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2021 Summer - BTB Painting Contest !!

Added 2021-08-23 21:15:02 +0000 UTC

We're ready to announce our 3rd Painting Contest! (2021 Summer)

After our awesome previous contests results:
2021 Winter - BTB Painting Contest Results
2021 Spring - BTB Painting Contest Results

We're announcing our Summer contest, starting September 15th, until September 30th.

Remember that thanks to our Anniversary Surprises, this season you only need July and August to receive our next Summer Loyalty Mini for free and to be able to participate in our next Summer Painting Contest, starting on September 15th!

Summer Season : July -> August = Loyalty Figure and Painting Contest Access !

How to Participate:

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

Having supported us throughout the entire Summer Season (July -> August) by being a Patron ($9 or higher).
Print, Paint and Post on Instagram at least one of our following (24) Minis:
- Anything from June Genasi Release (All 11 characters are eligible)
- Anything from July Dragonborns Release (All 6 characters are eligible)
- Anything from August Bullet Town Crew Pt1. Release (All 6 characters are eligible)
- "Circe, the Black Scavenger" (Spring Season Reward) (Not the Bust from August)
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 2021 Summer Painting Contest
Your Patreon Name
Your Country
Link to your Instagram Post (Public)
Attached: HD images

Submissions start September 15th and the last day to submit any entry is gonna be September 30th.

Remember that our 4 previous Winter/Spring 2021 Painting Contest 1st Place Winners are on a 1 year cooldown for that position, so they can't win again until 2022.
- Andrea Macias (Victoria)
- Victor Dos Grajos (Rebeca & Shen)
- Javier Garcia Mir (Barath)
- Michael Palchetti (Tortle Monk)

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).

Prizes:

1º : Phrozen Sonic Mini 4K + 1L Phrozen Aqua Resin Gray 4K
2º : Amazon Gift Card ($150)
3º : Amazon Gift Card ($100)

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: October Patreon Subscription + 1 Mini from an old release

Everyone's a winner:

US Participants will receive a 15% discount code for Phrozen products in Amazon.
Participants will receive a 20% discount code for Phrozen Store.
Every participant will receive a 10% discount code for Green Stuff World.

General Rules:

The mini must be printed at a maximum of 120% of its original size (20% increase) or less.
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 Summer 2022 but the 2nd can still win the next one.
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 white/black 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.
Some pictures will be shared with MiniaturePrinting in order to be featured in their galley, all will be protected by their privacy policy, no personal data will be transferred.
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 tag and add @bitethebulletstudio.
Participants must add #bitethebulletstudio, #bitethebulletcontest and #btb21summer.

Contest Coverage:

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

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, the highest PPI on the market! It is capable of producing your models with all the fine details and is able to print one layer in only two seconds!