Category Archives: Tips & Tricks

My apologies for how long it took me to post these, but some time ago Hammerknight put out two recipe cards for making good elves in HM3, and I thought it was long past time to share them. Thanks HK!

With profound thanks to Me Myself and I (meaning the frequent contest entrant and commenter, not literally me, Jeff Hebert) for putting this together, I am happy to present what may be the most ambitious Recipe to date — MMI’s … Continue reading →

Hammerknight had a nifty idea of putting together “basic” character archetypes that can be built in HeroMachine 3 without using any of the “advanced” features at all, just basic pointing and clicking like with HeroMachine 2. His first installment is … Continue reading →

A hearty thank-you goes to Hammerknight for putting together the female version of his head-on flying pose in HeroMachine 3. Thanks big guy!

Everyone was impressed with Me, Myself, and I’s fantastic volcano in the last character contest, and you can see why: Now for the first time anywhere, he reveals just how he did it! I like these “how to” kinds of … Continue reading →

(If you’ve ever wondered if you can use HeroMachine to create an animation, you can! Thanks to frequent commenter Nite Rider and an assist from a movie making program, that is. Take it away, Nite Rider!) With HeroMachine 3, you … Continue reading →

Hammerknight has put together a nice set of recipe cards showing the settings you need to scale your HeroMachine 3 illustrations for various purposes. Thanks again, HK! Click on an image to see it at a larger, more legible size.

Thanks again to Hammerknight for putting together this massive beginner’s guide to HeroMachine 3! See also Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.