Manual Effects

Lesson Title: Semi-Transparency (manual)
Difficulty Rank: Peddler (1 / 5)
Prerequisites: Dithering (basic)
Lesson Synopsis: Learn how to integrate dithering patterns with your sprites/images to create translucency without alpha channels.

Lesson Title: Interlaced Scanlines (holograph)
Difficulty Rank: Peddler (1 / 5)
Prerequisites: none
Lesson Synopsis: Check this tutorial out to find out how to create a cool holographic effect for your sprites.

Raven is the most recent addition to the Samurai. Outcast by his Tribe, Raven left the plains to search for purpose in his life. Upon coming to a trader town one day, he had crossed paths with Shuku. Sparks flew, and the two duelled. Raven was humbled into submission, but Shuku recognized the potential and strength within Raven, and was inducted into the Bretheren as a recruit to give him a new purpose.

After having undergone extensive training from fellow samurai, Shuku, Raven has been accepted as rank of samurai by his brethren. Currently seeking deeper acceptance from the samurai, Raven has begun compiling lesson plans that are 'supplemental', and not specified to any core discipline unlike most of the other samurai. Perhaps this is to avoid stepping on the other Samurai's toes, or perhaps it is all he feels comfortable teaching at the moment. If nothing else, they are worth a read for entertainment.