Lead Adventure Forum proudly presents the Lead Painters’ League 10
This (actually the next one, 2016) year, the Lead Painters' League will be held for the tenth time. There are some rule changes this time so please take your time to read this post.
The basic premise should be well-known by now: paint 5 figures as a team, take a pic, resize the pic to the specified maximum and send it in. And this is the first new addition to the rules: we have decided to go with a larger picture size. Beginning with Season 10, you may submit images of up to 1000px with by 1000px wide.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Here are the rules for this 2016’s Season Ten.
Lead Painters’ League 10 (LPL10) Rules1. DurationThe Lead Painters' League is held once a year, consisting of a number of rounds, with each round taking one week of real time. This time, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Lead Painters’ League, we have decided to introduce an extra round. Thus, the tenth season of the LPL will consist of eleven (11) rounds, not ten (10) as before. This is only this one time, next year we'll have ten rounds as usual.
2. Number of ParticipantsThe maximum number of participants is 50.
3. Entry RequirementsTo take part in the league, you must submit three new teams (to be featured in the first three rounds) by a specified deadline. See below for the league season's deadlines.
Participation is on a first-come, first-served basis – the first 50 people to submit three painted teams will take part in the league.
- You may not enter your LPL10 registration pictures before Friday 19th February 2016, 19.00 (7 pm) GMT. Entries sent before this date and time won't be accepted.
- The final deadline for entries is Friday 4th March 2016, 12.00 noon GMT. Remember, you must submit THREE teams by this date.
- You MUST specify which of these THREE teams is to participate in the first round, which in the second round, and which in the third. In a change of mode from previous seasons, this will be done on a round-by-round basis – see #8 “Match Pairings” below.
4. TeamsA ‘team’ consists of 5 or more fully-painted miniatures or models in any scale up to 54mm.
A ‘new team’ is a set of painted figures, photos of which have NOT previously been published ANYWHERE on the Internet (this only applies to the miniatures in their painted state, of course).
All figures or models must be on finished bases, which may be textured, decorated, painted (with a pattern or in a solid, finished single colour) or consist of clear plastic (such as "flying" bases or clear acrylic/perspex shapes).
The figures must form a plausible ‘team’ by following a common theme AND being ‘on the same side’ - thus, for example, 2 Vampires and 3 Witch Hunters do NOT form a legal team, whereas 5 Woodland Indians do.
A miniature mounted on a steed of any kind (horse, lizard, warg, pig, motorcycle, squig or space hopper) counts as a single figure.
Larger beasts or vehicles, such as elephants and trucks, including their mahouts or drivers count as a single figure; any extra figures such as howdah fighting crew and passengers count as separate, additional figures.
5. Team PhotographsYou must submit a single photograph of the figures in the team, which may NOT be a collage or composite of individual images.
The maximum image dimensions are
1000 pixels wide by 1000 pixels high.
The
maximum file size is 1Mb (due to technical limitations, and to reduce loading time for slower internet connections).
You may NOT use any kind of digital manipulation except for basic image correction to white balance, colour balance, sharpness, brightness and contrast.
The following modifications are expressly FORBIDDEN:
• Any text
• Any special effect (e.g. glow effects, artificial shadows, coloured outlines)
• Additional close-ups
• Alternative viewing angles
• Digitally-added background imagery
• Digital removal of base edges, addition of smoke, flames, etc
• Any kind of frames
The above list is NOT comprehensive.
In short, any modification that goes beyond making the picture representative of the actual figures (see above) is not allowed.
6. Photography BackgroundsYour backdrop may only be a single colour, a gradient, or a scenery setting including terrain pieces. Note that the backdrop must be in the photo from the start (i.e. you must photograph the figures in front of it). You may not digitally add or paint in a background image at a later point.
7. Submitting Photographs When submitting photographs, the following details must be supplied in the text body of the e-mail:
• Team Name: to a maximum length of 30 characters (including additional information such as "decals used" or "xx mm scale").
• Member Name: even if it is for the last round of the league, always remember to add your forum username to ease administration and avoid mix-ups.
• Declare if the team is new – i.e. previously unpublished (see 3. above).
To help us with administration, please also put your user name, team name and intended round in the mail header (e.g. "Samplename – Crusader Cavalry – Round 2" and, if possible, in the file name (e.g. "Samplename_CrusaderCavalry_rd2.jpg"). This is useful for keeping track, especially for a larger number of participants. Further details as specified above need only be put in the text body.
Matches8. Match pairingsIn each round, participants' teams will be paired off in one topic for each match. LAF members may vote for either of the two teams. Each LAF member has a single vote on each and every match.
9. Winning, drawing and losingIf the vote difference is 11 votes or more, the team with the higher number of votes is declared the winner and receives 30 match points. The team with the lower number of votes is the loser and receives 10 match points.
If the vote difference is 10 votes or less, the match counts as a draw and both teams are awarded 20 match points.
10a. Vote share bonus points1. Both contestants' total vote scores are added to determine the total vote score.
2. Next, each contestant’s individual score is divided by the total vote score to determine their share.
3. Each contestant receives 1 vote point for every ten percent of the total vote score.
4. For fractions of ten percent, the lower score is rounded up to the next full ten, the higher score is rounded down. This means that unless a contestant receives zero votes, the minimum score is always 1, the maximum score is always 9.
Example: If, in a match, 500 votes were cast, of which 400 were in favor of contestant A and 100 in contestant B, contestant A receives 8 vote points (80%) whereas contestant B receives 2 vote points (20%).
If contestant A received 370 votes (74%) whereas contestant B receives 130 (26%), contestant B's vote points are rounded up from 2.6 to 3.
10b. Newly painted team bonus pointsIn rounds 4 through 10, any new (i.e. unpublished, cf. 3 above) team will receive 10 points the first time it participates. Older, previously published teams may also be submitted to participate, but will not receive this ‘new team’ bonus.
11. Themed bonus roundsRounds 1, 5 and 10 are bonus rounds featuring a specific theme. See below for the specific themes of this year's season.
In these rounds, if you submit a new team for a bonus round that matches the bonus round's theme, your team receives an extra theme round bonus as specified below (in addition to the 10 point ‘new team’ bonus).
This year, the specific bonus themes are:
Round 1 – Let’s NOT take a Stand: Lying, sitting or kneeling miniaturesTo score bonus points in the first round, you must paint and submit a team of at least 5 lying, sitting or kneeling figures. This specifically EXCLUDES any casualties (i.e. dead and wounded). If your team matches the above criteria, you receive an extra 10 theme bonus points.
Update (20.12.2015) for what goes and what not:
- yes to swimming or floating miniatures
- yes to sitting or lying animals
- yes to models sitting on their haunches
- no crocodiles/alligators
- no bikers
- no cavalry
- no jumping models
- no flying models
Round 5 – From Darkness to Discovery – The European Middle AgesFor this round, you may submit a team made up of medieval figures. To maintain some comparability, we have decided to limit the eligible time frame from the year 1000AD to the year 1500AD; so basically, it is High and Late Medieval. Dark Ages themes are beyond the scope and do not score bonus points.
Paint a team of at least 5 medieval miniatures and get 10 extra theme bonus points.
Concerning the Medieval bonus round, please note the following clarification:While "Vikings" and their descendants were still around by the 11th century (e.g. Anglo-Danes, Hiberno-Norse, Normans and the high medieval Scandinavian kingdoms), the various Viking miniatures commonly cover the period from the late 8th to the mid-to-late 10th centuries. Thus, to make things clear and unambiguous, these kind of Vikings are OUT OF SCOPE for the bonus round and will not receive bonus points. Do note that you may submit Hastings-era Normans and Anglo-Saxons, which are within scope.
Round 10 – Creatures, Beasts and MonstersThis bonus round covers any Fantasy or Science-Fiction monsters and aliens under the following restrictions:
- You may not submit any Orcs or Goblins.
- You may not submit any “civilized humanoid” monsters, e.g. Vampires of any kind.
- The monsters or aliens must be “feral”, i.e. they may not wear any uniforms, and may not wield any advanced weaponry (i.e. manufactured arms, especially firearms). Rocks, tree branches and big bones are fair game, though.
Paint a team of 5 or more Creatures & Monsters figures and gain 10 bonus points. Paint a team of 5 or more Creatures and Monsters figures AND an accompanying 'big thing' and gain 15 bonus points.
As usual, if you're not sure about your choice of miniatures, don't hesitate to ask.
12. Unfair MeansDuring any round in which a team is participating in a match, you may NOT post images of that team elsewhere on the internet, nor ask other people to vote in your favour. This would constitute unsporting and ungentlemanly conduct. The organisers reserve the right to penalize such behaviour, including, but not limited to the forfeiture of matches and/or points or, in particularly egregious cases the disqualification of the participant.
13. Bonus Awards PointsThe following bonus points are available during Season 9:
Round 1 - 10 pts theme bonus: 'Lying, sitting or kneeling miniatures'
Round 2 - no bonus
Round 3 - no bonus
Round 4 - 10 pts new bonus
Round 5 - 10 pts new bonus, 10 pts theme bonus: ‘Medieval’
Round 6 - 10 pts new bonus
Round 7 - 10 pts new bonus
Round 8 - 10 pts new bonus
Round 9 - 10 pts new bonus
Round 10 – 10 pts new bonus, 10/15 pts theme bonus: 'Creatures, Beasts and Monsters'
Round 11 – 10 pts new bonus
14. The Championship TitleAfter the final round of the league (round 11), the winner will be the participant who collected the greatest number of league points. Should two participants have scored an equal number of league points, we will hold ‘paint-offs’ - but probably this will not be necessary.
The three highest placed participants will be awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medals shown on their LAF account and post info.
To this end, we have some minted LPL medals, created by Dr Mathias. The seven-sided design represents the seven seas that connect the worldwide community of Lead Adventurers:
15. Timings, Registration and DeadlinesThe first round of LPL10 will start on Sunday 6th March, 2016.
You may not enter your LPL10 registration pictures before Friday 19th February 2016, 19.00 (7 pm) GMT. Entries sent before this date and time won't be accepted.
Entries to any round must be received by 12.00 GMT on the Friday before the next round opens on the Sunday.
Which means that you have until 12.00 GMT on Friday 4th March to get your first three teams in at
lpl@leadadventureforum.comThe round entry deadlines for LPL10 will be as follows:
Round 1 - Friday 4th March
Round 2 - Friday 4th March
Round 3 - Friday 4th March
Round 4 - Friday 25st March
Round 5 - Friday 1st April
Round 6 - Friday 8th April
Round 7 - Friday 15th April
Round 8 - Friday 22th April
Round 9 - Friday 29th April
Round 10 – Friday 6th May
Round 11 – Friday 13th May
PLEASE USE THIS RULES THREAD ONLY FOR QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS ON THE RULES.
FOR GENERAL COMMENTS ON LPL10, PLEASE USE THE GENERAL LPL10 THREAD:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=85539.0
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