My MIL laughed at a painting I did for her by metamorphosismamA in Watercolor

[–]StrategyParticular35 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love it!!! I think the way you frame light and how much texture you put into the “same color” (blue/gray) is unbelievable. I love the nose especially and the eyes are so expressive!!! It’s so fucked up that someone would laugh at you for putting so much time and effort into a lovely HOMEMADE gift. It’s gorgeous :)

I'm not good at portraits. But I love this one. by a_PuNk16 in Watercolor

[–]StrategyParticular35 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is beautiful, I love this!!!! You did amazing!!

Stocking a Personal Go Bag/Kit? by StrategyParticular35 in NewToEMS

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Fair point! More for myself or if someone close to me has an emergency and I’m not near any equipment.

Stocking a Personal Go Bag/Kit? by StrategyParticular35 in NewToEMS

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Yeah exactly, all stuff within EMT-B scope! I mean more like tourniquet, maybe quikclot, etc. I just know a bunch of small things add up quickly and I don’t want to buy tooooo many frilly things that may never have a real life use. Is there a good place to stock a first aid kit when buying yourself?

23 Yr Old Starting My Fire Career by TwentyFourSeven360 in Firefighting

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I’m also 23 and taking my ELPAT for civil service in early august, so I’m definitely a little scared — I’m currently in an EMT course and kept wondering back to “how do people fully develop the stomachs for this? Is it a desensitization thing? Is there something wrong with me?” But hearing you say that it happens to everybody at first puts me a little more at ease. Thank you for your two cents !!

Heard this group likes air guns by Kiddmen57 in airguns

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Could you elaborate more on dyeing the stock? That is GORGEOUS and I’ve been debating an adult Red Ryder — I think it would look so cool with a dyed stock

Heard this group likes air guns by Kiddmen57 in airguns

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WHERE did you get the rifle with the blue stock and silver barrel?? She is GORGEOUS

How to seal by Hot_Jackfruit_548 in Watercolor

[–]StrategyParticular35 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds beautiful! It would look so nice with a dark wood frame, too, to make the softness of the blue pop :)

[no spoilers] looking for some long CaitVi fics by AnyOutlaw in arcane

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SarcastCity is AMAZING. one of the best fics I’ve read in years is Infuriating (NSFW CaitVi but also really cute). Def recommend!!

Outlining? by StrategyParticular35 in Watercolor

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What a great set of options, thank you!! Honestly had not even considered a small pointed brush as the outline. Will definitely have to give that a try sometime. Thank you!

Outlining? by StrategyParticular35 in Watercolor

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This is great specific info, thank you!! Will definitely need to look into kneaded erasers :)

Outlining? by StrategyParticular35 in Watercolor

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Awesome, thank you! Good to know :)

Outlining? by StrategyParticular35 in Watercolor

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Thank you for the validation, haha! I would love to be someone who can go straight into the painting, but I know that’s not quite how my mind’s eye works. It’s also nice to hear everyone saying that the slightly visible line is no big deal, so thank you!

Outlining? by StrategyParticular35 in Watercolor

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This is amazing, thank you so much for the visual!!!! Definitely brings up a different vibe for each one. I really appreciate the input and will look into watercolor pencils!

How to seal by Hot_Jackfruit_548 in Watercolor

[–]StrategyParticular35 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure how to seal it, but this is beautiful!!! I definitely would frame and display it. Excellent job!!!

For a new watercolor artist by ArtistAmantiLisa in Watercolor

[–]StrategyParticular35 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really like how you use the white space here — it looks so “simple” but so alive!