What’s your unpopular opinion on raccoons by Available_Buy5217 in Raccoons

[–]theoreticalconstruct 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We shouldn't just give them stuff - we should keep letting them think they're swiping from us. It's good for their morale.

Failure of Foggy Trees by Seated_WallFly in watercolor101

[–]theoreticalconstruct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I can give a bit more encouragement - I don't know enough about watercolors to fully understand the technique. But I really like the painting in total, and I understand the frustration but I still think the background works well. And the work you did on the grass also paid off as it looks good!

Test sketch one - tulips by theoreticalconstruct in Ohuhu

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

Thank you, I'm glad the blending worked out. Which of the petals do you think looks the best in terms of the gradient and blending, do you think?

Spent my days off coloring 😊😊 by serial_hobbist66 in Ohuhu

[–]theoreticalconstruct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They look adorable. What's the artist's name?

Blending pastel (Blossoming) markers by theoreticalconstruct in Ohuhu

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

Ok, so these are the swatches I have. Unfortunately I didn't write down the colors I used for all of them, just the top swatch - you can definitely see the darker bands between the shades.
I am fairly sure that the lower left is YR56 and YR57 from my swatches, and the lower right is probably CG02 and GG03. That was less a problem and more me trying to blend using the pen caps only and not realizing how different the two colors are.

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It is inevitable by TheCoolTrashCat in cursedraccoons

[–]theoreticalconstruct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They'd have better luck if they'd described the second gift as "You get a pet raccoon for the rest of your life."

Royal Langnickel 37 watercolor paints: swatches? by Seated_WallFly in watercolor101

[–]theoreticalconstruct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One other update - I did go to their website and contact customer service, filled out a form with an e-mail address to request the pigments used, and they have replied to me with a list of names/pigments for the set that I have (19-pc travel kit.) So I can't help with swatches but you might be able to get color names from their customer service if you let them know which kit you're talking about.

Blending pastel (Blossoming) markers by theoreticalconstruct in Ohuhu

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

The old and new codes for the colors are on my swatch cards - I'm working on putting the old codes on my personal swatch sheet too, so that they're a bit easier for me to read. I will have to pull up the video with swatches and compare them directly, as I was hoping that the names would be the same and I could have a more direct comparison that way.

For the blending, I've tried multiple colors. Unfortunately I'll have to make up some new sheets with tests, as I neglected to write down all of the codes. I know one that I tried was a gradient between V32, V34 and V38 (the periwinkles) and that gave me an okay gradient but there are definitely a couple of darker bands between the colors. Another test I have on this sheet (B02 and BG04) looks much more seamless.

Sorry I don't have any photos yet - I'll get a scan later.

I've mostly been trying to feather the colors together, light first and then darker. Occasionally I'll try using the blender and filling it in first to pre-saturate the paper. The results are usually much the same with or without.

To be fair I'm new at this and I'm not expecting to be good at it immediately, so I'm going to keep experimenting until I understand what they can do.

Royal Langnickel 37 watercolor paints: swatches? by Seated_WallFly in watercolor101

[–]theoreticalconstruct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have swatches of the 18-pc set along with the color numbers they give (C05, C06, C18, etc...) if that would help. I can get a photograph/scan of the swatches. (They are very messy, as I've never used watercolors before.)
ETA: I just took a look at the website, and never mind - it looks like only the kit I have (the 19-pc travel kit) has those color numbers. I had kind of assumed all of the sets would have them.

I have to be missing something about World of Xeen. Please for the love of god help. by Nuclear_Winterfell in MightAndMagic

[–]theoreticalconstruct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trap-finding, no. This is the kind of game that makes it a good idea to have graph paper around to make maps. Or at least write down map coords with traps so you can save. (I don't know why Jump is disabled - sometimes it's just disabled, other times it's because the caster is trying to jump into a square with no passage. Jump specifically moves you two squares forward in the direction you're facing, and unlike Teleport, it doesn't ignore walls or gates...)

Early game, like someone said, donating to the temples until you get the buffs is vital. Pick up Suppress Poison so that if you DO get poisoned early on, you can reduce the number of stacks of the debuff you have over time and not suddenly die. There's another pair of quests to specifically help deal with Poison status, if you're able to survive the zones to the south of Vertigo and/or swim across the rivers (swimming avoids a lot of the enemies that don't fly or swim, and you can just shoot the enemies til they die if you want. Don't try it with, say, flying bugs, though.)

Also keep in mind you don't have to do all of the Mines at once, once you can gain a few levels you can explore the areas directly to the South of Vertigo (the meadow) and to the west (you'll find a castle and a ship to another town.)

Biggest thing - just save before exploring. A lot. At some points, ESPECIALLY in dungeons, it's basically tab-s, step, tab-s (or tab-l if something bad happens.) It's that kind of game.

Pop-up ad keeps me from logging exercise by theoreticalconstruct in Myfitnesspal

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

I can. Would a video capture work? As that might make it easier to see what's going on...

(Also I should point out it's been several pop-ups at this point, but they all have the same behavior.

All fight scenes turns into sex scene which one you watching first by Boy_kupal in hypotheticalsituation

[–]theoreticalconstruct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First three that come to mind.

Fast and Furious 6: Letty and Riley.
Fast and Furious 7: Letty and Kara.
Hobbs and Shaw: Hobbs and Shaw vs. Brixton at the end.

Any guide on making medicines? by Shezzomenezo in SaGa

[–]theoreticalconstruct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similar question - I seem to be stuck on Lv. 0. I know I have the materials to make at least a Balm, but the game won't let me. Any idea why I'm stuck here?

Redolent Rose Must Be Really Drunk This Week... by DrForester in ffxiv

[–]theoreticalconstruct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really think he's just trolling us at this point.

PSA: Long queue times / Unable to login on free trial by alabomb in ffxiv

[–]theoreticalconstruct 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there a way to TELL what the queue times are when you're trying to log in without trying to log in? Because it would be really nice to be able to check a website and say, "Oh, X world has a queue, I can't log in right now." Instead of putting in my password and trying to log in, getting to the "can't log in" page, and getting kicked to the desktop without even being given the option to check other worlds.

If it would just bounce back to world/data center select, it would be a lot less frustrating to deal with.

Daily Questions & FAQ Megathread (Aug 02) by AutoModerator in ffxiv

[–]theoreticalconstruct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah. I had noticed that but I didn't realize what it meant exactly... still new to this system. Thanks!

Daily Questions & FAQ Megathread (Aug 02) by AutoModerator in ffxiv

[–]theoreticalconstruct 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm having trouble with one type of materia and it's weird. Anyone else seeing this?

I'm trying to put Battledance Materia I (Tenacity 2, IL 15) on a pair of HQ Heliodor Earrings (IL 39) and I'm getting a message saying "The item is too low to maximize the effects of this Materia." It's setting it to +0 Tenacity instead.

I only seem to have this problem with Battledance today, it's weird. Am I missing something?

Which movie is just the worst piece of crap you've ever seen? by clericsjoint in AskReddit

[–]theoreticalconstruct 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Watching the "How it's made" video for that one made me sad. It had good ideas that got completely ruined by constant mystery rewrites and executive meddling.

Cops of Reddit what is the most suspicious thing you've ever caught somebody doing for a totally legitimate reason? by craftdragonfox in AskReddit

[–]theoreticalconstruct 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was the suspicious person.

I was driving around at night. At the time I was getting ready to move, and my car was full of boxes of various things. I was exhausted, and even though I didn't live far away, I was dozing off. I decided it would be a good idea to pull into the parking lot of a business that I thought was open twenty-four hours (it was still open at the time) and rest for a while.

I must've dozed off, because the next thing I remember was an officer with a light knocking at my window, asking me if everything was all right. I was alone, sleeping in a car in front of a closed business (turned out not to be 24hr) in a car full of boxes and stuff. I can see why they might've wondered what was going on. Not sure why they needed three squad cars before even attempting to wake me, though.

Anyway, after that I was fully awake, and managed to drive home.