Get those paintbrushes and unpainted minis ready for the newest edition of the Creature Caster Resin Beast 2021 contest!
Don’t worry, this competition isn’t only about who’s the best. Not saying you wouldn’t win that… but… It’s just about getting to the desk and painting minis. They will pick winners at random every week as well as having categories judged based on the actual paint job!
That means just by painting you can win $25 every week by simply posting a Creature Caster Mini and hashtagging them with #resinbeast2021 and #creaturecaster. For more formal submissions, you can enter your stuff here. The other winners will be decided once it’s all over for the main prizes, and there are some good ones this time around.
It’s all super easy, well to enter at least- maybe not winning the grand prize…
The competition will run from May 15th to May 28th. Plenty of time to get some work in on your minis and get them posted to the Gram to win! But enough of us talking about it, let’s hear what they have to say about it.
Creature Caster’s Resin Beast 2021 Contest is Coming!
How to Participate:
- For casual entries, use #resinbeast2021 on your Instagram posts of completed Creature Caster miniatures from March 15th to May 28th.
- For our Large Model and Small Model categories, entries have set criteria and will be submitted through google forms by June 18th.
General Rules
- Only one official entrant per entry. If the work was done as a collaboration, only one of the collaborators may enter into the contest and will be given sole consideration when awarding prizes and credit for the entry.
- The paint job must be your own work. You may not enter someone else’s creation under your own name.
- Creature Caster Models ONLY (including discontinued models).
- Conversions welcome, but the original model must be clearly identifiable.
- NO scratch-built models. Exception: base elements or diorama components can be scratch-built, provided the main focus of the entry is a Creature Caster model.
- 3rd party bases/elements used for basing are allowed, provided they are not the focus of the entry.
Since they are giving away free stuff, why not go check out what else they have going on? But now, let’s look at how you can enter with the big models.
Large Models:
How to submit:
You must upload the following pictures of the model:
- 2 front views.
- 1 side view.
- 1 back view.
- Do not upload more or less than 4 images.
Just to note, to find the correct form to upload to, go to their site for all the details.
Model Criteria:
- The Canuckmera, Lords and Ladies, Queens and Kings, Dragons, Drakon, Elementals, and any other Creature Caster models of the same approximate size are acceptable entries for the Large Model Category.
- Busts will not be accepted.
- Conversions are welcome and encouraged, but remember that you will be judged on your technical expertise in assembling models.
- Single models only.
- There are no size restrictions on basing, but a base that overly distracts from the model itself could lose points.
Photography Criteria:
- Preferred: white/black backgrounds or lightly-textured backgrounds. We recommend NOT using competing/busy backgrounds so we can really see the model and your paint job!
- This is not a photo-taking contest, so please limit the use of: effects, colored lights, photoshopping, etc.
Small Models:
How to submit:
- You must upload the following pictures of the model:
- 2 front views.
- 1 side view.
- 1 back view.
- Do not upload more or less than 4 images.
Just to note, to find the correct form to upload to, go to their site for all the details.
Model Criteria:
- All Atriarch models, Forge Lord, Forge Guard, Cradol, and any other models of the same approximate size are acceptable entries for the Small Model Category.
- Busts will not be accepted.
- Conversions are welcome and encouraged, but remember that you will be judged on your technical expertise in assembling models or making conversions.
- Single models only.
- There are no size restrictions on basing, but a base that overly distracts from the model itself could lose points.
Photography Criteria:
- Preferred: white/black backgrounds or lightly-textured backgrounds. We recommend NOT using competing/busy backgrounds so we can really see the model and your paint job!
- This is not a photo-taking contest, so please limit the use of: effects, colored lights, photoshopping, etc.
Prizes:
Large Model
- To be judged by seasoned artists, using the Resin Beast judging process. Must be submitted by June 18th.
- 1st Prize: 900USD Cash, a 200USD value Gift Coupon for Creature Caster, and a Mega-Size Resin Beastie Trophy
- 2nd Prize: 300USD value Gift Coupon for Creature Caster, and a Mega-Size Resin Beastie Trophy
- 3rd Prize: 200USD value Gift Coupon for Creature Caster, and a Mega-Size Resin Beastie Trophy
Small Model
- To be judged by seasoned artists, using the Resin Beast judging process. Must be submitted by June 18th.
- 1st Prize: 300USD Cash, a 200USD value Gift Coupon for Creature Caster, and a small Resin Beastie Trophy
- 2nd Prize: 200USD value Gift Coupon for Creature Caster, and a small Resin Beastie Trophy.
- 3rd Prize: 100USD value Gift Coupon for Creature Caster, and a small Resin Beastie Trophy
Casual Entrants
- Share your Creature Caster models with us and the community without the pressure of formal judging! Anyone wishing to participate can post their models on Instagram and will be entered into a weekly prize draw.
- Weekly Prize Draws are selected randomly every Friday from March 26th to May 28th. The Staff Favourite will be selected by our team at the end of the competition
This is just so awesome! Who doesn’t want free stuff for painting the minis they should already be painting. Check out their site for the full details. Now get out there and get painting!
Go Enter the Resin Beast 2021 Competition Here!
About the Author: Travis Pasch
Travis Pasch
Job Title: Head Writer & Editor
Socials: @paschbass
About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
