THE GOLDEN BADGER
LDTL are delighted to announce an ongoing, monthly, painting contest; The Golden Badger. Once again, we are proud to be sponsored by and associated with @elementgames_ who are providing the prize for each month. Thanks Matt!
Note: While our podcasts do focus on the Old World and 40K, this is an open IP contest, meaning that as long as it fits the category, miniatures from any manufacturer, any scale, and any genre can be entered.
How To Enter
On the 1st of every month, we will provide a “theme” in the form of a phrase, word, or colour which painters must incorporate in their entries. The only criteria we have for entry is as follows;
1. The entry must fit the month’s theme in some fashion
2. The entry cannot have won or placed in other painting contests, including Honourable Mentions.
3. The entry must be publicly visible on Instagram
Other than that, anything goes. An entry may be a single miniature, a unit, vehicle, bust, diorama, etc… It can be of any scale and any genre. Again, as long as it fits the theme of the month.
Note: If you want an insight into what we like have a look at the results of previous contests on our Instagram page.
Please post your entry on Instagram and remember to Tag your entry with #thegoldenbadger
Guidelines
1. This painting competition is free to enter and will be conducted via Instagram
2. To enter the painting competition, contestants must simply share one or more pictures of their painted miniature(s), new or existing, on their Instagram account and tag it with the #thegoldenbadger hashtag.
3. Laying Down The Lore will post each month's Theme on Instagram on the 1st of each month.
4. IP and Genres for Submission: While our podcasts do focus on the Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer the Old World, and Warhammer 40K, this is an open IP contest. This means that so long as it fits the theme of the month, miniatures from any manufacturer, any scale, and any genre (including historical) can be entered.
5. Number of Submissions: Contestants are limited to one entry per month.
6. Window For Submissions: For each month submissions can be made within that calendar month, entrants local time zone, at which time we will take no further entries for that month. i.e. October’s window for submissions is the 1st to 31st of October
7. Judging will be done by the three hosts of the Laying Down The Lore podcasts who shall select entries which best satisfies the judging criteria. The judging criteria shall be as follows: Painting Skill (60%), Creativity (20%), Thematic (10%) and Humour (10%). The judging process may be filmed and released via YouTube in conjunction with the announcement of the winners. Decisions of the judges are final.
8. The judges may contact entrants via Instagram to supply other images of their entry
9. Winners will be notified via Instagram message from the Laying Down the Lore Instagram account within 7 days of the close of the competition. Winners will also be announced via Instagram to the general public.
10. Each month we will award three prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd positions.
11. By entering the competition, you are confirming that the submission is your own work and that any photographs are either owned by you, or you have permission to post the photograph to your Instagram page.
12. Laying Down the Lore reserves the right to vary any of these Terms and Conditions without notice. In such an event, we will make reasonable efforts to communicate any change
Data Protection
Any personal data provided to us in connection with this competition will be held and processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We may also use that data for administration of, and communication in connection with, this competition. By submitting your personal information in connection with this competition you consent to the processing of your personal data as set out above and you confirm that the information is accurate and complete.