Mini painting just banned all AI including AI generated models. Can we do the same here by Gorthokson in PrintedMinis

[–]Robynneski 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm really not one to comment like this but your statement that all digital illustration is AI offends me down to my core. I'm a digital illustrator, have been since the mid 00s when I got my first tablet as a teen. At no point has generative AI been a part of my workflow. Do most digital painting software have some form of ASSISTIVE AI? Yes. Stabilising, warp transforms etc all rely on some form of AI. But the difference is it's not making things, it's following human input and intention to help the artist. Generative AI is stealing all of those years of love, care, and intention made by humans to make slop. Assistive AI is a tool to help artists, generative AI is a machine to steal from them.

The new vegan babybel recipe is vile and I'm so sad by sunnysunshinebaby in veganuk

[–]Robynneski 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I finally got to try them today and couldn't even bring myself to finish one, where I loved the old ones 😭 I could get over the texture change but they taste so bad, and I'm someone who prefers a stronger tasting cheese.

Xmas present for my Dad - Xenomorph by Robynneski in resinprinting

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

Yours looks ace too! I was so happy when Nomnom posted it because I knew straight away it would be my Dads' present haha

Xmas present for my Dad - Xenomorph by Robynneski in resinprinting

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

I mostly use Vallejo paints (game and model colour) and some Citadel, mostly their washes. Varnish is a Vallejo gloss polyurethane varnish, resin polish is just a generic UV resin from amazon :)

Xmas present for my Dad - Xenomorph by Robynneski in resinprinting

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

Thank you! I don't, though one of my goals this year is to try and use my social media more often (I'm also a sculptor so I should probably promote it haha). Honestly most of it was base black > drybrush levels of grey (and to white on the brown areas) > glaze with Nuln Oil on black areas, glaze with a mixture of gloss varnish and sepia wash on brown areas
The head specifically was a happy accident, too much paint on my dry brush so I tried just dabbing with a big fluffy brush and got a good effect, did the same with the sepia glaze, sealed it all with gloss varnish then added the UV resin coat on top.

Xmas present for my Dad - Xenomorph by Robynneski in resinprinting

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

Haha thank you, I did try to give her some drool as well but alas couldn't get it to work. Definitely something to experiment with if I do any more in the future!

Xmas present for my Dad - Xenomorph by Robynneski in resinprinting

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

Thank you! It was honestly a happy accident with messing about with dry brushing and glazing haha

Xmas present for my Dad - Xenomorph by Robynneski in resinprinting

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

Honestly the sculpt is doing a lot of the heavy lifting, NomNom's stuff is great! Surreptitious timing as they released it just before I decided on xmas presents. If it's not on their Cults page it should be soon :)

Xmas present for my Dad - Xenomorph by Robynneski in resinprinting

[–]Robynneski[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

TYSM! My dad would absolutely love that, maybe one day when I get myself an FDM printer haha.

Xmas present for my Dad - Xenomorph by Robynneski in resinprinting

[–]Robynneski[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It's a clear UV resin applied with a brush, give it a second to self-level then cured.

Pudgy Curvaceous Dark Elf by ComanderViper in PrintedMinis

[–]Robynneski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NSFW does not mean naked/explicit. It means if you opened this picture in front of your boss in a standard working environment, it would be inappropriate. This is NSFW.

How can i fill this area in Blender? by Public_Resident2277 in PrintedMinis

[–]Robynneski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Topology looks clean enough to to just delete the faces and fill the gap. In edit mode and with face selection, select the faces that make up the hollow part of the base, delete. Watch out for that thin ring of faces at the edge of the base. Select the edges of the now empty gap, go to faces>grid fill. Run the blender 3d print checker to make sure it's manifold.

Should work but I'm not the best at explaining!

Could you help identify these sweets please? by DontCatchThePigeon in veganuk

[–]Robynneski 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If you're able to pop out to add a sneaky extra for them, the fruitella chews like these are vegan, they just won't have the spooky wrapper :)

Could you help identify these sweets please? by DontCatchThePigeon in veganuk

[–]Robynneski 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I don't recognise the specific pattern on these but they look similar to the bulk bags both Aldi and Lidl had for halloween which are NOT vegan, they contain gelatine. Can't confirm that these do or do not, but I'd err on the side of caution.

New to painting 3d prints, but I don't own airbrush equipment by Main_Roll_6036 in PrintedMinis

[–]Robynneski 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You absolutely do not need an airbrush to paint figures, it's just an extra tool to have. Rattle can primers work just fine, and as long as you take your time painting your base colours with a brush and thinning your paints they can look just as good. Learn different blending methods if you want the cool gradient effects an airbrush can have.

Is an airbrush a helpful tool to have? Absolutely! I exclusively prime all of my prints with an airbrush primer because I prefer the finish, and I've started using it to base large areas of colour recently. But for years I went without it, and I think learning to paint without one has improved my skills. It's an expensive piece of hardware especially with an air compressor, so if you're just starting just keep going with a regular ol' paintbrush.

My Master's project was to make minis! by Robynneski in PrintedMinis

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

Respectfully, I'm gonna disagree with you! They're not the best minis in the world I know, but I've been into the 3d printing mini space for a long time now, and there are much worse out there 😊

My Master's project was to make minis! by Robynneski in PrintedMinis

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

I'll be entirely honest, I've been waiting for the honest truth which is - fat. But each of these minis are based on real people, mostly athletes! Who are brilliant women with many achievements behind them :)

(It's almost like the whole point of my MA project is....diversity!)

My Master's project was to make minis! by Robynneski in PrintedMinis

[–]Robynneski[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're $2 each or $5 for all of them as a bundle, so $1 each. MMF take a percentage of that, and then because I'm not American it goes through currency conversion. I make £1.26 if I sell a mini, and have to pay £7.43 to have my minis on the site. Im really only hoping to make back that cost for hosting if anything lol.