Moonstone May ‘24
Our Moonstone May painting competition is back for a third year, after a fantastic result in previous years.
Brushgit won the Best Single Mini category in 2023.
From 1st to 31st May 2024 we invite you to post photos of your painted Moonstone minis on social media channels, using the hashtag #MoonstoneMay24. There are four categories you can enter and at the start of June we’ll ask the community to vote for their favourites in each category. The winners in each category will then receive a £25 gift card to spend in our webstore (plus free postage anywhere in the world).
When you share your photo please let us know which of these four categories you’re entering:
Rob Green won the Best Boxset category in 2023.
Single miniature - One miniature from any box set, or a limited edition sculpt. Will be judged on technical painting skill and artistic flair.
Boxset / troupe - Must include between 3 and 8 miniatures from the same faction. Will be judged on technical painting skill, artistic flair and cohesiveness of the troupe.
Most original concept - Can be a single miniature or up to 8 miniatures; includes conversions, fantastical bases, wacky / themed paint schemes etc. Will be judged on originality and quality of concept, as well as painting skill. Note that judges may use their discretion to move entries from the previous categories into this one.
Commission painter - See below…
Commission Painters
Commission painters are welcome to enter any category but must state they are a ‘commission painter’ in their entry, the judges will then select a winner from among the entries based on pure painting skill. Entries must not have been commissioned by GKG.
‘Commission painters' are defined as individuals who offer painting services for hire. ‘Commission painters’ refers to the individual, not the miniature(s) being submitted. For example, if a commission painter has Moonstone miniatures in their personal collection the miniatures are still classed as a ‘Commission painter’.
2023’s Commission Painters winner Joan Schaaf entered a Flight of Faeries as individual entries and won.
To Enter
Original Concept winner 2023, Bernard Mangon.
Post on Instagram using the hashtag #MoonstoneMay24 and mention us @GoblinKingGames.
Or, post on Twitter using the hashtag #MoonstoneMay24 and mention us @MoonstoneGame.
Or, post in the Moonstone Players Facebook group using the hashtag #MoonstoneMay24 and mention us @MoonstoneTheGame.
You may post to more than one of the above platforms if you wish.
Photos should be of good enough quality that we can see the detail of your work from multiple angles (and ideally square in shape).
We’ll assume the first image is the ‘main image' (see below) you’d like us to share later, but please feel free to add as many images you feel appropriately presents your mini.
Please don’t include watermarks or logos on your entries, as by entering you are giving us permission to re-use your images elsewhere online and in other medium.
How we’ll choose the winners
BigCarlPaints won the Whole Troupe category in 2023.
We will judge the submissions by the quality and technical skill of the artist, unless otherwise stated, and will select the best entries in each category as the shortlist.
In June we will share the ‘main image’ of the selected miniatures from each category shortlist on the Moonstone Facebook account.
We will ask followers of the account to ‘love’ their favourite image by a given deadline, the winner will be the one with the most ‘love’ reactions from followers.
In the event of a tie (where two or more miniatures have the same number of ‘love’ reactions) at the given deadline, Goblin King Games will decide the final winner.
We will announce the winners in June, each of whom will win a £25 gift card and free shipping for the Moonstone web store.
Further T&Cs
Entries on social media must be the entrant’s work, submissions of other people’s work will not be accepted; those who enter another person’s work will be excluded from the competition entirely; however if a young Moonstoner isn’t on social media but would like to enter, we will accept entries from a parent or guardian via info@moonstonethegame.com (all other T&Cs are still applicable in that instance).
Entries should be submitted between 00.01 on 1st May 2024 and 23.59 on 31st May 2024 (UK time).
By entering the competition you give Goblin King Games permission to use your images in promotional materials, in image galleries, future book galleries, and other places we feel is appropriate (although this will always be with attribution, including @mentioning social media accounts where possible).
Goblin King Games' decisions throughout the process is final.
Entries should be of miniatures that haven’t been used by Goblin King Games in a professional capacity.
We will share some examples throughout the month to encourage participation, but this does not indicate who the winners are or may be.
Prizes are £25 gift vouchers for the Goblin King Games web store, plus free shipping based on the winners’ location anywhere in the world, and are not transferable into cash or any other equivalent.
If you have any questions please contact info@moonstonethegame.com or one of our social media accounts messaging services.