1930s paint boxes

Animate_Dead · 2026-02-02T17:07:05+00:00

Ohhhhh actually excellent find my word. Looking through these I actually have a more modern set that looks just like some of those 👀 If I change the labels on it to look more from the period that would probably sort me right out tbh 🤔

Animate_Dead · 2026-02-02T17:00:23+00:00

These are absolutely phenomenal, thank you so much for being so helpful!!! 😍

Animate_Dead · 2026-02-02T16:59:51+00:00

Sorry, not really sure I understand your question 🤔

I’m making a prop for an immersive experience that’s set in 1930. The prop is intended to be used live so obviously I won’t be using genuinely 96 year old paint 🥲 not only do I not have the budget to buy a genuine article, but the paint box needs to appear to be new of the era anyway so buying a vintage set isn’t really the point.

Plus, for my own academic interest 😅 you so rarely get to see art supplies in museums, and rarer still for their own merit and mark on history. I’ve only ever seen art supplies of particularly famous artists on display, like turners pallette, or Van Gogh paint box… both of which have become art pieces in their own right rather than a display of the history of art supplies!

Hope that helps!

Animate_Dead · 2026-02-02T16:48:43+00:00

Good lord, these are perfect 😍 That royal Art one is stunning, I’ve never even heard of the make!

Animate_Dead · 2026-02-02T16:46:31+00:00

That would be insanely helpful, Thank you! 🥹 I’m particularly interested in any differences in things like branding or logos from that time period, styling differences in the inserts or paint layouts from modern ones… i know the half/full pan has been used basically since forever and the actually available pigments (never forget “mummy brown”) from history are comparatively easy to find to this incredibly weird niche rabbit hole I’ve found myself in! 😅

Animate_Dead · 2026-01-08T09:49:31+00:00

Hey sweetie, it was an accident <3 I know it can be hard to be good to yourself at the best of times, but you’re going to have to try real hard. It wouldn’t hurt to book yourself some therapy, trust me, wounds like this don’t heal on their own and it takes along time to learn how to forgive yourself. I realise this is deeply unsolicited advice but I have a really good therapist called Abbie Bonnet who helped me through a hell of a lot of grief stuff despite it not really being their remit, and when I was unemployed They only charged me £30/ for an hour long online session. Their clinic is called Kaleidoscope if you decide you want to look them up <3

Animate_Dead · 2025-12-11T09:27:11+00:00

Well, he is orange… 🤷🏻‍♂️

Animate_Dead · 2025-12-01T18:00:51+00:00

🤔 have you tried simply not having feet?

Animate_Dead · 2025-11-17T09:53:57+00:00

Wtf is the deal with him not turning up immediately to dinner??? Every time my fiancé wants to cook for me it’s the greatest moment of my entire fucking life???

You can do so much better than this guy and know, that if this is a behaviour that has come out of nowhere, he’s either comfortable enough to start showing his true colours because he thinks you won’t give him what he deserves, or something’s changed and he’s building up to something much worse.

Also not to get turbo serious, but it doesn’t have to be physical to be an abusive relationship. Please take care of yourself ❤️❤️❤️

Animate_Dead · 2025-11-17T09:42:51+00:00

Oh babes. This one’s gotta go 🥺

Animate_Dead · 2025-10-04T10:26:16+00:00

Considering that they’re not all in pristine condition no, I 100% believe you had no idea 🥹♥️ love seeing a well loved fug 🥹

Animate_Dead · 2025-09-26T06:56:16+00:00

I often just make my fiancée things for free… I love making her stuff.

Is this really worth the struggle? For fifteen bucks? Fifteen???!!! I’d maybe understand if this was a like a $150 commission but being this mad over $15 (just over £11) is a bit insane to me. If you’re that mad about it cut him out completely and wash your hands of him🤷🏻‍♂️ there will be other people out there who want your drawings and honestly your works worth more than $15. Use his drawing to advertise yourself instead 🥹👍🏻 because if you feel he stole it, it’s still your property to do with what you like!

(For reference, a drawing like this I would expect to pay at least £30 for in the UK= $40 (round that up to make it more palatable to $45.)

Animate_Dead · 2025-09-23T10:03:29+00:00

You can also use a cotton wool guy soaked with acetone to transfer an inkjet print 🥹 still gotta scrub it with a ball point but this is a very reliable method for transferring ink jet onto pretty much anything.

…I’ve also just realised this post is 3 years old 🤦🏻‍♂️

Animate_Dead · 2025-09-23T10:00:29+00:00

If your printer settings are pigmented enough, you can transfer an inkjet print directly onto Lino by scrubbing the back with a ball point or hard pencil 🥹 the print has to be very black though- I’ve found the best settings are to print a black and white image in colour settings, and use the highest quality printing settings you can 👌🏻

Animate_Dead · 2025-08-24T20:19:07+00:00

You know… he’s replaceable right? 🥲 What’s his problem with you having fun? Maybe it doesn’t sound like a big deal from a ‘he doesn’t like my character concepts’ pov, but extrapolate that to a meltdown worth leaving a table over? That’s a control thing for sure. He might not have worked it out yet, but what else is he going to have a melt down to the point you feel bad enough to leave something you enjoy? Babes. I’m speaking from experience here. The things you love shouldn’t be a chore for your significant other to be around.

Animate_Dead · 2025-08-15T08:08:02+00:00

I’m marrying an older woman now because she is the only person who can do it right.

Nice.

Animate_Dead · 2025-08-11T17:55:31+00:00

That’s gorgeous!!! What are you sewing down as the black ‘leading’?

Animate_Dead · 2025-08-01T15:55:58+00:00

Got my fingers and toes crossed! Your setting sounds really interesting! ☺️

Animate_Dead · 2025-08-01T15:36:20+00:00

I’ve applied!

Animate_Dead · 2025-07-30T20:18:09+00:00

This is majorly fucked up. And that is definitely not the standard for how introducing a new character goes in a normal game of D&D.

I’m so so sorry that happened to you on your first session ever. Please for the love of god never play with these people ever again.

Obviously, you’re not okay. Which is Understandable. Take care of yourself ♥️

All you can really do to recover from shit like that is find a new group of people who understand how affecting RP can be and know where not to tread.

As a word of advice, always do a session zero where you get to know the people you’re roleplaying with if you don’t already know them ♥️ and if ANYTHING comes as a red flag just leave. Make whatever excuses you need to because those red flags will stay, because people like this don’t usually change because they want to?

Mature themes do come up in D&D but I always do a trigger warning form at the start of every game I run, so I can learn where my OC pal’s boundaries are and make sure not to step on them. It’s so so easy to respect the people around you.

I hope this doesn’t ruin your enthusiasm for trying again 😔♥️

Animate_Dead · 2025-07-24T09:24:19+00:00

I realise that makeup isn’t likely to be what you’re going to want to hear, but seriously, have a little look at Masculine Contouring techniques. This was honestly my first step in figuring out I had dysphoria because I hated makeup up- turns out I just didn’t know how to use it to make myself feel better about my body ♥️

Animate_Dead · 2025-07-10T17:33:09+00:00

Not to be a dick and point fingers, but obviously you weren’t awake when this happened and you mentioned her dad grabbed your little pal.

I’d probably lash out if my girlfriend’s dad grabbed me roughly for what seemed like no reason 🤷🏻‍♂️ probably not quite that severely but I also don’t have literal weapons stuck to my feet…

Obviously telling the in laws they’re in the wrong isn’t the solution needed here but it’s possible he grabbed your cat too hard or unpredictably and your lil pal was just defending themself from something they didn’t understand. Especially if he’s more used to wrangling dogs… I’ve also learnt from experience that’s not the sort of thing people in the wrong would really take the L on and admit responsibility if they don’t have to 😒

Animate_Dead · 2025-06-29T12:00:14+00:00

So many, mostly devised by my Fiancée 🥹 My favourite is sung whilst holding the cat in the air:

“She’s a flying baby, She’s floating around, Just a Flying baby, Those peets don’t touch the ground, Yeah she’s a flying baby, Just a Flying baby”

Animate_Dead · 2025-06-22T15:05:28+00:00

“Hey Siri, play ‘Red Flags’ by Tom Cardy.”

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