A common factor in armies that win best painted awards is a ‘wow’
factor. ‘Wow’ is not something that can
be defined, its something that simply makes the observer go ‘wow!’.
Basing schemes, vibrant colour palettes, conversions can all
be ‘wow’ factors, but that does not mean they have to be done well!
My anecdotal evidence of this is a friend of mine who paints
to a near ‘eavy metal standard. His
conversion work is subtle, so subtle people assume its part of the normal
kit! But at events he would regularly
lose best painted to other armies that were big on ‘wow’ but less on skill.
I’m not big on ‘wow’ myself, but I do like to give my armies
a bit of my own flavour. I thought it
would make sense for my burning skeletons to be on fire, so I sculpted flames
on their heads! That actual skill and
execution is far below what a professional sculptor could achieve, but I’m
hoping I’ve delivered a little ‘wow’.
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