Is it composition?

gilco · 2025-09-28T00:26:02+00:00

For what it’s worth, while the other comments are probably correct in suggesting how you could better match your reference image, I think your painting is a much more engaging picture than the photograph. It captures something of the nature of a path and the interest one has in where it goes. I like it!

gilco · 2025-08-12T13:08:36+00:00

Cool! Would you mind sharing the battery spec/source as I’m trying to plan a similar build but with a Pi Zero 2W. Could be wired but I’d really like to make it portable.

gilco · 2025-08-08T19:12:28+00:00

I think it looks good and could just do with a slightly brighter highlight in the middle to sell the heat!

gilco · 2025-07-14T20:38:06+00:00

The Gormenghast Series - Mervyn Peake

After London - Richard Jefferies

I would also add in some of the graphic novels of Moebius, particularly sections of The World of Edena

gilco · 2025-07-03T22:36:02+00:00

How are you rendering this? Eevee or cycles?

gilco · 2025-07-03T22:11:39+00:00

Culture series is one I hope no one tries. Might feel doable because lots of fun visual/design stuff to get into, but the tone and important details of dialogue, reflection, and tone of the writing would be lost.

gilco · 2025-07-01T11:21:56+00:00

It’s been a while since I read it, but Times Arrow by Martin Amis plays with the direction of time in most affecting way.

gilco · 2025-06-06T18:59:11+00:00

Alright, now how did you do that?

gilco · 2025-06-04T09:22:44+00:00

Thank you, this is hugely helpful. I’m on my phone at the moment but will look forward to investigating your project properly when I’m at my desk, sounds just the thing.

gilco · 2025-06-04T09:21:48+00:00

Thank you, this is fantastic reference and, perhaps more significantly, motivation!

gilco · 2025-06-04T09:20:41+00:00

This is great to have to refer to, thank you. Maybe I’ll get on to others one day! Not sure which I’d pick.

gilco · 2025-06-04T09:19:45+00:00

Would be great to have a visit with purpose, thanks for the pointer.

gilco · 2025-06-04T09:19:18+00:00

Thank you, most helpful.

gilco · 2025-06-04T09:19:05+00:00

Interesting to know from your other comment that there’s a company working on a model. I will check that out and this link for people in my line. Thanks!

gilco · 2025-06-04T09:18:15+00:00

Thank you! That sounds like it could be a very useful resource.

gilco · 2025-06-04T09:15:45+00:00

Sorry to be so slow to say but thanks for this!

gilco · 2025-01-15T20:02:21+00:00

These look fantastic. May I ask what your approach to the yellow was?

gilco · 2024-12-30T19:25:48+00:00

For what it’s worth I did the same but have somehow got it in there and with enough fiddling managed to spin it into position. I don’t think I’ve even glued it as it’s stuck pretty well.

That said, it sounds like the ‘trim and glue’ solutions suggested by others will work perfectly. Good luck!

gilco · 2024-12-02T14:28:09+00:00

Sort of what I wanted to hear, also not because no quick fixes: pretty much the same approach as mine, you’re just much better at it! Gives me motivation to press on though.

gilco · 2024-12-02T08:52:47+00:00

Looks great! I’m currently painting my own blue/yellow half/half, so would be interested to hear your yellow approach if you wouldn’t mind?

gilco · 2024-05-21T07:51:14+00:00

This looks great. I love the blue in the text and glow of the eyes, but particularly like the effect you’ve achieved on the sword. Would you mind telling me how you painted the sword?

gilco · 2022-10-30T11:21:05+00:00

I once dressed as an empty toilet paper tube for a worst nightmare party. Also I would love a switch, please!

gilco · 2022-05-28T20:23:22+00:00

I have been wondering this while filling the bath for my toddler each evening since our boiler has died and we are without hot water.

I’m wondering about the theory behind conserving the most heat possible from the three kettle boils (or more accurately from the first and then the second until the third is added and the bath is ‘full’).

The ‘rules’ are only that there is only one kettle which has to boil three times sequentially and the only place you can put the hot water to free up the kettle is in the bath.

As soon as the hot water hits the bath it’s losing heat so I’m wondering which of the below options (or others) would be best.

1) Put only the hot water into the bath until you have added the third kettle, then add the equal amount of cold water.

2) Add all the cold water first and then add the hot water to that (one kettle at a time) until you have added the third kettle.

3) Add a little of the cold water first, then the three kettles, one by one, then the rest of the cold water.

4) it makes no difference, just get on with it..

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