INTERMEDIATE SILICONE PAINTING CONTEST 2022

CONTEST RULES:

*PAYMENT OF $15/DOLL IS REQUIRED BEFORE SUBMISSION OF PHOTOS. 

SUBMIT PHOTOS ON OR BEFORE 

MAY 15, 2022

1) 100% your own work using any age/size kit (mini, micro preemie, preemie, newborn or bigger). 

2) Limited to 3 entries per person. 

3) Only babies completed in 2022 are qualified.  

4) Babies seen on any social media CAN be entered as long as they have not been and will not be entered in any other doll competitions until May 2022.

5) High resolution (no blurry photos), unedited (no watermarks) and unfiltered photos (no photoshop editing) against plain background.  This a contest to show your painting skill.  Not all painters  are professional photographers so the focus is on the artwork and not the photography. 

6)  Bald and rooted babies are welcome (rooting  however will not garner points since it's not part of the course)

7) Up to 10 Unedited photos with plain background showing the following:

 - full body clothed

 - full body unclothed with private parts covered

 - torso front 

 - torso back

 - close up of face, clearly showing the eyebrows, lips and other details

 - close up of hand/s showing fingernails

 - close up of foot/feet showing toenails

 - profile of head showing ear

 - back of head

Entries will be judged according to the following criteria: 

1) Colour Harmony.  Use of colours and colour-coordination appropriate for the age  of the baby being represented. 

2) Saturation.  Use of just-right richness of pigments. 

3) Depth.  Layering of veins, blush and mottleing. 

4) Details on Face.  Eyebrows, lips and other details. 

5) Details on Hands & Feet. Realistic nails.

6) Details on torso. Realistic Veining, nipples

7) Smoothness/Finishing.  No obvious painting and matting  bumps or lumps. 

8) Realism.  Overall appearance.

Submit your photos to Susanj.gibbs@gmail.com  

CONTEST RULES 

*PAYMENT OF $15/DOLL IS REQUIRED BEFORE SUBMISSION OF PHOTOS. 

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS ON OR BEFORE

MAY 15, 2022.

1) 100% your own work using a Micro Preemie or Preemie kit.  

2) Limited to 3 entries per person. 

3) Only babies completed in 2022 can be entered.  

4)  Entries seen on any social media can be entered as long as they have not and will not be entered in other doll competitions until May 2022.  

5) High resolution (no blurry photos), unedited (no watermarks) and unfiltered photos (no photoshop editing) against plain background.  This a contest to show your painting skill.  Not all painters  are professional photographers so the focus is on the artwork and not the photography. 

6)  Bald and rooted babies are welcome (rooting  however will not garner points since it wasn'tpart of the course)

7) Up to 10 Unedited photos with plain background showing the following:

 - full body clothed

 - full body unclothed with private parts covered

 - torso front  showing umbilical stump

 - torso back

 - close up of face, clearly showing the eyebrows, lips and other details

 - tongue details

 - close up of hand/s showing fingernails

 - close up of foot/feet showing toenails

 - profile of head showing ear

 - back of head

Entries will be judged according to the following criteria: 

1) Colour Harmony.  Use of colours and colour-coordination appropriate for the age  of the baby being represented. 

2) Saturation.  Use of just-right richness of pigments. 

3) Depth.  Layering of veins, blush and mottleing. 

4) Details on Face.  Eyebrows, lips and other details. 

5) Details on Hands & Feet. Realistic nails.

6) Details on torso. Realistic Veining, nipples, umbilical stump if any. 

7) Smoothness/Finishing.  No obvious painting and matting  bumps or lumps. 

8) Realism.  Overall appearance. 

Submit photos to susanj.gibbs@gmail.com