2020 Categories & Sponsors

AWARD WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON 2nd of March 2020

Award Categories are - Australian, New Zealand & International

 

Australian Category Prizes

 

• National Australian State Face Off Winner (judged - please read criteria & rules below).

• Prize - One ABAA Convention ticket valued @ $495  Sponsor The Australian Body Art Awards

• Prize - Featured on the ABAA website and future ABAA promotions

 

 

• One Lucky Draw prize - Australian Painters.

• Prize - One ABAA Convention ticket valued @ $495  Sponsor The Australian Body Art Awards

 

• State Winners - (judged - please read criteria & rules below).

• $50 Voucher New South Wales State Winner - Sponsor Face Paints Online www.facepaintsonline.com.au 

• $50 Voucher for Western Australia State Winner - Sponsor Face Paints Online www.facepaintsonline.com.au 

• $50 Voucher for Victoria State Winner - Sponsor  Face Paints Online www.facepaintsonline.com.au   

• $50 Voucher South Australia State Winner - Sponsor Face Paints Online www.facepaintsonline.com.au 

• $50 Voucher Tasmania State Winner - Sponsor Face Paints Online www.facepaintsonline.com.au 

• $50 Voucher Queensland State Winner - Sponsor Face Paints Online www.facepaintsonline.com.au 

• Prize - Each State Winner - ABAA Network membership, valued at $45.00 The Australian Body Art Awards

• Prize - Featured on the ABAA website and future ABAA promotions

 

 

• Most Popular in each State of Australia.

• Prize - $25 Voucher

• Sponsor - Face Paints Online www.facepaintsonline.com.au 

 

Australian Painters only - Voting prizes - One will receive.  (lucky draw prize for voting)

• Prize - $50 Voucher - Sponsor Face Paints Online www.facepaintsonline.com.au 

• Prize - ABAA Professional Face/Body Painters Network Membership (1 year) Sponsor - The Australian Body Art Awards

 

New Zealand Category Prizes

Winner

• Prize - One ABAA Convention ticket valued @ $495.00  Sponsor The Australian Body Art Awards

• Prize - Featured on the ABAA website and future ABAA promotions

 

New Zealand Lucky draw prize

• Prize - One ABAA Convention ticket valued @ $495.00  Sponsor The Australian Body Art Awards

 

International Category Prizes

Winner

• Prize - One ABAA Convention ticket valued @ $495 Sponsor The Australian Body Art awards

 

Lucky Draw Prizes

• Lucky Draw - ABAA Convention ticket valued @ $495.00  Sponsor The Australian Body Art Awards

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Voting Instructions - Voting starts on 5th of March  and ends at midnight 8th of March 2020

Only Australian Painters can vote for the most popular in each state.

• HOW TO VOTE FOR THE MOST POPULAR STATE ENTRY Imp., please read carefully......This voting DOES NOT contribute to the National and State winners award. Those awards are judged and have a judging criteria with a point system that can be viewed on the ABAA web site. For those who participate in the voting there is a lucky draw prize -  This is how it works:- Any Face/Body Painter in the "ABAA Australian Body Art Awards & Conventions FORUM" Face Book group can vote but it CANNOT be for anyone in your own State

 

• Victoria votes for Western Australia

• Western Australia votes for South Australia

• South Australia votes for Tasmania

• Tasmania Votes for NSW

• NSW votes for Queensland

• Queensland votes for Victoria
   

• EMAIL YOUR VOTE TO ABAAnetwork@hotmail.com
  With your name & State and the name of the person and State they are from.

 

Judging Criteria

Face Painting Categories - Brush & Sponge ONLY
CREATIVITY -  Idea  (uniqueness of the idea),  Originality, Use of Colour (not how many colours!)  & Composition of the work as well as overall impression - 1 to 30points
THEME - Interpretation of theme (expression of theme & uniqueness of interpretation) - 1 to 30 points
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE - Quality, (line work & blending etc), Technique, Degree of difficulty - 1 to 40 points
TOTAL of 100 points

 

Face Painting Rules (Brush & Sponge ONLY)

Rules may be amended at any time for clarification.

Set out in this document are the rules for the ABAA State Face Off Championships.

Breaking the rules will result in a reduction of points or disqualification depending on the severity of the breach.  The Artist must work alone (assistant not permitted) and the Face Painting must be done by the person submitting the photo. In addition, the work must be original.  Ie not copied from someone elses design.  Additional rules are -

•The Artist may include the upper chest and neck in their design BUT NOT THE SHOULDERS.  Please remember though that it is a Face Painting competition and therefore a substancial amount of the work should be on the face.

 

• Entry is via photo submission (one entry per person) and must be posted on The Australian Body Art Awards & Face/Body Painting Convention FACE BOOK GROUP. Please send Maria Mormile Abaa a friend request if you are not already in this group and you will be added.

 

•No attachments, stencils or tracing allowed.  In addition the use of a ruler is NOT permitted, even for measuring.  Stencils include any instrument that will guide the placement of the paint.  For example using the hand as a stencil on the body to  outline the shape or to create an imprint of a hand is not permitted.

 

•Glitter is permitted but not liquid bling.

 

• Any images painted must not be in breach of copyright laws.  While  many images are used as references, care must be
taken not to reproduces images that are a copy of someone elses artwork.

 

•There is no time frame.

 

•Only professional Face & Body Painting products (including only cosmetic glitter) may be used on the face/body.

 

•The Face Painting does not have age restrictions.

 

•The judges decision is final.

 

•All work will be published by The Australian Body Art Awards on the ABAA web site.  The Australian Body Art Awards has the right to use them for any future advertising and promotional purposes.

 

The following is a list of things allowed in Brush and Sponge
•Sponges are allowed.
•Decorative head wear is allowed, including hats.  Decorative headwear should be an extension of the face or body painting.  It should not cover the face or the body.
•False Eyelashes
•Wigs and false hair (for the head only)
•Glitter permitted but not liquid bling.

 

The following is a list of things NOT ALLOWED  in Brush and Sponge
•Airbrushing is NOT allowed.
•Attachments of any kind are NOT permitted. NO CRYSTAL DIAMONDS OR CHUNKY GLITTER.

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