MamaGeek Minis - Games Day Baltimore 2010

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Games Day Baltimore 2010 - Golden Demon Painting Competition

This was the first hobby gaming convention I ever attended. It was run by Games Workshop, and included the Golden Demon Painting Competition, which draws competitors from around the world.

I met many great painters there, from the U.S., Canada, Russia, France, and Australia. It was fantastic to just chat with them about technique and style, examine their work up close and in person, and get feedback on my own minis. I entered two figures in the contest. I hoped my troll would at least make first cut, and I was thrilled when they both did. When I learned that my River Troll won the Bronze Demon trophy, I nearly jumped out of my shoes!

Winner, Bronze, Warhammer Monster

First Cut, Warhammer Single

Here are some painters I met there:

Me (Joy Schoenberger) with Aaron Lovejoy (olliekickflip on Reaper), whose blending tutorial was instrumental in my process of learning how to paint, and who is always willing to give advice and help to other painters. Aaron has won gold trophies from Golden Demon in the past, and is an excellent painter. He was even nicer in person than online, and it was great meeting him.

Here are Zach Lanier and Matt Fontaine, two other great painters I had the pleasure of meeting. They are both former Golden Demon gold trophy winners as well, and were very friendly, too.

Gabriel won the Silver trophy in the Warhammer Monster category. His work was top notch, and I enjoyed chatting with him and his wife, a fellow Reaper fan. They both are personal friends of Angela Imrie, another excellent painter whose work I've seen online, but who was not able to make it to Baltimore.

Here are Gabriel and I with our trophies. I still think they are the ugliest trophies ever. My son had fun playing with mine that night, pretending it was a bad buy that his iron man action figure was fighting.

There are some of the incredible minis that competed in Golden Demon. (My photos definitely DO NOT do them justice.)

Other pictures from the main Convention Hall: