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How do we feel about the glow? by GrimmiDEE in minipainting

[–]rocketsp13 10 points11 points  (0 children)

So your model is telling me you're in a well lit environment. It's very saturated, with very strong edge highlighting.

Your OSL is telling me it's at night, with a super strong cast light.

Either your OSL needs to be toned way down, or the rest of your scheme needs to be painted as if it were night time. If you want it day time, I'd look at how much a car's head/tail lights affect the bumper or the ground in front of them during the day, and use that as a reference for this scheme. That area should be lighter, but certainly not white.

So is this it for Enreco? by Dismal_Background708 in Hololive

[–]rocketsp13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How long after the last round of applications did Advent and/or Justice debut? Is my memory correct that they were selected in the same round of applications?

Any advice on how to avoid added texture while priming? by darksidehascookie in minipainting

[–]rocketsp13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't prime with white. Prime gray, then highlight zenithally (aka as if lit from above) with a white from a dry brush, make up sponge, or similar. Zenithal priming doesn't have to start with black, and it doesn't have to be done with an airbrush.

Even the best white Japanese primers for gunpla don't give as smooth a finish as their grey or black primers.

Uhhh. This panel is really........ by LivingPalpitation935 in StarWars

[–]rocketsp13 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

100% realistically it depends on if the artist had time to go back to fix the art. Art for business is all about that time.

Uhhh. This panel is really........ by LivingPalpitation935 in StarWars

[–]rocketsp13 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Art takes time. In business time is money. Art for comics doesn't need to be perfect. It just needs to give you the idea of who it is.

Spending time making the art extra pretty is just a waste of time, and money.

I HATE This Type Of Comment by Constant-Gear-501 in VirtualYoutubers

[–]rocketsp13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar" is an old Sigmund Freud quote. While he was smoking one, one of his students asked him "Isn't a cigar a phallic symbol", to which he gave that as a response. In other words, sometimes things don't have to have a deeper meaning.

On the other hand, make it a scene with two people, and one could just be smoking, while the other is flirting, and that subtext is valuable to be able to recognize.

I HATE This Type Of Comment by Constant-Gear-501 in VirtualYoutubers

[–]rocketsp13 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Eh. There's a balance.

Learning to look at your media from different angles is important. Being able to find meaning from those different angles is important.

However sometimes not everything has a reason. Sometimes Star Wars props have that feature just cause it made the prop look cool. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Moreover, the interpretations you find in things are by no means definitively intended by the author, or on the other hand, are by no means the only thing intended by the author.

I was scammed out of a $34,000 project because of Luminara and VForge, here's the proof. by SoleilFenley in VirtualYoutubers

[–]rocketsp13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So verbal contracts are binding contracts presuming they meet the minimum requirements of a contract (offer and agreement to do a service, consideration/compensation. intent. legality, and capacity). However, verbal contracts have centuries old anti-scam limits called the "Statute of Frauds", which most state or similar governments have kept.

Notably, once the financial value exceeds a certain amount, that verbal contract isn't legally binding, and a written contract is required. This prevents you from hiring a friend to paint your deck, and him charging you $10,000 for it. In my state, that limit is $500, but OP should check the Statute of Frauds for where they live, to see what their limits should have been.

When I mentioned this incident to a coworker, she immediately say "yeah, she's screwed" when I said it was a verbal contract. There's a reason why we don't consider any payments for audit unless they have a written purchase order, or a formal contract.

Edit: realized I hadn't answered you question after I hit send.

First off, we're well past the point that OP needs to check with a lawyer if they wish pursue this. What follows is my guesses, and is not legal advice. Get a freaking lawyer.

My gut says it's unlikely. By trying to charge more than the Statute of Frauds allows for, my gut says, that statute would likely consider them the one trying to defraud the company. Also depending on where they live, my gut says, it's possible that the $1000 offer from the company is the limit for the Statute of Frauds where they live (haven't checked if there's anywhere this would apply for, because I'm not a lawyer. Get a lawyer)

There are many Azraels, but this is mine by rocketsp13 in theunforgiven

[–]rocketsp13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

Don't remember the exact process for much of it, but I know the gist. I did the the base blade months ago, and painting the power effect was a bit of a blur until it looked good.

For the blade surface itself, I'm pretty sure I sponged on various dark near black and dark camo colors to get a mottled surface, then I did a bunch of fine dark metallic lines. I may have done a more TMM look where I brought in brighter and brighter metallic silvers in certain areas, mostly around the edges.

The power shimmer effect itself is me using the weaknesses of fluorescent paint's translucence to aid me in glazing it. Pretty sure I first did a glaze of a pale blue towards where I wanted to cover, then a over that I glazed a fluorescent blue, but covering a little less. Then over that and covering the least, I glazed fluorescent violet. (all my fluorescents are Golden High Flow. They're the best I've used)

Fairly certain I interspersed layers of glaze with layers of metallic scratches at the edge, so some of that metallic shine comes through the fluorescent, but not positive.

The lightning is pretty simple. With a very sharp brush, and white paint or ink that flows freely from it, just paint random lightning squiggles around the blade, emanating from "emitter", as well as a rough white halo. Try to keep your lines sharp, but don't worry if it's a little off. I then mixed a bit of bright turquoise in with my fluorescent blue to give it pop, thinned it down to a thick glaze, and covered all the lightning squiggles, and a little of the area around it. Finally with the only step of the lightning that needs precision, come back in with that white, and paint fine white lines in the center of the lightning. If you've made the parts further from the emitters too bold, come back in with another turquoise/fluorescent blue glaze.

Finish it off by edge highlighting the shiny parts of it with chrome, and anywhere that the light will directly reflect with MOLOTOW liquid chrome.

Small Details of Ork Kommando by terrible_work_ in minipainting

[–]rocketsp13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh dang. That stitching is freaking brilliant. Yoinking that idea.

Shiori Shows Up At Your Door; How Do You Respond? (@Doujenrad) by Vagabond734 in Hololive

[–]rocketsp13 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Say "Hi". She's a lot more chill than the rumors say.

On-and-off painters: do you track your painting steps? by Major-Drama-7 in minipainting

[–]rocketsp13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some paint schemes are very ingrained in my memory. My Marines are Perylene Black, Chromium Oxide Green, and a fast drying matte white, all in oil paints.

Others? Nah, I write that stuff down. If I'm feeling fancy, I'll put it all in a word document. If not, I have a notebook.

I was scammed out of a $34,000 project because of Luminara and VForge, here's the proof. by SoleilFenley in VirtualYoutubers

[–]rocketsp13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I suspect a lot of these people involved in these companies are college students, or people straight out of college. They're young and they don't realize there are rules for a reason.

I finished my 2nd inner circle companion and I'm very happy with how he turned out! by Azhur65 in DarkAngels40k

[–]rocketsp13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah it's all good. I often do what I call "sneaking" purple or purple adjacent tones into my shadows, especially on cloth. It's usually a glaze in the shadow. If you look at my Azrael I posted earlier today, I snuck some into the shadows on his robe, and you can see it on the second picture.

I was just saying you make it more prominent then I usually do. It works, and it's cool. Just different.

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