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Culture of Paint recording (Patreon)

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2021-09-01 10:42:28
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Hi everyone,

We'll be live tonight at 8pm BST.

The subject is hobby focus, and what can positively and negatively affect it.

I'd love to hear any of your experiences, be they particular challenges or little hacks you've used to get projects done etc. So pop them in the comments and I'll be sure to bring them up tonight.

Thanks again for all the support, we have so much good stuff planned for you guys in the coming months.

Henry

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Culture of Paint Episode 14: FOCUS!

Welcome to another episode of Culture of Paint! A regular, fortnightly show where we discuss all things to do with the miniatures painting community. In tonight’s show we’re discussing the ways in which hobby can get derailed and some of the things we try to get it back on track, and as usual we’ll be taking questions from the live audience and seeing what our #paintcultist’s have been up to. If you'd like us to feature your work make sure to tag us with #paintcultist Timestamps Featured accounts:

Comments

Pieter-Jan Van Gucht

Will definitely try to make it! Biggest current challenge is probably GW's current scheme of releases... Gone are the days of 2 codex per year per system... Too much temptation!

Robert Medwell

I'll try and be there. I paint big armies a lot. I find that painting things in larger batches is my preferred method and that maintains focus for me. If I've started it I've got to finish it so if if I've started 40 infantry models I've got to finish those 40 infantry models. Little and often is better than nothing at all. So even 45 mins each night can help maintain that focus on a project rather than doing nothing at all. Chipping away at projects gets rid of the idea that a project's completion is unattainable. As for my focus, if I have a good audiobook I can hobby for hours and hours! The Wheel of Time has been my go to books this year. They've taken me 8 months to finish as each book is 40 hours long nd there are 14 books!!

Mitchell Winter

My biggest challenge is hyper-focus. Each mini I paint; I feel like I have to put 110% effort into it and make it an incredible piece even if its not an "exciting" figure.

Stepan

I am still relatively new to the hobby but what works for me is to focus on two projects at a time and finish them. If I am building/kitbashing then I get excited and want to do the new stuff. Limiting helps me a lot with focus, in this case, less is really more.

Adam Blight

I'm painting "big" things ATM, so it's all about breaking them down into realistic & manageable smaller sections I can do in small sittings as and when I get time, while keeping all the sections in a rough progress line to allow bulk oil work or airbrush work to save time and maximise hobby productivity when I can. Giving myself little wins I enjoy as I go, such as building other parts, adding decals, removing rubber masking and weathering also helps get through the boring parts. A realistic deadline + timeline is also a good motivator, my Warbringer titan was a year to build n paint so 4 months left and on track so far. I'm quite new to it, but Blogging build and paint progress on insta also seems to be a good motivator for me ( even if it's just for my own pleasure)

Rich DK

I've found environment to be the biggest help. I like to be at my desk, know basically what paints I'll need from planning beforehand. I prefer to have on a podcast or youtube video, something long so I don't have to baby sit it. Block out the time so no interruptions, which is probably the toughest bit. If anyone is having trouble I recommend the book The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. Or search up the "4 minute book" synopsis of it at least. Being aware of the resistance you feel is a big step to overcoming it.

Adam Noon

Great topic! Sad I can’t make the recording. For me I’ve found a number of little tricks help a lot. Breaking different projects into monthly focuses has helped. So one month I’ll work on 40k, then the next is AoS, following is LOTR and then repeat. Good trick if you have an interest in lots of systems, or have multiple projects for one. Another one is resisting the hype train, really consider how you’ll fit a new project into your existing projects and whether it’s even worth buying into it right now. One final trick is knowing how you like to paint. If you hate batch painting, then don’t! Do a model at a time, yeah it may not be fully optimal, but getting models finished (even if slightly slower) and (more importantly) enjoying your hobby I find to be a more sustainable way of completing projects.

Adam Hughes

Number 1 thing for me is making sure you leave everything ready to go for the next session, at the end of every session. So refresh the wet palette, fresh water in the water pots, clean and condition your brushes etc. Just removes that barrier next time you’re planning to paint. Another barrier can be accessing your hobby tools and paints, so having a decent setup, if you have the space, where your paints are all in arms reach helps a lot

Brian Ellis

I was a hobby butterfly until I managed to stop buying so much. Almost as a point of pride, I started a one-in, one-out policy of never buying a new box of minis until the last one I bought was finished, or at least at a point where I knew I wouldn’t give up on it. It took me about a year, but I have about 2500 points painted up in my main army (about 70 models) to a high tabletop standard, with a few display-quality characters mixed in. I like to have 1-3 projects going at once, all of different painting quality. So when I bought Dominion, I started Yndrasta at the same time I started batch painting the regular Sigmarines, so that there was always something satisfying to work on, whether that was the odd face, NMM on Yndrasta, airbrushing the metallics on the sigmarines, doing the bases, etc. always progress to enjoy.