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MS Paint
This is a basic run through of basic skills in MS paint. Exact details of each micro you make is up to you the artist. This does not go into doing things from scratch, such -
History
The original versions of these Micro-Heroes were made by Donar (Gavan Carstensen) with his first Micro-hero, Spider Jerusalem debuting in the summer of 2001 on the Warren Ellis Forum. The name'Micro-heroes -
Micro-Hero Links
All the External links for pages related to Micro-Heroes should be posted here, in the proper place. Insert Links for Micro Bases, Accessories and Templates here. Go to http://dc-microheroes.wikia.com/wiki -
Conversion and transparency
As said on the Image formats tutorial, Micro-Heroes tend to be saved mostly on the GIF or PNG format, due to transparency. Although, when using MS Paint as the main tool for creation, it -
Face customization
With the growth of micro-creation, and the great amount of micros based on the Byrne template, the Micro-heroes begun to have all the same face, only being "different" by hair and/or face -
Micro-Hero Templates
Micro-Hero Templates: What they are, what they mean, and how to use them properly Templates are not completed micros. Completed micros should not be referred to as Templates. -
How to Make Micro-Heroes
While the way one creates micros is dependent on the program the creator is using, there are certain principles that are universal. Micros are made pixel by pixel. Vary rarely will broad stroke techniques be -
The French Micro Hero Legacy
The first Microheroes French board started around September 2003. Created by Nani (Yannick Desette) the board was quite famous in the French community (basically French comic books readers). The community grew bigger and bigger, and -
Image formats
Micro-Heroes are mainly saved as the BMP, GIF, JPEG and PNG file types. The basic most easiest way to create micro heroes is in MS Paint creating pixel by pixel bitmaps or BMPs. The -
Robert Bradley
Robert Bradley (aka:Bobster) is the godfather of the Micro-Hero community. He started in the craft working with the original storTropers template. He was a charter member of the lilguys group, and was the -
Shading
Shading is an important part of giving your micro depth. It keeps them from looking boring. There are many shading techniques that can be used. Originally Micros had only two shading levels, but eventually three -
Weapons
Weapons are an accessory that can be modded onto any micro hero that utilizes both melee and long ranged weapons. -
Micro Hero Mottos To Live By
A crappy micro by a crappy micro maker is better than a crappy micro made by a good micro maker., The only micro that matters is the one you've made today., Shut up and -
Paint.NET
This is a downloadable, free program, as easy to use as the MS Paint, but also with more helpful tools. Open the template, use the Wand tool with the background, press the "Delete" key to -
Micro-Heroes
Micro-heroes (nicknamed "micros") are basic pixel representations of many media characters, that are drawn in a very specific cartoon style and displayed through the web. Micro-heroes initially represented characters from a myriad of -
Micro Upload Guidelines
I'm trying to avoid having rules, but since wikis have to be careful when it comes to posting images, I thought I would post this guide for the micro community. First, here's where -
Micro-Creators and Credit
Every Micro-Hero that has ever been seen on the world wide web was made by a real individual, somewhere out there, in the real world. Those people are the Micro-Creators. They work with -
Rich Bellacera
Here is a sampling of Rich's Microheroes: -
The Lilguys Micro Heroes Group
The Lilguys Micro Heroes Group was the birthplace of micro heroes. Founded in December of 2001 it served as the main center of micro heroes activity until the micro heroes message boards grew into prominence -
Old Yeller and Surly: The Movie
Old Yeller as Tom Cat Surly as Jerry Mouse -
Hair customization
THIS IS SHAZAM. HE WAS A BOY NAMED BILLY BATSON -
Paint Shop Pro
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