Cool Mini or Not’s Crystal Brush painting competition and Adepticon have parted ways after 8 years. Check out the latest word on the event.
Spotted on Adepticon’s Facebook Page, they made an announcement that the Crystal Brush painting competition would no longer be operated at future events.
Crystal Brush Painting Entries from Adepticon 2019
Make sure you check out some of the entries from the latest Adepticon if you haven’t seen them already.
In case you haven’t heard of the Crystal Brush painting competition, is an event hosted at Adepticon that brings in some of the best painters from around the world and their miniature entries. These entries are hand-painted and are on a whole other level of awesome. With hobby heavy-hitters duking it out in skill level, the grand prize winner gets a whopping $10,000 for their work!
Adepticon & Crystal Brush Awards: Latest & Moving Forward
Coming to a mutual understanding, Cool Mini or Not and the Adepticon organizers have decided to part ways. However, moving forward, Adepticon announced that there would still be plenty of painting events for future hostings.
Some of the commenters gave their opinions on the matter that serve as a voice from some people in the community of contestants and viewers.
Based off some of the comments, it looked like things were beginning to become a bit stale. Others noticed that the same top contestants were winning year after year. And finally, some even thought that there weren’t as many entries as previous years.
Others believe it did not cater to most of the population at the event. That being the tabletop gamer. While the paint jobs are out of this world, the entries might appeal to gamers more if they were in-game models. A large chunk of the models were busts and one-off sculpts.
While Crystal Brush may no longer be at the event, we can rest assured that the Adepticon team is making plans to have our painting passions covered. What were your thoughts on the painting entries for the Crystal Brush painting competition at Adepticon? Did you have a favorite?
What kind of painting competition would you like to see moving forward? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.
About the Author: Wesley Floyd
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About Wesley Floyd: Wes has been in the Warhammer hobby since 2015 and joined the Spikey Bits writing team in 2018. He is known for his satirist takes on trending topics and imaginative yet amazingly affordable hobby solutions to painting Warhammer miniatures.
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