luke314pi Posted January 1, 2009 Posted January 1, 2009 (edited) The first Minimate Factory contest is here! Each of our contests will put your skills as a customizer to the test. The theme of this contest is Black & White. I am working on a special set of minimates that are entirely in black & white, and it has been a fun experience. Without having bottles of color in front of you, the focus shifts more towards getting the right shades of gray through careful mixing. I think this is a good skill to have. Therefore, in this contest you will only be able to use black and white paint. No sepia, and no dabs of color for artistic effect. Just shades of gray. You can make a character who is normally in black & white, such as the classic Universal monsters. Or you can take a character that is normally in color, and make a black & white version, like DC did with Batman: Black & White. It is completely up to you. Someone was kind enough to register a website through the iPower link over at the Factory, and I used the revenue to put together some cool customizing prize packs: 1st Place: Includes: Helping Hands, Pack of 10 Detail Brushes, Box of 12 Ultra-Fine Sharpies, Pack of 180 Grit Fine Sandpaper, Box of Toothpicks, Bottle of Loctite Super Glue, and an Artist Detail Brush. 2nd Place: Includes: Everything in 1st place prize, except a 2-pack of Sharpies instead of a full box. 3rd Place: Includes: Pack of 4 Detail Brushes, Pack of 2 Ultra-Fine Sharpies, Pack of 180 Grit Fine Sandpaper, Box of Toothpicks, and an Artist Detail Brush. Rules: 1.) Your custom can only use shades of black, white, and gray. Silver metallic paint is allowed. But no color, and no sepia. 2.) Please submit a manageable sized picture of your Black & White Custom in this thread. 3.) No photoshopping or camera tricks allowed. 4.) This must be a new creation from the start of this post, previous customs/contest entries are not allowed. 5.) The character selection is completely up to you. 6.) Please provide a link to a source picture of the character your minimate custom is based from. 7.) Only one minimate per entry per person. =============================================================== Dates: Entries will be accepted between now and Saturday January 31st at 11:59 PM CST. Voting begins once Contest Gallery has been posted on February 1st and ends February 4th at 11:59 PM CST. Winners will be posted on February 5th. =============================================================== Voting: The PM Ballot system will be used for the voting. Each submitted ballot must list in order, the top three best designs you feel are the most creative and well-made. 1.) Best Custom 2.) Second Best Custom 3.) Third Best Custom Anyone can vote, even the participants. If you are a participant, you cannot vote for your own entry. The 10 point minus system will be used to calculate the results. Points awarded will be as follows: 1st will get 10pts, 2nd will get 9pts, 3rd will get 8pts. During the voting period, please send all ballots by PM to me. If you have any questions, please post them in this thread. Good luck and have fun! Edited February 5, 2009 by luke314pi Quote
MINI_MYTE Posted January 1, 2009 Posted January 1, 2009 Wow Luke, this contest sounds like great fun. And what great prize packs. Nothing's been offered like this before. Quote
Fujis Posted January 1, 2009 Posted January 1, 2009 Agreed! Great idea for a contest and amazing prizes! Time to dust off the ol' brushes! Quote
TM2 Dinobot Posted January 1, 2009 Posted January 1, 2009 Sounds awesome! I've already got idea going through my head. Who to chose, who to chose? Quote
entertheninja! Posted January 1, 2009 Posted January 1, 2009 great idea ill enter this contest for sure!!! Quote
luke314pi Posted January 1, 2009 Author Posted January 1, 2009 hey this is a great idea I have a question, can we use our own characters? Yes, character choice is completely up to you. Quote
Shup Dude Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 Haha, this reminds me of when my cousin stole one of my Minimates and painted all over it with white out and drew on it with Sharpie. He gave it back to me, and I washed it off only to reveal my Captain America was screwed up. Anyways, I'll get my cousin to enter. He's a pro at painting stuff, I'll give him a Minimate and I'll see what he says. Quote
Captain Minimate Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 This contest sounds really fun!! (Too bad I don't customize... I'm sticking to the Factory until I can get the equipment...) Quote
Punisher Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 I expect a lot of Sin City entries. back to the drawing board... Quote
Trekker 42 Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 You know, if I had any customizing talent, I'd do a Rick Blaine minimate from Casablanca. That would be a cool custom to see. Quote
jcastick Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 I really have to think about this one but it will get me back into the swing of things in the new year! Quote
NorthRaider Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 I expect a lot of Sin City entries. back to the drawing board... Rollerskate Miho, Rollerskate Miho, please somebody do Rollerskate Miho... :biggrin: Quote
andymini30 Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 so....who's gonna be the first to post their entry??? Quote
Shamrock Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 so....who's gonna be the first to post their entry??? If my camera wasn't dead, and my charger missing, I happily would be. Quote
Shamrock Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Hey, guess what? I found another camera! So I'll start things off, from the cover(?) of Batman Black & White is Mike Mignola Batman Based on this image: LINK Quote
buttheadsmate Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Hey, guess what? I found another camera! So I'll start things off, from the cover(?) of Batman Black & White is Mike Mignola Batman Based on this image: LINK This just gets better .... Quote
entertheninja! Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Hey, guess what? I found another camera! So I'll start things off, from the cover(?) of Batman Black & White is Mike Mignola Batman Based on this image: LINK DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!you chose the same mike mignola batman i was going to do...i wont be an a** and post it anyway but i f*****g hate karma!!!!!! Quote
andymini30 Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 ok so I'll go second with this well, Its captain America's memorial statue in Arlington It seemed only right when i read the competition guidelines based upon this image here Captain America's Funeral Quote
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