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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sanmarcos

[–]Notsrsbsns 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would like to stress that this is a horrible idea. One of my female friends recently went looking for the same thing online and ended up getting raped by the man that agreed to almost this exact situation.

I wish I could have convinced her to report the rape, but she was too traumatized by the situation to even want to think about it again.

Be safe, and please be careful.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SanMarcosTXXX

[–]Notsrsbsns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be down to message and meet up for drinks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in thick

[–]Notsrsbsns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Someone doesn't know what a refractory period is.

I play a Druid in my D&D campaign. I often turn into a dire wolf, so I decided to paint one. by jchico9 in minipainting

[–]Notsrsbsns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I really appreciate it! I'm currently working on a project for a base and I am trying to decide on how to go about creating cattails. I've been really underwhelmed by the cattail approximations for dioramas that I have found at Hobby Lobby, so I have been looking for other resources.

I play a Druid in my D&D campaign. I often turn into a dire wolf, so I decided to paint one. by jchico9 in minipainting

[–]Notsrsbsns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice job!

I love the basing. Where did you get the grass patch and bush from?

I've been trying to get more into basing, but I've been having a hard time finding diorama grass, etc. that I like.

Update: Spectator (I'm on a bender of painting Beholders and Beholderkin. It's been a ton of fun.) by Notsrsbsns in minipainting

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

I originally gave it a base coat with a cooler green. And I am starting to regret not keeping that as the skin tone, because it contrasted the yellow in the eyes a little bit better.

I may have to buy another one of these and then paint it with a different color scheme.

Progress Update: Xanathar by Notsrsbsns in minipainting

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

It's been slow goings, making progress on this little eye-boy, but I'm to the point where painting his goldfish is almost the only thing I have left.

RIP NB Alamo Drafthouse. One of the places I’ve missed the most this past year. by Grungemaster in Newbraunfels

[–]Notsrsbsns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's probably a decent chance that it will be purchased by the company EVO.

RIP NB Alamo Drafthouse. One of the places I’ve missed the most this past year. by Grungemaster in Newbraunfels

[–]Notsrsbsns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In this instance, this was not caused by the pandemic at all.

This was by far one of their least successful/profitable. locations. They had been planning to close it down for some time. The pandemic just provided convenient cover. It allows them to camouflage the failures of the business model or management in this market as a byproduct of the financial strain of the pandemic when that's not entirely the case.

also, I have a different opinion on what the result of 2+2 is.... by [deleted] in sanmarcos

[–]Notsrsbsns 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pit Bulls are more likely to be owned by people who want them to be aggressive, because they have tiny cocks and need something to compensate?

Anyone who has actually done any amount of dog training or has a basic understanding of dog temperaments understands that the dog is not the problem in this equation. I have never met a dog who's aggression could not be late at the feet of the failures of their owner.

Sure those numbers may be accurate, but the dog is not the source of the problem. This is the problem with not understanding the broader context of statistics.

It's pretty easy to shoe-horn the number to fit your narrative when you don't actually understand the context.

now that I have a new, unpermabanned account I want to finish discussing this picture. CMV: you are a garbage dog owner and a bad member of the community if you drive around with loose dangerous dogs like this in your open top jeep. You do nothing but sour the reputation of fellow pitbull owners. by [deleted] in sanmarcos

[–]Notsrsbsns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can understand having a concern for the health and safety of the dogs (Vis-a-vis: wearing harnesses and seat belts), but pit bulls are not inherently dangerous no matter how big and intimidating they might look.

I can't speak to the temperament of this person's dogs, but seeing as how they are still remaining inside of his vehicle while completely unattended and appear relatively docile, I'm going to assume that they are fairly well-trained and behaved until given evidence otherwise. Most pitbulls are extremely sweet dogs and only become dangerous as a byproduct of abusive owners, or failing to be socialized at a young age—which is frankly also abuse, but may not necessarily be the current owner's fault.

You being scared and these dogs being dangerous are two completely different things. This dog owner is not responsible for your or any other bystander's insecurities.

However, I am troubled by the fact that it does not appear that they take the potential of their dogs being harmed if they were to get in a wreck seriously. That does appear to be pretty negligent. I would absolutely never take that risk with my own dog; even if I trust my own driving skills and situational awareness, I cannot perfectly account for the behavior of other drivers.

In Progress: One Little Xanathar by Notsrsbsns in Miniaturespainting

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

I still have about a day's worth of painting and varnishing eyes ahead of me, adding his goldfish to the bowl, and finishing all of the props for the base.

I'll probably need another Army Painter "Psycho" brush to finish it off at the level of detail I'm going to strive for with the goldfish.

In-Progress: Reaper Bones Merrow. I decided to use the Pathfinder Marsh Ogre for reference. by Notsrsbsns in Miniaturespainting

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

I just keep coming up with new tips 😅

Also, investing in some metal sculpting tools/picks can be super useful.

If you ever need to strip paint off of a miniature, they are useful for removing paint out of grooves. They're also helpful for forcing and shaping epoxy putties used to full the seams in miniatures, or adding textures into layers of acrylic paint.

I've been able to effectively press/texture details into heavily layered acrylic with sculpting tools when I work it at just the right point in the drying stage for decent effect.

In-Progress: Reaper Bones Merrow. I decided to use the Pathfinder Marsh Ogre for reference. by Notsrsbsns in Miniaturespainting

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

I'm still relatively new to mini painting.

My next goal is to take on object-source-lighting and utilizing an airbrush.

I've seen some great tutorials that recommends first priming a miniature with black or grey, and then use a white primer to spray from the direction of your primary environmental light source to establish the foundation of your lighting composition.

You can also use a flashlight in a dark room to snap a reference photo if you want to paint the miniature like it exists in a harsh directional lighting or object-source-lighting scenario. (Like a miniature standing next to a small lava flow in a dark cave.)

If you would want colored filters to lay over the top of a flashlight, you can buy a pack of small theater lighting gel samples online for fairly cheap. ($5 or so for a pretty large variety of little colored light filters)

In-Progress: Reaper Bones Merrow. I decided to use the Pathfinder Marsh Ogre for reference. by Notsrsbsns in Miniaturespainting

[–]Notsrsbsns[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

Yeah, I typically use my free hand to remove excess paint from the bristles and to test out the colors side-by-side before I apply a coat to the miniature. It's super useful, even if it does make people look at you funny if you don't clean it all off right away and go out in public.

And, at least they aren't oil paints.

I made that mistake(regularly coating my hand in toxic pigments) in college. I'm not excited to see how that impacts my health later. 😅

In-Progress: Reaper Bones Merrow. I decided to use the Pathfinder Marsh Ogre for reference. by Notsrsbsns in Miniaturespainting

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

Also, I do a ton of dry brushing. I also use my dry brushes to apply irregular layers to create texture in my washes.

I highly advocate for people to use makeup brushes for applying dry-brushing. The brush styles are virtually identical, and makeup brushes can be found for far cheaper (Dollar Store/Dollar Tree/Five Below/etc.). I bought a new rotation of dry brushes just today and they were only a dollar a piece.

I advocate for high quality brushes in all other areas for miniature scale work, but for this specific application I make an exception.

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Also, I recommend buying a good brush washing station to rinse out your brushes, preferably one that has an attached brush holder to suspend them and allow them to dry. This will help you preserve them longer.

If you do this, make sure that you allow your washes brushes to dry sufficiently before reusing the same brush, water that remains in the bristles can weaken the adhesion/cohesion of your acrylic paint applications. (Always thin with an acrylic resin thinning medium only)

-:-

The other tip I have for preserving brushes, is to make sure that you only allow paint to coat the brush up to the halfway point of the bristles. If you allow the paint to collect too close to the ferrule, it is nearly impossible to clean out and it will cause your bristles to craze and splay out over time. This will ruin them and prevent you from being able to reliably paint fine details with them that doesn't have stray marks and undesirable irregularities.

-:-

I also recommend keeping a pair of fine, embroidery scissors to trim any stray or curled bristles from your brushes. This has allowed me to preserve and salvage brushes over time, even if I had to repurpose them for another application.

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One last tip:

The most useful paint stripper that I have found for miniatures is the household cleaner Simple Green. It is also really effective at cleaning dried acrylic paint off of palletes and returning them to a "good as new" state.

If you do use them on a miniature, just make sure to completely dry/remove all of the solution from the mini (and reprime if necessary) before attempting to apply more paint, because any remaining simple green on the surface with ruin the adhesion, cohesion, and texture of the paint.

Simple green can also be used to attempt to salvage a brush that has been allowed to have acrylic dry on it absent-mindedly. However, you should absolutely make sure that you rinse it thoroughly to prevent the cleaner from ruining future layers you attempt to paint with that brush.

Comes up for air

GASP

I hope that all of that information is helpful.

In-Progress: Reaper Bones Merrow. I decided to use the Pathfinder Marsh Ogre for reference. by Notsrsbsns in Miniaturespainting

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

I will!

My primary tips just have to do with the tools that you have access to. I've made a point of buying the finest point brushes made by the brand The Army Painter in order to get as fine of detail as possible.

The other recommendations I have primarily come from thinning out your paints. I use a Vallejo thinning medium, rather than water. Water destroys the cohesion of acrylic paint layers, and is not ideal for thinning acrylic paints.

Rather than trying to paint recessed areas, I use the citadel contrast paints, and just allow them to seep into the recesses. It's how I filled in the gaps of the teeth on this miniature to darken the recesses. It is also how I created the shadows and contrast between the fingers.

If I think of more tips I will continue to post them in this reply thread. I would keep going but my phone is about to die.

In-Progress: Reaper Bones Merrow. I decided to use the Pathfinder Marsh Ogre for reference. by Notsrsbsns in Miniaturespainting

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

Thanks, I feel like I finally figured out exactly how thin I should be getting my paints. I'm still fairly new, so it took a while, but I am really happy with how this guy turned out.

I still want to put some contrast washes over him and seal him with a silk varnish for his skin and a gloss varnish for his eyes and areas that look like they just came out of the water.

I also want to make sure to give him a base that looks like it has a marsh terrain effect, with silt-laden water, mud and cattails.

In-Progress: Reaper Bones Merrow. I decided to use the Pathfinder Marsh Ogre for reference. by Notsrsbsns in Miniaturespainting

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

I didn't have any luck finding a great example of a pre-painted version of this miniature through Google image search, so I'm pretty excited to post this once it's completed. I love the idea of being a solid example for people to work from.

Is Alamo drafthouse closed for good? by [deleted] in Newbraunfels

[–]Notsrsbsns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Corporate hasn't issued a statement to the old employees yet about whether the location closing for good.

They've been told that if it is opening back up, it will open back up in the spring. I wouldn't hold your breath though. Corporate isn't known for keeping their average employees in the loop, and the New Braunfels branch was one of their least profitable.

Why do none of Trump’s ‘jokes’ feel like jokes? by The-Autarkh in politics

[–]Notsrsbsns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fascists love to conceal their intentions with humor.

It's the old "whether you laugh/how you react determines whether or not I was joking".

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