Is this normal.........?

[NigelR]

I am working on painting two WWI French figures with simple, straightforward uniforms. Not a complicated colour palette. No complex conversion work either. So after about 2 weeks of working on these figures, my desk looks like this:

I just realised it is complete chaos and my working area is getting smaller and smaller!

Is this normal, or do I need some form of therapy?

 

[housecarl]

That's neat tidy, and organised compared to mine.

 

[NigelR]

That's neat tidy, and organised compared to mine.

Now that's some comfort.......

 

[NigelR]

Also, is it normal to use at least seven different brands of paint products to paint two figures which are basically grey?

Good to see I am keeping the paint manufacturers in business....

 

[marco14]

hahahaha............you are not the only one....so for me is this absolute normal

 

[Nap]

hahahaha............you are not the only one....so for me is this absolute normal

...and me !

I have a small desk now so need to be tidier than before .......like many I end up using just a space the size of a small cutting mat !


Have fun Nigel

Nap

 

[outrunthedogs]

Normal!

 

[Ferris]

No this is not normal. It is way too tidy for 2 weeks of working. You’re clearly not working hard enough.



Adrian

 

[sd0324]

Normal.

 

[Babelfish]

Very normal. You start out with a couple of bottles of paints but then you add a little bit of this and a little bit of that and before you know it there's paints everywhere plus brushes, tools, mugs, thinners, water, the lot!

In a book somewhere have a photo of Francois Verlinden's workbench and it's all rather chaotic. I decided long ago that if it's good enough for him, it's good enough for me!

- Steve

 

[NigelR]

Glad to hear I am not alone....I suspected as much!

In a book somewhere have a photo of Francois Verlinden's workbench and it's all rather chaotic. I decided long ago that if it's good enough for him, it's good enough for me!

I can only agree with that.....

Normal.

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But look at all those neat storage units full of paints....? Surely that's not normal? Mine are all in random cardboard boxes and I have to rummage through loads of them to find t he colours I need......

 

[housecarl]

'One must have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star. '
Friedrich Nietzsche.

 

[bigtodd]

It's too clean and too organized!

 

[Jeff T]

Normal.

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I'd love to get hold of that figure SD, but last I looked, its out of stock everywhere, yours is looking good, especially the jeans!

Jeff.

 

[Nap]

I'd love to get hold of that figure SD, but last I looked, its out of stock everywhere, yours is looking good, especially the jeans!

Jeff.

I wouldn't go round to look ...there's a blooming pistol on his bench as well as suitable refreshment ......lol

Happy benchtime everyone...if you can find the bench under those essentials !

Nap

 

[Jeff T]

I wouldn't go round to look ...there's a blooming pistol on his bench as well as suitable refreshment ......lol

Happy benchtime everyone...if you can find the bench under those essentials !

Nap

You know Nap, I was looking at the figure with tunnel vision, and didn't even notice the pistol!..lol!

 

[Larsen E. Whipsnade]

A well-organized workbench is the sign of a sick mind. 'Lessee, I know it's here someplace... "
Rick

 

[NigelR]

A well-organized workbench is the sign of a sick mind. 'Lessee, I know it's here someplace... "
Rick

Indeed! I was searching for a Vallejo Prussian Blue which I distinctly remember buying at a show. Could I find it anywhere? It seems to be hiding from me....

Must get some of those fancy paint shelves.....

 

[Larsen E. Whipsnade]

Indeed! I was searching for a Vallejo Prussian Blue which I distinctly remember buying at a show. Could I find it anywhere? It seems to be hiding from me....

Must get some of those fancy paint shelves.....

Hey! Prussian Blue just turned up on my workbench.... could it be?

 

[sd0324]

I wouldn't go round to look ...there's a blooming pistol on his bench as well as suitable refreshment ......lol

Happy benchtime everyone...if you can find the bench under those essentials !

Nap

I have a very unorganized bench. Things spill over over...


Steve