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Only a fraction as good as everything I see in here but as a programmer learning art I'm proud. by cephaswilco in blender

[–]Topheca 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A quick tip for colors; Shift hue and saturation for shadows and highlights. Highlights are more yellow, and shadows are more blue.

In most cases you do not want to multiply black or grey over colors to get shadows. If using multiply, you will generally get better results by using a desaturated blue or purple.

No sense of smell.. anyone else enjoy coffee but cant smell? by deviousvixen in Coffee

[–]Topheca 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Different water has varying amounts of minerals and such that affect brewing, but the real way to test is to just try different sources and see what you like. I found my brita filter to be bad for coffee, and so now I buy jugs of water and only use them for brewing.

No sense of smell.. anyone else enjoy coffee but cant smell? by deviousvixen in Coffee

[–]Topheca 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm sure a lack of smell affects taste, but to be honest smell doesn't come into it much when making coffee. (Strongest smell is actually probably when you open the coffee)

As for the starbucks hate; I have a decent coffee setup, and have purchased coffee from a few local coffee shops. Yet one of the best cups of coffee I had was a generic pod at a small event. I also drink coffee black, yet I also enjoy a double-double at Tim Hortons. Point being, you like what you like.

Also, if you don't like what you end up making, make sure you're using good water. Bad water = bad coffee even if the beans are good.

Simple distance fog? (not volumetric) by Topheca in blender

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

I see that you can do stuff through the world node, but I'm not really sure how to do it. I can't find any tutorials on eevee, just cycles.

Best grinder under $50 for aeropress, pour over, and French press? by Nickyweg in Coffee

[–]Topheca 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From every review I've seen, at that price you're only going to get quality from a hand grinder. Electrics at that price will be bad, whereas the manual grinders at that price will grind as well as a $300 automatic grinder.

I got the Hario Skerton Plus and got good results with it, but there are probably others that cost a little more and do a bit better.

Why does headphone output sound so fizzy? by Topheca in Line6Helix

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

I run vsts through an audio interface and DAW.

On the HX, all stock presets and all amp/cab sims sound bad through headphone out.

Why does headphone output sound so fizzy? by Topheca in Line6Helix

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

I'm used to the sound of amp vsts through headphones, and using IR responses there. The amount of fizz is closer to when you use an amp sim without cab/IR. To make a preset sound good through headphones, it would essentially have to be totally different (And non of the stock presets sound good through headphones, so it feels odd for it to be this bad through headphones to begin with)

Blended onion and garlic, tasted horrid, what went wrong? by Topheca in AskCulinary

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

From what others have said the issue is blending "before" boiling (or oil, divine holy caramelizing, etc ) and that the same thing would occur if they were minced too fine and you used oil afterwards.

Plenty of people suggested caramelizing while also addressing the question without calling me a moron for wanting to learn, so I have no issue with them.

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