Post by ash on Sept 26, 2009 11:36:52 GMT 9.5
Please note that all the rules posted here are for the sole use of the 'Themed Hobby Competitions'. All other competitions and challenges will have their own rules and stipulations.
First of all welcome!
This hobby that we enjoy has so many different parts that go into making it work. Theres assembling, converting, painting, writing and researching lists, painting, terrain, gaming and more. Not everybody in the hobby enjoys every aspect of it though. In the past various competitions have been held on these forums (and its previous incarnation Doevy's Den) and in the various clubs that frequent it. competitions were centered around one aspect of the hobby or another. Generally speaking these would have been either modeling, painting but mostly both.
Well thats going to change.
These competitions that will be run on a regular basis will allow you to further explore your favorite aspects of the hobby without having to take part in the aspects you do not like.
Be it painting a squad or a character, building a counter or a whole board, writing a piece of fiction or painting a portrait you will find that you can enter in one way or another.
How is it possible?
Well the key word here is 'theme'. Each competition run will have a theme. A few words which you can interpret as you like. You can take that theme and run with it.
However there is a major restriction.
The idea behind these competitions is for the entrants to develop, enhance and grow their skill base. But it should not just be for the entrant them self to learn from their entry. everyone should be able to take something home from it. WIP (or Work In Progress) is going to be a major factor in these competitions. Each entry must be complemented with a WIP report. These must be created as you go to allow for feedback and for other entrants (and the public) to pick your brain on the creative process used to create your entry.
A entry not backed up with a WIP will not be allowed to enter for judging. You can not just bash out a model and post it without any of the other work to back it up.
Which brings us to another aspect of the competitions. How did you rate against the other entrants?
At the close of each competition all completed entries will be put into a poll for scoring by the public. Anyone can vote on who they thought did the best out of the others. Judging should take into account the creativeness, interpretation, WIP and final product.
Sounds good doesn't it?
Rules and Tips for Entrants
So you have decided that you would like to join in on one of the comps yet do not know where to start or how to go about a Work in Progress report. Well we shall get back to that in a minute but first of all this is a competition so there needs to be a few ground rules.
1. You can not use something you have already created as your entry. That would be cheating
2. The theme (or your interpretation of it) must be incorporated into your entry as the main component. A theme of 'gun' can not be incorporated into your finished piece by having it stood in the corner of a diorama room.
3. All entries must be accompanied by a WIP report. More on this later.
4. The entry must be somehow linked to the hobby. Now this is a hard thing to define as it is a huge hobby and has many parts to it. If you are ever unsure of your entry fitting into a requirement post a reply in the questions thread in the competitions sud board.
5. All entries must be complete.
Entry types and Works in Progress Reports.
Different types of entries will have a different agenda to complete for it to be considered a finished entry. This comes down to two things:
1. It must be complete. Complete meaning that it is finished, no more work to be done.
2. It must be accompanied by a Work in Progress Report.
Here are details of the different types of entries and what would be considered complete and well WIPped.
Painting and modeling.
Painting and modeling entries are anything that includes figures, terrain, gaming boards, conversions etc.
A completed entry will be fully painted (unless you are presenting a sculpt which is okay to be presented in 'green'). Fully painted is a minimum of 4 colors not including the undercoat. It will be based. If its a piece of terrain or a board then all visible edges must be tidied.
A completed WIP report will show pictures in stages and a good write up of the processes used. Answering questions posted to your entry is encouraged but not mandatory.
Final photos will be taken from at least 2 different angles with the aim to show as much of the entry as possible.
Artwork
This is drawings, renderings, 3d modeling.
The entry will be complete with color (unless its a B+W piece)
A good WIP report will have a stage by stage pictorial record with your thoughts and processes discussed. Any sketches and rough outs of the piece should accompany the report.
The final piece should be either photos or screen caps. Close ups of any really nice details are encouraged.
Fiction
The completed piece should be fully spelling and grammar checked (hopefully better than my writing
)
The WIP report for this kind of entry is the hardest to complete. Any drafts you wish to submit should be submitted. Thought and creative processes should be discussed.
A character and location breakdown would be a good admission.
Others
If there is another type of entry you would like to submit that is not covered here post a question about it in the questions part of the competitions sub forum.
Maybe you would like to perform an interpretive dance piece?
Note
All comps will have a time frame of 6 weeks with a week for judging followed by a weeks break between competitions.
RULES FOR THEMED HOBBY COMPETITION WINNERS
Congratulations you have won a competition!
This means a few things:
1. You are good
2. you get to choose the theme for the next competition
3. you also get to moderate the next competition and the entries
Thats a fair whack of responsibility. So here are a few rules and tips for doing those three things.
1. You are good.
Do not let it go to your head. Sure, you may be the lord of all you survey for the time being but you got to hold onto your crown. You may enter into the comp you are running.
2. You get to choose the theme for the next competition.
A good theme is a theme that is open to some interpretation. Allowing someone to get their creative juices flowing and surpass themselves is really what you are aiming for. Keeping that in mind there are a few rules:
It can not be based in a specific time
It can not be based on a certain product
It can not be based on a certain scale
It can not be based on an 'adult' concept (eg. porn)
Your theme must be easily interpreted.
the theme can be a single word and its expected that most themes may be like this. If so give its definition/s.
Some examples of how the theme can be interpreted would not go astray.
3. You get to moderate the next competition and the entries
You must do this fairly. What you really need to do is keep peoples threads on track and well behaved. Some encouragement of the entrants would be good but I'm sure that kind of thing will be happening anyway.
You are expected to answer all questions in the questions thread of that competition. People may end up asking all sorts of questions about whether their entry would be appropriate or not. There maybe some wild ideas out there (Can I use an interpretive dance to show the fall of Terra for the 'iceberg' theme?)
Be fair, you are trying to encourage creativity.
What to do then?
When posting your competition use the following template:
Thread title:
'theme' competition 'start date' to 'finish date'
The finish date to be set 6 weeks from the beginning date. Starting on a Sunday night and finishing on a Sunday night
'Theme Name'
'definitions if needed'
Blurb/intro
examples or interpretation
dates
anything else you wish to add.
PM those details to me (Ash) and ill create the board to be ready the Sunday of that comps start with you as moderator.
Thats all there is to that.
First of all welcome!
This hobby that we enjoy has so many different parts that go into making it work. Theres assembling, converting, painting, writing and researching lists, painting, terrain, gaming and more. Not everybody in the hobby enjoys every aspect of it though. In the past various competitions have been held on these forums (and its previous incarnation Doevy's Den) and in the various clubs that frequent it. competitions were centered around one aspect of the hobby or another. Generally speaking these would have been either modeling, painting but mostly both.
Well thats going to change.
These competitions that will be run on a regular basis will allow you to further explore your favorite aspects of the hobby without having to take part in the aspects you do not like.
Be it painting a squad or a character, building a counter or a whole board, writing a piece of fiction or painting a portrait you will find that you can enter in one way or another.
How is it possible?
Well the key word here is 'theme'. Each competition run will have a theme. A few words which you can interpret as you like. You can take that theme and run with it.
However there is a major restriction.
The idea behind these competitions is for the entrants to develop, enhance and grow their skill base. But it should not just be for the entrant them self to learn from their entry. everyone should be able to take something home from it. WIP (or Work In Progress) is going to be a major factor in these competitions. Each entry must be complemented with a WIP report. These must be created as you go to allow for feedback and for other entrants (and the public) to pick your brain on the creative process used to create your entry.
A entry not backed up with a WIP will not be allowed to enter for judging. You can not just bash out a model and post it without any of the other work to back it up.
Which brings us to another aspect of the competitions. How did you rate against the other entrants?
At the close of each competition all completed entries will be put into a poll for scoring by the public. Anyone can vote on who they thought did the best out of the others. Judging should take into account the creativeness, interpretation, WIP and final product.
Sounds good doesn't it?
Rules and Tips for Entrants
So you have decided that you would like to join in on one of the comps yet do not know where to start or how to go about a Work in Progress report. Well we shall get back to that in a minute but first of all this is a competition so there needs to be a few ground rules.
1. You can not use something you have already created as your entry. That would be cheating
2. The theme (or your interpretation of it) must be incorporated into your entry as the main component. A theme of 'gun' can not be incorporated into your finished piece by having it stood in the corner of a diorama room.
3. All entries must be accompanied by a WIP report. More on this later.
4. The entry must be somehow linked to the hobby. Now this is a hard thing to define as it is a huge hobby and has many parts to it. If you are ever unsure of your entry fitting into a requirement post a reply in the questions thread in the competitions sud board.
5. All entries must be complete.
Entry types and Works in Progress Reports.
Different types of entries will have a different agenda to complete for it to be considered a finished entry. This comes down to two things:
1. It must be complete. Complete meaning that it is finished, no more work to be done.
2. It must be accompanied by a Work in Progress Report.
Here are details of the different types of entries and what would be considered complete and well WIPped.
Painting and modeling.
Painting and modeling entries are anything that includes figures, terrain, gaming boards, conversions etc.
A completed entry will be fully painted (unless you are presenting a sculpt which is okay to be presented in 'green'). Fully painted is a minimum of 4 colors not including the undercoat. It will be based. If its a piece of terrain or a board then all visible edges must be tidied.
A completed WIP report will show pictures in stages and a good write up of the processes used. Answering questions posted to your entry is encouraged but not mandatory.
Final photos will be taken from at least 2 different angles with the aim to show as much of the entry as possible.
Artwork
This is drawings, renderings, 3d modeling.
The entry will be complete with color (unless its a B+W piece)
A good WIP report will have a stage by stage pictorial record with your thoughts and processes discussed. Any sketches and rough outs of the piece should accompany the report.
The final piece should be either photos or screen caps. Close ups of any really nice details are encouraged.
Fiction
The completed piece should be fully spelling and grammar checked (hopefully better than my writing
)The WIP report for this kind of entry is the hardest to complete. Any drafts you wish to submit should be submitted. Thought and creative processes should be discussed.
A character and location breakdown would be a good admission.
Others
If there is another type of entry you would like to submit that is not covered here post a question about it in the questions part of the competitions sub forum.
Maybe you would like to perform an interpretive dance piece?
Note
All comps will have a time frame of 6 weeks with a week for judging followed by a weeks break between competitions.
RULES FOR THEMED HOBBY COMPETITION WINNERS
Congratulations you have won a competition!
This means a few things:
1. You are good
2. you get to choose the theme for the next competition
3. you also get to moderate the next competition and the entries
Thats a fair whack of responsibility. So here are a few rules and tips for doing those three things.
1. You are good.
Do not let it go to your head. Sure, you may be the lord of all you survey for the time being but you got to hold onto your crown. You may enter into the comp you are running.
2. You get to choose the theme for the next competition.
A good theme is a theme that is open to some interpretation. Allowing someone to get their creative juices flowing and surpass themselves is really what you are aiming for. Keeping that in mind there are a few rules:
It can not be based in a specific time
It can not be based on a certain product
It can not be based on a certain scale
It can not be based on an 'adult' concept (eg. porn)
Your theme must be easily interpreted.
the theme can be a single word and its expected that most themes may be like this. If so give its definition/s.
Some examples of how the theme can be interpreted would not go astray.
3. You get to moderate the next competition and the entries
You must do this fairly. What you really need to do is keep peoples threads on track and well behaved. Some encouragement of the entrants would be good but I'm sure that kind of thing will be happening anyway.
You are expected to answer all questions in the questions thread of that competition. People may end up asking all sorts of questions about whether their entry would be appropriate or not. There maybe some wild ideas out there (Can I use an interpretive dance to show the fall of Terra for the 'iceberg' theme?)
Be fair, you are trying to encourage creativity.
What to do then?
When posting your competition use the following template:
Thread title:
'theme' competition 'start date' to 'finish date'
The finish date to be set 6 weeks from the beginning date. Starting on a Sunday night and finishing on a Sunday night
'Theme Name'
'definitions if needed'
Blurb/intro
examples or interpretation
dates
anything else you wish to add.
PM those details to me (Ash) and ill create the board to be ready the Sunday of that comps start with you as moderator.
Thats all there is to that.