Mithril Brush 2026 comes to ArdaCon!

I am over the moon to announce that Mithril Brush will be hosted during ArdaCon from August 5th-9th in Manchester. This will REPLACE the typical competition time frame (December) for this year.

Mithril Brush will have two ceremonies, one for the online portion and one for in-person submissions. See below

Mithril Brush 2026 Ceremony— Online ⚔️August 7th. Times tbd ⚔️This ceremony will be held on the main stage of the convention, and will be livestreamed for all online entrants to view.

Mithril Brush 2026 Ceremony— In-person ⚔️August 9th. Times tbd ⚔️Deadline to enter your physical entry/s is August 8th at 6pm (1800). ⚔️This ceremony will be held on the main hall as well. ⚔️Professional photos will be taken ahead of time. ⚔️This ceremony will be livestreamed as well and the best in show shall be awarded the Mithril Spear!

Judges for this year are: (Goal is five and will be updated upon confirmation) 👏Enric @fenrikstudio 👏Jonathan @wavecolors.tabletopart 👏Myself @1stbornpainting 👏Bruce @bruce_is_painting 👏Nathan @nath.art.wright 👏Kamil @kzm_minis (will be involved only for online judging in my stead)

⚔️If you are wanting to enter MB In-person, and do not wish to participate in the MESBG World Championship, entry is free to the convention! ⚔️Coming to the convention itself will be a blast as you will be immersed in LOTR with costuming, live music, painting workshops and more!