The Four Seasons

FACE Conference Competitions - Rules, Terms and Conditions

With the exception of one, all the following postal and main competitions are open to current FACE members only.

There will be challenges (as opposed to competitions) and other painting related fun & games over the weekend and these are open to everyone, including the Sunday when non members are able to attend, but Saturday competitions are for FACE members only.

All postal competitions must be ORIGINAL, UNPUBLISHED designs.

ORIGINAL meaning the design as well as the photo, so no copies of another painters work.

UNPUBLISHED means not seen anywhere before including forums, eMags or a website.

If photographs of an entry appear before the official release, the entry will be VOID.

In some circumstances, permission may be given to publish after judging but before the photos are on the Face website - but please contact the Chairperson if a situation occurs which might make this necessary.

All competition entries will require a Model Release Form to be completed. No form - no entry.

Model Release Form

For all of these main competitions, a minimum of 75% of the design must be on the face. A maximum of 25% may be painted on the neck, head or ears if you wish.

These entries are for a FACE painting competition so it’s important that the majority of the design is on the face.

Photographs

For the Postal competitions, you may enter up to two photographs of each design if you wish.

All photographs sent by post must be 5.5’’x 7.5’’ and we advise they are sent with a card protection to limit any damage. If you are sending your photographs digitally, they must each be between 1 MB & 2 MB in order for them to be of sufficient quality for reproduction.

If two photographs are being entered, please make sure that each photograph complies with the sizes mentioned above, rather than try to squeeze two photos into a limited space.

Please send photos to Jayne Wilks (address at the end of the page). NO LATER than Monday, 20th of February 2012 (details at the bottom of this page).


POSTAL COMPETITIONS

The FACE Award

There is a 1st, 2nd & 3rd placed trophy to keep and a certificate for each.

The 1st place winner will also win one year’s membership of FACE along with 5 million PLI insurance, (value £126).

This is a chance to send in a picture of a face you are proud of. There is no theme, but as mentioned the design must not have been seen anywhere before the conference.

Props (such as headdresses, flowers, fabrics, headpieces) CANNOT be used for the FACE Award competition. Props can make a difference to the judge’s view of the photograph, so they are not to be used to enhance the design for this award, which is purely based on painting skills, rather than the whole concept. Stencils NOT permitted.

The winner will be decided by a ballot box vote by all Face members in attendance at the conference on the Saturday.


Themed Competition - The Four Seasons

There is a 1st, 2nd & 3rd trophy to keep and a certificate - kindly sponsored by Treasure House of Make Up.

Props CAN be used for this competition, and we are actively encouraging entrants to use as many as they wish. These can be headdresses, flowers, fabrics, feathers, headpieces etc.

The theme can be interpreted as you will - full face, partial face or eye designs for example, However please still keep to the remit that a minimum of 75% of the design must be on the face, and NO stencils.

The winner will be decided by a ballot box vote by all FACE members in attendance at the conference on the Saturday.


Non-Member Postal Competition

For all non-members attending on the Sunday.

We would like you to send in an original, unpublished design. Our members will vote for the best one on the Saturday and your prize of Certification and Membership (on successfully passing the entrance exam) will be presented on the Sunday. You must be attending on the Sunday to be eligible to enter this competition.


LIVE COMPETITIONS

Face Painter of the Year (FPOTY)

This is the ‘Main Event’ competition, held on the Saturday of the conference weekend.

There are two parts to the competition, Best Technical Ability and Best Design, the overall winner obtaining the title Face Painter of the Year.

It is a live competition and entry is open to any current Face member attending the conference who wishes to enter.

One of the following 6 themes will be picked out and announced a few minutes before the competition starts, all of those not painting will be asked to leave the room.

You will have 5 minutes thinking time, and then 20 minutes to paint your design.

There must be a blended base and a variety of line work (in order to show off technical skills) and cover 75% of the face only (no ears, neck, hair, etc). The person whose theme is chosen will also receive a special goody bag at the Conference (attendance will be required to receive this).

The winner of the FPOTY will win a fabulous trophy which they keep for a year with their name engraved for posterity.

Last year we commissioned a stunning new trophy and we can promise you it is something everyone will want to win! The winner will also win one year’s free membership of FACE along with 5 million PLI insurance, worth in total £126.

The winner will be decided by all Members in attendance voting after the competition on the Saturday.


Morphed Creatures Competition

DAUPHINES of BRISTOL (Madeleine & Allen Bills) are sponsoring this competition which takes place on the Saturday of the conference weekend.

You will have 20 minutes to paint your creature, and there will be a 1st 2nd and 3rd place certificate, a trophy to keep for the 1st placed from Dauphines of Bristol.

The winner will be decided by Madeleine & Allen on the Saturday of the conference weekend.


Frost & Fire Competition - Sponsored by armkandi

This competition which takes place on the Saturday of the conference weekend, is sponsored by armkandi. The theme is in the title and you can even use stencils.

You will have 20 minutes to paint your design, and there will be a 1st 2nd and 3rd place trophy to keep and a certificate.

The winner will be decided by Lee of armkandi on the Saturday of the conference weekend.


OTHER AWARDS

The CHARLES H FOX Award

CHARLES H FOX sponsor this special award. They will present their trophy and prize to the lucky recipient at the Gala dinner on Saturday evening.

BEST NEWCOMER - Sponsored by Rees Astley

This trophy is presented to the best new member since the last AGM. The winner will get a trophy to keep and a certificate.

JEANNE GRIFFITHS Award for BEST KEPT KIT - Sponsored by Rees Astley

This is awarded to the person whose ‘in use’ kit looks the best presented over the weekend. The winner will win a trophy to keep and a certificate.


Best Area Rep - Sponsored by Rees Astley


WHERE TO SEND YOUR PHOTO’S AND FORMS FOR THE POSTAL COMPETITIONS

Please send your Completed and Signed Entry and Model Consent Forms, along with all photo’s (either printed or on disc) using the specification as detailed above to:- Jayne Wilks, 17 Makepiece Road, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 2HG

Photographs and scanned/signed Entry & Model release forms can also be sent to Jayne by email to jayne.wilks@btinternet.com BUT NO LATER THAN Monday the 20th of February 2012 please, or we cannot guarantee they will be included.

Any photos sent without the signed entry & model release consent forms WILL NOT BE PROCESSED.

Discs and printed images will not be returned.

Please note:- We endeavour to print digital entries to the highest quality, but no responsibility can be taken for the finished print quality.