JaneMere
@janemere
CG illustrator, cognitive neuroscience researcher, beat saber player
There is a very cute piece of mosaic close to where I live, so I 3D-scanned it and made it into a puzzle (in puzzling places's beta test of puzzle maker)
RealityScan is really nice. Made 4 puzzles so far by scanning my stuff (including the Alduin statue from Skyrim collector edition, which has been lying in my storage room for a long time...)
Puzzling places (PC version) is alpha-testing its puzzle maker, so I made puzzles from my scans of my plushies. (Scanned with RealityScan). It's fun playing them, harder than I thought just for 100 pieces
Updated the sword dynamics measurements following the author's instructions. subcaelo.net/ensis/dynami... The author is a member of our HEMA club.
Got my new practice sword from Albion: 1204 g Point of balance super forward (14.3 cm) Flex > 16 kg Feels very heavy and not safe for sparring 😐 (it hits too hard no matter cutting or thrusting) Third pic: two other single-handed swords for comparison. POB both at 7 cm, left: 1254g, right: 1010g.
And sharpened my kitchen knife on the way. Those Sharpal whetstones are great
Maintaining the practice sword became homework. It's indeed super easy to rust...
Went to Museo Stibbert again. It's my favorite arms and armor museum. Took lots of reference photos.
In Florence again, and went to see Verrocchio's David again. It's beautiful, and from the resemblance I believe the saying that it's modeled on young Da Vinci. Last drawing: by Da Vinci's pupil Francesco Melzi, shown in the previous Da Vinci exhibition in the Louvre.
In case any one wants to buy Shaoxing rice wine, go with the Chinese geographical indication label... most ones without the label are fake, and in some Asian supermarkets in Europe I can't even find any authentic ones
Went to the Paris book festival, it's interesting to see which books are popular in France at the moment.
Bought these in a patisserie in Paris but found out they are pet toys😂 www.playpetbrands.com/products/bar...
Made a Tang-dynasty round neck robe, it was suuuuper haaard... The references are from Shosoin and National museum of China. 唐の圓領袍（翻領袍）を作った。超絶難しかった...（そしてフランスの絹は高い） 参考は正倉院の大歌緑綾袍と中国国家博物館のモデル
Went to Opéra Bastille to see the opera Carmen. Very minimalist but radical production (lots of 18+ stuff), but the singing and orchestra were great