The 2nd annual Crystal Brush is over, and winners announced! 1st - Gea - Jose Palomares 2nd - Any Problem? - Diego Esteban 3rd - Steam Dreams of Wonderland - Sebastian Archer See all the entries here:http://crystalbrush.coolminiornot.com For videos of the prize ceremony and interviews with the winners, hit this link.
Well, it is past noon on Saturday, April 21st…which means all the Crystal Brush 2012 entries are in and we have begun the process of getting them ready for judging – both by our head judge Raul Latorre and the Cool Mini or Not registered voters online. There are some VERY good pieces in the [...]
Registration and voting info!
Registrations will begin Friday 20th at 2pm and close Saturday 21st at 11am CST. Voting begins Saturday midnight and ends Sunday at noon CST. Only registered users in good standing are eligible to vote!
Continue Reading →Head Judge Raul Garcia Latorre – The Road to Crystal Brush
With Adepticon and the Crystal Brush competition right around the corner, we saved a special interview in our “Road to Crystal Brush” series for last – the Head Judge for 2012 Crystal Brush, Raul Garcia Latorre. An amazing miniature artist from all the way over in Spain, Raul is coming out to Chicago to be [...]
Continue Reading →Crystal Brush is right around the corner, and we are so excited to see all of the entries in the various categories being supported this year…many of which by our esteemed Sponsors. Some of these categories are specific to a company’s products, but one category – a new one for 2012 – is sponsored by [...]
Continue Reading →Juan Navarro – La Fabrica Roja Crystal Brush Qualifier!
The Road to the Crystal Brush continues… Our recent series of interviews have been focusing upon the Best in Show painters who are headed to the Crystal Brush…but we are just as interested in how the miniature sculptors winning convention accolades around the world feel about how they got to their victories, we at Cool Mini or Not have [...]
Continue Reading →Peter Bell – UK Salute Qualifier Winner
The Road to the Crystal Brush continues… Always interested in how the miniature painters and converters that have already scored Best in Show at various conventions around the world feel about how they got to their victories, we at Cool Mini or Not have been tracking down the qualifying winners and asking them for information [...]
Continue Reading →Grant Garvin – Templecon Crystal Brush Qualifier
The Road to the Crystal Brush continues… Always interested in how the miniature artists that have already risen to the top of various conventions around the world feel about their victories and how they arrived at them, we at Cool Mini or Not have been tracking down the qualifying winners and asking them their thoughts. [...]
Continue Reading →Sebastian Archer – Auscon Crystal Brush Qualifier
The Road to the Crystal Brush continues… We at Cool Mini or Not are always interested in knowing the ins and outs of what sets the stage for the Crystal Brush grand event at Adepticon, especially the thoughts and interests of the miniature artists that have already risen to the top of various conventions around [...]
Continue Reading →We’d like to thank the Sponsors…
It takes a lot of planning, manpower and frankly funds to make something as amazing as the Crystal Brush competition happen. Those of us at Cool Mini or Not can really only do so much to put something this big and fabulous together each year… the rest is due to our long list of amazing sponsors. Sponsoring [...]
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