Spud Club Painting Challenge

2024 Themes (Click to view details)

2023 Themes (Click to view details)

2022 Themes (Click to view details)

Overview

The Spud Club Painting Challenge is a monthly themed painting contest hosted by FryMinis with exciting prizes! Members of the Spud Club (Patreon.com/FryMinis) have exclusive access to the Premium category, while all other eligible participants have access to the Free category. Each category has its own prizes and winners. See below for details and rules.

Prizes

  • All submissions will be shared on FryMinis.com, with special recognition for any submission that wins a prize - Premium, Free and FryMinis Fan Favorite. In rare cases, select submissions may not be featured on FryMinis.com, depending on potential content concerns as determined by FryMinis

  • Premium Category: 1st place: $50. 2nd place: $25. 3rd place: $10. Premium category winning submissions will receive virtual gift cards of the relevant values to their choice from select websites including FryMinis.com, DMsGuild.com, Games-Workshop.com, MiniatureMarket.com and ReaperMini.com. Prizes will be sent to the email addresses provided during the submission process within 7 business days of the completion of judging.

  • Free Category: 1st place: $25. 2nd place: $10. 3rd place: $5. Free category winning submissions will receive virtual gift cards of the relevant values to their choice from select websites including FryMinis.com, DMsGuild.com, Games-Workshop.com, MiniatureMarket.com and ReaperMini.com. Prizes will be sent to the email addresses provided during the submission process within 7 business days of the completion of judging.

  • FryMinis Fan Favorite: $25. FryMinis Fan Favorites winning submissions will receive a virtual gift card to their choice from select websites including FryMinis.com, DMsGuild.com, Games-Workshop.com, MiniatureMarket.com and ReaperMini.com. The FryMinis Fan Favorite winner prize does stack with Premium and Free category prizes but a FryMinis Fan Favorite does not need to be a Premium or Free prize winner. Prizes will be sent to the email addresses provided during the submission process within 7 business days of the completion of judging.

Entry Subject

Your submission must be focused around the monthly theme. The themes are purposefully broad to allow your creativity to shine but your submission must have a clear connection to that month's theme. Have questions about a specific theme? Ask us over discord.gg/fryminis!

Entry Requirements

  • Photos. You may upload up to 5 showcase photos of the completed mini for judging. You must also include both a photo of you with the mini unpainted (primed is okay) and a photo of you with the completed mini - you may substitute yourself with your name on a handwritten note. The verification photos will not be published.

  • Info. Submissions are to be entered via a completed Google Form - see each theme’s page for the specific link. Entries may be submitted in advance of any given month but all other requirements still apply.

  • Timing. Miniatures must be submitted before 11:59pm CT on the last day of the month for each challenge. You may only submit one entry per challenge - if multiple entries are submitted, the most recent one will be selected for judging. Premium vs Free category qualifications are determined at the time of judging, based on the period of the theme, not at time of submission.

Judging

FryMinis will judge submissions based on a balanced view painting skill, expression of theme and general creativity. While technical painting skill is important, it's our view that there is more to miniature painting than mechanical precision. Basing and terrain are not required but can potentially benefit a submission.

FryMinis Fan Favorite votes are determined as each voter chooses, after encouragement to consider our standard judging guidelines. Prior to 2024, voting took place at Discord.gg/FryMinis. Beginning in 2024, voting will take place in public polls at Patreon.com/FryMinis (no paid membership required).

Change Log
  • 12/20/23: Minor, non-impactful language cleanup. Removed references to Fan Favorite voting on Discord - moving voting to public Patreon polls beginning in 2024.
  • 01/01/23: Significantly increased prize values for all categories and winning ranks for 2023 challenges.
  • 01/01/23: Added new FryMinis Fan Favorite prize.
  • 01/01/23: Clarified timing on prize payouts.
  • 01/01/23: Returned to per-challenge Google Form submissions.
  • 09/05/22: Simplified submission process into a single Google form.
  • 09/05/22: Clarified timing of Free vs Premium category qualification.
  • 07/05/22: Rewrote select passages to clarify between Premium and Free categories.
  • 07/05/22: Increased Premium category 2nd place prize to $10 from $5.
  • 07/05/22: Renamed existing contest to Premium category and added new Free category for non-Patrons.
  • 02/04/22: Added prizes for 2nd and 3rd place winners.
  • 01/22/22: Only 3 showcase photos were previously allowed, this limit is now 5.
  • 01/22/22: Expanded verification photo options to include your handwritten name for you extra private individuals.
  • 01/22/22: Added disclaimer for potential winner gallery exclusion. It's possible to win with mature miniatures but we reserve the right to not highlight select content.

Additional Details

Terms & Conditions

ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

Eligibility

The FryMinis Spud Club Painting Challenge (the "Contest") is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, as well as countries where skill-based contests are legal, who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. The Contest is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Contest (Premium Category) is open only to Patreon subscribers of https://patreon.com/fryminis. Contest (Free Category) is open to all participants that meet standard requirements listed here. Contest (FryMinis Fan Favorites) participation is dependent on entry into Contest (Premium Category) or Contest (Free Category) and subject to all relevant rules as decided by Sponsor.

Sponsor

The Contest is sponsored by FryMinis, located at Dallas, TX United States of America.

Entry

Enter the Contest (Free or Premium Category) by visiting https://fryminis.com/scpc and following the directions provided to fill out the entry information, and submit.

Limit one (1) entry per person, per email address for the duration of the Contest Period for each monthly challenge. Entries received from any person or email address in excess of the stated limitation will be void and only the final entry will be accepted and judged.

Entries submitted to either of the above categories automatically submits the entry into consideration for the Contest (FryMinis Fan Favorites).

Agreement to Official Rules

Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon being compliant with these Official Rules and fulfilling all other requirements set forth herein.

Information & Photo Release

By entering the contest, participants give FryMinis rights and consent to publish their submitted name, entry title, entry description, and entry photos online and in print within the context of the Contest and advertising for the Contest or future related contests without any further compensation. Entrants retain all other rights to their photos.

Privacy Policy

Data submitted in relation to the Contest is stored in a database managed by Google.com. The data may be used to contact individuals regarding their participation in FryMinis painting contests and for internal market research. No data provided for the Contest will be shared with or sold to other parties.

Contest Subject to Change

This contest operates at the discretion of FryMinis and may be altered or ended at any time. In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, bug, worm, unauthorized human intervention, or other technical problem, or in the event the Contest is unable to run as planned for another other reason, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, the Sponsor may in its sole discretion, either (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules, Terms, & Conditions, or (b) terminate the Contest and, in the event of termination, award prizes at random from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, Terms & Conditions or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to damage the website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including attorney's fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules, Terms & Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

Release and Limitations of Liability

By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the Contest, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of prizes (including any travel or activity related thereto), including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors associated with the Contest, including lost, interrupted, or unavailable Internet Service Provider (ISP), network, server, wireless service provider, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular tower or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure, or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware and software malfunctions, failures, or difficulties; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (c) mechanical, network, electronic, computer, human, printing, or typographical errors; (d) application downloads, (e) any other errors or problems in connection with the Contest; or (f) injury, death, losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrants' participation in the Contest or acceptance, receipt or misuse of prizes (including any travel or activity related thereto). Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall the entrant be entitled to receive attorney's fees. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.

Disputes

Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in Texas. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, enforceability of these Official Rules, Terms, & Conditions, entrants rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Texas, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Texas.