Wait, you're telling me a colon caused all that drama?

Oh man, that reminds me of my buddy who found a first print of a super obscure RPG at a garage sale for two bucks. He didn't even know what he had till he looked it up later.

Yeah @betty_ward is totally right about that. I used to slap a glow filter on at the end and call it done. But once I started blocking in light values early on everything just clicked.

Moving blankets are a solid hack and honestly it fits a bigger thing I've noticed everywhere. So many "pro" solutions are just repackaged versions of stuff that already exists for way cheaper. Like I've seen people use old comforters draped over mic stands for the same effect as those expensive isolation shields, and it's basically the same science just uglier. It's funny how often the fancy gear is just convincing you to pay for a brand name instead of a better result.

Oh man, I've been seeing this everywhere lately (not just cabinet hinges, but like, all sorts of home stuff). It's like people think bigger is always better, even when it's just plain unnecessary. You're totally right to notice it with those 3-inch hinges on a 30-inch door. I've got a buddy who builds furniture on the side and he swears some of these custom shops just use whatever hardware they have leftover from bigger jobs, so they don't have to order the right size. It's the same pattern I see with light fixtures, people put a giant chandelier over a tiny dining table or a huge faucet on a little bathroom sink. We're just surrounded by overkill, I guess. Makes you wonder if they care about the look or just getting the job done fast.