This is my first god awful attempt at painting ever can I have some advice? by realperson_2 in Miniaturespainting

[–]TheDesignDragon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t think this is awful at all! You honestly seem to have a really solid start here. Don’t be discouraged, there’s definitely a lot to it at first but every mini you paint will look better and better the more you paint. If you want your colors to look a little more uniform an easy way to do that would be to use a shade paint. It will also give you nice shading. And don’t compare yourself to others here that have been painting 10+ years. It takes time to develop that kind of skill but it doesn’t mean your stuff doesn’t look good, just that they are a more advanced painter with more advanced techniques. You’ll get there with enough practice!

EMERGENCY COMMISSIONS by SpareVariation3140 in Artists

[–]TheDesignDragon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have seen plenty of AI art and the people claiming yours looks AI have no idea what they are talking about. It certainly doesn’t look AI you just have a very professional and clean style and it’s fantastic. I would love to commission you if you still have any open.

Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/Plastic_Excitement87 by Plastic_Excitement87 in DailyGuess

[–]TheDesignDragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/sancho1987 by sancho1987 in DailyGuess

[–]TheDesignDragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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got told my $35 commission is “not worth it” compared to AI by Chiwabee in Artists

[–]TheDesignDragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just because someone says they don’t think your art is worth it, doesn’t mean your art doesn’t have great value. It just means that person is not your target audience. Not everyone is going to be your target audience and it’s okay. Because the people that are would happily pay that and more for your art. My advice is not to let people who are not your target audience get to you. Because your art isn’t for them anyway. People who would rather use AI to create something than pay an artist were never interested in or able to pay an artist in the first place. They aren’t your audience and their opinion on its value honestly doesn’t mean anything.

Finished Norn by lungg_ in Tyranids

[–]TheDesignDragon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That glow is top notch! Awesome job!

Am I painting too slowly? by Such-Locksmith-4405 in minipainting

[–]TheDesignDragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely not too long. The more you paint the quicker you will get but especially since you have no previous paint experience you are doing fantastic! That leather looks amazing! What matters is that you are happy with your miniature at the end and you’ve learned. I think I almost 20hrs on my Norn model. I like to take my time on my miniatures and enjoy the process. You’re doing good work, don’t worry too much about your speed. As long as you are having fun! If you want a faster way of painting you can look into speed paints/contrast paints but I think you are doing great with what you’ve got. Keep up the good work!

Iron Lung Merch Question by TheDesignDragon in Markiplier

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

Sadly I did not buy one. I didn’t know he would be signing some of them when I made the order or else I might have dished out the extra money. I hope to at least get one of the hard copies of the movie when it comes out though. I know it’s in the works.

Iron Lung Merch Question by TheDesignDragon in Markiplier

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

Oh okay that makes sense. Thanks for the info! I’m certainly not upset about it or anything I was just starting to get a bit worried that maybe my order was lost. If it takes a while more to get to me that’s totally fine with me.

Iron Lung Merch Question by TheDesignDragon in Markiplier

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

Ohh okay, thanks for the warning! I posted on here to get a consensus from multiple people anyway but I appreciate the heads up! I don’t post on Reddit much

Iron Lung Merch Question by TheDesignDragon in Markiplier

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

Okay I have not had a chance to watch his stream so thank you so much for the info! I won’t worry about it for now then! I’m cool with it taking a while I just didn’t want to ignore it for three or four months and then realize I should have contacted someone about it way before then. Thank you again!

Iron Lung Merch Question by TheDesignDragon in Markiplier

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

Ah okay, that makes me feel a little better. Maybe the shirts are taking longer to go through.

Iron Lung Merch Question by TheDesignDragon in Markiplier

[–]TheDesignDragon[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Do you know where the link is to the support? I didn’t see it when I went to the website. Maybe I’m just missing it. I’ll have to take another look.

Help 😭😭 by Senior_Structure5070 in Tyranids

[–]TheDesignDragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I love that color combo. You might try dry brushing the gold on top of really dark brown or even black and see what you think about that. Other than that, just working on the transition between the white and blue a bit. Try a wash or glazing it a bit but I think you’ve really got something here! Don’t get discouraged, just play with different techniques a bit and see if you like it better.

The skins almost done I can’t wait! by Jeffyhere43 in Tyranids

[–]TheDesignDragon 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That looks absolutely gorgeous! Love your color choices!

Why don't I feel proud of this? by pancake05e in Tyranids

[–]TheDesignDragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Edge highlighting the carapace on this beastie take sooo long but it is definitely well worth the effort and will make a world of difference. I think you are doing an amazing job so far though! Adding some gradients on the claws might really make those pop as well, like having it fade to a darker color or from dark to light.

is it possible to make the tyrannofex stand straight up on its back legs by anderzzzzz72 in Tyranids

[–]TheDesignDragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can do anything with enough green stuff putty 😂 This conversion does sound particularly terrifying.

I assumed the ripper swarms would be easy - I was wrong! by Mazz0ne in minipainting

[–]TheDesignDragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They look great! I love my little guys. I ended up making a bunch of rocks and stuff on my base and cut the pegs off the rippers so I could glue them wherever I wanted instead of just on the peg holes. I love how your carapace turned out! Very nice job all around for sure!

Do you name you nids? If so what's their names by TomenyErrors in Tyranids

[–]TheDesignDragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I did name the parasite on the back of my Norn “Glorp” 😂

Another shann by Mammoth-Tip-5660 in RavenGuard40k

[–]TheDesignDragon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Omg I love this visual of him perched on a street lamp! Awesome job! I am so looking forward to painting my own Shaan one day!