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Brush Entity Decals

A short tutorial on how to add decals to brush entities.

Combine Architecture

Doing Buildings and Models the Combine way of life.

Destruction using the Clipping and Vertex tools

How to create destroyed holes realistically via the Clipping and Vertex Edit tools

Creating transparent textures

a pretty simple tutorial on making transparent textures

Quick and easy rock formations

how to make rock structure from multiple displacements

Displacement Domes

How to make the inside and outside of a dome using displacement surfaces

Texture alignment through arches using displacement maps

Using displacement maps to preserve texture alignment around arches.

Curved Geometry along Curved Surfaces

Creating curved geometry using arches

Arch Tool

Creating an arch that fits in a square hole

Converting Wads to HL2

Convert those old wads to HL2

Realistic tunnels and caves

Shows you how to make a tunnel through the use of displacements

Subdivide tool

Shows you what you should use subdivide for