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Hobby & Art Events

From the prestigious Dragon Slayer Miniature Painting Exhibition to a variety of hobby classes offered by our talented guest artists, the hobby area is definitely turning into a highlight of our Charity Festival.

Dragon Slayer Miniature Painting Exhibition

Welcome to DragonFall’s annual open painting exhibition, the Dragon Slayer awards.  Here is all you need to know about exhibiting in this thrilling event including the categories, rules, and judging standards!

 

Entry into this competition is FREE with your weekend badge! 

 

Categories

There are 6 categories for entry into the Dragon Slayer exhibition:

  1. Single: Any single model of 54mm scale or smaller may be entered, either on a gaming base or display plinth.  

  2. Squad: 3-5 miniatures with a unifying theme of 54mm scale or smaller either on gaming bases or a single display plinth.

  3. Bust:  Traditional bust, waist up. No part of the bust to extend below the waist.

  4. Vehicles and Beasts:  This is meant for larger models, to be kept under 1/36 scale for traditional models/mecha or 54mm scale for wargames.  This category is for models such as Mecha, Dreadnaughts, Titans, etc.

  5. Army:  This category is open only to those participating in one of the many DragonFall events.  Armies will be judged at the tables as opposed to in the display case.

  6. Open:  This is an open category for any models or displays that don’t fit any of the other categories.  Duels, dioramas, larger scale figures and more are all welcome!

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2023 Dragon Slayer Winner
Count Dooku & Magna Guard - Kyle Dalton

Rules

  1. All DragonFall badge holders are allowed to enter ONE submission into each of the 6 categories for FREE.  Additional submissions into the category are possible but advised against.  The idea here is to get a lot of participation from our attendees, not to have one category flooded with entries from one artist.  As this is a free perk for our Badge holders and convention goers, we hope you understand.  

  2. Each Category will have a Single Winner.

  3. The top 3 scoring entries overall, in each category-shall receive medals. Gold, Silver and Bronze

  4. The overall highest score will be the winner of the DragonFall Painting Competition, and in addition to the above, will receive the DragonFall Slayer Axe as a Grand Prize.

  5. Each Entrant is only available for one top 3 position, i.e. it is not possible to win any combination of the first, second and third prizes, the next runner-up winner will be awarded instead.

  6. In the event of any dispute, the sum liability of DragonFall, its sponsors and vendors, to any entrant shall be whatever the entrant paid to DragonFall for the painting competition. I.e. null, as this event is FREE.  

  7. All entries must be submitted in person, by the entrant, before 1PM on Saturday October 5th.  Entry registration will be at the glass case within the Vendor Hall. Entries can start to be dropped off as early as Friday afternoon.

  8. A DragonFall 3 Day Badge or Weekend Badge is required to submit entries.  Please note the word WEEKEND, day badges are not eligible.  The thought process is simple for this requirement, you must submit your entry on Friday or Saturday and winners are announced on Sunday.

  9. Entrants are responsible for the transportation of entries to and from the competition.  No storage space for transportation materials will be provided.  Entrants must pick up entries on Sunday, Oct. 6th by 5PM or risk the entry getting packed up and returned at next year’s DragonFall.

  10. Only one person may be listed and credited as the entrant on any of the joint effort entries.  While painters may work on original sculpts of conversions by other artists, and more than one artist may contribute to an entry if desired, there will be no co-credit given or division or duplication of prizes.  

  11. Entrants must remain available for judging, queries, and prize awards during the competition.  

  12. Entrants agree to provide all entries at their own risk to DragonFall, for the duration of the competition for the purposes of display, photography, and judging.  

  13. DragonFall has the rights to all images of the entries at our events, and your entry may be used in promotional materials for our Charity Convention in the future.  

  14. DragonFall accepts no responsibility for damage to or loss or entries during the competition.  

  15. Note about Army Submissions.  All Army Category Entries will be judged on Saturday evening.  To participate, please leave your army on the table of your last game with the owner's contact name and information.  Dioramas are highly encouraged, but please do not bring those large displays in UNTIL AFTER your last game.  Your Event judges will have additional information related to when your army will be judged and when you can pack up.  Event is locked on Saturday night, but we highly encourage you to take your army with you after judging.

  16. All rules above are subject to change without notice.

Judging Standards

Judging is always subjective.  Having a panel of multiple judges will help us keep that balanced.  Our judges will be looking at technical application and execution as well as color theory, composition, storytelling, and emotional resonance.  The judges will be available for feedback after the awards ceremony.  

 

Levels of Achievement

There are 4 levels of achievement of the Dragon Slayer:

  • Copper

  • Silver

  • Gold

  • and the one and only Dragon Slayer

 

As this is an open painting exhibition, your entry will be critiqued by our panel of judges and judged only on its merits, not against the other pieces.  This means that if the judges believe you achieved a gold standard on your piece, you will receive a gold placement, regardless of how it may stack up against the other pieces in the category. 

Of all the Gold medals given, one will be chosen to receive the Dragon Slayer axe.  This is the only time your piece may be compared to another piece in this exhibition.

 

We know you all will be putting some amazing pieces of art into the world and we can’t wait to see and showcase them!  It’s time to show the world how these dragons roar!

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Hobby Classes

DragonFall has always strived to bring you classes and instructors to help you take the next step in your painting journey!  If you are just looking to bring your army up to a slightly better standard, or you want to learn how to take on painting competitions by storm, our instructors are here to help you reach your goals!

2024 classes are now open!

These classes do sell out quickly so make sure you snag your spot!

 

 

 

We also enjoy the support of artists to help us determine the Dragon Slayer Painting Exhibition Champion.

Instructors

Our 2024 Instructors

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