... layer to Normal, 0% fill. Familiar? It's a neat trick. 10. Time for text. I'm not gonna tell you how I did it because mine wasn't great. I want you to experiment. Text is not my strongpoint. Oh well. 11. Take this texture: Set it to Multiply, 100%. 12. Add your render (finally). A render is just a cut-out of something. Duplicate it twice. On the first layer, do a bright green stroke in ...
"What do you want for Christmas?" the young Marine asked me. It was the middle of the night, and we were standing atop a heavily sandbagged "strongpoint" known as "Outpost Horea" in downtown Ramadi, Iraq - long the bloodiest city in this very bloody country. "What do I want for Christmas?" I repeated, somewhat surprised by the question. "I want you to get home safely." The 21-year old ...
..., but they fall into 3 general categories: fighters, spellcasters, and healers. Fighters (basically, characters with little to no spells): you want to be in the front of the action. Patience is not your strongpoint. You probably have a good deal of aggression to get out; your boss calls you names at work, or you feel like killing someone just for taking too long at the ATM, or maybe the subject ...
...play the older version of me... You've always loved my character and I know you adore my 14 year old self. But you realized there's only so much he can do and character relationships just weren't my strongpoint when I was that age. So here I am, 19 years old, having just gotten my third Championship in the World Grand Prix of Cyber Formula racing. And yet you don't play me anywhere. I realize my...
...is the type of person that you can’t exactly ignore, even if you really, really want to. He always speaks his mind and is, in general, profoundly friendly person. Subtlety isn’t his strongpoint, but neither is deception; Naruto will tell you things right to your face without sugarcoating it. He's capable of strong, deep feelings that he’ll communicate to those around him, although sometimes not in...
...“Did you know there would be an exam today?” “Yeah?” Stevie answered as if it were strangest question he’s been asked. “It’s kind of a big deal because Advanced Algebra isn’t really my strongpoint, you know.” “Why didn’t you tell me?” Xabi demanded, voice tight. “Since when was I the paragon of academic excellence in this relationship?” Stevie rolled his eyes impatiently. “Now tell me what you ...
... choice because it's so far away. but i'm excited to get it out of the way. i wish i was a better writer and my essays would just flow out of my body and be amazing. but sadly, they're not my strongpoint. i need some help. oh my gosh, i hung out with tom parks last night! i haven't seen him in 4 freaking years. it was so good to sit and talk with him. we talked for 3 hours on his couch, just ...
Irony is my strongpoint; Unexpected reversals of fate -- they're my thing. And I have never felt so absolutely alone. Considering the circumstances, I'm standing well against the wind, where I'd normally let it sweep me up, and hope it lets me down gently enough -- that I may survive to reiterate the experience on paper; "Describe in your own words the feeling of falling." -- "overwhelmed by ...