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  • Excellent work with the tiny cafe! I'm enamored of miniatures like these. Very different vibe but Alan Wolfson [0] makes gritty, grimy urban environments that I have a soft spot for, being from NYC.

    [0] https://www.alanwolfsonart.com/

    by jcalx
  • I like this London miniature artist: https://slinkachu.com/work Kind of the Banksy of very tiny guerilla urban art.
    by rwmj
  • You might find this interesting

    https://www.google.com/search?q=%22%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E7%9B%...

    by socalgal2
  • I have one kit from Rolife half-assembled for over an year, and I don't see myself finishing it anytime soon. But, man, they look so beautiful. Even more when built carefully, like this one.

    Unrelated:

    > My to-go order is always just an Americano.

    Yep, same for me. But not because I like it, it's because most places around the world call themselves "coffee shops" and don't know how to brew any kind of drip coffee. I've been to a few coffee shops that had drip coffee makers on display and they told me "we don't know how to use it" or "it takes too long to brew, so we don't use it".

    by locao
  • There is an essence to humanity in this type of work: "I'm doing this because I enjoy the way it makes me feel and nothing else". It's inspirational and I love looking at it. Keeping doing what you love, it also brings joy to others.
    by LurkandComment
  • Ah neat, my daughter likes to do this too, with Rolife. I let her borrow our camera with our 105mm macro lens to take artsy shots of her builds, and it was a fun learning and creative experience together. Highly recommend.

    Also, dust and hair at that scale looks hilariously huge, so you might want a cleanroom. :-/

    by mholt
  • Not directly related, but one of the more impressive artists I've seen along these lines. Each photo has a bit of a story to it:

    https://bsky.app/profile/maggiemice.bsky.social/post/3mqty4y...

    https://bsky.app/profile/maggiemice.bsky.social/post/3mpqrsc...

    https://www.maggierudy.com/making-mouseland

    by skybrian
  • Sublime work OP. Love the sheen control, the glossy coffee.

    Since they're clearly a warhammer 40k fan, a recent discovery of mine for mini painting: artist gouache or artist watercolor are awesome for pin-lining and recess shading the way oil paint or enamels are often used for those tasks, but only water is needed instead of white spirit. And they're indefinitely "editable" with a damp brush / qtip. The only downside is that you need to varnish to seal the watercolor before painting over it. A black and a burnt umber alone will get you really far. Make sure the gouache or watercolor use a gum arabic binder.

    Demo of the technique from 3:30 - 5:20 (strong Italian accent warning, closed captions help me): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vHDq3NJj4E

    by code_biologist

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