Comments on: Golden Daemon France 2008 report http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/04/24/14058 Daily news, reviews and information for tabletop gamers of all interests. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:47:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: mathieu http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/04/24/14058#comment-21053 mathieu Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:23:28 +0000 http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/04/24/14058#comment-21053 <i>you don’t see the non metal metal stuff winning as much</i> That could be because you don't see the non metal metal stuff as much period. Besides if you look at the winning entries of this french GD, very few of them went the NMM route. I don't know why the "level" is so different between Europe and the US. Perhaps people have more free time to spend on a GD entry there? you don’t see the non metal metal stuff winning as much

That could be because you don’t see the non metal metal stuff as much period. Besides if you look at the winning entries of this french GD, very few of them went the NMM route.

I don’t know why the “level” is so different between Europe and the US. Perhaps people have more free time to spend on a GD entry there?

]]> By: zanflango http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/04/24/14058#comment-21043 zanflango Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:56 +0000 http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/04/24/14058#comment-21043 I t hink painting styles are also part of the equasion here.. painting competetions in the states tend to favor more cartoonish appearence.. given that this is just my opinion but the exreme highlight and Non metal metals seem to be big here in the US while most minis i see winning competetions across the pond seem to have a more natural look to the shadeing and coloring. They tend to look darker and grityer, and you don't see the non metal metal stuff winning as much. Just my two cents I t hink painting styles are also part of the equasion here.. painting competetions in the states tend to favor more cartoonish appearence.. given that this is just my opinion but the exreme highlight and Non metal metals seem to be big here in the US while most minis i see winning competetions across the pond seem to have a more natural look to the shadeing and coloring. They tend to look darker and grityer, and you don’t see the non metal metal stuff winning as much.
Just my two cents

]]> By: evernevermore (John) http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/04/24/14058#comment-21021 evernevermore (John) Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:46:53 +0000 http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/04/24/14058#comment-21021 And then you see stuff by people like Fluffy and go - oh yeah there are some amazing painters here, they just seem to end up getting jobs painting instead of competing Not saying there arent great Euro painters, just that many of the good Americans are now working for places like GW and PP And then you see stuff by people like Fluffy and go - oh yeah there are some amazing painters here, they just seem to end up getting jobs painting instead of competing

Not saying there arent great Euro painters, just that many of the good Americans are now working for places like GW and PP

]]> By: JetBlack http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/04/24/14058#comment-21017 JetBlack Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:27:24 +0000 http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2008/04/24/14058#comment-21017 Ok, so this is something I've always wanted to ask because I am always floored by the stuff I see in European competitions.... Why does it seem that European painters always blow the socks off of stuff that comes out of the US? Is it a cultural thing? Meaning, are there people who just do competitive painting in Europe or is competitive painting just more popular? As a simple observer from across the pond, when I see entries from places like France and Italy that don't make the cut or only place second and third I think to myself, these would crush at a US competition. Not that we don't produce great stuff here in the states, we do! I have a couple buddies that have won golden daemons and we agree the bar just seems a little higher over seas. It just seems that every model in European competition is an amazing conversion backed up with an insane paint job. Ok, so this is something I’ve always wanted to ask because I am always floored by the stuff I see in European competitions…. Why does it seem that European painters always blow the socks off of stuff that comes out of the US? Is it a cultural thing? Meaning, are there people who just do competitive painting in Europe or is competitive painting just more popular? As a simple observer from across the pond, when I see entries from places like France and Italy that don’t make the cut or only place second and third I think to myself, these would crush at a US competition. Not that we don’t produce great stuff here in the states, we do! I have a couple buddies that have won golden daemons and we agree the bar just seems a little higher over seas. It just seems that every model in European competition is an amazing conversion backed up with an insane paint job.

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