It is time for the next painting challenge with the second annual “Paint the Crap You Already Own!” painting challenge just ended. So I thought I’d announce a May-June challenge before I get started with the “Paint the Crap You Already Own!” round-up.
For this challenge, I’m looking for pictures of whatever single model you think is the best one that you finished anytime between May 3rd and June 20th, which just happens to be the summer solstice at least in the northern hemisphere where I live. You may also do a diorama for this challenge.
By “best” this can mean whatever you want it to mean: the best paint job, the model you like the most, or any other criteria you wish to apply. The reasons are yours but remember there can only be one best model.
For example, Toad here is one of my favorite miniatures not because of the paint job but because I like the miniature and I’ve built up a fondness for him using him a lot as I have in games of D&D as well as a marker/mascot for my Nurgle army back when I was playing a lot of 40K.
Rules of the Challenge
- The challenge closes at the end of the summer solstice: June 20, 2021 at midnight (your local time). If you can’t get your pictures posted by that date, it is fine. Just post them as soon as you can.
- A model is eligible for the challenge if it is completed between May 3rd and June 20th, 2021.
- I’m looking to only see a single model per artist for this challenge. Instead of a single model, you may complete a single diorama for this challenge.
- Questions and/or ideas? Let me know in the comments.
* Photo of “Stonehenge in your face” by Simon Wakefield. Licensed under Creative Commons 2.0.
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45 responses to “The Summer Solstice Painting Challenge”
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Hi Ann, trust you are well, my challenge entry, link below.
https://theimperfectmodeller.co.uk/2021/05/15/sire-willm-de-vesci-banneret/
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I’m doing very well, thank you, Dave, I hope you are too. Sire Will’m de Bovile is certainly a worthy favorite.
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I’ll dedicate my Triumph of Saint Katherine I finished in the nick of time to the celebration of the Solstice!
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I very worthy subject for the Solstice if I say so myself and I do. Well done!
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“Amazing” does do justice to your accomplishment this time, Pat. You’ve created a movie set in miniature!
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Ha Ha ,I have to admit it was a long time in the making but I was happy with the result, especially the sea, always a worry !!
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It’s lovely! Thank you 😊
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Sounds great, I’m in!
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Resplendent!
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Sounds fun and I’m in if I can get something done in this time span. I’m going to be busy so it wouldn’t shock me if I don’t get anything done in time but I’ll certainly try!
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I hope you are able to. Fortunately, I did set the bar pretty low: one miniature in a little under six-and-a-half weeks from now. 🙂 I also hope your busyness is good busyness and not the kind busy you’d rather not be!
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I have a larger mini I want to paint to my highest standard so I’m not sure I can get it done in that span of time even if I’m not busy but we shall see! 🙂
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I hope you do. Would love to see it in the challenge round-up. If not, I’ll look forward to checking it out on your site either way. You are a very good painter so I imagine your “highest standard” will be very nice.
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I’ll give it a go.
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Excellent! 🙂
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Nice challenge Ann, I am sure I will have an entry this time too!
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Thanks, Dave. Great, I’ll look forward to seeing it. 🙂
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I will try to enter Ann If I can work out how to! HA HA HA !
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Heh, well I hope you do figure it out. I would have said, “Go outside and look at the sun or if it is cloudy day look for unusual concentrations of druids,” but you are in the southern hemisphere so that wouldn’t work, I don’t think? Whatever the case, I’ll keep my fingers and and toes crossed and hope we get to see a Solstice Best Miniature or one of your lovely dioramas in June. 🙂
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Could be a job for Tech Advisor ! HaHa!
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Hahaha, I remember this whole technology thing coming up before a few months ago if my memory isn’t playing tricks again. 🙂
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No tricks with your memory Ann, All true but on my front I’m getting better!!! thankfully!
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It is sort of coming back to me now. I remember we agreed that all of the great stuff you are able to do with modeling counts as “Technology” and that you are as savvy as your detractors — just “differently abled,” if you’ll excuse the expression! 🙂
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😅😅😅!
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I think I’ll be up for this challenge on the basis that I’ll probably only paint one thing between now and June 20th anyway! 🙂
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Haha, that will make it easy! 🙂
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Well, as expected Ann, I’ve got one entry for this challenge so far and I’m not going to get anything else done in the week remaining, so this is it – https://justneedsvarnish.wordpress.com/2021/05/24/small-stuff/
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Nice! It is fortunate that one entry per person is all I wanted in any case. After all, the gods of the Solstice have indicated to me through ways both direct and oblique (as they always sometimes do!) that they vastly prefer Quality over Quantity. In this I suspect they are not adherents of Comrade Stalin!
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I’m in, although it could be difficult to pick a model I’m happy with in this time ( OCD can make you overly critical) I will do my best
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Hehe, yeah, I know what you mean. You could look at it as not necessarily the model you are Happy with but the model you are most happy compared to the others with or the least unhappy with if that helps? When I can’t decide in such situations I ask my Magic Eight Ball. 🙂
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Hi Ann here is my challenge entry https://wargamesculptorsblog.blogspot.com/2021/05/i-think-were-going-to-need-bigger-skiff.html sorry it’s late, completely forgot the closing date
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Nice, no problem about the closing date; it was a little unusually timed. I’m going to have to get these round-up’s done, now that I’m almost done acquiring stories for the anthology I’m working on.
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