Reply To: [unofficial weekender] Finished is better than trying to be perfect.

[zoidpinhead 12792xp 1]

Pledges:

1. Get to the end of the OTT Salute coverage (I’m currently at 16:45)
2. Base the Draugr and pick a paint scheme.
3. Finish painting the first unit for the Bornu-Kanembu (12 Archers)

Topic: Trying to be perfect – how often did it stop you finishing a project?

I have some perfectionist tendencies.  Quite often this has the opposite effect – rather than stopping me from finishing it can conversely often stop me from starting.  I often want the picture in my head to be matched by what I’ve got on the table in front of me.  It can therefore scupper an entire army project if I can’t get exactly the right miniature for any of the commanders or even one of the units.  I also have problems choosing a colour scheme for similar reasons with what the first miniatures coming out like not matching the mental pictures.