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HowTo: Planning

HowTo: Planning

I at first thought of making a How-to about how to make something original, but it ultimately boils down to “Has it been done before, and if it’s actually lame, what can be done to make it not lame?”
Then when I was almost done the strangely long guide (almost 700 words, which is surprising, considering [...]

YourFonts.com- Custom Fonts

YourFonts.com- Custom Fonts

Hi Guys,
Adam Susskind here announcing a great little site that can be a big resource.
A lot of the time, finding a good font exactly the way you want it can be impossible. But thanks to the creators at Yourfonts.com, you can virtually create any font you can imagine. Yourfonts.com offers a grid of about 40 [...]

Halo 3 Filters

Halo 3 Filters

Of course, if you use GIMP or Photoshop or any sort of editing software… which is like… required. I don’t even need a similie to impose how important image-editing software is these days. Anyway, if you use GIMP or Photoshop, you’ll figure “Hey, I can just put in filters and make the comic look cool!”
But [...]

HowTo: Forging Aesthetic Sets

HowTo: Forging Aesthetic Sets

FORGIN’ FTW.
Without further ado, the moment most likely everyone will be waiting for: SET DESIGN! Halo 3 comes with the coolest feature they could ever put in a game since Theatre Mode… Oh wait. Anyway, said coolest feature is FORGE MODE.
Forge allows you to make your own custom variants of maps Bungie made for Halo [...]

HowTo: Screenshots: Part 1

HowTo: Screenshots: Part 1

Okay, now I know screenshot guides are a penny a dozen across the net so there’s probably some other place you could go for this information. This though is a basic screenshot guide for screenshots, and for doing shots for comics so here goes.
Nearly everywhere else people always inform you of the rule of three. [...]