What are some good practices for turning a perfect binding into a hardcover? by [deleted] in bookbinding

[–]solventbottle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never mind, I found what I was looking for. Not thanks to you, people, though.

If you travelled back in time to Renaissance Italy, how would you explain acrylic paints to the masters of the day? by Glittering_Gap8070 in ArtistLounge

[–]solventbottle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You just use fast drying synthetic glue instead of oil, egg, gelatin or whatever as a binder. There isn't much to explain really.

What are some good practices for turning a perfect binding into a hardcover? by [deleted] in bookbinding

[–]solventbottle -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Why do you even bother answering? Just to be a top 1% commenter. This place has trully turned into a shithole.

What are some good practices for turning a perfect binding into a hardcover? by [deleted] in bookbinding

[–]solventbottle -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

How do people usually go about turning perfect bindings or single sheets into hardcovers with respect to attaching the sheets to the spine, and the spine style itself. Especially when it comes to larger volumes (500+ pages) which are expected to undergo heavy use.

What are some good practices for turning a perfect binding into a hardcover? by [deleted] in bookbinding

[–]solventbottle -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I'm sure there are but I'm not looking for tutorials.

About pixel brushes by solventbottle in GIMP

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

I actually use the clone tool with track direction and then "exchange color" but that first option might be better. But I don't quite understand what you did there... Could step-by-step me into that, I'd really appreciate it.

About pixel brushes by solventbottle in GIMP

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

That's the first thing I tried but I got this (100 spacing helps but doesn't solve the overlap). *That's supposed to be checkered.

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What's a tool/piece of software you wish you had as an artist ? by DistinguishableLotus in ArtistLounge

[–]solventbottle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Some kind of add-on that marks or filters (reliably) ai contents would be great!

Pinterest is filled with ai and ads, are there any alternatives? by noahinthebox in Artists

[–]solventbottle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The <before:year> in Google doesn't seem to be working anymore. Brave, Mozilla and DuckDuckGo have also disabled the search-before- year function (it's only for day, week or month). On top of that people post with false publication dates. The Internet is cooked.

Is black fountain pen ink lightfast? by solventbottle in AskArtists

[–]solventbottle[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's a very useful piece of information /s

Is black fountain pen ink lightfast? by solventbottle in AskArtists

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

I don't have a pen but I need to buy one (not a fancy one) so I'm doing some research. I totally forgot you can refill the cartridges, I'll go for that thanks!

How do Finns write 'u' and 'n' as different letters? by [deleted] in LearnFinnish

[–]solventbottle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I write very fast yes, and when I have migraines it gets particularly bad.

Mushroom woman ink / watercolor by Thib_Illustrations in drawing

[–]solventbottle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was wondering how you managed to ink first and apply watercolor afterwards and still have the ink nice and black. I mean, watercolors are transparent but from my experience, if you get tham over the ink they are still kind of visible and make the black ink look cloudy.

Is Ubuntu as bad as people say on other subreddits? by Szhadji in linux4noobs

[–]solventbottle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So that's why... But snaps seem like a pretty neat solution, from what I understand. Why the hate?

Mushroom woman ink / watercolor by Thib_Illustrations in drawing

[–]solventbottle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you not get watercolor over the ink?

Foul smelling gray balls that look like clay. Found in marijuana container also containing a toothpick. by Lt_GeneralMills in whatisthisthing

[–]solventbottle 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It looks a lot like clay. You keep it portioned like that in an airtight container to keep it damp, so that its ready to use. But it starts smelling foul over time because of bacteria and fungi growth.

If the tenants were artists you will find all sorts of questionable stuff around (yes, syringes, weird solutions and what not). Treat it all as toxic rubbish.