"Wife's critical eye " Topic
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| Bad Painter | 23 Sep 2013 9:50 a.m. PST |
My wife can't see a tractor trailer changing lanes 200 feet in front of us on an Interstate/Motorway but can spot a dirty fork across a table in a restaurant. She has the same ability with figures, telling me "It looks like you missed a spot there" or "why is the area around his knee lighter than the rest of his pants?". For that reason, I usually paint while she is out or after she's gone to bed. The other morning she asked what I'd painted the night before and I replied "They painted up nice, but the sculpts were dreadful". I almost choked on my coffee when she responded "I guess they weren't Perry figures". |
| CraigH | 23 Sep 2013 10:34 a.m. PST |
I get accused of the reverse – I can spot a hobby shop by a small sign on a door several blocks away but something house-hold related, that is right in front of me…no chance. |
| wrgmr1 | 23 Sep 2013 10:35 a.m. PST |
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| ancientsgamer | 23 Sep 2013 11:01 a.m. PST |
It's all about the Woman's Guide to Happiness, don't you know: "Keep him down, keep him down, keep him down!" |
| vtsaogames | 23 Sep 2013 6:36 p.m. PST |
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| Mako11 | 23 Sep 2013 10:27 p.m. PST |
I'd give her a paint brush, and an assignment…… |
 optional field  | 24 Sep 2013 9:34 a.m. PST |
IMHO, you should have her around when you paint. It sounds like she's handy for spotting errors. |
| ScottS | 24 Sep 2013 12:41 p.m. PST |
My wife has ruined – RUINED – any number of my miniatures in a similar manner. I painted a bunch of Macedonian Phalangites a while ago. They had, like many Macedonians, blue helmets. I painted what I thought was a nice insignia on some of the helmets. She took one look at them and said, "why are they wearing San Diego Chargers helmets?" In the same army I had some Phalangites with Phrygian helmets. "They look like Smurf hats." Thanks a lot, sweetie. |
| Zephyr1 | 24 Sep 2013 2:24 p.m. PST |
To forestall any arguments, remember the Three Magic Words: "You're right, dear." ;-) |
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