Last Updated on 22. October 2022 by Victor Karp This tutorial explains how to install FL Studio on Linux by using Lutris, an application that can run Windows applications on Linux. It is written with Linux beginners in mind. Step 1: Installing Lutris Please note: This tutorial was written for version 6.x of Lutris. The […]
Year: 2021
Non-destructive sculpting in Blender with Shape Keys
Last Updated on 31. May 2022 by Victor Karp This tutorial explains how to use Shape Keys in Blender to create sculpting layers that can be toggled on or off or faded in and out. Mesh preparation before using Shape Keys If your mesh uses a Multiresolution modifier, you need to apply it first. Having […]
How to bake textures to vertex colors in Blender
Last Updated on 31. May 2022 by Victor Karp Since Blender version 2.92 it has become very easy to transfer textures to vertex colors – a new option has been added to the baking menu. 1. Create a vertex color layer Your mesh needs to have an existing vertex color layer. To create one, select […]
Application shortcuts on Linux Mint Cinnamon
Last Updated on 31. May 2022 by Victor Karp Application shortcuts start applications from the menu, panel and desktop. This Linux Mint Cinnamon tutorial explains how to create them. How to create a desktop shortcut on Linux Mint Cinnamon Solution 1: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Drag the icon Hold Ctrl, Alt and Shift at the same time, then left […]
How to use the free open source tool Task Coach to manage your solo projects
Last Updated on 19. March 2022 by Victor Karp About Task Coach Task Coach is a small, free, open source todo and task managing application that runs on Windows, Linux, macOS, BSD and Android. Its purpose is to keep track of tasks that are undone, in progress or done. It allows you to organize tasks […]
Channel packing grayscale textures in Krita
Last Updated on 7. January 2022 by Victor Karp Channel packing is oftentimes used in game engines to reduce the number of individual texture files that need to be loaded by the engine. This tutorial explains how to pack grayscale images into the individual RGBA channels of a texture in Krita. Channel packing demonstrated with […]