tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773780918582045981.post1194208638653808068..comments2024-03-09T16:14:55.599+08:00Comments on Snowfern Clover - miniature foods 1:12, 1:24 & 1:48 dollhouse scale: 1:12 rustic breadsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13470979321107028126noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773780918582045981.post-76430554933703478362010-04-14T11:34:06.476+08:002010-04-14T11:34:06.476+08:00Omeegosh, Cindy, I don't look at 1 picture, I ...Omeegosh, Cindy, I don't look at 1 picture, I have a gazillion of them saved in my file and then I take turns looking at all of them and pick the bits I like or more likely I can imitate..haha! (comforting myself then that my painting look real). I also put my laptop far away (10 steps) from my work because I find painting and looking at pics at the same time, impossible. Again you are right about getting the idea in your head 1st, then just go and do it.<br /><br />By the way,you are also absolutely right about the shades of colour changing under different light. Eyes are deceiving too. I take pics under different light. I have a separate hard disk just for my pictures. After I take them , then I compare them with pictures of real stuff again. I keep doing this until I am sort of satisfied or until I give up, whichever is sooner. :)<br /><br />This method means I take forever to paint a small thing. <br /><br />By the way, I found out from Kristy's blog that you can make a mini etch-a-sketch that works! Superwooper WOW! If I am doing a modern nursery, I will sure want one of those.Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773780918582045981.post-71351456445968347372010-04-14T10:51:57.018+08:002010-04-14T10:51:57.018+08:00thanks Chun! haha yea when i first heard the term ...thanks Chun! haha yea when i first heard the term i was also...o.O i've already sealed those earlier breads, so i'll dump them aside as 'practice' items :P<br /><br />Sans, i think my main issue with colours/painting is that sometimes, the colours seem alright in direct light/sunlight, but once macro mode is used during picture taking, it looks slightly different. also when displayed on my monitor. so i am careful to consider these things while painting. thanks for the tips! i find working with a picture in front of me even more frustrating, since i can't mimic exactly what is depicted, and i wind up narrowing my focus and overdoing things XD not sure if you get what i mean????<br /><br />so usually i'll look through a few pictures, get a general idea of how to achieve the effect in my head (technical stuff) and work on my items, h oping for the best. now you know why i dread painting, it's more about a 'feel' rather than a technique!! AUGH!!!! :P<br /><br />thanks yellowbee :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13470979321107028126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773780918582045981.post-7832803968383207442010-04-11T16:14:27.419+08:002010-04-11T16:14:27.419+08:00Ohhh how cute!! YOu even got the setting peerrfect...Ohhh how cute!! YOu even got the setting peerrfectly nice (:yellowbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778710928301488760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773780918582045981.post-66934060187933750522010-04-11T11:05:52.203+08:002010-04-11T11:05:52.203+08:00Can I just tell you, Cindy that this is a fabulous...Can I just tell you, Cindy that this is a fabulous bread table! I love it! You should seriously do this more. Is this a dollhouse or roombox? The texture of the wall is exactly what I am trying to achieve in the tribal house but my plastering really sucks. I also love the curtain. You have a pretty fabulous collection of baskets yourself :). <br /><br />May I make a small suggestion? Maybe for one of the picture, I will take away the coin (I can't tell the denomination..lol..) because no one will be able to tell this from the real thing. Just 1 pic :) for fooling others..lol.<br /><br />I do think you have got the colours down pat. I also don't understand why nehnehpok roti is so pale. (you sure they say nehnehpok??? never heard of that one but I nearly died laughing) My sis is into baking big time and she has taken to making breads for me since I just buy her the flour :):) so much cheaper for me. She used the western cookbooks and her breads are like those in some bakeries. With oats as toppings too. <br /><br />You know how I learn to paint? By staring at the picture of a real whatever I am painting . Like the other time, I was trying to convert metal to wicker, I just kept a wicker basket near me while I was painting. The other thing I do is ask a non-miniaturist who's brutally frank (like you and your brother) for their opinions. They are usually right because they see the real stuff a lot and won't compromise and be nice.<br /><br />Also, I look at loads of pictures when I am planning a scene. I was interested in Interior Decoration and read a lot of ID books and magazines. You can do that too. That's why I hang out at the National Library a fair bit.Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773780918582045981.post-82217137253025133882010-04-10T15:11:55.546+08:002010-04-10T15:11:55.546+08:00Oh! it looks fine, doesn't look too dark to me...Oh! it looks fine, doesn't look too dark to me :P LOL @ "neh neh pok" bread XD I think the good thing about acrylic is that you can paint over it no? :3chunhttp://puppy52dolls.comnoreply@blogger.com