Do you use any form of magnifier for painting or modelling?

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**carlos13th**

My lap has a magnifier in it. I use it on occasion but not too often.

**Krucho1986**

No, but I probably should.

**deepstriker**

Just a reading lamp. No magnifications for me. Spoils the eyes.

**Sammy**

I use a magnifying lamp. Works best for me

**eldar 1**

This old dog has been painting since 1979 so yep.I cant always take an Illuminated magnifier with me,so I built my own glasses.

**Troike**

I never do. I have one of those lamps with the built-in magnifier, but never seem to need it. Even when painting tiny details like eyes.

**40KNobz11**

No I don't use anything. I find it makes it difficult to judge distances

**Snilbog**

I voted no, but I had to think about it as I wear long sighted glasses.

**Bonegrinder**

Yes, I use this for small details

Spoiler:

It's very handy, but the change in depth perception takes a bit of getting used to.

**Carlson793**

Tried using a couple magnifying glasses on an armature for a time, but the shifting perspective made it impossible for me to know how far I was from what I was working on - ended up stripping a number of near complete jobs due to misjudging how close the brush was to mini. Now I stick to a pair of 3X reading glasses purchased from a local book store - they're always the same distance from my eyes, so my perspective never shifts and my aging/reverting-to-the-crosseye-of-my-youth eyes can see exactly what I'm doing.

**MordorMiniatures**

I Dont get how people can... It gets in my way and I end up getting a false sense of where my brush is!

**SirSertile**

I might try using a magnifier, but as stated, it may mess with depth perception/ ability to move hand.

**lliu**

Necroagogo wrote:
I use a magnifier / daylight lamp. Handy for painting in the wee small hours once the kids and wifey are abed.

Comes in really handy for fine detail, too.

Wee hours as in...

**CREEEEEEEEED**

Yes, I move my head closer to the model (so no on the vote)

**Gragga Da Krumpa**

I find that my hands steady themselves a bit when I look at the tip of the brush through a magnifier.

However, my eyes fatigue faster, too.

**Red Harvest**

Over the counter reading glasses, +2.00, and +3.00. I like them better than a magnifying glass because they don't mess with depth perception etc.

**nettraper**

With all the sheet amount of detail we put into each step of the hobby, I found myself painting through a magnifier a bit strenuous on eyes.

**Stormonu**

I started using an overhead magnifying lamp a year ago (a year after I started using glasses). Couldn't go back to painting without it now.

**NinjaJc01**

One of my eyes is much better that the other, so while I need glasses to boost the bad eye, the good eye is very very good, I have never tried magnifying my figures, maybe I will

**Voodoo_Skaven**

(Other) I don't use one....at the moment. I am going to be buying one though, becasue I think it would help a great deal with both illumination and small detail painting.

**granander**

I presently don't but I have been thinking about it...

**StarDrop**

I use a table-top arm magnifier that has a built-in light in it. Comes really handy, as I can change the type of bulb I have inside.

**Harley Quinn**

I have a magnifying lamp but only use it for the light. I guess I'm lucky enough to have good eyes to see all the detail without one. Might be the fact that I'm only 18 too.

**Zingraff**

I've also experienced that it ruins my depth perception, so I only use mine to inspect details, but not while I'm painting.

I have it built into a circular desk lamp, and while I'm always using the lamp, I rarely use the magnifier. Also the lamp often gets in the way of the brush.

I use glasses, and I've found that most of the time I'm able to see things better without the magnifier.

**casvalremdeikun**

I don't. This issue with painting is not that I can't see what I am doing, it is that I get really jittery when painting. It is funny, I can stick a very tiny needle in a very tiny vein on a patient that is rampaging around their bed, but GOD FORBID I can paint a thin line on a model that isn't even moving.

**Zarash**

I actually take my glasses off when I paint. It messes with my eye site when I try to paint and wear them.

**QuazzaP**

Never used one, but I might in future - could be helpful for detail and stuff.

**GamesEtc**

Mag lamp that clips onto my desk =D

**Joyous_Oblivion**

For this one thing only I'm glad I'm bear sighted. Don't need any magnifying devices since my eyes actually work close up, lol.

**Ensis Ferrae**

No, but my eyes are getting bad enough to where I should