I guess it's a northern-hemisphere hobby after all...

[morsla]

I like warm weather, but it does make painting a bit tricky... I think my old plan of getting 90% of the day's work done after midnight may have to be resurrected.

Acrylics seem to dry to quickly to work with them above about 30°C - particularly the vallejo paints. Other brands cope with the heat a little better, but their pigments dissipate too quickly when I thin them down with water. Drying retardants help, but they are turning my palettes into a gooey mess of not-quite-dry paint too thick to paint with.

Judging by the Bureau of Meteorology site, I should use the rest of this week to work on my entry for the Terrainthralls contest. Hopefully the temperature will be a bit lower next week, so I can get stuck into painting again.

Tue: 33°C
Wed: 27°C
Thu: 32°C
Fri: 36°C
Sat: 38°C
Sun: 38°C

Next on the painting list:

Confrontation Wolfen (Ian): Predateurs Sanglants [3]; Onyx the Prowler; Sacred Vestal; Guardian of the Runes; Grave Guardian; Sylvan Animae
Khadorans (Lon): Finish warjack group; Orsus Zoktavir, the Butcher of Khador
Warcasters (Scott and Jye): Skarre, Queen of the Broken Coast; Captain Victoria Haley; Lord Commander Coleman Stryker

Then it's time to get started on that bookshelf full of 40k models.

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[kashiichan.livejournal.com]

What crazy weather. o_O;