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I know the anti-clanker defense 😀 (I’ve used it myself a lot as well). These things are excellent at doing small repetitive tasks like the good little clankers they are, but they can also help you f*ck up as fast as well.

I like how it helps me get that first artist impression.
I just wish there was an easy route from that artist impression to something a bit more useful, like an export to a file format that can be used in a more dedicated drawing program.

I’m also acutely aware that these things have zero sense of scale, so my next steps in the entire process is measuring in the real world.

I also wished that there were good (and preferrably free) programs to do all of this.
I’ve been using Tinkercad to build and design my wargaming table for example.
Next step is doing the same for the other items on my list, but that requires me first to draw existing items to scale before I can start ‘adding’ the bits I plan which is kind of annoying. If I could simply import existing furniture as reference materials then things would be soo much more convenient.

It really sucks how there is so little of this stuff at the amateur/beginner level. The pro-level bits are needlessly complex (and expensive).

What also doesn’t help is losing focus …  (which is also why this entire design is taking so long as I go ‘squirrel’ a lot more than I should.)

/rant

Anyways … got my first layer of primer down with the tiny bit of primer I had in the one tiny pot of paint.
Need to visit the DIY store as the tiny roller was not useful for getting the paint down.
At least something got done today and I’m one step further along the path to a finished room.

That’s 3/4 of a door done. 3 more doors to prime.
And then it’s on to painting. I’m estimating 2 days per panel, which gives me +/- 8 days to a finished state.
In reality it is probably closer to 8-12 hours painting, but the space is restricted so I can’t layout and paint them all at once.
Plus there’s the required drying time between priming and painting.