How many people do you paint with when painting socially?

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**legoburner**

Inspired by / requested by gretar

**rzsanguine**

The majority of my painting is done by myself only twice this year has the other player joined me in painting.

**Xanthos**

Recently, I´ve taken to painting at the FLGS. There are usually between from eight to ten people there, painting Warhammer, 40K or FoW stuff.

Lots of friendly banter, and I get loads done per night, since there aren´t as many distractions. I can highly recommend this to people.

**chromedog**

I don't paint socially.

I drink and game socially.

Painting is a shameful hobby that should only be done in the privacy of one's own domicile, behind closed doors, windows and with the curtains drawn.

**Arctik_Firangi**

Up to seven or eight, I'd say... usually at least three at the FLGS though. The painting/modelling/bullshitting table is a busy one 'round here.

**nyyman**

chromedog wrote:I don't paint socially.

I game socially.

Painting is a shameful hobby that should only be done in the privacy of one's own domicile, behind closed doors, windows and with the curtains drawn.

Ditto
At least with my painting skills

**The Defenestrator**

Painting is a lot like magic tricks. It's nice when you can give a 'Ta-da!' moment at the end, but it's uninteresting and often painful to see you practicing.

besides, I need too much focus to paint in a group. I dunno how people get anything done; I either get so caught up in conversation I get nothing done, or we all sit quietly and work, at which point I might as well be at home where the light's good!

**Hawkins**

One or two persons, i use to run a painting at the local club off and on, but now just mayself and a few friends when we have the time.

**Colonel O'Grady**

Usually like 1 or 2 friends, but once a month the place I play at has a painting day, that's pretty fun, and someone usually can help me out.

**Horst**

I paint by myself... if I'm at home in jersey, I paint in front of the TV in the family room so family members join me to watch TV. at college, I paint in my room, alone... my housemates think its a weeee bit nerdy.

**Cryonicleech**

Usually by myself, but I'll grab some buddies and we'll paint sometime.

**ultramarinelord**

Usually by myself. Me and my friends have painted together once. Sometimes I paint at the FLGS, 'tis also a busy painting/modelling/PROFANITY IS NOT ALLOWED ON DAKKA table.

**Lint**

My flgs does lock-ins occasionally. I went to my first such night a few months ago and got more painting done in one sitting than I'd ever done before.

**BossGlefang**

Usually just myself, occasionally one other.

**mattyrm**

ony me. My friends are lazy no good mo fos!

**metallifan**

Mostly, me and the missus. Socially, I paint with my two buddies + her. And beer.

**gretar**

5 plus at my FLGS

Atelast 10 - 15 ..

**Pherion**

Painting in a group is some of the most fun I have at my FLGS. Of corse you have to be carful! My Avatar came away this week with "I Suck" written on his base :-P

All in good fun though!

**notabot187**

I usually paint at the FLGS, since peer pressure is a powerful force in actually finishing and basing a mini rather than just 3 colors and painting the base. So it really depends on how many people show up to game and how many show up to paint.

**Sirsolo**

When painting socially, I chose "Other." It's basically whoever is at the GW store!

**oadie**

I have so little time to paint that I've never even tried to get one of the few players on campus to come by for a paint session, even though they'd more than likely be up for it. I also have no car, so trips to the FLGS depend on one of them driving AND everyone's schedules matching up, so it's even more rare. I guess it's good that I'm all alone, as my hobby table is so densely packed with crap (all very orderly, however) that you'd be hard pressed to fit two people side-by-side (the only way possible) without lopping off their arms, first.

Maybe I should try and get my girlfriend to paint up a spare mini or two. She's quite the artist. Might motivate me to get my ass in gear a bit, too...

**devilfluff**

people are way too distracting. I have enough trouble focusing on painting to even attempt to add another distraction.

**The Good Green**

Yeah, I don't know anyone that's into the game or the hobby. So... painting socially isn't something I've gotten to do. (yet, I hope :~\)

**Alkasyn**

Since I have a lot more time than my friends I paint myself daily but I try to organise a painting session for like once a week and we meet in a group of 3 usually then.

**Kirika**

I paint by myself at home. Its just too much of a hassle to pack up all my painting stuff and then have to go to the game shop and back.

**JillyMarine**

I don't have any painting buddies. Never tried it

**Howlingmoon**

depends on how many people are at the local GW during the day.. usually 2 - 5 counting myself and the staff since sthat store is pretty slow during the day.

**Morgrim**

I do troops and converting at home, but I tend to do character models at the GW store (they have lots of colours for doing all the intricate detail, troops are just mass done with the paints I need for them and I may as well use the unshared thus better quality ones I have).

Lately most of my painting has been at said FLGS, because at home I've been sculpting instead. There are usually 4-6 people painting at any one time. I like painting socially, I'm a person that is comfortable holding a conversation while painting. I'm also fairly good at it and like compliments, and more importantly criticism and suggestions to such questions as 'I have a dead guardsman on this scenic base, which army should I make him from?' or 'do you reckon this looks roughly like a marine would if you peeled off his power armour? How would it fit into the black carapace, should I add some matrix style sockets?'

**Garthon**

I have a pretty dedicated painting setup at home, I've tried draging my paints and all around to friends houses or the FLGS to paint but it just seemed too much effort for the results.

**charley123**

I go to an art thing 2 times a week but nobody els paints warhammer or other modles