Category Archives: Tips & Tricks

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

Heraldry

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

Hammerknight really stepped up to the plate for us and sent in another great recipe card, this time on how to do heraldic designs in HeroMachine 3. I am still without internet access in Colorado so had to sneak out … Continue reading →

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Open critique and help day

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

If you have a question about HeroMachine, or art, or comics, or why we park on a driveway but drive on a parkway (apologies to Steven Wright), feel free to ask in the comments and I won’t judge you. On … Continue reading →

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How to Draw Batman in a Bar

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

I did a plain text version of this once, but I thought a video would be easier to follow. If you ever wanted to draw Batman in a bar using nothing but letter shapes (and who among us has NOT … Continue reading →

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Hand holding

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

Your Helpful Thursday guide for today is “How to Put an Item in Your Character’s Hand”, a question I frequently get from new users. The basic steps are: Put whatever item you want to go in that hand on the … Continue reading →

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Patterns and Open Help Thread

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

People still have a hard time with patterning and masking in HeroMachine 3, so I wanted to take a quick moment to show how to get custom patterns on your items. Also, if you have any questions about anything else … Continue reading →

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How to make jester hats

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

Many thanks again to Hammerknight for putting together (by request, mind you, how’s that for customer service!) this nifty tutorial on how to make custom jester hats with HeroMachine 3. Click on the image to see it at the original, … Continue reading →

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Hammerknight’s Posing Tips

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

Many thanks to Hammerknight for putting together recipe cards for two more poses. Let him know in the comments that you appreciate his work putting these together, and any requests you might have for additional help topics. Click on any … Continue reading →

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Hammerknight’s Poses 2

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

Many thanks to Hammerknight for putting together another great set of guides to alternate poses with HeroMachine 3. Enjoy! As always, click on any one of these to see it at a larger, more legible size.

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Posing preview

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

By request, Hammerknight is working on some recipe cards for alternate poses in HeroMachine 3. It’s turning into a monster so it’s taking a bit longer than he thought, but here’s a sneak peek at what is coming up hopefully … Continue reading →

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Hand placement

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Jeff Hebert

Hammerknight has put together a great quick guide to how to properly place hands on your illustrations. HeroMachine 2 didn’t let you change anything from the default spots so it wasn’t an issue, but with HM3 you can rotate and … Continue reading →

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