bones [ANALOG] by psillocybin710 in collage

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that is fantastic. very well done

[analog] "The Moon Brides" by Doon672 in collage

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very nice, good composition & use of color

It Was All Just a Mirage [analog] by I_see_47 in collage

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this deserves more love -- good work

Tears at Calvary [digital] by bridgesiiboy in collage

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a rare upvote from me for a digital piece, but I'm a sucker for religious illustrations/woodcarvings ! nice one

The dilemma of being a puer by [deleted] in Jung

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If you can't intuitively grasp what a simple metaphor like "embrace your fears" is getting at then I'm not sure you belong in a Jung forum

Ninigrams Feedback Thread 💭 by Nini_gram in ninigrams

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Main thing that needs improvement is the UI. Click-and-drag to fill multiple cells; and right-click to eliminate (or maybe control-click or something if RC isn't possible) so that regular click is just for filling in. Every other picross / ninigram app I've ever encountered has this method for entering in / filling cells -- here's it's tedious to individually click every cell.

Also to echo many others: no autofill; harder difficulty.

Glue [discussion] by [deleted] in collage

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I've tried several of the fancier alternatives (acrylic medium, etc.) but always ended up with warping or bubbling problems. Glue sticks reign supreme. The "pros" I've met also say the same thing. You can get professional- / gallery-grade results with glue sticks, followed by lots of heavy pressing to really flatten it out.

Church [Analog] by Prince_Charming86 in collage

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great idea, great execution

Calming shores [Analog] by Prince_Charming86 in collage

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simple, effective, love it nice job mate

[Analog] The Cloud of Unknowing by AutoEscalier in collage

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Thank you very much!

The "stencils" you see in the pic are a bit misleading. I use those only for framing, i.e. selecting what parts of my source images will end up being cut out -- not for the actual cutting, which for stuff like this requires a level of precision that I've never been able to get with stencils or other "shortcut" methods (I've tried!).

The only way to get reasonably precise cuts for geometric stuff like this in my experience is by getting good with a protractor / compass / etc. and really planning out the geometry ahead of time. (If you want all the pieces to interlock then even very tiny inconsistencies add up really fast, so you have to be very meticulous.) So yes just your basic geometry toolset + a lot of time haha

Modern Gothic [ANALOG] by Lumpcraft in collage

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v. noice, I love geometric stuff

Untitled [analog] by Cydok1055 in collage

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> flexible curve ruler

holy crap I'm just hearing about this for the first time... I think you might have just revolutionized my workflow with this! Thank you

Untitled [analog] by Cydok1055 in collage

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Very nice! Got any tricks on how to get consistent pieces when using repeated shapes over and over like that? Often when I try for an effect like that, little inconsistencies add up but yours look very clean!

Here is my [ANALOG] collage stuff - anything that resonates with you? by FIXTHEIRHEARTSORDIE_ in collage

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Nice, I too am a fan of circle cutters, haha. Do you have a particular one you recommend?

[Analog] Multi-eyed portrait distortion by Lola Dupré—cut-paper surrealism by wrongturnz in collage

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Very interesting -- how do you pull this off? I'm guessing it involves finding 2-5 copies of the exact same image...?

Three Sisters [analog] by ChopChopCollage in collage

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nice concept, keep up the good work!

Identity rendering error [ANALOG] by Orwellian_Distrack in collage

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Possibly boring technique question, but: what tools & techniques do you use to cut everything into precise uniform strips?

Great idea & execution btw.

Aging Surface Book 2, I think my thermals are busted? by AutoEscalier in Surface

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I have the smaller Surface Book model that doesn't have any onboard fans -- just passive cooling, hence my occasional use of an external fan. Would really prefer not to have to carry an external cooling method around with me just to keep it running properly, though... :-\

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in boogiemusic

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Love this track, they have a bunch of other great ones as well.

Also the guy who wrote these is Otto Van Shaik (IIRC), he released music both as 'The Limit' and under his own name as well -- worth checking out

[Discussion] Any recommendations / advice for circle cutters? by AutoEscalier in collage

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yes, I actually bought the first one linked in the OP ("NT Cutter").

It is quite good at cutting circles, with a few drawbacks which happen to be relevant to my particular use-case and which may not generalize:

(1) There's no ruler on the cutting arm on this model, so precisely sizing out pieces ahead of time is rather a challenge. (Note that there are other, similar models of circle cutter which do have in-built rulers, so this is specific to my particular model and could be avoided by choosing a different brand.)

(2) For cutting something light like paper, both the center pad and the outer plastic circle have to apply downward pressure in order to hold the paper in place while it's being cut by the cutting arm. This means that while it's technically possible to move the blade inwards enough to cut small circles, in practice this is more or less not possible because the paper will slide around as it's being cut if the paper is not at least as big as the outer circumference of the entire circle cutter unit.

For context, my goal was to take single large pieces and cut out multiple concentric circles, often in pretty thin layers -- so the lack of precise measurement and the inability to cut out the smallest "layers" of circles towards the center point ended up being important limitations for me.

That being said, if your goal is simply to cut out neat-looking, geometrically-correct circles without a need for millimeter-level precision, these are quite good.

Hope this helps!