Category Archives: Power User Profiles

AMS was one of the first HeroMachine users to really take the "widescreen" mode of laying out an illustration by the throat. I remember opening his UGO Forums archive and just being blown away with the almost Hollywood-like dramatic effects he uses.

With that in mind I asked him to share a little more about himself, and I'm glad I did; he's a neat guy. It is kind of freaking me out a little bit how many people who use this thing are 30-40 year old men, but I think we're going to have to hold AMS down until he grows a goatee to ensure he fits the mold properly. Also, if there's someone active in the community who you'd like to know more about, please nominate them in the comments. After giving ams props, of course!

And now, the man himself:
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When I first thought up the "Power User Profile" idea, I envisioned a way for us all to find out more about the people who we see posting on this and the UGO Forums routinely. Over time it's turned more into "People who make kick-ass images using HeroMachine", but that's not what I really intended.

This week, for instance, I wanted to highlight Ian T. Healy, a really interesting guy who has been a HeroMachine user almost since the beginning. He's a gifted writer of super-hero novels (which was just picked up by a publisher!), and has used the program in the past to help visualize his characters and keep their descriptions consistent. He creates good visuals with the app, but is not as prolific or out-of-the-box as previous Power Users. Regardless, he very much fits the definition of an active, interesting, creative HeroMachine user, and I'm extremely glad he's part of the community here.

Without further ado, therefore, I give you Mr. Healy!
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[Editor's Note: I totally screwed up the intro on this originally, my sincere apologies to dblade. Apparently basic cutting and pasting is beyond my skill set. Corrected copy follows.]

dblade has been responsible for not only fantastic character illustrations, but also in the last few weeks for creating some brand-new, fantastic looking live items for you to choose from right in the program itself, only the second person besides me to have done so in the history of HeroMachine. My hat's off to him, and I hope you enjoy learning a little more about him as much as I did.
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Atomic Punk has been an active HeroMachine participant ever since I can remember, and I jumped at the chance to get to know a bit more about him. Enjoy!
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Continuing our "Alliteration Theme", this week's "Power User Profile" features that master bug-hunter extraordinaire and expert Open Critique Day critiquer, Panner!
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This week's "Power User Profile" features frequent commenter, bug-hunter extraordinaire, and master of the horror-esque ultra creative illustrations you've come to love, PapaKrok!
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This week's "Power User Profile" features frequent commenter and "recipe" builder Myro!
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This week's "Power User Profile" features frequent contest winner Blue Blazer, whose portrait in the "Head-Winners" set has already adorned a number of fantastic creations from other folks. Herein we learn that his success is actually due to his being the reincarnation of Pablo Picasso. Not the artist, but a bookie from Cleveland by the same name who died in 1934. Good guy.
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This week's "Power User Profile" features long-time Friend of HeroMachine, Mark, who is responsible for a big chunk of artwork in HeroMachine 2, and a number of fantastic items already in HeroMachine 3. Mark's been a key supporter of the program almost since the beginning, and has continued to produce not only great ideas and artwork for everyone, but also ideas that have substantially improved the program as a whole.
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