Category Archives: Tips & Tricks

Advice and hints on how to create the perfect character illustration.

Quick Tips

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Hammerknight

Today’s Quick Tip is; Hand Alignment. I am including a blank sheet if anyone wants to share their tips with everyone. Keep the size the same, no bigger then 6″x8″ or 600×800 pixels. E-mail them to me at: thehammerknight@yahoo.com

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Quick Tips “Attention to Detail”

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Hammerknight

I posted this to the forums way back when, and I was thinking a quick tip here and there would be good to post here on the blog. If everyone likes the idea, I will post tips here and there … Continue reading →

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Using Windows 7′s Snipping Tool to get a Character Image

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Jeff Hebert

(Many thanks to Forum Moderator and all-around great guy Hammerknight for the following tip! — Jeff) Hi all, I’m not the best with the computer, so when I find something that makes things easier on me I like to share. … Continue reading →

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Tutorials

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Jeff Hebert

We used to do a series of tutorials ’round these parts, which you can access here or here. Since this came up in the contest thread, I just want to point out that anyone at all is more than welcome … Continue reading →

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Sunset recipe by Nick Hentschel

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Jeff Hebert

Instead of the usual Power User Profile, we have a special treat today — Nick Hentschel has graciously put together a nifty how-to recipe for your own sunset backgrounds! I know he put a ton of work into this, so … Continue reading →

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Face!

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Jeff Hebert

The always awesome Zyp has graciously put together a brief guide on how you can create incredible looking faces in HeroMachine 3 just like he does! I’ve always been impressed with the dimensionality and personality he gets into his characters, … Continue reading →

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Stuff You Didn’t Know Was Possible in HeroMachine

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Jeff Hebert

[Panner is not only a fantastic troubleshooter and critique-giver, but he's also an expert digital archaeologist, uncovering hidden gems of knowledge when using HeroMachine 3. He was nice enough to put together some of his findings here to share with … Continue reading →

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META: Save issues?

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Jeff Hebert

I’ve heard disturbing reports from AMS, Hammerknight, and a couple of other folks that after a Flash update, they lost all their saved files and now can no longer save characters between sessions. Has anything like that happened to you? … Continue reading →

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How to make Portals in Hero Machine 3… by Mashlagoo

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Jeff Hebert

(Mashlagoo was kind enough to put together this nifty guide for how to make a portal effect in HeroMachine 3. It’s great stuff, I hope you enjoy it! — Jeff.) The intended purpose of this guide is to show how … Continue reading →

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Framed Background recipe

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

Inspired by Lime’s contest-winning entry, I wanted to figure out how to create an illustration where the figure and its items would break the bounds of a frame surrounding the background elements. I am sure you all can think of … Continue reading →

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