{"id":6234,"date":"2023-04-24T12:53:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T16:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/?p=6234"},"modified":"2023-04-24T12:53:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T16:53:27","slug":"monster-mayhem-returns-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/?p=6234","title":{"rendered":"Monster May(hem) Returns (Again)!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Manticore, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There has been much speculation ’round the blogosphere (ok, it’s just been Dave) as to whether or not I plan on hosting my annual painting challenge this May, Monster May(hem), considering I have been scarcely seen around these parts lately and that my recent posting history has been somewhat erratic. The answer is yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As in yes, I am hosting Monster May(hem) for the fifth year in a row, and you are all most welcome to participate. How do you do that? Sound off in the comments on this post, or drop me an email at angrypiper@angrypiper.com, and tell me you’re in. And just like that, you’re in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE “RULES”:<\/strong> What is Monster May(hem)? Why, it\u2019s the month you paint monsters, of course. Any monster will do, although it should be a proper MONSTER<\/strong>; no skeletons or orcs. I mean something truly beastly; like a wyvern or a shoggoth or an owlbear. Your monster(s) doesn\u2019t have to be strictly a fantasy miniature, and it may be any scale and from any manufacturer. I will link to your stuff throughout the month, and (if it\u2019s not there already) add your blog\/website\/social media to the blogroll on the side! If you don\u2019t have a site of your own and still want to participate, I\u2019ll happily host your pictures here and ensure you get proper attribution!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many monsters you paint is up to you. The minimum is one, of course; but feel free to do as many as you like. The only caveat is that they get painted sometime in May. I usually average around five or so over the course of the month, but guys like Azazel<\/a> and Matt<\/a> regularly do more than everyone else combined, and Roger<\/a> and Dave<\/a> have even been known to sculpt their own monsters prior to painting! Talk about a bunch of overachievers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of my monsters from past challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Great race of Yith, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Baba Yaga and her Hut, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Marauder Giant, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Last year I opened this up to folks on Instagram, and I will do so again. But fear not: this challenge began here at Dead Dick’s Tavern, and here is where it will always be hosted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, who’s in? Let’s make it formal so I can start May off with a blogroll of participants! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There has been much speculation ’round the blogosphere (ok, it’s just been Dave) as to whether or not I plan on hosting my annual painting challenge this May, Monster May(hem), considering I have been scarcely seen around these parts lately and that my recent posting history has been somewhat erratic. The answer is yes. As […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,3,52],"tags":[115,70],"class_list":["post-6234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-insanity-pile","category-miniatures","category-painting-challenges","tag-monster-mayhem","tag-monster-month"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6234"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6235,"href":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6234\/revisions\/6235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}