Λ L Ξ X Paints Shoes

Mostly the work-in-progress photos I don’t want to spam my friends with. Happy to answer questions.

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Air Force 1 ‘PRISM’ by Me

@AngelusDirect paint.
@SolarColorDust thermochromic drops.
@alexpaintsshoes dubraes

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@LapstoneHammer I won the Alt Grape Vs from a Lapstone raffle. Oh no... am *I* a bot?

:: questions existance ::

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@LapstoneHammer One time I didn’t win your raffle, so it’s obviously rigged. Or botted? Wait... can it be both? Give me shoe! /s

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Once again. New support settings. Just the arms, while I run errands.

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It’s been a while. I didn’t make this model, but I am going to print and paint it. Progress will be threaded. Or I’ll forget entirely.

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These failed prints are becoming my villain origin story.

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@TanyaMBurr Yeah! I’m printing him in clear resin and will do some gradient painting to make it look like he’s activating or deactivating his camouflage.

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Going to try this time-boxing thing and also just getting to bed before midnight.

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Forcing myself back in to all the saddles. Painting, 3D printing, comics, all of it.

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@calle888 @witchernetflix Infamous??

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@NickPallares @brendandunne Yes, I still wear my 350s. Why wouldn’t I? They’re shoes that I like wearing.

But again, what I’m saying is, it doesn’t matter. Your opinion, my opinion, whoever else, is irrelevant to the argument.

These shoes *still* sell out in a day or two, to more people than ever.

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@NickPallares @brendandunne I’m not trying to be rude. But your argument is basically “350s are dead”, but they are *objectively* not. They’re just not “hyped”, which is a different thing entirely, and doesn’t disprove a “let more people buy them” business strategy.

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@NickPallares @brendandunne This is a made up value that means nothing to anyone but the individual. It’s valid, but not relevant.

YOU aren’t excited about the product, which is fine. No shade. But the data and sales suggest millions of other people are still excited enough to purchase and wear them.

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@NickPallares @brendandunne How are you measuring excitement, though? And more importantly, why does this metric even matter?

Adidas shoots out 350s in more colorways and in higher quantities than ever, and continues to sell out in a day. The consumers have signaled that they’re still “excited”.

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@NickPallares @brendandunne 350s still sell out, so I’m not sure what you’re trying to say.

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Sneaker people, we gotta talk about this.

Adidas (@adidas, @WeAreIvyPark) says for my ~12” long foot, I should get a size 14. Weird, but it’s their official chart, so I got a size 14. These fit like clown shoes on me, which fits with how I feel.

They can’t be exchanged, either

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@rtruth901 @brendandunne Nike isn’t even really in the business of selling sneakers. They’re in the business of selling high margin junk to retailers. They make their money on socks and apparel, not hyped retros.

Sneakers is just part of that marketing.

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@Mantia I wouldn’t use “horrible”, but yeah. That’s what blockchain is all about.

The ecological implications make it difficult to justify, but I can’t think of a tool that would make more sense, besides a cultural shift in how we think about possession.

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While I agree with paying digital artists (duh), the NFT stuff provides uniqueness and provenance that collectors like in their collectibles. It becomes “a thing you own” and not just your copy of a file.

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How about we pay digital artists for their work without paying for it with harmful-to-the-environment cryptocurrencies?