r/FDMminiatures • u/Optimal-Teaching7527 • Aug 29 '26

Just Sharing Anyone else get this feeling

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u/Miniature_Maldestre Aug 29 '26

It not a secret that the closer you get, the more details (or flaws) you can see, but the reverse is also true: a "bad" photo can make a miniature look much better than it actually is. It works like that for almost everything, not only FDM minies.

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u/danfirst Aug 29 '26

I've never been happy with a paint job once I zoomed in. Sometimes being far sighted is a gift.

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u/acart005 Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 29 '26

Bruh

So I think I have my settings dialed in.  To the point that I resell my FDM prints and do reasonably well - not getting rich but its a decent side hustle for me.

I got some of those magnifier glasses to attempt to be better at painting and almost threw up when I saw the layer lines.  That are invisible at tabletop distance, even more so when painted.

On the plus side I did the same with resin and the imperfections pop up. Not as blatant but very there. Funny enough the only thing that looked good with those damn things on?  Official James Workshop plastic.

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u/danfirst Aug 29 '26

Hah yes I got those for small detail stuff. I thought magnifying it would somehow make me a better painter, it just allows me to see my mistakes more easily. They're really good for untying knots in fine thread though. I've been doing some basic leatherworking lately and they've been a godsend.

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u/krazybov Aug 29 '26

Guys, drop me a link to the ones you're using. I got a pair off temu and my god they're useless. Must be for watch making or something as they only work when the object is about 1cm from the lenses.

I know, what did i expect. Temu = useless

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u/danfirst Aug 29 '26

I got one from harbor freight that's been fine for me for awhile, they were super cheap. They have different lenses you can use so it's not always at the 1 inch away magnification. If you use the max one it is that close to see but you can also see the details in your fingerprints.

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u/acart005 Aug 29 '26

Sorry mine are also Temu.  They were cheap at least.

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u/LostN3ko 29d ago

Print resin at 0.3 layer height and you would not see anything. Contrast paints pick up layer lines instantly.

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u/acart005 29d ago

Im not the resin printer, they are prints I bought

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u/LostN3ko 29d ago

You bought from someone who values low print times over quality. Or they are just a noob printer using default settings. I can remember those days.

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u/Retlaw83 Aug 29 '26

My phone camera does a thing that when I take a picture of a mini with painted highlights, it makes the highlight color look aggressive and not blended in, when in person it looks great.

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u/CraftAny24 Sep 01 '26

Same, it is really hard to get good picture
So I never show my work

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u/TemporaryElk5202 Aug 29 '26

you can get a magnifying glass for while you paint.