Anniversary Painting Competition and Fundraiser

Hey guys,

I'm a couple of weeks late for this but I have now been on Patreon for a year and I cannot stress enough just how thankful I am for your ongoing support. You've all contributed to helping me achieve a lifelong goal of working as a professional sculptor full time. 

To celebrate I would like to announce a painting competition. But not just any painting competition. To say this year has been rough is an understatement. It is my aim to bring some positivity with this competition by making it all about supporting Direct Relief, a charity that operates around the world to offer aid after disasters.

Anyone and everyone is welcome to join in this competition. You do not have to be a Patron to take part. Though there are some Patron exclusive prizes for those of you who are patrons.

I originally had quite modest plans for this competition, but thanks to the wonderfully kind folks over at Ameralabs, they have extended me a sponsorship for this event. They will be providing resin to the winners of this competition. I sing the praises of Ameralabs frequently and so I am super excited that some of you will get a chance to try it out and love it as much as I do. The other prizes will come from my own pocket.

How It Works

• Make a Paypal donation via the link below (give whatever you can):
  https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6GE9RYHWRPDJJ&source=url
  
• Paint one of my models and be as creative as you like! So long as you adhere to the rules below. If you have a printer you can purchase an STL file from my website or you can purchase a model from one of my many merchants.
  
• Submit good quality photos to hello@ritualcasting.uk with the subject line "PAINT COMPETITION" from the same e-mail address you used to donate and your Patreon username if you are a patron.
  
• Vote for your favourites once the competition ends

The Charity: Direct Relief

Why Direct Relief? I've spent hours researching charities that I could get behind and there are numerous options I could have picked. Direct Relief operates in over 80 countries delivering medical supplies, humanitarian aid, and disaster relief to problem areas all over the world and with this year being a record setter in terms of disasters, I thought this would be the best fit.

As a charity they put 99.4% of their funds to work and only 0.1% for fundraising campaigns so they need all the help they can get. 100% of all donations will go directly to Direct Relief once the competition  has closed. I will be posting updates at milestones along the way.

The Prizes

1st Place

• Elegoo Mars Pro 3D Printer
• 1 litre of Ameralabs Resin
• Ritual Casting t-shirt for Hero Tier Patrons and above
• Ritual Casting mug for Hero Tier Patrons and above
• A free STL from my store

 2nd Place

• 1 litre of Ameralabs Resin
• Ritual Casting t-shirt or mug for Hero Tier Patrons and above
• A free STL from my store

  3rd Place

• 0.5 litre of Ameralabs Resin
• Ritual Casting t-shirt or mug for Hero Tier Patrons and above
• A free STL from my store

The Rules

• You will have until November 30th 11:59 PST to submit your entry
• Late entries will be disqualified
• One entry per person
• No figures scaled below 65%
• You must be a Patron at the time of submission and when the winner is announced to be eligible for Patron only prizes
• No digital enhancements/filters on photos
• In case of a tie I will cast deciding vote

Other Info

• The winner of the 3D printer will receive an Amazon gift card for the printer to redeem in their region.
• Winners of the Ameralabs resin will receive 100% off discount codes to redeem on the Ameralabs website.
• I will contact the winners of the Ritual Casting Merchandise directly to obtain address, sizing and colour choices and the orders will be fulfilled via the print on demand service I use.
• Winners of the STL files will receive a discount code to redeem on my website.
•  If you have a printer you can purchase an STL file from my website or you can purchase a model from one of my many merchants.