What do you do while you paint or convert minis?

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**Maddok_Death**

So Ive caught my wind in my ork sails again and im converting and painting while its still there. I was wonder what everyone else does while they paint or convert their minis?
I personally listen to music usually Heavy Metal (or Dubstep), watch YouTube, or Look at some minis to see how other people painted them.

**masterblaster**

pray my three year old doesn't come a calling. I usually listen too a movie while I convert or paint, once in awhile I turn during the good parts and convert thru the boring parts.

**Tauzor**

err.... I pay attention to what I am doing with out a distraction ?

**Engine of War**

Mostly involves my laptop in some way.
Either have South Park running, music (something metal, video game music etc to simulate something for building a large war machine, like the Factory music from a game called Einhander)

or something else like a full movie on my DVD player. amoung other things.

**vir6**

As I just started my first mini army ever (sisters!) I find I get tunnel vision when working (*failing) on my test minis, but "white noise" helps so music or a movie more recently an xcom LP.

**fenrir1997**

Tv... movies....music of some sort...random browsing of the web of random ideas pertaining to my current project...

My thought processes are about as wine-dee as a damn slinky...

**Excommunicate Traitoris**

Usually I listen to music while I'm painting or converting. Sometimes I will have a film or something on but it would be one I've seen many times so I'm not missing something I've not seen. I have to have some background noise of some kind, I find I cant work as well when it's too quiet.

**DPBellathrom**

listen to music, quiet OR loud and fast seem to work best for me when I'm painting

this helps when put on loop XD

P.S I just can not work when there is something on TV or if I'm chatting on facebook

that being said a while back I used to get lots of painting done to pass the time between texting

**Maddok_Death**

DPBellathrom that song reminds me of the ending song from portal for some reason. lol

**Deathshead420**

Netflix streaming.

**WaaaaghLord**

Usually Tool or Deftones or something equally quiet-loud/ambient-heavy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpOMtapQY9s
This is my favourite ATM.

**Aerethan**

I have some sort of TV show playing in the background while I paint. Music is ok for short periods but anything more than 20 minutes I need a show.

**Johnny-Crass**

Painting I watch some Samurai/ WW2 movie

Converting? Nothing, it requires focus to use GS and knives

**Maddok_Death**

I've found that if I just plop in my chair at my work area/ mess of a table and dont have anything around me ill go from painting and get bored and think about different ideas for models, like now im working on a zomb boy, ive got 5 so far, a grot and and a warboss to paint.

**SagesStone**

I just listen to music.

**FoxDonut**

I have Rambo 4 running in a loop on my laptop and I chain smoke stuyvo's and drink decaf.

**oadie**

I almost always have music playing when I'm at the workbench. I find that I enjoy music whether I'm listening intently or not, whereas with shows/movies, if I'm not watching or at least paying close attention to the dialogue, the point is pretty much lost. My girlfriend does the whole "play familiar shows in the background" thing, but it just doesn't appeal to me.

**tboneswoodhouse**

I just turn on Pandora when I Paint/Model. I do sometimes wish I had a set up with a television to watch shows/movies but am glad I don't so I get stuff done.

**Spaced**

I tend to watch TV that doesn't need to be 'watched' closely!

I enjoy the West Wing cos it's mainly dialogue, and I've watched them a few times!!

**CadianXV**

Audiobooks- as I can stare at my minis and absorb the story at the same time. Finished the entire 'Hitchhiker's Guide' series, the Hobbit, and am making my way through 'The Navy Lark'. May look at purchasing 'Thorn & Talon'.

**J.Black**

Cricket is great..... not much happens for long stretches of the game allowing me to listen to stories* from the commentators and occasionally look up when something does happen.

*Seriously... all those guys do is reminisce about their touring days back in the 70's/80's usually involving heavy drinking on a caribbean island....

**deejaybainbridge**

I'm usually painting on converting. he-he.

No seriously. Me and the better half have quite a good arrangement within our poky one bed flat. I have my desk with my painting station and xbox etc in one corner of the living room so I can enjoy my interests while the Mrs can still watch TV or whatever else she wish's to do to fill her time. As a result I've usually got Criminal Minds, or Without a trace going on in the background while I'm painting away.

This works for us as I can spend 2/3 hours on an evening painting after work and still see or speak with the Mrs. Keeps her happy and keeps me painting. Win/win.

**felixander**

I think the best thing you can do is list to something educational. It makes for good white noise and you might learn something! NPR has some really good streaming options (KPCC Los Angeles is what I listen to as I found they have a very good iPhone app, as I found out when I lived in LA briefly) or BBC, CNN etc if you can get it. Just not FOX news...

If you aren't down for that I usually watch TV shows and movies or will run past ("American") football games in the background. A little more active than what the above poster said about Cricket and fewer stories of debauchery, but still good stuff. Or you could watch soccer. If you're, ya know... not a true Uhmercan.

**varl**

if the gf is home, I tend to stream music off itunes (electronic of some flavor, generally) to drown out the sound of the tv; I can't focus on anything when the tv's going

if she's not around, I will sometimes play music but mostly I just enjoy the silence :p

**Warpseer**

Music and only that. Everything else is too distracting. And sometimes since it indeed does go with everything: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iof5pRAIZmw

**Mr Nobody**

I have my table set up so I can watch the television while I paint.

**reps0l**

I'm a fan of the rambling videos on miniwargaming. I think listening to their enthusiasm makes me a little more motivated.

**Rimmy**

I just finished up a custom helmet for a friend. I had the comedy standup channel on Pandora playing the whole time.

**warpcrafter**

I listen to Coast to Coast AM or Red Ice Radio, or if I'm really desperate, and they've put out something new, Project Camelot.

**PapaPiggy**

One word. Netflix, Its the best thing you can buy next to green stuff and paint. Most times i find a tv series that i like and listen to it while i work. Best thing about it is. While working if i am bored with what i am doing i tend to stop. It makes it so i just don't rush through a paint job.