| Steve | 03 May 2016 7:23 a.m. PST |
I got some similar to these for Christmas. Fantastic. The magnification on these are perfect for painting. Allows you to see all the details, and doesn't get in your way like those magnifying lamps. I slide them down on my nose so I can still watch TV. link Steve |
| Lego Warrior | 03 May 2016 7:33 a.m. PST |
I think the best thing for painting is… a Professional Painter lol John |
| Winston Smith | 03 May 2016 8:19 a.m. PST |
I just take my glasses off. Any detail I could paint with that magnification would vanish on the tabletop. |
 McKinstry   | 03 May 2016 8:33 a.m. PST |
My Windsor Newton Series 7 #0 |
| Dynaman8789 | 03 May 2016 8:43 a.m. PST |
I use 3x reading glasses, probably a lot cheaper and twice as strong. |
| GarrisonMiniatures | 03 May 2016 8:48 a.m. PST |
Good glasses, good lighting. |
| wrgmr1 | 03 May 2016 9:48 a.m. PST |
Yes, 3X reading glasses, a 3 pack at Costco for $19.99 USD. |
| dampfpanzerwagon | 03 May 2016 2:35 p.m. PST |
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 Saber6 | 03 May 2016 3:01 p.m. PST |
Lighting (I use an OTT Light) |
| jeffreyw3 | 03 May 2016 3:25 p.m. PST |
Optivisor and W&N Series 7 brushes. Without the former, I wouldn't be painting any more, and without the latter, I wouldn't be anywhere near as good. |
| Extrabio1947 | 03 May 2016 5:00 p.m. PST |
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| coopman | 03 May 2016 5:32 p.m. PST |
I used my Optivisor last week and it was a big help. |
| Timotheous | 03 May 2016 7:43 p.m. PST |
I also use the optivisor; best gift my wife ever gave me. |
| Grimmnar | 03 May 2016 7:49 p.m. PST |
Dollar Store Dollar Tree Family Dollar
Reading glasses. $1 USD each. Run increments in .25 ranging from 1.00 to 3.00 in standard and wide frameselection and styles.
Print this out and see where yang need for the distance you need. Or just take a mini with you. :-) Grimm |
 Wolfshanza | 03 May 2016 10:45 p.m. PST |
Dollar Tree is my solution, too :) |
| Mako11 | 03 May 2016 11:17 p.m. PST |
Been considering these. Is the maximum +3.25 magnifying best for small work, e.g. 15mm figs, and perhaps smaller, or do you guys use/prefer other magnification levels too? I have an Optivisor somewhere, but it's been put away for safe keeping, so is now MIA. How do these work, glasses, or Optivisors, with depth perception? |
| Grimmnar | 03 May 2016 11:45 p.m. PST |
Mako, print out the chart as measured correctly and follow what it says.
Grab a mini or a book and hit the Family Dollar or others I mentioned above. Find your sweet spot of holding where you paint. Try on the different grades till you find one that brings said item into clear view. These work just like the Optivisor. For $5 USD you can grab a handful for adjustments back and forth where needed. Grimm |
| Mako11 | 04 May 2016 2:19 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the tip. For detail work though, on 15mm/18mm minis, it seems like more magnification would be better. However, I suspect with more magnification, the depth perception issues are accentuated too perhaps, but not really sure about that, since I don't wear glasses. Am I right about that, or is it a non-issue, in many/most cases? |
| John Treadaway | 04 May 2016 2:28 a.m. PST |
Big optivisor fan here. Can't paint without it now :( John T |
| Dynaman8789 | 04 May 2016 7:52 a.m. PST |
> However, I suspect with more magnification, the depth perception issues are accentuated too perhaps I use 1.5 reading glasses for every day use (and gaming) and 3x glasses for painting. Looking at anything far away with the 3x really messes things up while the 1.5 are fine for anything in normal table distance. Ooops, back to the point – any normal miniature your painting should be no problem doing so with 3x glasses on since it will be close to your eyes when doing so. |
