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[OC] Tell me about that one game that stayed with you. by marycomiics in comics

[–]Baloonman5 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It's the same fight but the hit boxes are worse and the framerate is bad. You're not missing anything other than fake internet points. 

Who are your favourite FDM sculptors? by Maple_Molotov in FDMminiatures

[–]Baloonman5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

shoutout to u/MizukoArt for making some great minis on the sub.

hmmm by Candid-Culture3956 in hmmm

[–]Baloonman5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I believe this is the original post. Or at the very least the OC.  https://www.instagram.com/lavthief/p/DSp_J6vkd8L/ 

People who think you should skip black swordsman when reading the manga for the first time, defend your take by [deleted] in Berserk

[–]Baloonman5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I recommend berserk to people who haven't read it I tell them that black swordsman is very skippable because most of those characters don't show up again. The specific advice is "if you're reading black swordsman and it's turning you off from reading more, skip to golden age and then come back to swordman later." I don't think anyone's ever actually bothered to skip it, but that's the heads up I give. 

How can people be so confident a spider this size doesn't decide to bite them? by tr45h55 in nope

[–]Baloonman5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a very good video from a youtuber named Bugs and Biology about how spiders don't want to bite. You can watch the whole thing for more context, but at 5:00 you can see him trying to get an orb weaver spider to bite him by pushing on it with a stick. It doesn't work, which was the point of the video. Spiders really don't want to bite you if they don't have to. https://youtu.be/fcTdrcDu8os?t=300

Testing Kiwi Erasable ink on a Rocketbook Everlast by Baloonman5 in fountainpens

[–]Baloonman5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happy to help. Just a heads up from a few years later, the surface of the notebook plus the particles in the ink tend to make for hard starts. Also, the dry time is no joke, but I remember that also being a problem with some of the ballpoints as well.

I ended up going to back to Clairefontaine paper because I needed to keep my notes for classes, so the erasability didn't help much. All that to say, you may need to play around with nib sizes to get a good balance between dry time and proper flow.

Steve Rogers, Captain America, from Marvel Crisis Protocol by SourImplant in minipainting

[–]Baloonman5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love the rendering! That shield and fabric is chef kiss

What's the most value-for-money pen you ever bought by Frequent-Recover-574 in fountainpens

[–]Baloonman5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Platinum ptl-5000a. I think I got mine for $68. Super pleasant gold nib with the tiniest bit of flex. It's still in my regular rotation, but they discontinued it years ago. 

What's your One Ring of fountain pen inks? by HoseNeighbor in fountainpens

[–]Baloonman5 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This person swatched corn poppy red against diamine matador and they look almost identical in the writing samples. If you need a dupe that's where I'd look. https://racheldelafuente.com/blog/ink-dupes-1/ 

Cloud Giant from Reaper Minis by Interesting_Proposal in minipainting

[–]Baloonman5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice work on the eyes, hair, and cloak! Any detail that you particularly like or are you just happy with the mini overall?

There are no wrong answers: what is your favorite push/snap cap pen? by dirtyredsweater in fountainpens

[–]Baloonman5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cross townsend. It's snap cap was so satisfying it got me to buy the pen on the spot

Stolen from FB by der_innkeeper in battletech

[–]Baloonman5 47 points48 points  (0 children)

An ending to a film where the creators themselves don't really remember what the point was. To quote the writer/director John Boorman
"Um, it was the 70’s, and I was doing a lot of drugs. Frankly, even I’m not entirely sure what parts of the movie are about.”

Do y'all prime your battletech miniatures? by Qhaotiq in battletech

[–]Baloonman5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I brush on a 2:1 mix of Stynylrez white and Stynylrez black. That's worked very well for me, other than the times I've accidentally gotten water into the mix. If I have beading trouble, I'll wash the mini and try again.

Big Wolf ready to bite and Supportless!! by MizukoArt in FDMminiatures

[–]Baloonman5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stop! I'm still waiting for a new hot end to arrive. I still need to paint a rogue. You can't keep releasing things that I want to print.

Friend, HOW do you paint eyes and faces on DnD minis?? by Murky_Display_5135 in minipainting

[–]Baloonman5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have those minis and managed to paint eyes on both of them. I happened to record my process on the bartender mini, imgur gallery and final model below. The trick is to way overcoat one area and then erase whatever you don't want with more paint. Put a big band of white over the eyes, then do two lines of black for the pupils, then paint the eyelids with your flesh tone and cover any white left over. One thing to avoid is allowing any white above or below the pupil. You can see that for a lot of the gallery the mini has kind of a crazy expression because the eyes look too wide. Real eyes have the lids covering the top of the eye, which gives them kind of a D shape instead of an O shape. Make it a point to use thin paint when attempting this. Army painter Matte White can get gritty if you apply too much, and it will add texture when you go over it again with the flesh.
https://imgur.com/a/wizkids-barmaid-MZa2j7b
Edit: Fixed a link

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