2022 Winter - BTB Painting Contest !!

UPDATE (24/03):

Just a heads-up for everyone who want to participate in the current Winter Painting Contest.

No rush, you still have one week left to submit your entries, last day to send your emails will be March 31st, 

We have some awesome painted models already and we want to thank everyone that's taking the time to participate and to wish good luck to all contestants!

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We're ready to announce our 5th Painting Contest! (2022 Winter)

After our awesome previous contests results:
2021 Winter
2021 Spring
2021 Summer
2021 Autumn

Our Winter Painting Contest is going to end on March 31st.

Entries can be sent from March 1st to March 31st.
But you can start painting right now! (or even last December)

All models from our December (Bullet Town Christmas), January (Chunky Humans) and February (Foxfolk) as well as our Autumn Loyalty (Nightfall) are eligible for this contest.

How to Participate:

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

• Support us during February by being a Patron ($9 or higher).
• Print, Paint and Post on Instagram at least one of our following (22) Minis:
  - Anything from December release (Bullet Town Christmas). All 7 characters are eligible.
  - Anything from January release (Chunky Humans). All 6 characters are eligible.
  - Anything from February release (Foxfolk). All 8 characters are eligible.
  - "Nightfall, , the Corrupted Wyvern" (Autumn Season Reward)
• Send your photos to: bitethebulletstudios@gmail.com

Busts: This time they are not allowed, this contest is only for full figures, we have something planned for the Busts in the future.

Email Content: (bitethebulletstudios@gmail.com)

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

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

Remember that our 4 previous 2021 Painting Contest 1st Place Winners are on a 1 year cooldown for that position, so they can't win again until 2022.

But the ones who placed 2nd and 3rd can still win this one.

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

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Prizes:

• 1º : Phrozen Sonic Mini 4K + 1L Phrozen Aqua Resin Gray 4K + Patreon Sub
• 2º : Mega Paint Set (50 Colors) + Most Wanted Brush Set (2019) + Patreon Sub
• 3º : D&D Monsters Paint Set + Most Wanted Brush Set (2019) + 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.

Community Awards:

We'll also select our personal Top10 minis on Instagram (non-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: April Patreon Subscription + 1 Mini from an old release

Everyone is a winner:

• US/EU Participants will receive a 10% discount code for Phrozen products in Amazon.
• Participants will receive a 10% discount code for Phrozen Store.
• Every participant will receive a 10% discount code for Green Stuff World.

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General Rules:

• The mini must be printed at a maximum of 120% of its original size (20% increase) or less (Max size: ~45mm).
• The mini obviously must be painted by yourself, otherwise you'll be disqualified.
• You're allowed to submit multiple entries to the contest. As many as you can paint.
• The mini 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.
• Winners will have a 1 year cooldown for that position, so the 1st in this contest won't be able to be a winner again until Winter 2023 but the 2nd can still win the next one.
• If you get one of the prizes in the contest, you'll only be able to get a higher position in the next ones (During 1 year).
• Due to logistical challenges we can't ship the first prize to the following countries: (African Countries, Cuba, Laos, Middle East, Mongolia, Myanmar and Outlying Islands, North Korea, Russia, Brazil and Greece)

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.
• And this other "How To Photograph Miniatures Like a Boss": Video.

Instagram Post Requirements:

• Participants must add #Phrozen and @phrozen3d on the posts.
• Participants must add @thearmypainter on the posts.
• Participants must add #greenstuffworld on the posts.
• Participants must tag and add @bitethebulletstudio.
• Participants must add #bitethebulletstudio, #bitethebulletcontest and #btb22winter.
• Example: @bitethebulletstudio @phrozen3d @thearmypainter #greenstuffworld #Phrozen #bitethebulletstudio #bitethebulletcontest #btb22winter

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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 our sponsors for this contest!
Thanks to them we have been able to improve our prizes with those wonderful Paint Sets.

Go check them out!

Phrozen:

Phrozen’s Aqua-Gray 4K resin is specifically designed to showcase 3D models in ultra-high resolution. This formula is created to allow every designer to print a replica of their designs with the added benefits of no shrinkage and low odor.

The Sonic Mini 4K is particularly developed for precision printing, offering 4K resolution printing at 35 µm and 722 PPI! It is capable of producing your models with all the fine details and is able to print one layer in only two seconds!

Instagram: @phrozen3d
Website: phrozen3d.com

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Elisa and Daniel,
Bite the Bullet Team.