photoshopped minis

darklord

New member
hwo do you see these sorts of submissions?
http://www.coolminiornot.com/index.php?id=205172&letknown=1

i wasnt sure, i like the overall picture but it isnt really submitted as a vote on the mini\'s themselves

should there be (as i think shawn mentioned once) a section for edited stuff?
 

Dragonsreach

Super Moderator
Staff member
Kind of \"Self-Levelling\".
I see comments and votes which indicate that the response to these pictures are regarding them as Cool , but not bad efforts.
 

bodiscool

Member
yer its kinda hard to vote on somthing like this.there should be an edited section
after all its an artform in itself.
cool pic or not?
but i guess u open up another can of worms if u do lol
 

darklord

New member
i\'ve often thought it would be nice to have a section for artwork , maybe edited photos could sit with those
 

ScottRadom

Shogun of Saskatchewan
Maybe just where you select \"Manufacturer\" for the mini you could slap something in there for \"Photo Edited Mini\" and I think that may satisfy some. Maybe?
 

bodiscool

Member
yer i think it would help.but it could make an allready (for me) irrational voteing system even more headbanging lol
 

ScottRadom

Shogun of Saskatchewan
Originally posted by bodiscool
yer i think it would help.but it could make an allready (for me) irrational voteing system even more headbanging lol

I know this has been flogged a million times over but what part of the voting sytem is irrational?

Anyway I liked the submitted picture in question, but it is a little \"hazy\" to vote on a picture like that. Sure the pic is cool, but how do I rate it? The Necrons are okay I guess but what would I score them sans photo shop?
 

bodiscool

Member
its not the system as such just bugs me at times to see very well painted mini,s scoring lower then an average but band new sm.its not something that will change and has been said many times before.
i guess that were the \"cool\" bit comes in
or maybe i just judge it differnt to others
 

Starks333

New member
Originally posted by ScottRadom
Originally posted by bodiscool
yer i think it would help.but it could make an allready (for me) irrational voteing system even more headbanging lol

I know this has been flogged a million times over but what part of the voting sytem is irrational?

Anyway I liked the submitted picture in question, but it is a little \"hazy\" to vote on a picture like that. Sure the pic is cool, but how do I rate it? The Necrons are okay I guess but what would I score them sans photo shop?


not irrational, but not practical

people use their opinion to vote rather than understanding...and therefor you will see good minis get bad votes and bad minis get good votes...

until everyone understands what it is they are looking at, or doesnt bias because they like or dislike people(which is another common thing here on cmon) you will always get this

and im also tired of hearing people saying \"oh the voting is messed who cares\" obviously you do if you keep posting stuff on cmon to get voted on, and obviously you would when it starts to affect the sale price of a figure

as for editing, honestly its obvious unless you are really good, in which case no one will know anyways

if you add photoediting you might as well add design, and concepts as well

id prefer to not see edited photos, it doesnt really serve a major purpose to \"cool mini or not\"...its more digital art than it is figure painting/sculpting etc
 

Shawn R. L.

New member
Originally posted by darklord
should there be (as i think shawn mentioned once) a section for edited stuff?

Yeah, that was me. Since I\'m using Photoshop to \'paint\' more stuff for Armorcast\'s catalog shots I\'m not as turned off by digital painting.....as long as it\'s distinguished between traditional and digital. No put down to digital artists - I\'m not saying digital is less, it\'s just a whole different thing/mode/talent to do.
 

freakinacage

Well-known member
Originally posted by bodiscool

or maybe i just judge it differnt to others
exactly. everyone is different. even i vary from day to day. the only flaw in the system is that people are allowed to use it!! we are far too subjective
 

Aliengod3

Active member
I like it because it brings a bit of realism to the minis but at the same time it does not really showcase the painting so the photo editing becomes an irritant.
 

Shawn R. L.

New member
Originally posted by Davyboy74
Originally posted by Shawn R. L.
Originally posted by darklord
Originally posted by Davyboy74
Looks like my mini collection after a night on the bong :p

your mini\'s smoke the bong

Must be hard to paint all the little Oreo\'s and Doritos...........


Please elaborate/explain

Oreos? Doritos?

:eek::eek: Hmm, you know of the bong device and don\'t know the connection? Something suspicious there?

Bong\'s - Oreos, Doritos, Pie, Cake, Doughnuts, Pizza, Chocolate Milk & Grahm Crackers......umm wow............they REALLY go together.:drunk: I know from experience. It aint a pretty picture, lots of crumbs involved and tummy aches.
 
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