Crystal Brush Awards coming up at Adepticon
March 4, 2018 - 9:29am
Adepticon, a premiere wargaming convention, kicks off next month in Schaumburg, Illinois. Part of of con includes presenting the Crystal Brush Awards, which started in 2011, and awards people for their skills in painting. This year's categories are:
- Fantasy/Steampunk/Historical Single Figure
- Sci-Fi/Modern Single Figure
- Units
- Vehicles and Monster
- Large Scale (54mm and up)
- Busts
- Diorama
- Chibi-style
“Entries come in such a vast range of scales, genres, and painting styles, that the audience sometimes wonders how they can be judged against each other,” explains Haley. “The judges look for a balance of technical skill and aesthetic quality, whether the competitor has used a style that's extremely realistic or highly stylized. For the Diorama category, narrative quality (the story that is told by the figures) is important. We like to see traditional techniques and motifs executed well, and we like to see new ideas and techniques that help push the boundaries of the miniature hobby into the realm of art.”
You can read the entire interview over at CMON's site here.
