paint.net is your friend...
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barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!,
Fri 10 Dec 2010, 11:55,
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Very much this ^
It's freeeeeeee! If you get it, go to the PDN forums for a shed-load of free plug-ins.
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Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Fri 10 Dec 2010, 11:57,
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Ooo not seen the plugins...
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barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!,
Fri 10 Dec 2010, 12:01,
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One of the best bits -
if you haven't got shape3D, you really need to get it:

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Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Fri 10 Dec 2010, 12:13,
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Chocolate button!
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Smallbrainfield,
Fri 10 Dec 2010, 12:38,
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Made as a parody of the alien plant/moon/sea thing that was all the rage two years ago...
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Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Fri 10 Dec 2010, 12:42,
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^ that's a great free program
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prodigy69 broke b3ta and made everyone leave,
Fri 10 Dec 2010, 12:04,
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