Welcome back to the Advanced Beautiful Pen contest, sponsered by Exotic Blanks. I would like to cordially invite all of you to participate in this years contest. This contest is show off your work in a traditional styled Roller Ball or Fountain Pen.
This is a great chance to show your talents and join in the Bash festivities for this year. I look forward to some great entries again this year with all the talent we have on this forum. If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me.
Mike
The Exotic Blanks Advanced Beautiful Pen Contest Entry Form (link)
You will have 19 days to submit a pen.
Here are the rules:
1 - This is a contest challenging advanced pen makers to make the most Beautiful Pen.
"To participate in this or any other IAP activity your public profile must contain your real first and last name as well as you place of residence (city & state or equivalent). Please be advised that information contained in the public profile is not viewable by non-members of the IAP. Members who have failed to successfully complete any previous IAP activities, and who have been notified by the Activities Manager of such, are not eligible to participate in any IAP activities."
2 - It may be either a Roller Ball pen or a Fountain pen. NO Ball Point Pens, there are other contests for ball point pens. It must be a conventional style Pen. NO Flutes, Enterprise Space Ships or cigar shapes, etc. Those are for the Free Style pen contest.
3- Materials and Methods; The pen may be constructed from whatever materials(s) you choose. Conventional or unconventional. You may make the pen with ready made components from kits, completely kitless or any stage in-between. You can make the pen using any tools available to you as long as you make the pen. That includes but is not limited to wood lathes, metal lathes, cnc equipment , Mills, casting equipment, etc.
4 - Only one pen per person, It may not have been entered in any of the other Bash contests. Take the best pictures you can because the quality of your pen will be based on what we can see. Keep your backgrounds and props simple so they do not distract from your pen.
A maximum of 3 photos will be allowed.
We would like to keep the entries anonymous through the use of the entry form.
5 - The pen must be made for the contest by the person entering the contest and not have been shown before Feb 1 2013 on IAP or any other site. If it is determined that it has been, it will be disqualified and any prize won will be forfeited. As a follow-up to clarify this, do NOT post a photo of your entry ANYWHERE until the contest is over and the winners have been announced.
- Finalists will be chosen based on
Originality of design
Workmanship- The Overall fit and finish. It should be flawless.
Use of material - Composition and originality.
Over all looks – We want the most beautiful pens.
Apparent writing comfort.- Does the pen look comfortable for writing.
Durability- How well does it look like it will hold up to use.
A panel of judges will choose the top 5 pens and the winner will be chosen by an open poll.
Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places.
Submissions:
All entries are due 11:59pm EST. Febuary 17th
You must use the entry form that will be provided to submit your pen.
The poll will be posted on Feb. 21st, and voting will end on Feb. 27th and the voting results will become public at that time.
All entries will be posted at the same time following the contests deadline. This will give all entries the same time "in the spotlight".
1st place ---TBA
2nd place---TBA
3rd place---TBA
This is a great chance to show your talents and join in the Bash festivities for this year. I look forward to some great entries again this year with all the talent we have on this forum. If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me.
Mike
The Exotic Blanks Advanced Beautiful Pen Contest Entry Form (link)
You will have 19 days to submit a pen.
Here are the rules:
1 - This is a contest challenging advanced pen makers to make the most Beautiful Pen.
"To participate in this or any other IAP activity your public profile must contain your real first and last name as well as you place of residence (city & state or equivalent). Please be advised that information contained in the public profile is not viewable by non-members of the IAP. Members who have failed to successfully complete any previous IAP activities, and who have been notified by the Activities Manager of such, are not eligible to participate in any IAP activities."
2 - It may be either a Roller Ball pen or a Fountain pen. NO Ball Point Pens, there are other contests for ball point pens. It must be a conventional style Pen. NO Flutes, Enterprise Space Ships or cigar shapes, etc. Those are for the Free Style pen contest.
3- Materials and Methods; The pen may be constructed from whatever materials(s) you choose. Conventional or unconventional. You may make the pen with ready made components from kits, completely kitless or any stage in-between. You can make the pen using any tools available to you as long as you make the pen. That includes but is not limited to wood lathes, metal lathes, cnc equipment , Mills, casting equipment, etc.
4 - Only one pen per person, It may not have been entered in any of the other Bash contests. Take the best pictures you can because the quality of your pen will be based on what we can see. Keep your backgrounds and props simple so they do not distract from your pen.
A maximum of 3 photos will be allowed.
We would like to keep the entries anonymous through the use of the entry form.
5 - The pen must be made for the contest by the person entering the contest and not have been shown before Feb 1 2013 on IAP or any other site. If it is determined that it has been, it will be disqualified and any prize won will be forfeited. As a follow-up to clarify this, do NOT post a photo of your entry ANYWHERE until the contest is over and the winners have been announced.
- Finalists will be chosen based on
Originality of design
Workmanship- The Overall fit and finish. It should be flawless.
Use of material - Composition and originality.
Over all looks – We want the most beautiful pens.
Apparent writing comfort.- Does the pen look comfortable for writing.
Durability- How well does it look like it will hold up to use.
A panel of judges will choose the top 5 pens and the winner will be chosen by an open poll.
Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places.
Submissions:
All entries are due 11:59pm EST. Febuary 17th
You must use the entry form that will be provided to submit your pen.
The poll will be posted on Feb. 21st, and voting will end on Feb. 27th and the voting results will become public at that time.
All entries will be posted at the same time following the contests deadline. This will give all entries the same time "in the spotlight".
1st place ---TBA
2nd place---TBA
3rd place---TBA
