a theme for you 'supervike'!

[Hinton]

I had an idea if Nathan agrees : some companies give the winners of painting contest a kind of miniature reward. Black Scorpion has the Chief. I recently bought in a shop (you can't find it on the web) a Gamezone miniature representing a painter and also a miniature with a dice in his hands.

I thought we could have Supervikes avatar as a miniature for Wyrd painting contest winners : what do you think ?


This was discussed in a thread earlier this year:

http://wyrd-games.net/showthread.php?t=3714

As I said there, I'm all for it, even to the point of having a trophy for each comp (Femme Fatale, Rotten Harvest, etc).

[Moavoamoatu]

This was discussed in a thread earlier this year:

http://wyrd-games.net/showthread.php?t=3714

As I said there, I'm all for it, even to the point of having a trophy for each comp (Femme Fatale, Rotten Harvest, etc).

Jim in mini skirt for Femme Fatale ????? Great idea !!!!

[Bexley]

Wednesday afternoon... it's about time to start begging for scores, right?

[Darklord]

i started begging yesterday but the wife said to leave her alone she didnt have the scores!

[supervike]

I'd love to see a trophy of sorts...have thought that for some time.

[Darklord]

how we looking for results vike, will it be tomorrow or maybe sooner?

[Brushmistress]

A trophy would be very cool (I had a 6 month Mordheim campaign where the winner won the "Silver Squig")!
You could even set the benchmark for having awards who's resin was not still wet when it was time to hand them out (GD Baltimore 2008 :club: - they're still in the mail apparently).

So like, I know I said it didn't matter when the scores came in, but clearly I lied. When do we get them?!?:o:

[Moavoamoatu]

Yes, get out from the basement Vikey and give us the scores !!!!! :p:

[supervike]

As soon as I get the ballots, I'll work up the score sheets!

Patience my young padawans!

[Bexley]

So, who is (are) the holdout(s)?

[Darklord]

yeah we want names, spill it vikey!!

are we there yet dad, are we there yet!!

[Brushmistress]

My guess is Rob and EricJ as usual!;) (You have a PM btw Rob). I used my awesome powers of deduction to come to this conclusion . . . no, actually I just remember Ritual said his were in, so that leaves two.

[Darklord]

eric's maybe painting another room!!

[Morf]

I'm leaving for a 3 day festival tomorrow morning (hint hint)...

[Darklord]

anyone else looked at the i think i can gallery? thought i would mention waghorns take on this rounds theme, its a great play on it

[waghorn41]

Thank you DL :o:

The photo is s**t but in the metal she's come out quite well, just wish I could sort it so you could see.

I think my 'Bad to the bone' was better though - apart from the dragon toppling as I took the photo!

Oh well, roll on the next round.

[Darklord]

yeah it wasnt clear to me what was happening until i read the text, but when i realised the play on words i laughed out loud!

[supervike]

I agree Darklord! I do love a good pun, and Waghorn gave me a good groan there!

I'm assuming she is truly a blonde....LOL

[supervike]

Two of the three ballots are in!!

I won't point at who is holding this thing up, but I'll drop you some hints.

Fantastic Painter.

Male.

Does NOT live in the United States.

Does NOT live in Sweden.

Hmmmmm.....

[demonherald]

will be done tonight........
fell behind this week a little been a tad busy and then the little one went and got himself a headcold and wants no one but daddy near him... all the time....

[Bexley]

He's just sour because we're about to celebrate our independence. I bet he wouldn't hold out on us if Guy Fawkes day was right around the corner...

[supervike]

Next thing you know, he'll try and impose a tax on our Tea!!!

But, we get the last laugh, we drink coffee!!!

[Bexley]

will be done tonight........
fell behind this week a little been a tad busy and then the little one went and got himself a headcold and wants no one but daddy near him... all the time....

Oooh... meanie. Everything's closed tomorrow- how will I be able to run out and buy a mini after the theme's announced to make use of the three day weekend? :laugh:

(Heh. Because I have such a history of gettting started right away...)

[Bexley]

Next thing you know, he'll try and impose a tax on our Tea!!!

But, we get the last laugh, we drink coffee!!!

That's it- I'm throwing all my GW stuff into Boston harbor.

[Darklord]

Two of the three ballots are in!!

I won't point at who is holding this thing up, but I'll drop you some hints.

Fantastic Painter.

Male.

Does NOT live in the United States.

Does NOT live in Sweden.

Hmmmmm.....

fantastic painter? must be me, sorry didnt know i was judging!!

(oh and rob dont forget your yorkshire bretheren when scoring!! not like those nasty people across the pond!!!

[supervike]

That's it- I'm throwing all my GW stuff into Boston harbor.


Perhaps I can convince you to throw it all in supervike Harbor....:vb_devil:

[Darklord]

nah we've got levies on that too!!

[Bexley]

supervike Harbor

*shudder*

[Darklord]

ah but is it like miami or more like blackpool?

[Frustrated Father]

Hey folks, just chiming in as I finally have gotten around to reading the last few days of posts here though I've jumped in on one or two threads here and there. And yes, I'm working on PM's and e-mails, constantly.

:)

Trophy, that has actually been on the list for some time now and IS something that we're going to get done, just it is a matter deciding what, in what venue (whether we offer an honest to goodness trophy or a contest only miniature) and putting aside the funds. Having something sculpted up, molds made and cast is a spendy operation so essentially it would be funds that won't be recouped in any fashion other than self satisfaction of seeing folks having a good time and getting rewarded with other than miniatures from the Wyrd line.

Still, something that we want to do, and will do, just have to allot for it here in the future, and right now every spare penny (and a few we don't have) is going into new sculpts, upgrades behind the scenes and getting ready for GenCon which is a real bugger (and expensive to boot!). We'll manage, just give us a bit more time on that.

As for Eric and Rob being delayed on the votes, my apologies there. I kicked things into over gear here on a few things that I've got them working on behind the scenes and put a firm deadline on it all and pulled out the Ogre Nathan and they've been sports and obligingly been losing sleep in order to get some Wyrd product painted, tutorials put together, and slap together the latest version of Wyrd Chronicles which I've been stomping on about.

Lastly, just wanted to say that the entries are all top notch and I don't envy the judges one damn bit. Typically this is the point in the contest where I wuss out and give top scores across the board just so I don't have to be the bad guy, glad I fobbed that off on someone else this time about (heh).

[Bexley]

Instead of sending a mini/$5 to the person who beat you, just have eliminated painters in IP send $5 to the Trophy Miniature Fund.

Hey, speaking of which- since the final is 3-way, do I have to send two figures if I lose, or just one to the highest scorer?

[Morf]

Instead of sending a mini/$5 to the person who beat you, just have eliminated painters in IP send $5 to the Trophy Miniature Fund.


I'm all for it.
Very good idea.
It would take at least 200 losers to get it going ;)

[Darklord]

sounds like a good idea to me too. @ Nathan, i dont speak for others but i know they are all a good bunch and i think most of us take part for the enjoyment it gives, its certainly unlike any other contest i have entered and appreciate you letting us hold it on here. Might as well say too that vikey and the judges do a real sterling effort to keep the thing running, especially when we are all bugging them for scores!!
Oh and i hope i got your posing pouch the right colour!!

[supervike]

Just for the record, Eric and Demonherald were not late on the judging....they were right on time and there was no delay, other than us whining about it!

[Moavoamoatu]

Yes, sending money for the Trophy Miniature Fund is a real good idea.

And I think it must be a Supervike's avatar Trophy miniature.

If I have time, I'll try to do something for the final round even if I don't go to it. I sure you will like it. I have the miniatures, I just need time as I started my TT entry today.

@Jim : if Rob posts his results today can we have the results and the new theme today instead of friday ?

[Frustrated Father]

Posing pouch was hilarious. :D

And yeah Morf, you got the cost of it down quite nicely, thus the reason why it isn't an immediate jump upon. Still, thanks folks for the offers, no need to donate money in the least, just something that we'll manage here sooner or later.

[Darklord]

would adapting one of your exsisting mini's be cheaper. i know there is still mould casting etc but would save the need for a new sculpt

[supervike]

Rob has posted his results. I'm tabulating.....(got my shoes off to help count)

I will post RESULTS< SCORES< COMMENTS<MATCHUPS AND THEMES today!!!

[Bexley]

FF: I didn't think it would pay for the figures, but it'd at least help out.

Supervike: Well, yeah, but we can always hope that the scores will be in early. I mean, it happened once, therefore we will always expect it to happen and cry when it doesn't. That's how gamers work. Haven't you read this (http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/commentary/alttext/2008/06/alttext_0618/)?

[Wren]

I think the donating of the losing fee to Wyrd or having a small (optional) entry fee would be fine ideas to help fund the trophy. It's a community project, seems reasonable for the community that participates to contribute to it. Nathan's already been very generous in supplying the bandwidth and not minding that we paint other companies stuff and so on.

[Moavoamoatu]

I think the donating of the losing fee to Wyrd or having a small (optional) entry fee would be fine ideas to help fund the trophy. It's a community project, seems reasonable for the community that participates to contribute to it. Nathan's already been very generous in supplying the bandwidth and not minding that we paint other companies stuff and so on.


I totallly agree with Wren.

[Darklord]

me too, how about a certificate, i could put it up on the wall!!