Anyone use the 20 minute rule?

I dont use a timer, but what I do is when I go to build either A put something on Tv, or B Start a game on my computer thats either turnbased or slow, like civilizations, or something like the sims that I can pause.

I'll build for a while and when I get any bit tired or frustrated ill turn back, play for a while, then build again.

I don't have a timer, but it seems like every time I get about a half hour into painting a figure, my mom needs me to do some chore, so I guess i do have some way to measure time. 

I too use the "assembly line" style of painting figures, but only on flesh areas, cause they all get the same base color.  Uniforms i do individually because each one is different.

Stern0 wrote:

..I don't need a timer to tell me when to say The hell with it!

You and me both buddy! HAHAHA!!!

Thats a really clever trick Col. Gonna stick a mirror in my kit ASAP, Thanks.

I do my figs multiple until I get to a point where there are lots of differences and then just finish one...No timer for me...work until I don't want to..I don't need a timer to tell me when to say The hell with it!

I check my figures in a small mirror I keep on the bench after a bit... The eye gets "used to" seeing it, and the mirror takes that away and allows me to see things I've missed because the brain "filled-in" missing areas...  Especially effective when I'm doing faces..

As for timing, I don't...  I work until I reach a "stopping point" on a figure, which is usually the point where I have to clean the brush...

 yeah, that's what i mean by multiples pwb. now its one at a time for all scales! there's no outside distractions, no worries about needing different colors because one guy has this kind of vest another has this type of kit or whatever. to me its easier and it allows me to be much more thorough in my painting. as i said i can invest all my time into it and i usually get much better results because all my attention is focused on just one figure! its like the guy who has 12 projects going at once (ahem....no names mc...lol). if you have that many, its hard to keep things straight, under control and the way you want them. then you get overwhelmed, bored and you start to "rush" through it because u want it "done". i mean please dont misunderstand me...if it works for you or anyone else dont stop...it used to work for me until i gave it up and got better results! doesnt mean you will/wont...just my way i guess. make sense i hope?

camo junkie wrote:

its rare when i actually implement it. i step back and take a break when i feel it necessary and that works for me. i only paint one figure at a time from start to finish anyway. that way it allows me to focus all of my attention on it. i used to paint multiple figures as once (flesh, weapons etc.) figuring i could "finish" them more quickly. what i found was i was "rushing" through them more quickly trying to get them done! never really liked my results. its a good rule to follow if it works for you and im certainly not trying to discourage it! just my opinion f.f.