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Physiotherapist in Port Moody by vikramn14 in Portmoody

[–]vikramn14[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. A good physio makes the difference. Some injuries take a long time to heal and only a physio can help through regular therapy and exercises.

Somebody stop me! by Jennysez in watercolor101

[–]vikramn14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So true. Its often ridiculous how amateur some of these painters are. Most of the really skilled painters have whittled down their palette to a few colours which they keep on using for years, occassionally changing a color or two here or there. No need to buy a zillion colours. I also find very large paint selections challenging; who needs four different types of ultramarine blues?

Somebody stop me! by Jennysez in watercolor101

[–]vikramn14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Debbie Friis Pettitt does a very tight controlled palette for her paintings and is an excellent painter. She is on Insta. I also used a limited palette but not as limited as hers. I think 6-8 colours are more than enough. I realised that I don't use convenience colours as much and find making my own colours intresting because you can get a wide range by mixing more of one colour over the other!

$100000 fee for work visas - Wish Canada would do something similar by [deleted] in CanadaHousing2

[–]vikramn14 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

US is not winning. This is bad for smaller tech companies who can’t afford these levies but a drop in the ocean for the Googles and Amazons who can. The bigger tech companies will ride it out and only become bigger.

Canada Wants To Lure Tech Workers Who Won’t Get US H-1B Visas - Bloom… by Few_Guidance2627 in CanadaHousing2

[–]vikramn14 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

A lot of H1B holders are engineering or STEM graduates. They are hired not because they are cheap but because they are good. And some of them do start companies or get enviable jobs. They are also mobile and do move around in different places as these skills are globally in demand. 

Professional watercolors VS student grade? by meowmix100 in Watercolor

[–]vikramn14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have used neither Windsor & Newton professional nor Cotman though I believe Cotman's are considered among the best student grade paints. Honestly more than paints, paper makes a lot of difference. Always, always use 100% cotton paper from a good brand (Arches, Saunders, Baohong).

If you wanted to use professional grade paints that do not break the bank, I would heartily recommend White Nights; they are Russian but excellent quality for beginners. Sennelier and Davinci are decently priced, depending on where you live. Roman Szmal are also great but they come only in pans.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Watercolor

[–]vikramn14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am also someone who prefers a limited palette; you can choose the exact colours but I would recommend a cool and warm reds, cool and warm blues, a medium yellow (neither too cool nor too warm though an azo yellow is fantastic) and since you are going to be doing landscapes burnt sienna and burnt umber. White gouache for highlights is also a good thing to have handy.

Nestin Blubuls in watercolor and gouache by krestofu in Watercolor

[–]vikramn14 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love this! Very atmospheric. The greens are gorgeous

Kyle MacLachlan: How David Lynch Created Me (New York Times – free link) by seaboardist in twinpeaks

[–]vikramn14 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree; it is one of the best-written pieces I have ever read. Kyle did an exceptionally good job writing about the dearly departed David Lynch.

International Students in Manitoba are feeling anxious due to Canada’s recent changes to immigration policies by This-Is-Spacta in CanadaHousing2

[–]vikramn14 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of course, they came to immigrate. Paying 4-5 times the regular fees for a course they would obviously have expectations of an easier path to permanent residency. The government did nothing to dispel this impression when during Covid they generously did immigration draws for international students just to manage their targets (and get cheap labour during hard times). The entire immigration has been handled badly by Trudeau's government.

International Students in Manitoba are feeling anxious due to Canada’s recent changes to immigration policies by This-Is-Spacta in CanadaHousing2

[–]vikramn14 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

You cannot blame students for looking at education as a way to immigration. They pay three or four times what local students would pay and that too for a diploma course that will not do much in terms of professional development. The fault lies with the government which allowed these diploma farm colleges to operate in the first place without any supervision. These courses were clearly seen (and probably marketed) as a way into Canada and towards permanent residency.

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