icon meme
Tagged by margyydoodle and mycophobia.
When did you first start iconing, and what was the first icontest you entered? I honestly can't remember when I started making icons. I created gunshou as an icon journal in June 2004, so I imagine that was when I got going. Likewise, I can't remember the first icontest I entered, but it may have been visualcrack. ff_eye_candy was another one I entered early on, back when it was run by the original founders.
Post one of your first or worst icons. Urm. Long before I understood how my graphics program worked, I churned out these...
Post one of your favorite icons that you've made. I really like how all of these turned out. And, you know, Basch.
What computer & graphics program do you use? My Dell laptop is hanging by a thread, and as long as I'm nice to it, it continues to function, even though the wireless card and the battery both don't work. I use my good friend Photoshop 7, because I'm too poor for upgrades, and too lazy to learn new features.
Iconmakers whose work you love? Non FF-fandom: phuck, myrasis, and aesc do consistently amazing stuff. Especially aesc, who fits my definition of a real artist with her creative and complex designs.
A trick or technique you use a lot? Well, I abuse textures in every icon. I often use a B&W gradient map set to soft or hard light for contrast, and I use vector masks on almost every layer for some reason or another. Masks are probably the single best tool I use. I'm also starting to dig color burn layers, since I like vibrancy.
A trend you hate? Blended heads. SRSLY. It creeps me out for some reason, no matter how well so_vayne does it.
One of your favorite set of textures? I have to pick just one? Out of the 2000+ textures I have downloaded (no wonder my poor machine chugs along like Amy Winehouse running a marathon)? Let's say anything by sanami276 at ownthesunshine.
An icontest you recommend: Well, we try hard to keep the challenges interesting at ff_eye_candy. And while it's not a contest per se, ff_oscars is a great place to recognize amazing icons in the Final Fantasy fandom.
Pimp your icon journal! iconage, obsessing over Basch since FFXII came out.
Tag 5 other people! I think I'm the last in the group to do it, so whoever wants to, feel free.
When did you first start iconing, and what was the first icontest you entered? I honestly can't remember when I started making icons. I created gunshou as an icon journal in June 2004, so I imagine that was when I got going. Likewise, I can't remember the first icontest I entered, but it may have been visualcrack. ff_eye_candy was another one I entered early on, back when it was run by the original founders.
Post one of your first or worst icons. Urm. Long before I understood how my graphics program worked, I churned out these...
Post one of your favorite icons that you've made. I really like how all of these turned out. And, you know, Basch.
What computer & graphics program do you use? My Dell laptop is hanging by a thread, and as long as I'm nice to it, it continues to function, even though the wireless card and the battery both don't work. I use my good friend Photoshop 7, because I'm too poor for upgrades, and too lazy to learn new features.
Iconmakers whose work you love? Non FF-fandom: phuck, myrasis, and aesc do consistently amazing stuff. Especially aesc, who fits my definition of a real artist with her creative and complex designs.
A trick or technique you use a lot? Well, I abuse textures in every icon. I often use a B&W gradient map set to soft or hard light for contrast, and I use vector masks on almost every layer for some reason or another. Masks are probably the single best tool I use. I'm also starting to dig color burn layers, since I like vibrancy.
A trend you hate? Blended heads. SRSLY. It creeps me out for some reason, no matter how well so_vayne does it.
One of your favorite set of textures? I have to pick just one? Out of the 2000+ textures I have downloaded (no wonder my poor machine chugs along like Amy Winehouse running a marathon)? Let's say anything by sanami276 at ownthesunshine.
An icontest you recommend: Well, we try hard to keep the challenges interesting at ff_eye_candy. And while it's not a contest per se, ff_oscars is a great place to recognize amazing icons in the Final Fantasy fandom.
Pimp your icon journal! iconage, obsessing over Basch since FFXII came out.
Tag 5 other people! I think I'm the last in the group to do it, so whoever wants to, feel free.