Ideas on Wyrd Painting contest themes .. gimme some input folks.

Hey folks,

I\'m planning out the next few contests (yes, multiple) for the near future and I\'m trying to come up with themes in general.

Unlike the last Wyrd Painting Contest where a single miniature was chosen, I\'m going to open it up as a theme in general. I\'ve got a few ideas that I thought I would float past ya\'ll and I\'m asking for some ideas in return. Catchy \'phrases\' are the word of the day!

So, ideas that I\'ve had so far are:

1. Creature Feature. This would be all creatures, monsters and anything not remotely human\'ish.

2. Guys with Guts, or one that I really liked (TAB came up with this one), Boys with Balls! The last of course is completely out of the PC league so I\'m not sure about that one - hehe - does make me laugh though. Basically, anything Male - generally humanoid.

3. Undead Fandango (eh - needs a better name I think). Anything and everything undead. If its dead and it walks, it fits in this catagorie.

4. Creep Feature (again, name ...?) This could almost be combined with the undead one, but I was thinking of running it around the Halloween holiday - witches, warlocks, vampires, pumpkins with butcher knives ... you get the idea.

Anyhow, some of ya\'ll have a knack with words, or more to the point, minds slightly more twisted than some, and I\'m interested in ideas and tag lines to go with them.

I\'m more or less staying away from a \'Chick\' theme as I think Chick Challenge should have that all to its lonesdom as Jason does a fantastic job with it (hey, its practically its own institution).

Right now I\'m planning on running four contests a year, with six-seven weeks announcement-painting time and one to two weeks voting. After that, about a month \'off\' as the website is updated, prizes are sent out and sponsorship is secured for the next.

Ideas are welcome!
 

supervike

Super Moderator
sign me up..

creature feature definately sounds like something I\'d love, as does the Undead Fandango.

Having everyone do the same mini as a certain appeal, but it does limit participation (but not necessarily imaginations, as your last contest proved).
Reverend for instance, mentioned that he didn\'t care for the Shark mini.

Having an overall theme makes the whole thing much more enjoyable. Plus the ability to use whatever one might have on hand makes it do-able.

Sounds very cool Nathan. Maybe even this time I could be a random Schmuck!!lollol
 

Levdir

New member
I\'m in, less for better than for worse...

I have a bunch of Rackham minis waiting for me at the LGS; at least two of them fit the catagories you\'ve outlined (not that I\'ll likely be able to paint them to anywhere the quality found on this site ;)). The catagories as defined sound cool. I assume you\'re referecing Grim Fandango with the Undead Fandango thing? Why not just call it Grim Fandango (it has a better ring, I think) and go from there? As for entries, would the Rackham mini The Watcher (big, badass man-wolf thing) be non-human enough to fit into Creature Feature? And where would a hand-scuplted Jack Skellington (from The Nightmare Before Chirstmas) belong? Might you have a separate catagory for a single mini for those that want to try it? I\'d go for that, assuming it was a mini I could get ahold of...my (largley irrelevant and uneducated) thoughts.
 

No Such Agency

New member
\"Grim Fandango\" is a great idea! Any undead, from skellies to ghouls, the creepier the better. That\'s got my vote.

I\'ll have to find a mini of Manny Calavera though if I want to enter ;)
 

finn17

New member
Hmmm...

Better lead, than undead

Dream Marine

Kiss my Axe (I stole that one)

Mean \'n\' Green

Knight Fever
 
They all sound good Nathen. I like the Idea of 1 mini chosen and everbody paints it, maybe that could be 1 of the 4 contests run. Count me in.:D
 

Duende

New member
Wyrd theme ideas..

How about a \"Mechanical\" theme? I know it wouldn\'t draw as big of a crowd as \"living\" creatures do, but it\'s just an idea. Even categories such as \"Wings\" (fliers, hoverers), \"Wheels\" (self-explantory), and \"Feet\" (dreadnoughts, mechs) as a thought.

And another idea, instead of \"Guys with Guts\" or \"Boys with Balls\" (since it\'s so un-PC), how about \"Beefcake\"? I\'ll admit,I got the idea from the CC\'s \"Cheescake\" category..:D

Just my 2 cents worth!
 

Levdir

New member
Ooh, a Mechanical catagory would give me an excuse to buy that lone Warjack left on my LGS\'s shelves...
 
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Wolf_Fang

Guest
i kinna like the monster feature cause then i could use a tyranid or soemthign and actualy enter lol (not like id win eny way :rolleyes:)
 

Ritual

New member
I would definitely be up for the \'Grim Fandango\' (great name BTW) as well as the \'Creature Feature\' and possibly the \'Guys with Guts/Boys with Balls/Beefcake\' as well. :cool:

@Levdir
The Jack Skellington would be ideal for the \'Creep Feature\', I\'d say! :)
 

kittykat23uk

New member
Oh yeah I have plenty of potential minis for the creature feature, so my vote goes to that one. I like the creep feature and grim fandango idea too.

@ Ledvir: I definitely think The Watcher would be suitable for the creature feature, as would any wolfen type thing. ;)

And to Nathan, thanks for the mini from the last contest! :D
 

Calavera

New member
Originally posted by No Such Agency
\"Grim Fandango\" is a great idea! Any undead, from skellies to ghouls, the creepier the better. That\'s got my vote.

I\'ll have to find a mini of Manny Calavera though if I want to enter ;)

Say what ?
:D
I\'ve looked but haven\'t found any, we need to get some of the talented sculpters to play the game :D
 

Levdir

New member
Now I feel special...I have to get to painting, I guess! I have an Emperor\'s Champion (WH40K) on commission from a friend; would it go in the Beefcake/whatever catagory? If not, I\'ll just do my Alahel the Messenger or Templar Commander. Yay, I love competitions! Even if I have no chance in hell of winning, it pushes me to paint my best. :)
 

sniffles

New member
Originally posted by vincegamer
Originally posted by Frustrated Father3. Undead Fandango (eh - needs a better name I think).
How about \"Coming Out (of the ground) Party\"??
4. Creep Feature (again, name ...?)
Ghoul Mini or Not??

Oh, man, those are both good ones, Vince!! lol

I\'ve been wanting to find an excuse to paint some monsters lately... and maybe that would inspire me to actually *take a photo of a mini*!!!
 

EricJ

Active member
you could do color themes? Like a Blue and Green theme, and you can only use blues and greens (and white/black as well for highlight/shadows). And I mean NO other colors :)

My dragyri sort of make me think of this. I never did use blue or green much, so I told myself I\'d paint a mini in only blues and greens and it was a big challenge but ended up working really well and teaching me a ton.

you could do other combo\'s as well, Red/yellow, Orange/Brown, etc...

just a thought for a more esoteric theme idea :)
 
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