"Painting & Drinking" Topic

Do you typically keep a beverage at hand while painting miniatures?

I generally have a glass of drinking water nearby. (out of reach of paint brush accidents)

No

Yes, always, usually coffee or ice tea.

No

I find that wetting the brush with beer tends to degrade the quality of the paint

No, too much danger in dipping paint brush in drink or trying to drink the brush wash water.

Jim

Yep. Mountain Dew

Yes. Beverage to my left, paint water to my right.

pjm

No, never tried painting while drunk. I'm hoping in my retirement, when I get to partake in edible materials for the first time in 30 years, that it might actually improve my skills.

Nearly always have a mug of tea on hand wbile painting. Occasionally an adult beverage, but that's rare.

Scotch

Coffee ☕

Often. Usually Diet Coke, occasionally beer.

I sometimes have a glass of water handy which is distinguishable from the dirty grey sludge used for brush cleaning.

No.

Always. Sometime just water, sometimes a whisky, port or glass of wine.

There is absolutely no issue with dipping my brush in my beer mug, since my brush water is in a discolored old Tupperware dish.

Coffee in the a.m. …
Wine in the p.m. …

Revolving Prohibition was a victory to be celebrated.

Yes. "work hours", either water of coffee; leisure hours, an adult beverage

Nope – hard enough to do one thing at a time

Usually Coffee. I don't drink alcohol.

Water

I don't always drink while I paint, but when I do, I prefer Guayaki yerba maté.

Diet Irn Bru at present.

x42

Usually not. Sometimes I have a cup of tea, but then I tend to forget it.

Coffee

Yes: beer, whiskey, brandy, tea, coffee, soda, water, whatever. There's usually something around.

Coffee in the winter and evenings. Diet coke, with ice, on those hot summer days. Alcohol and figure painting don't seem like a good idea considering what a light weight I am these days…

Sure, coffee in the morning and might have a glass of wine if I'm painting at night. Always have water handy.

Sometimes, but not consistently. Depends upon whether I am thirsty, or not, while painting. Cheers!

My problem is cold drinks get warm and hot drinks get cold

Usually water. Sometimes soda or Red Bull.

Yes. Drink on one side of the table, painting water on the other…

Iced coffee

Yes, water in a cup with flip top lid.

Ues, voffee, water, or beer.

Water, sometimes coffee. Never alcohol while,painting.

One dram occasionally to steady the hand. Anything more and painting is over.

I'm positive this has been posted before.

Yes sure. The challenge is using different containers so the beverage is not mixed up with the rinse water.

Nothing helps me paint freehand camouflage better than a couple of beers first…

I think it moderates the perfectionist in me somewhat.

From what I've seen of actual field painting of camouflage, they weren't exactly perfectionists either.

I'll almost always have an iced tea. I don't drink any alcohol while painting, but I do get plenty of time for a cold beer.