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ipaintminis

ipaintminis

Active member
OK, I\'ve been painting a whole lot lately, and i keep getting WIPS...theres a good reason and Ive been working for competitions and am entering many categories in the contest...hence different wips...

instead of blubbering I\'m going to get right to the point


i am scared to put a new picture up in my gallery. Shelly , my latest, scored exceptionally better than i thought and i am petrified to put a new one in that wont score as well...


...help...lol
 
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Ritual

New member
Snap out of it!!!

Seriously now, my third mini posted here is my highest scoring yet. Still I think I\'ve made tremendous progress in my abilities since that, but the scores don\'t reflect that. Screw the scores, I say! Don\'t be scared to put your new work up. Regardless of the scores, you\'ll get appreciation where it\'s due and criticism/advice that\'ll help you progress.

*edit* It may have been my fourth mini... but that doesn\'t change my arguments... :)
 
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supervike

Super Moderator
don\'t fear the reaper...

It is not a failure to have a lower scoring mini. Heck, it really shouldn\'t even be a consideration.

As long as you are striving to do better on each one, that seems to be its own reward.

Shelly is going to be a hard act to follow, but keep in mind that YOU painted it. Further works, regardless of the score, will never take that away.



;)
 
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Equus

New member
Good advice there. Just go for it. Like in the theatre, where you have to follow up on a really good night. Just means you have to focus a little and let it be what it needs to be.
 
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absolutrudy

New member
It\'s how you get better.

I was apprehensive at first as well, but constructive criticism is how you get better. The proof should be that master-level painters who have responded to this post still look for ways to get better. That\'s the great thing about his hobby, there\'s no ceiling on it.:bouncy:
 
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dauber22

New member
Oh, Stop Whining!!!

You\'d never see something silly like that keeping me from posting in my gallery! lol lol lol lol
 
ipaintminis

ipaintminis

Active member
*shuffles feet*

thanks guys...

somebody made me all nervous about it...plus the next one to go in the gallery is either a reaper or a GW ogre...not sure what i want to go infront of shelly...i still dont think i painted her lol dosent look like my work at all!

thanks guys...i should have something new in there soon...its been far to long! :p
 
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Helga

New member
ha! the curse of success

I understand Your hesitation...
the farther You get the more envy will You encounter, because this is (regrettably) normal human behavior.

But please consider this
- You have friends here who are eagerly anticipating your newest endeavors
- show and share what You do so others may learn too
- only the good get slandered, you can take the bad votes like as a medal of honour
- (very in brackets: little me feels especially encouraged to see the painting god\'s less godlike results, as in \"ahaa, this is the way how they got that good\")

so please keep them coming
 
No Such Agency

No Such Agency

New member
For the longest time my best-scoring mini was NOT one of my latest, and that was annoying. I felt I had \"slipped\" after doing one really good job. Of course, it was not true - that mini (\"Riot Girl\") simply appealed to CMONers in ways the others had not, and was consequently more popular.

Also, you can always think of the \"boobies factor\" - Shelly has them, your next mini may not. You can always blame that if it scores lower ;)
 
Dragonsreach

Dragonsreach

Super Moderator
Staff member
Becca : Just post them up what\'s the worst that can happen?
You\'ll become rich and famous? You won\'t speak to us anymore?

Just go for it, it\'s always nice to see painted figures.
 
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dauber22

New member
Originally posted by Dragonsreach
Becca : Just post them up what\'s the worst that can happen?
You\'ll become rich and famous? You won\'t speak to us anymore?
Click to expand...

Oh! Then by all means! Go ahead and post more!!! lol lol lol

@Ritual - I believe this has been discovered to be a direct cause of \"Axbone Syndrome\" ;)
 
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Herb the bitter

New member
While the desire to get higher scores can be a good motivational tool, don\'t let it ruin your enjoyment of the hobby. Given your progress I don\'t think you have hit your plateau yet. :)
 
airhead

airhead

Coffin Dodger / Keymaster
Becca, even if it does not score as well as your top 5 minis, it does not hurt your score. If it scores better than your 5th best mini, you get to go up in ranking and get ahead of me again.
:p
 
Wren

Wren

Member
Originally posted by No Such Agency
For the longest time my best-scoring mini was NOT one of my latest, and that was annoying. I felt I had \"slipped\" after doing one really good job. Of course, it was not true - that mini (\"Riot Girl\") simply appealed to CMONers in ways the others had not, and was consequently more popular.

Also, you can always think of the \"boobies factor\" - Shelly has them, your next mini may not. You can always blame that if it scores lower ;)
Click to expand...

Shelly, and Riot Girl, are also really scenes rather than single miniatures. I think a good scene really resonates for a lot of people, gets more of an emotional response, so can as a result get a slightly higher score than if the person were judging only the painting of an individual mini and a small base. I know I will bump my vote up a point for that reason sometimes. If your next mini or three does score lower, I don\'t think that says anything bad about your painting skills, rather I think it says something good about your skills at creating a scene that really touches people. :)

Though by no means would I overlook the effect of the boobie factor. ;)
 
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Mosch

Active member
Becca.

Look through my gallery and consider that I will soon post another miniature. Compare my scores to your scores. Note that my best mini is an amorphous blob with a paintjob a four year ols could have done (ten minis back) and my second best mini is a Drune Persecutor (seven minis back). Also note that my scores suck, especially in comparison to yours.
My suckiness does not hold me back from posting more minis, why should your painting ability hold you back then?

Now shut your noise hole and post your mini :D
 
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