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I'd like to use .htaccess to deny entry to particular directories while still allowing access to the files contained in them if directly linked to. In my case, I have a directory that contains a lot of images, but I'd like to prevent people from seeing those images unless I link to them directly. I've tried googling this but the results tend to lead directly to Apache's reference site which is honestly kind of a pain to read.

You are indeed in the right location. I came across the answer to your problem because I also host a lot of content on my site and do not like people being able to browse directories. I am looking for the line to add to your .htaccess file as I type..

Hopefully I will find it soon..

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<@TimeX-NFo> Hey, we used to have to carry our packets to the servers.
<@TimeX-NFo> And it was upstream, both ways.

<@TimeX-NFo|away> You're asking the old dude for help?????
<@Kraze^NFo> Yes

This should help you..
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !yoursite.com [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F]

Your going to need to customize it of course.

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<@TimeX-NFo> Hey, we used to have to carry our packets to the servers.
<@TimeX-NFo> And it was upstream, both ways.

<@TimeX-NFo|away> You're asking the old dude for help?????
<@Kraze^NFo> Yes

If you use mod_rewrite, you will most likely need this at the top, as well:

RewriteEngine on

Not sure what exactly I'm supposed to customize in those particular lines. The file works--except it also forbids access to the images.

Rereading this, are you just trying to make it so the directory listing doesn't show up? If so, the simplest way is to create a blank index.html file in the folder.

The solution that kraze was giving was meant to defend against external linking.

Ahaha yes that is what I wanted to do, woops, I can't believe I overcomplicated things that badly. WELP, thanks!