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Random guy. It's been forever since I did this ... shame, shame, shame!
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Posted in Sketch of the Day
My connection is downright atrocious this morning, so it might take me a while to respond. But respond I will! In the meantime, I hope the other members of the community here will step up and put their two cents in to try and help out as well.
If you have a HeroMachine illustration or another piece of artwork you've done that you'd like some help with, post a link to it in comments along with your thoughts on it -- what you think is working, what you're struggling with, etc. I will post my critique of the piece, hopefully giving some tips on how to improve it.
Of course everyone is welcome to post their critiques as well, keeping in mind the following rules:
That's it! Hopefully we can get some good interaction going here and help everyone (me included!) learn a little bit today.
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Posted in Open Critique Day
(From "Our Flag" number 2, 1941.)
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Posted in Daily Random Panel
As I mentioned yesterday, I am forfeiting a number of unclaimed contest prizes, meaning now's your chance. Each of you can make one (1) HeroMachine 3 item request in the comments, something you think would be kick-ass to have available in the program. After a few days, when it looks like the ideas have pretty much all been made, I'll put all the ones that are feasible and that I think have promise into one big huge poll that everyone can vote on. The top 11 or so vote-getters after however long, I'll go ahead and turn into items for the enjoyment of all.
If you're reading through the suggestions and you see one you really like, by all means pipe up and let us know you really like it. That will help me put the initial poll grouping together.
I look forward to hearing what you want! In items, that is. I don't particularly want to know what you want in other walks of life, although I suspect someone in a bikini would be high on the list.
Oh, one last note, I'm already planning on converting all the male-only items to female, and right-only items to left, so I'd hold off on requesting that -- it's going to get done anyway.
On the other hand, if there's an HM item from another version you want to be sure gets included, go ahead and suggest it.
Finally, requests with links to images online so people can see exactly what you are talking about are the most helpful, although it's not a requirement or anything.
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Posted in HeroMachine 3, Suggestions & Ideas
I haven't read it yet, but from "Again With the Comics" comes this great alternate-history Fantastic Four bit:
"Milady, 'tis the clobbering hour" may be my new favorite tag line.
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Posted in Randomosity, Things I Like
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 "Heroines", with hopefully many more to come. Thanks HK!
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Posted in HeroMachine 3, Recipes, Tips & Tricks
(From "Our Flag" number 2, 1941.)
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Posted in Daily Random Panel
For his Character Contest 40 prize, Haz requested that the vertical gradient from the "Patterns" tab be turned into an item in the "Patterns-Standard" set so you could do a two-tone effect, mask it, rotate it, size it, etc. I had no clue how to do such a thing, but I gave it a whirl and what do you know, it worked! I've now updated the file and you can use it immediately. Here's a screen shot of what it looks like:
The top color is color 1, the bottom one is color 2. I am excited this turned out to be so easy! If I get motivated I need to do it for some of the other ones too ... although I suppose with just this one and some masking, you can put a two-color gradient going any direction onto any item, more or less.
I am working on prizes now, and have already sent out several for approval this morning. Sadly Haz didn't get the chance to approve it, I was too happy and figured I nailed it, so this is the first he's hearing of it. Surprise! Haz, if you don't like it for some reason let me know and I'll make changes.
After the jump I am going to put a list of the outstanding contest prizes -- if you see your name and haven't gotten your prize yet, let me know. This is particularly critical for Steve, Cory, Fishpants (x2), Frankie, ArtfulDodger, Violodion, Brons (x2), MercWithAMouth, and Bixlord as starting tomorrow I am going to forfeit your prizes and instead turn them over to the community at large to vote on items THEY want instead.
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Posted in Challenge Prizes, Challenges, HeroMachine 3, Previews
Slippers are great. I wear them every day in the morning with my comfy robe while I sip my coffee and look for super-hero stuff on the Internet to make fun of. But here's the thing -- I don't go out to fight crime in my pajamas and slippers! Apparently, though, if I were trained in the martial arts I would know how foolish that stance is, because goodness knows Iron Fist can rock the PJs look:
Those are slippers, folks. Yellow slippers. Combined with skin-tight Capri pants, a plunging man-region-length neckline, and the biggest popped collar this side of a frat house, and you've got something out of a disco nightmare.
To be fair, Iron Fist came of age in the 1970s, when we as a nation lost our collective fashion minds. My best theory is that an alien culture tried to destroy us by eating our brains through the techno-virus known as "Disco Music". Kooky conspiracy theory, you say? Well look at THIS evidence, I say!
Now I ask you, what possible explanation could there be for three such horrendous costumes at the same time other than alien mind-virus invasion?
(All character and images ©Marvel Comics.)
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Posted in Bad Super Costumes
(From "Captain Victory and the Galaxy Rangers" number 7, @copy;1982 Jack Kirby.)
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Posted in Daily Random Panel
Three middle-aged nerds (including yours truly!) review all of the MCU movies in chronological order. Short, funny, and full of good vibes, check it out and let us know what you think!
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