Idk, forcing a 15 minute thumbnail on everything sounds like a great way to kill the fun and make art feel like homework. Sometimes you just gotta dive in and fix stuff as you go, and half the time the "wrong" light gives it more character anyway. Maybe that commenter was right about the shadows, but turning it into a whole new rule for yourself might be overkill.

That guy at the 4 line stop is onto something and I would take it even further. Half the tools in those kits are things you use once and then they sit in a drawer forever, like the suction cup and the plastic spudgers, when a guitar pick and an old credit card do the same job for free. The heat gun part is the real trick though, because most people crack their screen trying to force it cold when a little warmth softens the glue and it pops right off. My advice is to buy the one tool you actually need for your specific laptop, like a $10 driver if the screws are weird, and put the other $110 toward a spare screen in case you mess up. Patience really is the whole game here, the tools just keep you from scratching stuff while you wait.