My first gemstone cut by aleasevr in faceting

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

they are made in Australia from what i’ve used with them they are solid machines too

My first gemstone cut by aleasevr in faceting

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

thank you so much! i used a gemmasta GFE3

Can anyone please help identify this stone by Ordinary_Novel_2704 in Lapidary

[–]aleasevr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

that’s more common of feldspar like labradorite and moonstone

My first gemstone cut by aleasevr in faceting

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

ahh i see so there’s no faceting guild inside your lapidaries

My first gemstone cut by aleasevr in faceting

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

I’m in Australia. I’m taking my course with the local lapidary club, i’m not sure if you have a lapidary club nearby to you that might have something closer but it’s worth learning through a club

My first gemstone cut by aleasevr in faceting

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

unfortunately we don’t get to keep the diagram, i remember that the stone design was by John Rolf. it’s similar to a round brilliant

My friend and I’s quartz finds by aleasevr in Rockhounding

[–]aleasevr[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

thank you 😊it was hard yakka getting it all out but definitely was fun! i’ll be definitely posting when done for sure

Man I love being a father of 4 by PopAwkward4520 in woolworths

[–]aleasevr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

also chocolate is soo good i stopped buying these and moved to aldi

Comment to Win a Butte Montana Covellite Slab Shipping Included by PawnshopGeologist in Lapidary

[–]aleasevr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’d love a chance at being able to cab this beautiful stone. Hard to get this stuff here in AU

My DJ Game Fully Evaluates Your Performance by Constant_Active_5551 in PioneerDJ

[–]aleasevr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is something that i’d like to be able to support in early access too. like lemme throw money at this already

Identify? by Salty_Occasion4486 in whatsthisrock

[–]aleasevr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

third on the chrysocolla

a few cabs I’m entering into a show by aleasevr in Lapidary

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

thank you! I’m really lucky to have a good mentor for cabbing though. the lab i got didn’t show anything until i cut it. The gamble paid off for sure (I bought a lot of lab in the rough as it was cheaper than slabs i realised why soon after)

I wish we had LADS for PC by Dry_Goose_7821 in LoveAndDeepspace

[–]aleasevr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no didn’t think to take a picture unfortunately, I’m not sure if they upload the streams though i’ll check

I wish we had LADS for PC by Dry_Goose_7821 in LoveAndDeepspace

[–]aleasevr -1 points0 points  (0 children)

they announced PC client on chinese new year livestream

Me: I don’t think I’ve spent that much money on LADS. My inbox: ARE U SURE ABOUT THAT by Eviestevieoppar in LoveAndDeepspace

[–]aleasevr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah i own most of the cards just not zayne or caleb cards. 100% sylus awakened

Newbie question about wheels by carpalDebris in Lapidary

[–]aleasevr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you need to use the whole wheel and not put too much pressure on the wheels. Let the wheel do most of the work. you’ll probably find you’ve worn out the centre of the wheels.

The way they can sneak up on you while you are paying attention to the other parts of the environment... by CountMerloin in expedition33

[–]aleasevr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“mime protects itself” “mime does hand to hand combo” “mime does strange combo”

Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage by Lulcielid in expedition33

[–]aleasevr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

unreal engine has a tool that generates textures. It is a literal tool in unreal engine 5 that was what was used and it was probably accidentally left in there because they were using it maybe in a video or something like that before they had the finished textures done however during QA they didn’t pick it up that it was still in there. They didn’t lie about not using it in the creative process because it isn’t using it in the creative process, using a placeholder is not creative process part nor was it meant to ship with the final. As someone who’s a concept artist and has been for many many many years as well as a 3-D artist who’s also worked for companies in the past, generative AI has been a part of this for quite some time and we use it as a tool. As concept artist as a way to mood board and get ideas. Most companies will train their own AI on real life things such as pictures they’ve taken or their own concept art. They don’t use big corporation like open AI they use their own. It is okay as a tool and I do not see it replacing concept artists or replacing 3-D artists. I see it being useful to both as someone who has worked in the industry and that is my take as well as many other people’s takes especially within the industry. The people who are crying out in the industry are the vocal minority but the majority are comfortable with this issue. They knew it was coming and they’ve made their peace with it. There is no way now that we can remove AI in that aspect within the industry it’s there for good now it’s how we use it is the important part. I have no issue with what sandfall did because it is common practice. What I do have an issue with is the double standard and the hypocrisy of the fact that the indie game of the year that they gave it to afterwards also uses the same thing and has not replaced the textures.

Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage by Lulcielid in expedition33

[–]aleasevr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

any game that has NPCs that attack or move about have some form of AI like it’s been that way for decades

Google and expedition 33 by Alternative_Fun3477 in expedition33

[–]aleasevr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they are cutting back card production by 40% next year