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Thanks to all who posted your advice. I really appreciate it.

Thanks very much for the feedback. I'll be sure to take your advice. I do have a couple questions/requests for anyone who may know. Are the any specific brushes that I will use more often than others, or that are basically a necessity? Are there any specific tutorials/techniques that I should learn before others? The last thing I have to ask I've tried to figure out, but I can't seem to do so. The tutorials I've attempted so far suggest using specific plug-ins to help make the image look better. The help section says I can use them just like other tools, but they're not listed anywhere I've looked. I'm pretty sure I have the plug-ins available, since they are listed in the plug-in browser. Can anyone shed some light on this?

As I'm getting older, I figured it was time to start gaining experience for my future. Seeing as I want to deal with graphics in the future (preferably for video games), I looked into software to get me a little practice with this. Here on the forums I found software commonly used by Tip.It artists, and I looked through the programs. I don't have enough money to purchase any of the super advanced software, so I figured I'd download GIMP. My question to you is, are there any tutorials for GIMP, particularly to learn the basics. If so, feel free to post links.

Well, first off, I'd pray that they weren't like the zombies in Resident Evil, because a lot of those things are wicked hard to deal with, since they can use weapons instead of just claws/teeth. Like crossbows...and chainsaws...and chainguns. :o If they weren't, I'd hop in a truck, drive about 2 miles down the road to the sporting goods store and load up, then head off to Walmart. There's so many things to defend yourself with there, and if you use a little brains, you can make some deadly stuff out of common materials. Like bombs out of propane tanks and spray deodorants. This is only if they're not very intelligent though. If they're like the above zombies, my plan is to grab as much food as I can and hide in a very out of the way place, since an average Joe like me stands zero chance against a chaingun.

Looks like I'm with the majority here. Obama definitely deserves it, just hope he doesn't get shot. We've been in Iraq long enough, we don't need to stay longer.

Wonderful guide, probably the most in-depth Summoning guide I've read. Also, I've found an error. In your most useful familiars list, you put fruit bar instead of fruit bat.

If I'm not mistaken, if Whitton did a complete 360, he would be back where he started, no? Should have been a complete 180. Don't want to be a nag, but I found it funny.

I've had mine since they came out. :thumbsup: Nice to fill my signature space with Tip.it related paraphernalia rather than other fansites.

There's been an large amount of "Male Enhancement/Stamina Extender" commercials lately. They just annoy me. Seriously, do they think everyone in America has a need for that sort of thing? I can see advertising it once in a while, but every commercial break? It's excessively annoying.

I was just playing on Runescape, when I get a little pop-up window from my anti-virus program saying I have a missing .bin file. What does this mean, is it a big deal, and is it repairable? EDIT: Through a little searching I found out it was the .bin file for the Update Manager of my anti-virus program. I still don't know how to fix it though. EDIT 2: Found out that a recent update was corrupted and the problem is being worked on. Let this die/mods lock.

I'm glad to see Jagex returning the pking option to the game, though I do not plan to benefit from it. I'm more concerned about the new quest, seeing as I enjoy them very much. Though, I am wondering what exactly the Stone of Jas is? It's been a while since I've done quests, since I've only done the random new quest here or there since I got my quest cape a year ago. I'm sure if someone tells me I'll remember.

I was told by Pryomancer to get my avatar resized since it's too big. If someone could do that for me, that'd be great.

Thanks for the info.

I've made myself an avatar, spruced it up a bit in Paint, and saved it into my "My Pictures" folder. I went into the control panel to put it in, and I can't seem to figure out how. I'd rather not have to upload it to an image site, so if there's any way besides this, please list it first. Otherwise, tell me how I might go about doing it through an image site. Thank you.

I won a $50 savings bond at my school raffle a few years back, I don't know if i can spend it yet though, lol. I also found $20 dollars in a bush outside a bank one day when I was picking up trash. That made my day not so bad. :thumbsup:

Watched a few episodes of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. It's funny, but it's a little pervy, which is why I stopped at like episode 7. If you want to watch it, I definitely recommend the Japanese version with English subtitles, must better voice acting.

Woo, I get to go to an island! OT: Airplane trip- a bag of jelly beans, a laptop, and some disinfectant wipes for those tray tables. (Would have said airline ticket, but that would be lame. :roll: ) Stranded on a beach- a hammock, a boxed set of the Pendragon book series, and a lifetime supply of iced tea.

Sounds like the little mooch deserved it to me. Any good friend would ask before doing any of those things, except maybe the porn, which I shouldn't think he should have done at all. Maybe next time, and I say maybe because I don't know if he will ever be allowed back in, will think twice before being so bothersome.

When my grandparents died, mostly my grandmother, because I was so close to her. This was a while back though, probably 10 years. Haven't cried for emotional reasons in a long time, but I cry of laughter quite often.

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I'd like to see competitive bed-making. Sometimes I race to see how fast I can make my bed in the morning, just for fun. :lol:

Seafood and Crab on Italian herb and cheese, plus black olives and honey mustard sauce. Occasionally I'll get it toasted, but it's great either way. :thumbsup:

Baseball sized hail that lasted about 20 minutes in Summer '06. Car lots were destroyed, houses were smashed, and a few people were injured. Repairs are still underway, though they are largely completed.

I was actually just thinking about this topic last night. As much as I would love to believe there is a place where everyone is happy with one another and peace reigns, my sense of reality wants to believe otherwise. I think it will end as a few people have said, nothing before, nothing after. This also brings to mind near death experiences. People say they see the hand of "God," but that seems a little cliche to me. I think they are just dreaming, but hey, who knows?