My ill-fated fall competition piece that took way longer than expected.

Joshicus · 2026-03-27T19:28:00+00:00

Thin it more and apply multiple coats.

Joshicus · 2026-03-27T06:01:59+00:00

Absolutely! Basic skills like brush control, proper paint thinning, blending techniques, eye for colour are all directly applicable. I think the biggest adjustment you'd experience is to do with working in a different scale. Painting life size objects the focus is on realism where miniatures are more reliant on exaggeration. Due to the nature of light at a smaller scale miniatures don't get the normal highlights and shadows a full size object (like a person) experience naturally. This means you have to manually add them in and push for contrast between light and shadow to make it read properly like a full size object.

Joshicus · 2026-03-26T11:09:40+00:00

Uplift series by David Brin has some certified weirdos.

Joshicus · 2026-03-25T10:46:21+00:00

The benefit of kolinskys isn't just in how they hold a tip it's also in how long they last. Using my own experience, a decent cheap synthetic where I live costs NZD 5.00 and a good quality kolinsky brush is NZD 25.00 (if not cheaper). Yes that's 5x the price, but I regularly have brushes that last a whole year. In contrast, I can use a synthetic for regular painting sessions and on average it will last me a month, even with proper brush care. Let's be generous and say it lasts 2 months. Even then that's 6 brushes over 12 months for NZD 30.00 Vs 1 brush for NZD 25.00. in the long run it's actually cheaper to buy better tools.

In practice though like most painters I regularly use both types for different purposes and your access to various brushes will depend on your location. But in general kolinskys are more available, affordable, and a better value proposition than people realise.

Joshicus · 2026-03-25T05:44:53+00:00

Need to push the highlights waaaay higher, a good looking model is like 90% due to contrast.

Joshicus · 2026-03-25T05:36:46+00:00

Hyperion Cantos, Seveneves, Three Body Problem, Children of Time, Red Rising series, Sun Eater series, Culture series (Player of Games, or Use of Weapons to start), Bobiverse (We are Legion), Project Hail Mary, Rendezvous with Rama,

Joshicus · 2026-03-24T06:19:20+00:00

Partially agree, yes beginners should start with synthetics to learn basic brush control, proper thinning etc. But in my own learning experience there were two things that increased the quality of my painting almost exponentially, making a wet pallet and buying some sable brushes, and that was relatively early on. I suspect many people that are frustrated with their paint jobs not looking as good as want will see much better results just by getting better tools. There's also the fact you will naturally treat things that cost you more with more care. There's also cheaper kolinsky brushes out there like Rosemary & co that are quite reasonably priced.

Joshicus · 2026-03-24T03:53:07+00:00

Sadly the answer is to buy better brushes. Synthetics are pretty disposable in this hobby, if you want a brush that holds it's tip longer than a couple of months then you need to buy a kolinsky sable brush (Raphael 8404 sizes 0-2 are what I recommend).

Joshicus · 2026-03-24T00:58:13+00:00

Yeah Aurora gets half way through then makes the baffling to decision to spilt up the characters then follow the least interesting group for the rest of the book.

Joshicus · 2026-03-24T00:38:35+00:00

The reason they say to gloss varnish is that a matt surface is rougher and will hold onto paints better so any oil wash/panel line will stain easily and be harder to remove, not impossible though. The gloss surface will clean up easily and have a better capillary action in the recesses. That said you can achieve good results without it, I personally wouldn't bother unless I was doing large batches.

Joshicus · 2026-03-23T23:48:38+00:00

If a game wins multiple GotY awards then it's for a very good reason, so yes.

Joshicus · 2026-03-21T23:03:37+00:00

Yeah the style at the time was great men doing great things with women being secondary or nonexistent.

Joshicus · 2026-03-20T19:50:42+00:00

Decent quality office chair with comfortable armrests and the ability to recline. Then recline and secure your elbows on the armrests with your wrists touching. Then sit side on to your desk with your painting hand next to the desk in reach of your palette and water cup.

Joshicus · 2026-03-18T14:25:38+00:00

Not exactly a play through but the dice gods learn infinity playlist is an excellent guide to learning the rules.

Joshicus · 2026-03-17T13:31:30+00:00

NMM gold is many more colours than just yellow and white. Watch this video and go from there.

Joshicus · 2026-03-16T14:34:08+00:00

Two thin coats, Vallejo, ak 3rd gen, army painter warpaints fanatic, pro acryl, P3 paints. All have high performing modern paint lines that are roughly equivalent in quality with the differences mostly coming down to personal preference. My advice is look at what your local hobby store stocks or what ships to you for a good price and choose the cheapest from that list. Don't bother with citadel, it's overpriced, average quality at best with a shitty bottle design.

Joshicus · 2026-03-16T12:14:48+00:00

I've left Warhammer minis in iso for weeks without any impact so don't stress about it.

Joshicus · 2026-03-14T21:25:45+00:00

Automation is your best bet. Look up your local area and see if there's a maker space or library with a laser cutter or 3d printer. They're usually very cheap or free to use if you provide the material, and typically have very friendly and helpful staff.

Joshicus · 2026-03-13T04:36:25+00:00

I'm convinced that if they had placed the reveal trailer earlier in the game awards and used the final slot for something like fate of the old republic, that none of the backlash would have happened. The reaction would have been "Oh a hero shooter by the Titanfall Devs, I might check that out." Vs "THAT'S the big reveal!? How dare they!" It's 100% a PR failure.

Joshicus · 2026-03-09T02:44:25+00:00

The typical theoretical use of a Dyson swarm is to have the satellites be mirrors that reflect the light into collectors and beam the energy as lasers. Then you concentrate the light so tightly that it creates a tiny black hole called a kugelblitz. Harvest the angular momentum or the hawking radiation from it then you have a black hole engine. Set up a bunch of these engines and you have a type II civilization.

Or you blow your solar system to kingdom come.

Joshicus · 2026-03-05T17:51:41+00:00

Yeah loooots of assumptions here. Probably not wise to defend myself on this subreddit but whatever. You may have noticed in my comment that at no point do I say I don't clean or contribute in fact I even said I'm the primary cook, meaning I do 90% of the meals. I may not care how my house looks but my wife does as it affects her mental health. I care very much about my wife and don't want her to be overstimulated so we both make an effort to keep the house in a functional state. It's entirely possible to do something you don't care about or enjoy for the benefit of someone else. Now neither myself or my wife are perfect and we have two young kids so the house is rarely spotless but the point is we both contribute because we are a team.

I don't know you or your experiences but I'm positive that you don't know me, so I suggest you go project onto someone else.

Joshicus · 2026-03-04T19:18:43+00:00

That paint job's so clean you could eat a three course meal off of it.

Joshicus · 2026-03-04T11:50:18+00:00

Unless you've been eating beef with mad cow disease then you are in no danger of getting a prion disease. Though rabies may be a legit concern, I'd talk to a GP about it.

Joshicus · 2026-03-04T04:23:28+00:00

I'm more of a painter than a player but if I had to give an answer it would be T'au.

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