Reply To: Where do you draw the line on detailing?

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Depends on the purpose. A diorama is different from terrain for a miniature skirmish game.

You could always go for breadth — enough of a diorama to fill up the table, and look good from a foot away. Then start filling in details for whatever you’d like to do. You can also have more than one stopping point. If you reach it and still have time, you can go to the next goal.

Hobbies should be fun, but I don’t think they always are — and I think that’s okay. With art and creativity, there’s perfection. With videogames, there’s grinding and losing games. I guess passive consumption (eg. books, tv) tends to be more fun, but they’re not productive.

I think burnout, boredom, or having something more important or more enjoyable to do are legitimate reasons to drop or compromise on a hobby project. It’s not like you’re building a new porch or something…!