Reply To: [unofficial weekender] First week of leave done

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Happy Friday.

My pledge is to try to finish off the five Otherworld miniatures I started last week. I didn’t get much painting done this week as it was just too hot to do anything other than melt.

Has the heatwave already hit you or did it pass you?

It hit last Monday and Tuesday. The warmest I’ve ever experienced. Don’t want that again.

Will combining AI learning with 3D scanning make the hobby better or worse?

Probably worse. As someone who likes old style hand sculpted miniature that may not be symmetrical or have slight imperfections I think it gives it character. Pouring technology into this art erodes this.

Did you paste some cracks on your base? What’s your favourite method of making dried soil?

I just use sand and tiny rocks on my bases which I paint up to look like soil, in most cases. I then cover this in tufts etc. Any gaps in the base, from say the slot, I cover over in masking tape before I add the sand.

I’ve never done a cracked earth texture, although I have now watched two Gerry Cans on the subject.