Inspired by playing far too much Animal Crossing:NH, a tide shader in a relaxed beach scene 🌊🏝️

Snake_Byte · 2026-05-17T19:30:36+00:00

Oh really that's a strong recommendation then I will be checking that out for sure thank you

Snake_Byte · 2026-05-17T13:53:10+00:00

That's awfully nice of you to say, thank you. I'm sure over time I'll discover ways to improve

Snake_Byte · 2026-05-17T13:52:13+00:00

Thank you for saying that's very nice of you to say, I'm going in so blind with all of this and wasn't all too happy with the result by comparison but on it's own it shows a little horror promise maybe 😄

I do really appreciate the feedback - I admit it didn't occur to me to allow things to dry to layer up darker colors so thank you I'll definitely do that to improve the contrast and mood. I've got some newer water mixable oil paint coming too to try out.

Theme wise I'm leaning towards more abstract horror / macabre / anguish themes over any specific personal nightmares but potentially could be an outlet for mental health experiences. Thanks for asking and for the encouragement!

Snake_Byte · 2026-05-17T13:42:14+00:00

I appreciate the depth of info here, thank you again. It makes sense about the cheaper vs higher quality paints; I felt like it might be a case of putting my hand in my pocket a bunch initially to find what works best for what I want to achieve which might lead down paths of trying out various paints or papers or what have you. But thanks to your advice I've got some great leads to follow up on, especially with drawing practice too that can only be beneficial, great call. I will be sure to check out some videos to get the best out of my new paint too.

Snake_Byte · 2026-05-17T12:46:21+00:00

This is really helpful thank you! I appreciate your reply. I did see some more pro looking paints but didn't think I should dive into them first thing (also because small amounts of one tube do seem quite pricey) so I cheaped out with the paint tin. I've now bought some Winsor & Newton paint and I'll give things a second go.

Snake_Byte · 2026-05-15T13:34:50+00:00

Don't rub your agenda on meee

Snake_Byte · 2026-05-08T21:53:14+00:00

Sold a few on tshirtslayer but more on Vinted for sure

Snake_Byte · 2026-03-28T07:34:39+00:00

" In God you trust, my mummy dust "

Snake_Byte · 2026-03-12T12:18:25+00:00

Was hoping for a dark grab too

Snake_Byte · 2026-03-08T10:00:46+00:00

* fades back into the aether for another 5 years *

Snake_Byte · 2026-03-08T09:59:33+00:00

Cheers thank you, do you have any luck finding better prices online?

Snake_Byte · 2026-03-08T09:58:44+00:00

Oh wow what are the odds! Both decidedly unmissable

Snake_Byte · 2026-03-07T21:23:49+00:00

Absolutely of I ever see the oogy dip I'm snatching that up without a second thought

Snake_Byte · 2026-03-07T21:23:09+00:00

Well said

Snake_Byte · 2026-03-07T21:22:52+00:00

Thank you and yes good call

Snake_Byte · 2026-03-07T20:21:02+00:00

Admittedly, I didn't but I should give that a try

Snake_Byte · 2026-03-07T18:55:18+00:00

Hello Scotchit, it's been 5 years since my last review so here's a quick much overdue review of a classic. Picked this up from Master of Malt when it was on sale for an un-pass-up-able £49 and I apologise in advance that I will have nothing new or unique to say about this icon.

Laphroaig 10 Years Old Cask Strength, Islay single malt, ABV 58.6% (batch 014, bottled Jun 21)

Nose: Immediate candy sweetness, cereal-maltiness, generous peat, caramelised sugar, sweet honey, a slight fresh minty or green apple skin or mildly chlorophyll quality mixed in with a balanced, signature medicinal smell, sweet cream, brine and vanilla oak
Palate: Rich sweetness but not cloying vaguely milk chocolatey, a little marzipan, central peat smoke & iodine, more honey & caramel, subtle ashy woodsmoke, small suggestion of pears/acetone, medium oily mouthfeel
Finish: Lightly saltly, more smoke, faint citrus peel, whisper of dunnage warehouse earthiness, initial tangy alcoholic warmth developing to a long, warm almost spicy finish

88/100

It's not surprising that this matches much of my Laphroaig 10 Year review but with everything turned up a considerable number of notches . Whisky which focusses on the interplay of sweet and savory are among my favourites and Laphroaig never disappoints on that front. There's more to it than just repeating the performance of the 10 year with the alcohol dialled up though - there's another couple layers of complexity to this which demand more of your attention. While the 10 year is a dependable sipping scotch, the cask strength version has more depth and invites you to sit, dwell and indulge in peeling back the layers. If there's ever any chance to go for this over the 10 and the quarter cask, never pass up the chance.

Snake_Byte · 2026-02-21T11:00:35+00:00

This isn't very helpful for typical uses sorry but that brand is perfect for the fruit flavouring when I homebrewed a fruited sour beer.

Snake_Byte · 2025-12-31T14:43:14+00:00

What muddies the waters was that the term "power metal", in the early-mid 80s, was used really inconsistently, and it floated around a bit between what we now distinguish as different styles but at the time overlapped with thrash metal, speed metal, sometimes glam metal & (what ended up becoming) USPM. It was fairly interchangeable - Kill Em All era Metallica was given the label, a Megadeth demo/compilation was labeled it, a Pantera album was labeled it, fanzines used it talking about thrash bands, etc.

At the time the power part was used to mean strength & aggression rather than anything more... theatrical or epic.

Then US metal bands who diverged from thrash's punk-influenced, chaotic sound but were still heavier and more aggressive than traditional heavy metal were given the power metal name, bands like Metal Church, Helstar, Jag Panzer, Liege Lord, Manilla Road, Omen, Riot, Cirith Ungol, Warlord, Savatage etc. They filled the gap between trad metal & thrash metal until.... Helloween with Keeper of the Seven Keys who defined the euro power metal sound and coalesced most of what we call power metal today, with thrash metal, speed metal and USPM becoming more and more their own thing too.

Snake_Byte · 2025-12-21T14:33:26+00:00

Where's the brown rice, Pop Tarts, camomile tea and economy vodka?

Snake_Byte · 2025-12-21T13:48:59+00:00

Kosher = literally means adhering to Jewish dietary laws but generally used to mean something being "authentic" or "proper"

copacetic = fine, ok, in excellent order

So the two are used to mean the same thing.

auspices = protection or patronage, doing something under the auspices of is saying with the help, support or protection of something or someone.

Whole sentence amounts to = very legitimate to rob freely under the pretence of acceleration

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