Snagged it off Facebook marketplace for $20! The partner knew I needed a workstation if I was going to keep up with the hobby. We have 3 furry terrors, so some form of cover was needed. Held up quite well fending off the zoomies.
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Oh yes.. but I mean the Queen needs to nap on my painting table… who am I to tell her no?
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My tortie just sits behind me and judges my paint job
We have three cats.
One cat thinks minis are chew toys so I have to put them on inaccessible shelves.
One cat thinks paint water is delicious.
One cat thinks my seat is the best in the house no matter which one I'm using.
my ginger one is a law unto himself and epitomises the whole 1 brain cell being shared by all gingers cats in the world...and he chews... he chewed the head off thankfully and old paintbrush....tried chewing the edge of the laptop screen...aims for the edge if my mobile when I'm holding it every single time and has weirdly huge teeth.... and will absolutely take no notice of the ban on walking across the table when in use and can leap from a sitting position to land all 4 feet on the keyboard from seemingly anywhere in the room....
he takes it to a different level...
>We have three cats.
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>One cat thinks minis are chew toys so I have to put them on inaccessible shelves.
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>One cat thinks paint water is delicious.
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>One cat thinks my seat is the best in the house no matter which one I'm using.
I have ONE cat and she does all three.
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Don’t have a photo of it but he’s obsessed with the vortex mixer
Haha sweet. i think mine just likes the vibration, whenever i use it he’s play biting my hand or the paint pot and you can hear it rattling against his teeth.
https://preview.redd.it/l3zn263gqfhc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=77a4022c5ce17197dc4df08b9c273cf5ada1eb00
Biting my brushes. Drinking paint water. Bumping my leg when I'm painting details and not breathing. Stealing plastic brush protectors (best toy ewah). Walking through half-painted minis stockpile. And fur. I think every of my 100+ minis has some hair on it. 11/10 experience, couldn't recommend more
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My biotitan steals and hides my brushes
I used to think the same thing, but then started supplementing with mini paints one at a time. The difference was staggering - I was automatically better just by using the good paints!
Well, you're better than I was when I switched. Craft paints are *consistently* crappy and there's a lot to be said for consistency, so use em as long as you want to. But at least for yellow and maybe red, try some better covering brand paint.
I was very surprised recently. I painted with apple barrel yellow and crimson over white primer and they had excellent coverage. Crimson needed one coat and the yellow only needed 2. Not miniature quality but if you’re painting something large that you don’t care about too much it’s worth trying out.
Thankfully, Charlotte just hops on my lap. It can make building and painting a pain, from time to time... but usually, she just chills.
https://preview.redd.it/u3ppe9u1qghc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8972924f59728be9e2ec8637117f3771bd1af764
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This one has a fondness of slapping my paintbrushes off my workstation when I’m not paying enough attention to her.
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You are not alone XD. Just don’t leave dirty water, minis or brushes out when you finish, you can use a drawer or some boxes, it takes less than aminute to store the delicate things safely
When paunting my cat is also mostly interested in the brushes. The great eagle is her favourite mini.
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Yup. I also came inside from doing yardwork to find my dog with blood all over her face.... except it wasn't blood, it was my red paint she stole off my desk 😑
I don't know how my cat manages it, but that popup for turning on karat browsing is the ONLY key that my cat knows how to constantly hit on my keyboard.
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He also tries to play with brushes and I need to make sure he doesn't try to splash or drink the water.
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Yup! This dingus is always lurking over my shoulder trying to drink my paint water. The more metallic fleck the better 🙄
Yes! My cat recently stepped in my dry palette trying to get at my water cup. Luckily it was just apple barrel craft paint because I was painting a DIY funko but she had a green paw for a while 😅
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He does not Stop until He can ist there
He landed on the friggin wet pallete and proceeded to walk all over the house.
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Better get some paint on that biotitan! My brother shows up with dog now and then, I quicky get the models out of the way... odd that the cat likes brushes.
https://preview.redd.it/vzecpu74mhhc1.jpeg?width=2252&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c148f184417d9244dab9157fb366a6a99f9fe611
A work desk seems to be the attention pedestal.
I have a terrain shelf under my 4x4 skirmish table my cat decided to take up residence in the middle of whenever I’m in the gaming room. I sit and paint, she hides in the dark in the middle of the shelf with her Tactical Issue Cat Stealth Ops Dark camo keeping her a danger to all passing personnel.
My maine coon cat has decided to now investigate what's on my desk by all means. Yesterday I was assembling the Daemon Prince and I see his head popping up trying to bite a sprue, had to wave him off with the instructions booklet. Also he tried to drink the water I use for rinsing metallic paint, he ain't very smart
Yep. I have an array of tools and shit as a shield wall, and one cat will just go around it over it. Doesn’t matter if I’m working on something or not.
Just absolutely loves going my shit instead of going 3 steps in a different direction
Yes! One cat thinks paint water is a tasty 4am cup of coffee, the other likes to chew the bristles off paintbrushes and leave them on my desk as some kind of warning.
One cat on my table? No, not a problem at all. It's because we have 3 cats and it's never just one on the table. Usually it's none, that's good. But if one decides to be up... ALL are now up. Sigh....
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We took a break for a bit to eat. Came back to this.
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Yep. Never allowed to paint nor build on my own, supervisor always needs to watch my every move👁️👄👁️
But, Dad, I can paint too! Noodle sips the paint water (never tipped it over). Occasionally will carry off a mini. Even found one in the bathtub. They're undamaged as she gently "gums" the mini. I'm pretty sure she's just upset that when I'm painting my attention is diverted from her.
I remember this setup from another post, and saw the lil printed miniature holders/ paint holders. Are they any good and are the files readily available?
Pesky human probably thinks the brushes are theirs. They train easily enough. I recommend working on a routine to get your human in line and explain that you're the alpha in the house and they are only borrowing space in your home. Good luck, fellow feline! Cats of reddit unite!!
I have all kinds of stuff on my desk and my cat loves sleeping on my desk when I leave the office open. She loves to throw my Berserkers around between naps 🫣
100%....I have 4 cats. .they have a rotational campaign to disrupt anything I'm doing day at a desk....painting laptop...teams videos....its as if sitting in my chair at the desk is like summoning a cat genie....
also.....cat hair......
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Get them a bed next to your station.
Yes. My brushes live in a monument hobby brush case my water cup is a silicoil jar that has a lid that goes on when I'm not painting. Same with the wet palette lid goes on when not in use. I also recommend. Putting down aluminum foil on your desk when not in use. You can reuse the foil
This is why I'm a dog person. 😅
She lies on the bed looking longingly at me whileni build, probably wishing we were playing fetch, or tug, or chase or *ANYTHING* really. In case you're wondering, yes she *is* a very good girl.
😂 That’s amazing, and bless his little heart. Each of my cats got sprayed the first time they jumped on the desk and neither wanted any part of it since. I got lucky with these 2.
This is so much a problem for me that I had to buy GSW racks for paints & stuff and hide them in the closet every time I finish painting session. THere's no other way.
No, I set boundaries for my animals. I have the opposable thumbs, I make the rules. They obey them. Unwashed cat hole on my surfaces isn't cute, it is disgusting.
My cats keep attempting to walk on my desk but thanks to built in walls and understanding that if they step on it they will get punished/thrown (to the bed) I barely have an issue, though sometimes i wake up to brushes/paints/projects on the floor
I have 2 cats that had the same problem. I bought this on Amazon and they’ve never been on my desk since. It’s motion activated and just plays a sound only they can hear.
https://a.co/d/3ZYmJ0y
The cat is making sure you know who is in charge and it ain't that little mini! Kitty is saying, "Pay attention to me so that I can help you paint. You wants my help, my helps is amazing"!
Kinda glad I didn't get into the hobby til I and my cat-oening roommates got our own places for this reason. I don't mind cats, but their cat seemed to leave all their stuff alone and target my stuff for destruction. Is what it is, I suppose.
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I don’t always drink paint, but when I do, I prefer Citadel
dude my cat is obssessed with the water paint pot!
😆 🤣
Is that a scratch built ministereth I spy?
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It's Helm's Deep. Also, what you tried to say was "Minas Tirith".
THEY HAVE A CAVE TROLL !
He feels giant next to the castle.
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Oh my gosh, my parents had this EXACT desk when I was growing up and I’ve never seen another one like it! Where did you get it??
They're not crazy uncommon. Search for "roll top desk" in your engine of preference.
Snagged it off Facebook marketplace for $20! The partner knew I needed a workstation if I was going to keep up with the hobby. We have 3 furry terrors, so some form of cover was needed. Held up quite well fending off the zoomies.
Exactly my solution as well. I got sick of them eating the heads off Keepers of Secrets and stealing arms from Bladeguard Veterans.
Omg this is vintage!!!
https://preview.redd.it/ixv2j1v6efhc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f6193f87214b988c8e1d2b09676e517656587b61 Oh yes.. but I mean the Queen needs to nap on my painting table… who am I to tell her no?
https://preview.redd.it/gec6w2dekfhc1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7b88d115892ec9c0cc177eccf3d1c5015f2b4f37 My tortie just sits behind me and judges my paint job
He's your supervisor
We have three cats. One cat thinks minis are chew toys so I have to put them on inaccessible shelves. One cat thinks paint water is delicious. One cat thinks my seat is the best in the house no matter which one I'm using.
Does the one that thinks paint water is delicious happen to be orange?
This made me laugh way longer than it should have.
Grey, actually, but I see where you're coming from.
my ginger one is a law unto himself and epitomises the whole 1 brain cell being shared by all gingers cats in the world...and he chews... he chewed the head off thankfully and old paintbrush....tried chewing the edge of the laptop screen...aims for the edge if my mobile when I'm holding it every single time and has weirdly huge teeth.... and will absolutely take no notice of the ban on walking across the table when in use and can leap from a sitting position to land all 4 feet on the keyboard from seemingly anywhere in the room.... he takes it to a different level...
>We have three cats. > >One cat thinks minis are chew toys so I have to put them on inaccessible shelves. > >One cat thinks paint water is delicious. > >One cat thinks my seat is the best in the house no matter which one I'm using. I have ONE cat and she does all three.
She’s the oldest (14 years old) of six cats. She’s also the only one that feels the need to get on that table.
Well, find out what her favorite army is, I guess. :T
I also have three cats but only my bestie has these traits and she’s all three in one.
https://preview.redd.it/xhzjtxz41ghc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5523bd09b0da50d8f799a649ecae7b6b22c9defc Don’t have a photo of it but he’s obsessed with the vortex mixer
One of our cats loves mine! I think he thinks it’s purring.
Haha sweet. i think mine just likes the vibration, whenever i use it he’s play biting my hand or the paint pot and you can hear it rattling against his teeth.
boop
Lmao at the position of your minis towards your cat 😂😂 Bless these cats, I love 'em.
https://preview.redd.it/l3zn263gqfhc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=77a4022c5ce17197dc4df08b9c273cf5ada1eb00 Biting my brushes. Drinking paint water. Bumping my leg when I'm painting details and not breathing. Stealing plastic brush protectors (best toy ewah). Walking through half-painted minis stockpile. And fur. I think every of my 100+ minis has some hair on it. 11/10 experience, couldn't recommend more
You got the complete package 🤣
Nice makeshift wet pawlet 😸
https://preview.redd.it/ruvvlldvgfhc1.jpeg?width=2252&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b354392a3e297b9c65833a907d220fcc2cf17268 My biotitan steals and hides my brushes
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He just judged
Are you painting only with craft paints?
Yes, I am not good enough to justify expensive paints
I used to think the same thing, but then started supplementing with mini paints one at a time. The difference was staggering - I was automatically better just by using the good paints!
Well, you're better than I was when I switched. Craft paints are *consistently* crappy and there's a lot to be said for consistency, so use em as long as you want to. But at least for yellow and maybe red, try some better covering brand paint.
I was very surprised recently. I painted with apple barrel yellow and crimson over white primer and they had excellent coverage. Crimson needed one coat and the yellow only needed 2. Not miniature quality but if you’re painting something large that you don’t care about too much it’s worth trying out.
Friend of mine does Amazing work with craft paints on minis
Thankfully, Charlotte just hops on my lap. It can make building and painting a pain, from time to time... but usually, she just chills. https://preview.redd.it/u3ppe9u1qghc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8972924f59728be9e2ec8637117f3771bd1af764
https://preview.redd.it/ax1jswzovghc1.jpeg?width=2203&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20f3fc44053d4e49f9cfe5fc5376746cf2f3ef41 This one has a fondness of slapping my paintbrushes off my workstation when I’m not paying enough attention to her.
https://preview.redd.it/kmmn6nbpufhc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b1b862d70a796b95126fee816774e6057ee946c5 You are not alone XD. Just don’t leave dirty water, minis or brushes out when you finish, you can use a drawer or some boxes, it takes less than aminute to store the delicate things safely
Also give your cat a dedicated seat near you, or a highplaces where he can watch you paint, mine has one
When paunting my cat is also mostly interested in the brushes. The great eagle is her favourite mini. https://preview.redd.it/r8b3a7nxtfhc1.png?width=4032&format=png&auto=webp&s=6f0e27bd495170e333295ea9fabcc7ab1364793d
Slow birb = gud hunt
YESSSSS They are but toys in my paws!!!!! FOR EVIL!!!!!!!
Yup. I also came inside from doing yardwork to find my dog with blood all over her face.... except it wasn't blood, it was my red paint she stole off my desk 😑
My cat walked through some red paint on my wet palette once. I, of course, had to tell my wife I caught him red-handed.
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I don't know how my cat manages it, but that popup for turning on karat browsing is the ONLY key that my cat knows how to constantly hit on my keyboard.
https://preview.redd.it/jiq8e0um8ghc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7e13de228c38e3280f2b88b36b9fd620f56e31f1 He also tries to play with brushes and I need to make sure he doesn't try to splash or drink the water.
Yeah, your cat has been stealing my brushes too.
Damn it Naz.
https://preview.redd.it/koaz32morghc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=abf75270006bd7a904d79f71b5585e4fc95ea9d2 Yup! This dingus is always lurking over my shoulder trying to drink my paint water. The more metallic fleck the better 🙄
Yes! My cat recently stepped in my dry palette trying to get at my water cup. Luckily it was just apple barrel craft paint because I was painting a DIY funko but she had a green paw for a while 😅 https://preview.redd.it/edn4mq4xwghc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5404a736ee30c41f843bc31e8713e73d2727a98d
https://preview.redd.it/vzj1dm826hhc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2314c38f7fe0cfda0c23d15e9feb97a7de20bc37
https://preview.redd.it/3mdsh8p0shhc1.jpeg?width=1065&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8e776f4e1ec8d78e7c36b8f7cfe82740c66cef34 He does not Stop until He can ist there
He landed on the friggin wet pallete and proceeded to walk all over the house. https://preview.redd.it/pmy1qv4enihc1.jpeg?width=2016&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf7a826a1faaa0e65ec327cbdeed35b62ec9487b
Better get some paint on that biotitan! My brother shows up with dog now and then, I quicky get the models out of the way... odd that the cat likes brushes.
Probably shouldn't have named her Nazgul.
My cats seem to think my dry brushes are some kind of small animal because I keep finding those and only those on the floor. 😂
https://preview.redd.it/vzecpu74mhhc1.jpeg?width=2252&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c148f184417d9244dab9157fb366a6a99f9fe611 A work desk seems to be the attention pedestal.
My cat loves drinking the brush water.
I started putting down two water cups. One with the brush water and one decoy my cat could drink from lol
I'm still figuring out a new paint scheme for my cats...
I think I’ll leave here just primed.
Haven't seen Cat 1 on my paint table in years. Cat 2 is a Stealth Void and let's me know she's there by reaching up and grabbing my side w her claws.
I was awoken by a screaming wife this morning as my cat had hidden some necron spiders in the clothes pile.
Your set up is so tidy and CLEAN!
I have a terrain shelf under my 4x4 skirmish table my cat decided to take up residence in the middle of whenever I’m in the gaming room. I sit and paint, she hides in the dark in the middle of the shelf with her Tactical Issue Cat Stealth Ops Dark camo keeping her a danger to all passing personnel.
My maine coon cat has decided to now investigate what's on my desk by all means. Yesterday I was assembling the Daemon Prince and I see his head popping up trying to bite a sprue, had to wave him off with the instructions booklet. Also he tried to drink the water I use for rinsing metallic paint, he ain't very smart
Not very smart An Orange I take it? How big is he? My MC was 22lbs of pure dumb. I miss him so much
https://preview.redd.it/5pxfkuhmflhc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9220e23426e60cc854d8b5f9ef53db0092543e54 Jack
Very nice void-cat
Jack the Void says, "mine". Good looking dude you got there. 👌
Yes, if I see this I’m clearly in the wrong house. Way too little chaos. … Oh, the cat… no, though they like to chew on them.
If you look close enough, everything I've ever painted has cat hair stuck in it somewhere.
How cute
Cats are the top to the karmic evolutionary ladder....
Just a standard inspection to make sure everything is up to code.
Yep. I have an array of tools and shit as a shield wall, and one cat will just go around it over it. Doesn’t matter if I’m working on something or not. Just absolutely loves going my shit instead of going 3 steps in a different direction
Yes! One cat thinks paint water is a tasty 4am cup of coffee, the other likes to chew the bristles off paintbrushes and leave them on my desk as some kind of warning.
They drink paint water, they steal brushes, they bite the heads off minis. Mostly they’re just mad I’m paying attention to something that isn’t them
One cat on my table? No, not a problem at all. It's because we have 3 cats and it's never just one on the table. Usually it's none, that's good. But if one decides to be up... ALL are now up. Sigh....
It was. I moved everything outside to my shed. My cat is solid white bro…came home to a blue cat. Had to figure something out.
https://imgur.com/gallery/wie4Dvz Presented without comment.
Hieronymus would sit on my minis. I miss that cat.
https://preview.redd.it/iw5irkyfcjhc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b099cb1fabe19c297257a87ce11e6d66a86602b
https://preview.redd.it/7ieywybcikhc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2dce63ee0046027500801bc6b4f90abd12d5d5b5 We took a break for a bit to eat. Came back to this.
New piece of scatter terrain! (man, nice board, too)
https://preview.redd.it/fq3u0wg2wkhc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8581f35c4263a52687a01552537912a23b669902 Yep. Never allowed to paint nor build on my own, supervisor always needs to watch my every move👁️👄👁️
https://preview.redd.it/ftkgnlt6clhc1.jpeg?width=2776&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f8e0ec96dea68ea73dd170eadaf261de7b3880e5
The look of bored judgment
https://preview.redd.it/r7dpael6ilhc1.png?width=1439&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7c1edafd6341ef33b0af2d8f52b735ccadc8d853 Naah, she just has mean face
Cats love any water source other than their bowl.
https://preview.redd.it/dcyvsa8gplhc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0965f39d248d20b90bfe8b6ea2ca2d338fc72287
But, Dad, I can paint too! Noodle sips the paint water (never tipped it over). Occasionally will carry off a mini. Even found one in the bathtub. They're undamaged as she gently "gums" the mini. I'm pretty sure she's just upset that when I'm painting my attention is diverted from her.
Thousand yard stare, like it’s reliving every battle of every game.
https://preview.redd.it/2k3nhi05vlhc1.jpeg?width=3999&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=566574da7aeaa059871933c999206df7795f7272
Hobbying with your best friend? I wouldn't call that a problem.
Roll out some greenstuff and its 30% pet hair
Every night 😭
Feline interference aside, very calm looking setup, nice work!
I am lucky enough to have a home that allows me to make a cat-free room, which felt important after one walked into my enamel paint pot.
Mine really loves drinking my paint water
God, yes...
Yes! Even worse, my kitty likes to play with the bottles and sometimes I have to go looking under the couch for my missing paints.
Yes.
I remember this setup from another post, and saw the lil printed miniature holders/ paint holders. Are they any good and are the files readily available?
your mat is so clean!
Sorry but I don’t see any problem
It seems you have a biotitan infestation.
my cat just jumps on my desk
Damn I’d love a cat that cleans my desk like that.
I bought a roll top desk for this reason. They love to sit on top and watch when I paint but it’s no longer open season on touching and biting stuff!
What? You're trying to paint and your cat is like "want to see the inside of a tuna roll?"
My GFs cats will shoulder climb me. Or yell at me to pet them while working.
My cat hates the tile I have lining my desk, her little pads just slip. So she sits on my lap or brushes against my leg until she gets attention
Pesky human probably thinks the brushes are theirs. They train easily enough. I recommend working on a routine to get your human in line and explain that you're the alpha in the house and they are only borrowing space in your home. Good luck, fellow feline! Cats of reddit unite!!
Ha - why did I think I was the only one
Cats love brushes
I have all kinds of stuff on my desk and my cat loves sleeping on my desk when I leave the office open. She loves to throw my Berserkers around between naps 🫣
Harlow there, clearly ure mistaken, u dun own anything in the house with her around =)
Yes, You are anxiously too low on the blue, thicker paper towels. Where is your back up?
She's just trying to help
I have found several of my Gunpla beam sabres inside my bed and sofa with mysterious cat teeth marks in them on more than once occasion.
yup I got five cats
The only thing mine has done is drink my water without me looking. I’ve never seen him do it
Found my water cups dumped just a few days ago.
One of our cats likes to drink paint water. Gotta close the door when I take a break to keep him out so he doesn't poison himself.
No pic but my cat tries to drink my paintbrush water
Always, everyday.
put a sheet of aluminum foil there
No, but I wish I had a cat so it could be
Its the cats house, youre just allowed to live in it
Mine just wants to drink my brush wash solution.
Based on answers I read here in comments, the cat is a MUST HAVE accessory for miniature painting.
It will be OK once he discovers the glue.
Some of the paints aren’t arrange sequentially; I see a pink between a red and a darker red. Is that the problem?
The are arranged according to the chart that came with them.
Just water down your pants, that will fix it.
Blood has been shed there.
Nah, your cat never gives me any problems. :)
It is a cat.. The cat is not the problem. You are.
It is a problem for humanity indeed
you are not the owner of this Table anymore
My cats like to drink my paint water when I’m not sitting down…
With five cats, it's a rare day when something doesn't go missing or knocked down from my craft space
We have 6. Game nights can get chaotic
Ah, but you see I cleverly developed an allergy to cats so can't have them around. Yes, very "clever" of me.
i found my boyfriends chaos spawn on the floor this morning bc the cat had been on the desk in the night😂
Mine likes to knock over my paint water
Regularly tries to drink my water
100%....I have 4 cats. .they have a rotational campaign to disrupt anything I'm doing day at a desk....painting laptop...teams videos....its as if sitting in my chair at the desk is like summoning a cat genie.... also.....cat hair......
https://preview.redd.it/7dg6iyeswlhc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=44d912521b3d190282cde77e2ab670a52b1f09d7 Get them a bed next to your station.
Yes all the time, I have pots on wash and contrast because of a surprise cat appearance
Looks like you’re missing finished prize winning models. Also there’s a fucking panther on your desk bud
Yes. My brushes live in a monument hobby brush case my water cup is a silicoil jar that has a lid that goes on when I'm not painting. Same with the wet palette lid goes on when not in use. I also recommend. Putting down aluminum foil on your desk when not in use. You can reuse the foil
Yeah it's a massive problem when the cat won't stay still while you're trying to paint it. 😂🤣😂🤣
https://preview.redd.it/s497voz3drhc1.jpeg?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=46cb1d53dcd2713d0f8d4792acd1b36679397466
This is why I'm a dog person. 😅 She lies on the bed looking longingly at me whileni build, probably wishing we were playing fetch, or tug, or chase or *ANYTHING* really. In case you're wondering, yes she *is* a very good girl.
Nothing that a spray bottle can’t fix!
Our cat would drink/lick when sprayed. He thought it was a fun way to drink. Two brain cells arguing for third place. And he was a torture, not orange
😂 That’s amazing, and bless his little heart. Each of my cats got sprayed the first time they jumped on the desk and neither wanted any part of it since. I got lucky with these 2.
Had my ex GFs cat munch on my MacBook cable. Spray bottle is quite effective, definitely gets em to kick the habit. The hair, on the other hand….
This is so much a problem for me that I had to buy GSW racks for paints & stuff and hide them in the closet every time I finish painting session. THere's no other way.
God forbid you train your pet.
No cat, no problem. Love cats, but I'd go nuts if I had cats st home always climbing all over my stuff 😂
Just more reasons to not like cats
No, I set boundaries for my animals. I have the opposable thumbs, I make the rules. They obey them. Unwashed cat hole on my surfaces isn't cute, it is disgusting.
Ye...
When that steals a Kolinsky brush toss the water from your paint cup at it.
Luckily no but I've somehow been able to train my cat to not go onto tables and desks. Nothing else though...
I don't have pets.
YESSS!!!! 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
My cats keep attempting to walk on my desk but thanks to built in walls and understanding that if they step on it they will get punished/thrown (to the bed) I barely have an issue, though sometimes i wake up to brushes/paints/projects on the floor
No I have a dog.
Every day of my life
No I don't mind that you have a cat on your hobby desk! But thank you for asking.
Nope, not allowed in the paint room. Too many small resin parts they could eat before I could stop them
I have 2 cats that had the same problem. I bought this on Amazon and they’ve never been on my desk since. It’s motion activated and just plays a sound only they can hear. https://a.co/d/3ZYmJ0y
Nope . I haven’t had a stitch of 🐱within 100 feet of my craft room for a decade . Can’t say it has .
The cat is making sure you know who is in charge and it ain't that little mini! Kitty is saying, "Pay attention to me so that I can help you paint. You wants my help, my helps is amazing"!
Kinda glad I didn't get into the hobby til I and my cat-oening roommates got our own places for this reason. I don't mind cats, but their cat seemed to leave all their stuff alone and target my stuff for destruction. Is what it is, I suppose.
Not brushes, but Lord Discordant did need carrying off and smashing, apparently...
A clean desk? Yeah!
I don't have a setup to paint but my cats do the same thing when I paint on the table. They are cute but annoying.
What do you mean, she already have one!
Oooooh yes
Yeah my orange cat drinks my paint water
*laughs in dog* https://preview.redd.it/g0c8xi6s4jhc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=56726c78fa08912f8b060f473404db675ad305d1