Josh (Longbottom Leaf) and I hashed out these rules by combining ideas from this thread with the old Monthly Painting Vow thread. If you see anything that needs to be changed, or if you have ideas or questions, just let me know.
If you'll notice, we also worked out a compromise on the miniature selection that will encourage us all to work on the same or similar miniatures, without penalizing those whose hobby resources are more limited.
Paint-Off Guidelines (Rough Draft)
1. A miniature will be selected prior to the beginning of each Paint-Off. Although it is not required, it is strongly suggested that you paint the chosen miniature, although some accomodation is allowed.
Example -- Aragorn (Breaking of the Fellowship) is chosen as this month's Paint-Off miniature. If you do not own this boxed set, then it is suggested that you try and paint another version of Aragorn (e.g. Ambush at Amon Hen). If you do not own any versions of Aragorn, or already have a bunch of different painted Aragorns, then you should paint another Epic Hero (preferably one that would use similar painting techniques, e.g. Halbarad, Faramir in Ranger garb, etc.). If the miniature is not an Epic Hero, then you should choose a replacement of the same type (Monster/Cavalry/Small Unit/etc.)
2. Miniatures may not be painted at the beginning of the Paint-Off (assembled and undercoated is fine), and each participant should show proof of this status.
3. You may join a Paint-Off in progress at any time, but must submit photographs of the completed miniature by midnight GMT of the deadline. WIP images are welcomed and encouraged.
4. Miniatures that are completed in time will be eligible to win the Paint-Off challenge. The Paint-Off challenge will be decided by the vote of the OR community. The community will choose one winner and one runner-up from the completed miniatures. Votes should be cast not simply on painting skill, but on merit, including creativity, application of painting techniques, artist improvement, etc. The winner will receive three (3) gold coins and the runner-up will receive two (2) gold coins.
5. Winners from the previous month are able to participate in the Paint-Off, but are not eligible to win in consecutive months.
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