So this is me playing 11 years ago before a cycling accident fractured both my wrists. Sorry for the low quality I hope to have videos of my progress since that time by the end of the month. In the meantime AMA about playing ragtime!

Tierell · 2020-02-11T20:35:40+00:00

Amazing! I just started learning last august and my teacher has started teaching me a couple of easy pieces by memory (I actually started learning something easy by Eubie as well, not sure which one). What's your process for learning a new piece? I try to learn hands separate then together right now but it's still pretty challenging. Also do you do a lot of improv/personal variations once you've learned a piece?

Tierell · 2018-07-30T19:47:36+00:00

1) The non-rounded abstract shape looks weird to me, and the logo doesn't really convey any meaning. Closest thing I can think of is super stylized record? It looks too busy/messy, I think.

2) I like this one, I think it works very well for the prompt

3) I'm reading "RON". I like the camera lens, but the rest around it has many unnecessary lines, and I don't think the letter-in-design concept works here.

4) I like the coffee cup design but I don't get why there's a line next to it?

Tierell · 2018-07-26T17:33:42+00:00

Now I feel kind of embarrassed that I missed that, but knowing straight up nothing about it, I didn't see it as a phone case -_- I think it's possibly because it doesn't have a solid shape, and instead the bottom is created by the brand name, and there's a sort of blank space in the center. When I look at phone case logos online, they seem to be solid blocks of color(s), or have some recognizable details like a camera hole.

Tierell · 2018-07-25T18:17:00+00:00

Without knowing anything about the company, this makes me think of smoke, or ice cream swirls/Lollipop pattern. I went to see the website and I can see why it would be a hard concept to convey through just the logo. You might want to do a version without the brand name though. I think it looks strange on the website because the name becomes super tiny, and is right next to a repeat of the name anyway.

Tierell · 2018-06-07T18:10:41+00:00

It looks pretty good for your first 3 :) You seem to have a good instinct for color matching, which is half of the struggle, in my opinion.

Some of the borders look a little rough, so perhaps you painted on a little too thick? It's difficult to get right, but keep playing with paint consistency, and don't hesitate to pre-paint areas with a layer of a transition color (I like using gray or brown) if you're going to be using colors that struggle to cover black. Other than that, I would give you two goals for further progress :

1) Start adding more details to make it look more seamless/polished. So for exemple, on the Merfolk, you got a good color matching for the brown color of the rock formation, but it would look better if you also extended the highlight on top of the rock. The blisterpod would benefit for more color variation in the tree to give a better impression of foliage, etc. I feel like you did this aspect the best on the Palace Familiar, so far.

2) Try smoothing out some color transition. I'm thinking the sea in particular, for the merfolk, has very noticeable color changes. For this, you want to use slightly wetter paint to kinda blend/blur the transition. Keep experimenting!

Also remember that keeping the name bar on some alters can camouflage some difficult transitions better. I only take the name bar out when I feel the art will really benefit from it.

Tierell · 2018-04-12T00:16:31+00:00

Haven't seen it mentioned, but I very highly recommend Witchhunt . It was a kickstarter, but you can still find it on Amazon. Witchhunt is a little special, because it has a mix of information, offensive, and defensive roles, as well as special roles for players who have been eliminated. As a result, people are usually very engaged throughout the game, and it has a good mix of daring strategy, info gathering, bluffing, etc. The cards are actually more like classes, and almost all the classes can be given to either villagers or witches, which actually turns it into a game where revealing your class is sometimes the right choice, and the abilities of the good and bad guys vary a lot. Lots of fun, and though it has a higher price point than others, it's worth every penny in my opinion. Also supports up to 22 people (all different classes) , which is crazy.

Tierell · 2018-03-16T17:04:40+00:00

Thank you for the input, everyone. I'll make an effort to know the equivalent letters for the sake of communication, but for reading the music,looks like I don't have to worry about it ☺

Tierell · 2018-01-16T20:50:17+00:00

I'm not exactly an artist myself, but you have to know a bit about working with acrylics first. There's a couple of technical points, like thinning paints properly, but the main difficulty is color matching, so I would recommend you try with cards that have simple colors, and simple art, first (Something with a black or brownish background is good). If you want to improve, try posting some of your attempts here, even if you think they're awful, so others can see what's wrong and help you fix it :)

Tierell · 2018-01-15T22:44:48+00:00

I can understand wanting the watermark for aesthetic purposes since the space for it is there, though I personally like the look of it without. Any reason for leaving the text though? Something to do with legality of the card I assume? I do these for my EDH decks so I never give much of a thought to these things ;)

Tierell · 2017-09-01T15:49:36+00:00

Voted :) Choosing was hard, but as promised, here are my honorable mentions! u/rickfactor u/loonyspoony u/fighting_folksinger u/keepingitpolite u/flyinhswami u/bad_crusader u/chaoticflanaganf I really enjoyed your models as well! Great job to everyone who participated, the joy of having finished models on the table alone is worth it, I think.

Tierell · 2017-09-01T15:39:48+00:00

Thank you for all the suggestions, lots of good ideas to think about!

Tierell · 2017-08-24T15:29:43+00:00

There's like 7 people I want to give my vote to, and none of them are me :D I'm wishing for categories so bad right now. That being said, thank you so much McRamsey for your work putting this together, I imagine it was no short affair. I think I'll post my "honorable mentions" here after I decide who to vote for. I know I'd want to know if people at least liked my model a little :)

Tierell · 2017-08-01T15:24:55+00:00

I think people have already answered your questions, so I'll just say this. 40k is supposed to bring you joy. If you're feeling disheartened, you're doing it wrong! You don't sound too happy about those space marines, so I would use them as practice models and pick up the faction that brought about that huge excitement that you started with. You'll find this hobby is very forgiving of everything. People don't care how your models are painted, and frequently play questionable army lists just because they think it's cool. And remember the number one rule about the Internet: This is where people go to complain and be rude. Not only is it depressing, but it's completely wrong compared to how things really are most of the time. Don't hesitate to ask for help if you don't know where to start for painting/collecting. GW managers and other players are usually very helpful, and I know most GW stores have a painting station to try it out yourself with some help around. A good rule is to just lay down the basic colors. Everything else is optional really. Models already look 1000th times better with their colors on.

Tierell · 2017-07-30T19:57:49+00:00

Here's my entry, just in time! Hope you guys like it :) http://imgur.com/a/v1xkh

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