What this is:
This is a 100-icon challenge inspired by
10x10variated. Rather than having abstract prompts, this table's themes are all technical requirements designed to make you try out a wide variety of techniques for your icons. Like the default challenge, this challenge is open to ALL MEMBERS. You do not need to have completed a challenge in the past.
Format:
This table consists of 80 themes, and 20 more free choice options. The themes are divided into groups of 10, each one focused around a different aspect of icon-making. The groups are:
1 Coloring
2 Cropping
3 Text I
4 Composition
5 Dominant Color6 Textures/Effects
7 Text II
8 Extras
9 Special
10 Artist's Choice
How to make a claim:
Fill out this form and post it as a comment to the
claim request post.
Journal that needs posting access: Challenge type: Technical table
Claim category: (character, movie, series, pairing, specific group/duo/trio/etc.)
Movie/series/characters for claim: Full Theme List:
[COLORING]
001. Flat Color
002. Shading
003. High Contrast
004. Pastel
005. Saturated
006. Muted
007. Black & White
008. Color Splash
009. Warm Tint
010. Cool Tint
[CROPPING]
011. Close Crop
012. Wide Crop
013. No Face
014. Negative Space
015. No Negative Space
016. Center Crop
017. Top Heavy
018. Bottom Heavy
019. Corner Crop
020. Rule of Thirds
[TEXT I]
021. One Word
022. Lyric
023. Quote
024. Letter
025. Symbol
026. Internet Slang
027. Humor
028. LJ-related
029. Emotion
030. Tiny/Decorative Text
[COMPOSITION]
031. Blend
032. Split Frame
033. Three Images
034. Four-Square
035. Duplication
036. New Background
037. Out of the Box
038. Shapes
039. Nested Image
040. Sidebars
[DOMINANT COLORS]
041. Red
042. Orange
043. Yellow
044. Green
045. Blue
046. Purple
047. Brown/Pink
048. Analogous Colors
049. Complementary Colors
050. Color Scheme
[TEXTURES/EFFECTS]
051. Sky
052. Frame
053. Pattern
054. Grungy
055. Lights
056. Soft
057. Lines
058. Stock Image
059. Gradient
060. Flowers/Ribbon
[TEXT II]
061. All Caps
062. All Lowercase
063. Serif Font
064. Sans-Serif Font
065. Fancy Font
066. Large & Small
067. Outline
068. Text Colors
069. Huge Text
070. Text Behind
[EXTRAS]
071. Extra Color
072. Extra Crop
073. Extra Text
074. Extra Composition
075. Extra Textures/Effect
076. - 080. Two Themes
[SPECIAL]
081. Text Only
082. Non-100x100
083. Rotation
084. Blur
085. Trendy
086. Tutorial
087. Filter
088. Minimalistic
089. Crazy
090. Ugly
[ARTIST'S CHOICE]
091. - 100. Artist's Choice
This is just a clean list for quick reference and easy copying and pasting. Please continue reading for an explanation of what is meant by each of the themes.
[COLORING] -- Experimenting with coloring the cap, in a general sense
001. Flat Color
(No shades, just the flat cel-shading of the original animation)
cuethe_pulse filmowe hopeitallaway 002. Shading
(Add light and shadow)
brushbender erzsebet raiindust Note: For these first two, let me know if you make a live-action / park claim and are having trouble fulfilling these two. I'll try to come up with new themes.
003. High Contrast
(Feature very light colors as well as very dark colors in the same icon)
absolutelybatty narniacmr rainbowishes 004. Pastel
(Light colors)
erzsebet filmowe miss_dee_b 005. Saturated
(Bright colors)
cuethe_pulse rabidline shalowater 006. Muted
(Low-key colors)
cuethe_pulse lovedbyahero wirsindaurelie 007. Black & White
(Icon must be entirely black & white)
caramelmilk_t hermionesparkle spud66cat 008. Color Splash
(Mostly black and white but with a mandatory touch of color)
juanxyo lovedbyahero onlyalive8 009. Warm Tint
(Icon must feature warm coloring)
mayfrayn mimimouchi024 010. Cool Tint
(Icon must feature cool coloring)
dudette_in_town vejibra [CROPPING] -- Experimenting with placement and cutting of the original image
011. Close Crop
(The crop must be tight / use a small portion of the cap)
capelle crazydd croisse 012. Wide Crop
(The crop must be distant / use most of the cap)
alfiri hopeitallaway that_was_cheesy 013. No Face
(The character's head must be cropped out of the icon)
ewanfan1 filmowe shisora 014. Negative Space
(Subject must take up 50% or less of the icon)
apologizeg revemagiques vejibra 015. No Negative Space
(Subject must fill at least 80% of the icon)
cuethe_pulse jokermary sesperia 016. Center Crop
(Subject must be centered within the icon)
bridals erzsebet poisonedwriter 017. Top Heavy
(Subject is in the top portion of the icon while the bottom is more empty)
caramelmilk_t funkytrain mimimouchi024 018. Bottom Heavy
(Subject is in the bottom portion of the icon while the top is more empty)
_virsaviya_ shisora tomycoffee 019. Corner Crop
(Subject appears in the corner of the icon)
absolutelybatty ewanfan1 rabidline 020. Rule of Thirds
(Elements must fall along the lines given by the
Rule of Thirds)
eotheod setentpet [TEXT I] -- Experimenting with using different types of text in your icon
021. One Word
(Just a single word on the icon)
deadly_lemonade lovedbyahero spud66cat 022. Lyric
(Icon must use a lyric from a song, Disney or otherwise)
caramelmilk_t deadly_lemonade sesperia 023. Quote
(Icon must use a non-lyrical quote, from any source)
juanxyo twolefts xmaidelx 024. Letter
(Icon must prominently use a single letter)
capelle ('E')
erzsebet ('A')
hipokras ('U')
025. Symbol
(Icon must make use of a symbol such as &, *, @, or ♥)
_virsaviya_ (“)
chimera_x (♥)
funkytrain (+)
026. Internet Slang
(Icon must feature an abbreviation (e.g. OMG), an emoticon (e.g. :D), a meme (e.g. Imma let you finish but...) or some other staple of the Internet)
rainbowishes that_was_cheesy wirsindaurelie 027. Humor
(The text of the icon must be intended to be funny)
chimera_x revemagiques spiffydaze 028. LJ-related
(The text must be related to LiveJournal somehow, e.g. receiving comments, "Dear LJ", awareness that this is an icon, etc.)
chimera_x violet_light_ zarajade123 029. Emotion
(The text must be related to the emotion being expressed by the character.)
erzsebet mystical_touch that_was_cheesy 030. Tiny/Decorative Text
(Use text as a purely visual element -- the text is too small or too big to actually read)
chimera_x pairodocs smelltheflowers [COMPOSITION] -- Different ways to combine multiple elements into a single icon
031. Blend
(Icon must meld two or more images without a seam)
lovedbyahero mystical_touch sesperia 032. Split Frame
(Icon must be split either horizontally or vertically into two segments)
poisonedwriter sesperia spriink 033. Three Images
(Icon must contain three different caps; how you combine them into an icon is up to you)
lolaunny that_was_cheesy xmaidelx 034. Four-Square
(Icon must be split into four, with one image in each corner)
anna_thegentle deadly_lemonade rabidline 035. Duplication
(Same image must appear more than once on the icon)
captain_sarah hipokras juanxyo 036. New Background
(Subject must be cut out of original background and be given a new background)
fulminant8 rainbowishes spiffydaze 037. Out of the Box
(Subject must be "popping out," away from another element)
eotheod kawaii_chicken vejibra 038. Shapes
(The composition of the icon must be based around a geometric shape: a circle, a star, a square, etc.)
deadly_lemonade mimimouchi024 _virsaviya_ 039. Nested Image
(The icon contains an image set within another image)
chacusha hipokras juanxyo 040. Sidebars
(The icon must use horizontal or vertical bar(s) to the side of the image)
alice_trip jokermary mystical_touch [DOMINANT COLORS] -- Using different colors prominently in your work
041. Red
(Icon must feature the color red prominently)
kelsigrint rabidline tomycoffee 042. Orange
(Icon must feature the color orange prominently)
jokermary raiindust spriink 043. Yellow
(Icon must feature the color yellow prominently)
liona5 saori1f sjlnechnaia 044. Green
(Icon must feature the color green prominently)
capelle hopeitallaway rainbowishes 045. Blue
(Icon must feature the color blue prominently)
animekatie averillovessev capelle 046. Purple
(Icon must feature the color purple prominently)
dudette_in_town fancifull la_fleur_darion 047. Brown/Pink
(Icon must feature either brown or pink prominently)
fulminant8 narniacmr sesperia 048. Analogous Colors
(Icon must prominently feature a pair of neighboring colors, like green&blue or red&purple)
apologizeg (blue/purple)
vejibra (yellow/green)
049. Complementary Colors
(Icon must prominently feature opposites: red&green, orange&blue, yellow&purple)
animekatie (orange/blue)
croisse (red/green)
mimimouchi024 (yellow/purple)
050. Color Scheme
(Generate a
random scheme or pick one out from
COLOURlovers or
ColorSchemer and use it to inspire your icon)
[TEXTURES/EFFECTS] -- Making use of external visual elements in your icon
051. Sky
(Icon must contain a sky-related effect -- clouds, a moon, etc.)
captain_sarah kelsigrint 052. Frame
(Icon must contain a frame or border)
ewanfan1 miss_dee_b 053. Pattern
(Icon must have a pattern such as stripes, checkers, polka dots, anything tileable...)
captain_sarah disneygirl89 054. Grungy
(Icon must use a grungy texture; it's hard to tell what icons have grunge textures laid on them, so I'll just provide some textures)
erniemay haudvafra 055. Lights
(Icon must use a light texture or sparkles)
singingllama taranouga 056. Soft
(Icon must use soft / blended texture; as with grunge, I'm providing some texture examples)
expose42 innocent_lexys 057. Lines
(Icon must use an effect involving visible lines or curves)
la_fleur_darion sailorraspberry 058. Stock Image
(Icon must make use of a stock photograph)
absolutelybatty chacusha 059. Gradient
(Icon must make use of a gradient)
060. Flowers/Ribbon
(Icon must feature a flower or ribbon somewhere)
disneygirl89 rabidline [TEXT II] -- Experimenting with how text can be laid out and arranged
061. All Caps
(Text must be typed out in all caps)
funkytrain rich_desire 062. All Lowercase
(Text must be typed out without any capitalization)
christinaa88 grain_de_beaute 063. Serif Font
(Text must use a font with serifs (e.g. Courier, Georgia, Times New Roman, etc.))
rich_desire snowweisz 064. Sans-Serif Font
(Text must use a font without serifs (e.g. Arial, Impact, Tahoma, Trebuchet MS, Verdana, etc.))
narniacmr rainbowishes 065. Fancy Font
(Text must use a swirly or complex font)
captain_sarah xmaidelx 066. Large & Small
(Parts of the text must be large, while other parts are small)
lemonpunch raiindust 067. Outline
(The letters have a border/outline)
raiindust spiffydaze 068. Text Colors
(Icon must use more than one color for the text)
chacusha tilottamaa 069. Huge Text
(Text must take up a large part of the icon)
spriink xmaidelx 070. Text Behind
(Text must be partially obscured by subject of icon)
revemagiques singingllama [EXTRAS] -- Get in some extra practice with the above themes
071. Extra Color
(Focus on color. You can repeat any of themes 1-10 or 41-50 here if you like, or just make an icon with color in mind)
072. Extra Crop
(Focus on cropping. You can repeat any of themes 11-20 here if you like, or just make an icon with cropping in mind)
073. Extra Text
(Focus on text. You can repeat any of themes 21-30 or 61-70 here if you like, or just make an icon featuring text)
074. Extra Composition
(Focus on composition. You can repeat any of themes 31-40 here if you like, or just make an icon with composition in mind)
075. Extra Textures/Effect
(Focus on textures or effects. You can repeat any of themes 51-60 here if you like, or just make an icon featuring a texture or effect of your choice)
076. - 080. Two Themes
(Each of these icons must incorporate any two themes from 1-70. They can be from the same category or different categories, whichever you like.)
[SPECIAL] -- Things to try just for the sake of trying them!
081. Text Only
(Icon contains only text without an accompanying cap)
disneygirl89 eotheod fulminant8 082. Non-100x100
(Icon must be smaller than 100x100 dimensions)
shrimpy_19 wockys 083. Rotation
(Subject must be rotated somehow)
christinaa88 tilottamaa tomycoffee 084. Blur
(Icon must feature blurring in some way)
absolutelybatty croisse wirsindaurelie 085. Trendy
(Icon featuring an icon trend, past or present; for example: red blob of doom, pale pink/peach coloring, saturated/grainy coloring, random Photoshop bird, that silly "I want to laugh I want to cry" text texture, etc.)
086. Tutorial
(Make an icon using a tutorial of your choice; see
icon_tutorial)
087. Filter
(Use a filter or effect in your graphics program; for example: drop shadow, lens flare, emboss, etc. If your program doesn't have filters, try simulating one)
088. Minimalistic
(Make it simple and clean, no textures, nothing special)
089. Crazy
(Go crazy with a complex icon! For a challenge, choose three or more themes from the previous and incorporate them into one icon)
090. Ugly
(Make a purposely ugly icon)
eotheod [ARTIST'S CHOICE] -- Anything you like here.
091. - 100. Artist's Choice
That's the end! And for those that need it here's coding for a table:
Table Code:
DISNEY100 TECHNICAL TABLE |
[COLORING] |
001: Flat Color |
002: Shading |
003: High Contrast |
004: Pastel |
005: Saturated |
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006: Muted |
007: Black & White |
008: Color Splash |
009: Warm Tint |
010: Cool Tint |
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[CROPPING] |
011: Close Crop |
012: Wide Crop |
013: No Face |
014: Negative Space |
015: No Negative Space |
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016: Center Crop |
017: Top Heavy |
018: Bottom Heavy |
019: Corner Crop |
020: Rule of Thirds |
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[TEXT I] |
021: One Word |
022: Lyric |
023: Quote |
024: Letter |
025: Symbol |
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026: Internet Slang |
027: Humor |
028: LJ-related |
029: Emotion |
030: Tiny/Decorative Text |
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[COMPOSITION] |
031: Blend |
032: Split Frame |
033: Three Images |
034: Four-Square |
035: Duplication |
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036: New Background |
037: Out of the Box |
038: Shapes |
039: Nested Image |
040: Sidebars |
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[DOMINANT COLORS] |
041: Red |
042: Orange |
043: Yellow |
044: Green |
045: Blue |
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046: Purple |
047: Brown/Pink |
048: Analogous Colors |
049: Complementary Colors |
050: Color Scheme |
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[TEXTURES/EFFECTS] |
051: Sky |
052: Frame |
053: Pattern |
054: Grungy |
055: Lights |
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056: Soft |
057: Lines |
058: Stock Image |
059: Gradient |
060: Flowers/Ribbon |
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[TEXT II] |
061: All Caps |
062: All Lowercase |
063: Serif Font |
064: Sans-Serif Font |
065: Fancy Font |
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066: Large & Small |
067: Outline |
068: Text Colors |
069: Huge Text |
070: Text Behind |
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[EXTRAS] |
071: Extra Color |
072: Extra Crop |
073: Extra Text |
074: Extra Composition |
075: Extra Textures/Effects |
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076: Two Themes |
077: Two Themes |
078: Two Themes |
079: Two Themes |
080: Two Themes |
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[SPECIAL] |
081: Text Only |
082: Non-100x100 |
083: Rotation |
084: Blur |
085: Trendy |
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086: Tutorial |
087: Filter |
088: Minimalistic |
089: Crazy |
090: Ugly |
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[ARTIST'S CHOICE] |
091: Artist's Choice |
092: Artist's Choice |
093: Artist's Choice |
094: Artist's Choice |
095: Artist's Choice |
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096: Artist's Choice |
097: Artist's Choice |
098: Artist's Choice |
099: Artist's Choice |
100: Artist's Choice |
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Sorry this is so late. I know I promised May, but if you've read this post, you can probably tell why it took me so long, haha. XD Many thanks to
caramelmilk_t for suggesting themes and to
lil_hippie_chic for reviewing the table. :)