Two questions

[effervescible]

1) uncountedchimes, how do you Photoshop that comic book-looking effect you have in a couple of your icons? I need a minor Photoshop trick for tomorrow and nothing cool I know on my own is really anything people won't know already.

2) CHAR, THE NET PROGRAMS ARE DOING IT AGAIN HELP MEEEEEEE!

Okay. So that wasn't really a question. I think I get a pass because my computer is being a hosebag.

Comments

[chaosblue.livejournal.com]

Have you tried replacing the version of wininet.dll in your system32 folder with the new one?

[jaina.livejournal.com]

Not yet. You were talking about getting rid of history and temp internet files and I was all "How do I do that without being able to open IE?" and we never resolved that before the updates supposedly fixed it. Should I just go ahead and do it?

[chaosblue.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't hurt.

Can you get on AIM express? I've got Lilah trapped and eating for the next few minutes.

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

Heh.

It's complicated, but there's a tutorial somewhere. Gimme two seconds...

There. (http://www.livejournal.com/community/icon_tutorial/841509.html)
I use a few tricks (like putting a copy of the original image over the comic icon and setting it to 40% Hard Light for that more textured look), but that's essentially the way.

[backfromspace.livejournal.com]

I use the Cutout filter and the Smudge tool. Woo!