In its fourth year, the Great Pirate Paint Off broke records of both quantity and quality in 2026! With 562 entries of Commanders, Units, Terrain, Oak & Iron ships, Characters, Blood & Plunder ships, & Port Royal minis, Firelock Games painting community outdid itself! We have concluded all the People's Choice categories and we have … Continue reading Final Prizes & Awards – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
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Ships & Forces People’s Choice Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
The votes are in and we have some final winners to announce! The Blood & Plunder Ship and Force categories have concluded and the public has weighed in. Behold, the winners! This is the penultimate post for this year's painting contest. There will be one final post with big batch of prizes in the next … Continue reading Ships & Forces People’s Choice Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
Forces & Ships People’s Choice Voting – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
MAY 9 UPDATE: VOTING IS CLOSED FOR THIS YEAR'S CONTEST. It's time to cast your votes for the final time for the 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off! At the end of the contest here we are looking at the full collected Forces and the Blood & Plunder Ships people have been working on all year. … Continue reading Forces & Ships People’s Choice Voting – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
Mid April Update & Prize Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
We're in the last month of the 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off and we have some mid month prizes to give away. Our categories of focus this month are Blood & Plunder Ships and full Forces for Blood & Plunder, Oak & Iron, or Port Royal. In this post we'll look at the some of … Continue reading Mid April Update & Prize Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
Forces & Ships – April 14th 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off Update
We're in to the last stage of the 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off. It's been a really great contest this year with a record number of entries, and a noticeable uptick in the overall quality of entries. For April, the final month of this contest, we are focusing on Blood & Plunder Ships, and armies, … Continue reading Forces & Ships – April 14th 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off Update
Blood & Plunder Units and Port Royal People’s Choice Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
Over the past 4 days we have had open voting on the Blood & Plunder Units and the Port Royal miniatures categories. We have some winners to announce, both for the People's Choice categories, and the end-of-month prize drawings. Blood & Plunder Unit Finalists Here are the top 3 finalists for the Oak & Iron … Continue reading Blood & Plunder Units and Port Royal People’s Choice Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
Blood & Plunder Units and Port Royal People’s Choice Voting – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
[4/9/26 UPDATE: the voting has concluded for these categories, but you can see the results here] It's time to cast your votes again in the Great Pirate Paint Off! The centerpiece Blood & Plunder Units and new Port Royal categories have just wrapped up and it's time for some people's choice voting. Apologies for being … Continue reading Blood & Plunder Units and Port Royal People’s Choice Voting – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
Plunder Den Terrain Flash Challenge Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
Dexter from the Plunder Den YouTube channel hosted a special Blood & Plunder Terrain Flash Challenge over the past 5 weeks and today we get to look at the excellent entries and award a prize to the winner. Stone Warehouse Flash Challenge The idea was to tackle the project given in this tutorial video and … Continue reading Plunder Den Terrain Flash Challenge Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
March 16 Update – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
The Great Pirate Paint Off marches on! At the midpoint of March we have some prizes to give away to early entries in the Port Royal and Blood & Plunder unit categories. Spanish Lanceros by Robert P We have about 6 weeks of the contest left and we have to say you guys have been … Continue reading March 16 Update – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
Oak & Iron and Terrain People’s Choice Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
The votes are in and we have some winners to announce! The Oak & Iron and Terrain categories have concluded at the end of February and there were fantastic entries in both sections. Oak & Iron Finalists Here are the top 3 finalists for the Oak & Iron category. 2nd & 3rd Place Oak & … Continue reading Oak & Iron and Terrain People’s Choice Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
March 4th Update – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
We've finished the second month of the 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off and we've got some People's Choice Voting happening now, and we have some end of month prizes to give away. Both the Oak & Iron and Terrain categories were incredible this year. Very impressive work! Bridgetown Street by Ret T We're only halfway … Continue reading March 4th Update – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
Oak & Iron and Terrain People’s Choice Voting – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
[MARCH 7 UPDATE: VOTING IS OVER BUT YOU CAN SEE THE WINNERS HERE] It's time to cast your votes again in the Great Pirate Paint Off! The Oak & Iron Ship and Terrain categories have just wrapped up and I have to say, people are killing it this year! Amazing work that's just at the … Continue reading Oak & Iron and Terrain People’s Choice Voting – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
February 16 Update – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
We've hit the midpoint of February and we have some drawings for prizes from the Terrain and Oak & Iron categories for this year's Great Pirate Paint Off. We would like to thank all the great painters participating in the contest this year. Last year we had 304 entries for the entire contest and we're … Continue reading February 16 Update – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
Baron of Dice – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off Sponsor
The Great Pirate Paint Off is in full swing with Oak & Iron ships and Terrain being the focus for the month of February. We're able to give away a lot of great prizes over the course of the contest with the help of lots of generous companies and individuals helping out as contest sponsors. … Continue reading Baron of Dice – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off Sponsor
Commander & Character Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off
We have some winners! For the last 5 days votes have been coming in to select winners in the Blood & Plunder Commander and Character categories and now we will be awarding the first two medals in the 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off. Commander Winners First thanks to all the painter who entered. We had … Continue reading Commander & Character Winners – 2026 Great Pirate Paint Off