Do You and How Do You and How Much Do You Magnify Your Mini\'s for Painting?
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docwex
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Binocular magni only, please!
Definitely with kannon-fodder on this one. I got a magnifying visor with a lens for each eye recently for about $10US. I think the magnification is 2.5X to 4x, adjustable. I was only using it for detail work, but with good lighting and this visor, painting everrything is much faster with fewer repaints and fixes, and eyes, etc. are far easier to do. Had terrible luck with single-lens magnifiers because of the depth percption loss. I am constantly looking up from the visor to rummage through my paints/brushes, fix the lighting, glance at the TV, etc., so that\'s probably an important safety tip when using magnifiers you don\'t really \'need\': give yourself breaks regularly.
It\'s what the doctor orders...
P. S. Without other predisposing eye problems, vision is difficult to permanently harm by doing small work like figure painting, (if you aen\'t using a magnifier) but always give your eyes frequent interruptions to gaze at distant objects while using one, and it couldn\'t hurt to look away often if you aren\'t using one, too. Gazing away frequently gives you longer work times, less chance of eyestrain, and fewer headaches, so there\'s your tip for today!! (Arncha glad ya asked?) :duh:
Definitely with kannon-fodder on this one. I got a magnifying visor with a lens for each eye recently for about $10US. I think the magnification is 2.5X to 4x, adjustable. I was only using it for detail work, but with good lighting and this visor, painting everrything is much faster with fewer repaints and fixes, and eyes, etc. are far easier to do. Had terrible luck with single-lens magnifiers because of the depth percption loss. I am constantly looking up from the visor to rummage through my paints/brushes, fix the lighting, glance at the TV, etc., so that\'s probably an important safety tip when using magnifiers you don\'t really \'need\': give yourself breaks regularly.
It\'s what the doctor orders...
P. S. Without other predisposing eye problems, vision is difficult to permanently harm by doing small work like figure painting, (if you aen\'t using a magnifier) but always give your eyes frequent interruptions to gaze at distant objects while using one, and it couldn\'t hurt to look away often if you aren\'t using one, too. Gazing away frequently gives you longer work times, less chance of eyestrain, and fewer headaches, so there\'s your tip for today!! (Arncha glad ya asked?) :duh:
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syco-pyro
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NEVER!
i would never use one of those gastly contraptions! just the thought sickens me...hold on its coming..........:|~ there ya go! my dad uses one and his work suffers for it! i wouldnt ever post his stuff unless he really wanted me to.......
or unless he thought he was better than I.
i would never use one of those gastly contraptions! just the thought sickens me...hold on its coming..........:|~ there ya go! my dad uses one and his work suffers for it! i wouldnt ever post his stuff unless he really wanted me to.......
or unless he thought he was better than I.Impernouncable
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I\'m profoundly nearsighted anyway. Never needed a magnifier. If I really thought it would help, I might try it.
SirKenneth
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I have a Dayzor lamp which has a circular daylight lamp around a magnifier, which is about 2 or 3x I think. Like other people have said, I don\'t usually look through it while painting because it kind of screws up my depth perception and my brush handles bump into it.
But I really love it for the light. It\'s a good bright natural-looking light. And I will look through the magnifier just to get a good look and see what areas need cleaning up (kind of like how you think it looks great but then you photo it to send to CMON and all those tiny flaws are suddenly pretty huge).
But I really love it for the light. It\'s a good bright natural-looking light. And I will look through the magnifier just to get a good look and see what areas need cleaning up (kind of like how you think it looks great but then you photo it to send to CMON and all those tiny flaws are suddenly pretty huge).
ZaPhOd
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Zip
No way man! I have a little visor thing, and I tried it out, and kept stubbing my brush on my pallette so I won\'t go anywhere near a mini with a brush wearing it!
HOWEVER, it is handy to slap em on, and have a quick perusal of your masterpiece so you don\'t have to run to the camera or the scanner to check for easy fix mistakes
No way man! I have a little visor thing, and I tried it out, and kept stubbing my brush on my pallette so I won\'t go anywhere near a mini with a brush wearing it!
HOWEVER, it is handy to slap em on, and have a quick perusal of your masterpiece so you don\'t have to run to the camera or the scanner to check for easy fix mistakes
I\'m with the binocular dissecting scope people on this one. I use a Bausch and Lomb with 10x eyepieces and maximum magnification in the body of the scope is 3x (it goes from 0.7x to 3x, providing me with 7x-30x magnification). I use it for everything, as I\'ve got experience working with tiny stuff under such scopes (it helps being a biologist with experience with invertebrates----a lot of them are really tiny. Ever try to dissect a fruit fly or a gnat? Didn\'t think so). The only problem is that the highlights look brighter under the scope than without, with the consequence that so far my highlights have been too subtle, I believe. But wow, what a great way to get smooth shading and highlights! I wouldn\'t do it any other way, frankly.
SkyDancer
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Are those magnifiers as expensive as I think they are, Skydancer? Right now I use a lamp with a 3x magnifier lens attatched and it works pretty well for me, but I\'m always interested in new ideas for this as the lamp heats up pretty well, and can be a pain sometimes increasing my drying time when I don\'t want it to. Wow, that was longer than I meant it to be!
Cost of Scopes
Paleotaur:
You can get a new Nikon dissecting scope for a very reasonable price (comparatively)---about US $400.00 or so. That seems like a lot, but if you\'re looking at most scopes, they\'re in the $800.00 to $1,900.00 US range. Used scopes are probably the way to go; the one I\'ve got is used, as is the fiberoptic light. Check with the nearest University, College, or Junior College---often when new equipment is purchased the older stuff is surplused and sold off at a large discount.
SkyDancer
PS The light isn\'t hot at all---I add watercolor or acrylic extender to paint and it takes a half hour to dry if that\'s the only additive. So you ought to be able to do some outstanding blending with this kind of tool. Heck, at the prices really good minis are going for on ebay, you could almost pay for a new scope with a half a dozen really good paintjobs...
Paleotaur:
You can get a new Nikon dissecting scope for a very reasonable price (comparatively)---about US $400.00 or so. That seems like a lot, but if you\'re looking at most scopes, they\'re in the $800.00 to $1,900.00 US range. Used scopes are probably the way to go; the one I\'ve got is used, as is the fiberoptic light. Check with the nearest University, College, or Junior College---often when new equipment is purchased the older stuff is surplused and sold off at a large discount.
SkyDancer
PS The light isn\'t hot at all---I add watercolor or acrylic extender to paint and it takes a half hour to dry if that\'s the only additive. So you ought to be able to do some outstanding blending with this kind of tool. Heck, at the prices really good minis are going for on ebay, you could almost pay for a new scope with a half a dozen really good paintjobs...
kittykat23uk
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I don\'t use a magnifier at all either.
Regards
Kat
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Kat
