2022 Anniversary - BTB Painting Contest !!

We're ready to announce our 6th Painting Contest!

But, this time, we are not doing one of our regular contests.
Instead of the expected 2022 Spring contest, is a huge 2022 Anniversary Contest.

There are a few differences from previous contests:

• To participate you only need to be a Patron ($9 or higher) during June!
• There's going to be 2 categories: Miniatures and Busts!
• All our characters and busts are elegible, ALL of them!
• Elegoo has be kind enough to partner with us to sponsor both 1st Prizes

So ... pick all your favourite BTB models, miniatures and/or busts.
Print them or buy them from any of our licensed merchants.
Join our Patreon during June.
Paint them and submit them before July 31st.

We have 2 proffesional painters that will act as judges for the contest and will decide the 3x2 winners. (@sergio.minotaurostudio and @chkminis).

We hope that fact that our entire catalogue is valid (busts included), the extra time and lower requirements are enough motivation for you to participate.

This, and of course, all the other Anniversary Gifts from our 2-Years Anniversary Post.

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LEGACY PACK 2.0: 

Our Starter Pack now includes more than 40 Characters and 80 Terrains!
Join and get All of them for Free on top of the current release.

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Previous Contests:

Check out the awesome results of our previous contests:
2021 Winter
2021 Spring
2021 Summer
2021 Autumn
2022 Winter

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How to Participate:

To participate in this contest you'll only need to do 3 things:

• Support us during June by being a Patron ($9 or higher).
• Paint and Post on Instagram at least one of our characters or busts.
• Send your photos and info to: bitethebulletstudios@gmail.com

Email Content: (bitethebulletstudios@gmail.com)

• Subject: BTB 2022 Anniversary Painting Contest
• Your Patreon Name
• Your Country
• Link to your Instagram Post (Public)
• Attached: HD images

Submissions begin July 1st and the last day to submit any entry is gonna be July 31st.

But you can start painting right now! (or you might even have it already painted).

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Prizes:

Same prizes in both categories (Miniature/Bust):

• 1º : Elegoo Mars 3 (4K HD)
• 2º : Mega Paint Set (50 Colors) + Most Wanted Brush Set + Patreon Sub
• 3º : D&D Monsters Paint Set (36 Colors) + Most Wanted Brush Set + Patreon Sub

Every winner will receive his prize completely free.
All shipping cost and importation taxes will have been already paid in advance by us.

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Community Awards:

We'll also select our personal Top10 minis (excluding the Top3 winners) and those ones will be then showcased on Patreon and enter a Patron-only poll where the community will decide 3 extra winners.

• 3x Community Winners: Patreon Subscription + 1 Mini from an old release

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Everyone is a winner:

• Every participant will receive a 10% discount code for Green Stuff World.
• Every participant will receive a discount code for Elegoo products.

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Special Rules:

• All entries must be minis that have not been submitted in any of our previous 5 contests.
• If you have a prize in both categories, you'll only get the higher one.

General Rules:

• Minis must be printed at a maximum of 120% of its original size (20% increase) or less.
• Busts can't be scaled up, you can make the smaller but the maximum size is 100%.
• All minis/busts, obviously, must have been painted by yourself, otherwise you will be disqualified.
• You're allowed to submit multiple entries to the contest. As many as you can paint.
• The models can't be modified or kitbashed neither digitally nor physically.
• Bases/dioramas can be customized but won't be decisive in order to win.
• You can't include content from other Patreons or creators (only by yourself or BTB).
• Photos can't be edited by any kind of software or be post-processed.
• You can do minor tweaks like saturation, levels, etc.. to convert the .raw format file.
• You can't overpaint or edit certain parts of the picture in order to fix mistakes.

1st Prize Shipping List:

• Due to logistical challenges we can only ship the first prize to the following countries: (US, UK, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden).

Submission Requirements:

• The final photos must be attached to the email in .jpg (jpeg), max size: 2mb.
• Photo quality counts, so spend some time getting the best out of your minis.
• You'll need at least 3 photos from different angles.
• We recommend using gray background to facilitate the evaluation.
• Low quality photos will make evaluation very difficult, so deficient quality photos or the ones that don't meet the requirements will not be evaluated.
• You can follow this Photography Tutorial as an example: Guide.

Instagram Post Requirements:

• Participants must add #elegoo3dprinting, @elegoo and @elegoo.official in posts.
• Participants must add @thearmypainter in posts.
• Participants must add #greenstuffworld in posts.
• Participants must tag and add @bitethebulletstudio.
• Participants must add #bitethebulletstudio, #bitethebulletcontest and #btb22anniversary.
• Example: @bitethebulletstudio @thearmypainter @elegoo @elegoo.official #elegoo3dprinting #greenstuffworld #bitethebulletstudio #bitethebulletcontest #btb22anniversary

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Contest Coverage:

If you want to follow the contest evolution you can check the IG Hashtag.

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The Army Painter:

Our friends at The Army Painter have been kind enough to become sponsors for this contest, providing the 2nd and 3rd prizes!

Thanks to them we have been able to improve our prizes with some wonderful Paint Sets.

Go check them out!

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Elegoo:

Mars 3 is ELEGOO’s first ultra-4k high-precision, compacted-size desktop LCD resin 3D printer.

It uses a 6.6-inch ultra-4K high-resolution monochrome LCD, an upgraded COB UV light source structure, and a new release film 2.0 for printing.

The new Saturn 2 from has a 10-inch 8K mono LCD screen that's jointly developed by ELEGOO and INNOLUX, with a UHD resolution.

• 【10" 8K Monochrome LCD】  ELEGOO Saturn 2 adopts a 10-inch 8K mono LCD screen with an HD resolution of 7680x4320 and an ultra-fine XY resolution of 28.5 microns, outputting outstandingly detailed 3D models with a cure time of only 1-3s per layer. The scratch-resistant tempered glass above the LCD screen with 9H hardness for better light transmission and protection.
  
• 【43% Larger than Saturn's Printing Volume】With a build volume of 219x123x250mm / 8.62x4.84x9.84 inch and a 10” large mono LCD screen make the prototype size larger and the curing efficiency higher, you can print one larger model or multiple smaller models in a single batch.
  
• 【Fresnel Collimating Light Source】Fresnel collimating light source consists of 64 highly integrated UV LED lights that work with FCL system Fresnel lens to emit a uniform light beam of 405nm wavelength, excellent printing accuracy, and a more smooth surface finish.
  
• 【Reliable Printing Performance】The Z-axis is designed with dual linear rails and non-slip hexagon socket leveling screws for ultra-steady & accurate movement and remarkable printing performance. The sandblasted surface build plate provides much stronger adherence, and PFA release liner with easier model removal and less release tension.
  
• 【Odor-free Printing Environment】The air filtration system with an activated carbon filter can absorb most of the resin odor, creating an odor-free fresh printing environment. Double heat-conducting copper heat tubes with faster heat transfer and better heat dissipation efficiency prolong the service life of 3D printers

Visit their web to find out more!

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Elisa and Daniel, Bite the Bullet Team.