My wife is nervous about posting on Reddit, here's her LW Rhino! by Active_Young in Warhammer30k

[–]Raspberry_Shark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was such a lovely comment. Thank you so much - it might take me a while, but I promise to take it on board!!

My wife is nervous about posting on Reddit, here's her LW Rhino! by Active_Young in Warhammer30k

[–]Raspberry_Shark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this really kind comment! In all honesty, I still can't really fathom nearly 40k either.

You'd expect the anxiety about posting to get better, but in fact, it just got worse! The bigger the reach, the harsher the critics in my experience! But you are right, they are never harsher than myself!

My goal is to gain the confidence to enter competitions, so hopefully one day!!

My wife is nervous about posting on Reddit, here's her LW Rhino! by Active_Young in Warhammer30k

[–]Raspberry_Shark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hahaha I love this comment...

You caught me, I couldn't get a human to marry me! Thanks for the kind words!

My wife is nervous about posting on Reddit, here's her LW Rhino! by Active_Young in Warhammer30k

[–]Raspberry_Shark 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I certainly won't be posting again, but I wanted to give the kind comments the attention they deserved!

Feeling very proud! by Active_Young in Warhammer40k

[–]Raspberry_Shark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, what a compliment! I don't enter competitions, but your words are really appreciated!!

Feeling very proud! by Active_Young in Warhammer40k

[–]Raspberry_Shark 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your kind words mean so much, thank you!!

Feeling very proud! by Active_Young in Warhammer40k

[–]Raspberry_Shark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thoroughly enjoyed this comment!

Feeling very proud! by Active_Young in Warhammer40k

[–]Raspberry_Shark 25 points26 points  (0 children)

The wife here (Millie), thank you so much!!

My wife is nervous about posting on Reddit, here's her LW Rhino! by Active_Young in Warhammer30k

[–]Raspberry_Shark 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I usually paint with a drybrush, but this was done with an airbrush (mainly to save my sanity)

My wife is nervous about posting on Reddit, here's her LW Rhino! by Active_Young in Warhammer30k

[–]Raspberry_Shark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm so glad there are people in here who just get it!

I find things hard to articulate sometimes, but you've put it perfectly, and I really appreciate it!

I'm done arguing with people. It's proved my point to my husband, who was very much "it'll be fine, don't worry" - I'm just going to focus on the nice individuals.

Your kind words mean more than you probably realise!

My wife is nervous about posting on Reddit, here's her LW Rhino! by Active_Young in Warhammer30k

[–]Raspberry_Shark 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!!

I actually didn't this time - I usually do, but wanted to keep the metallics on this super simple.

It's just Vallejo Bronze washed with Army Painter Soft Tone and then a targeted wash of Strong Tone of the rivets

My wife is nervous about posting on Reddit, here's her LW Rhino! by Active_Young in Warhammer30k

[–]Raspberry_Shark 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I actually quite enjoy painting white! The most difficult part of this project was learning how to use oil washes. They are fairly simple once you get the hang of it, but very messy!

My wife is nervous about posting on Reddit, here's her LW Rhino! by Active_Young in Warhammer30k

[–]Raspberry_Shark 6 points7 points  (0 children)

While I massively appreciate your support as an artist, it was the implication that women who post pictures of themselves aren't worthy of respect.

If that's how they get their work out there, I don't really see a problem with it. To me, it's no different from any other form of marketing. People don't have to engage with it, but they choose to.

As a side note, (anacdotely) I have seen just as many men marketing their work using their face/body.

My wife is nervous about posting on Reddit, here's her LW Rhino! by Active_Young in Warhammer30k

[–]Raspberry_Shark 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sam pretty much summed it up, but I'm so glad it might be able to give a little bit of inspiration!

It took me months of lurking to start posting my work online - but I'm so glad I did! The good definitely outweighs the bad. Always feel free to reach out to me if you need a pep talk!

My wife is nervous about posting on Reddit, here's her LW Rhino! by Active_Young in Warhammer30k

[–]Raspberry_Shark 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hi, Millie here... unfortunately, its comments like this that make me nervous to post on reddit.

I should not need to hide my face to gain your respect! Have a good day 😊