090: we slip through the streets / while everyone sleeps

[library_of_sex]

My muse is slowly but surely dropping dead. I can barely get myself to open Photoshop anymore, guys. Maybe I'm just burned out this year cuz I had such an astonishingly prolific months-long run when I got obsessed with Leverage back in February. Anyway, this post is composed mainly of entries I submitted to rumblr, capchallenge, and jjverse over the past 2 months. I meant

Comments

[sofia_gray]

Hi Kim! ♥
I totally understand you, but really: these icons are gorgeous!
I adore the composition and use of text of #2, #5, #18, #19 (brilliant!) and #20!
Plus, #39 and #41 are flawless and I adore the shaping (?) in #52 & #59! Also, #65 is woow, stunning!
#42 is probably my very favourite in this batch!

*hugs*

[library_of_sex]

WOWWWWW. What an amazing comment to receive right before heading to work! Thank you so much for the reassurance and the kind feedback, Sofia. I hate that my text is always white-only, so I need to work on that more, but at least ou like what I've done in the pieces you mentioned! Great textures account for the fun shapes in my icons, so a always, major props to the texture makes out there. (innocent-lexys in this case, I believe.) I'm thrilled with the coloring in #42 and how clean it looks, so thanks for noticing it! <3333333

[sofia_gray]

Don't say that about your text! I love it so much when it's white, it's a colour that always matches perfectly with every kind of colouring of the icons! So yeag, GO WHITE! lol of course is good too, if you want to try new things and I guess that your results would be fantastic!

innocent_lexys always makes wonderful textures *-*

So glad I made you happy!

[library_of_sex]

I see so many people with such dynamic text, and mine is always all white and tilted to the left. Very much the same most of the time, but it's hard to break out of the habit. I sincerely appreciate your reassurance though and am beyond thrilled that you enjoy the text work here. <33333

[luminousdaze]

Hi Kim! Those look awesome I like the color fills/block/shapes or whatever you call it. Also I love all the Fringe variations, they look gorgeous! Will snag one of Astrid and/or Astrid & Walter later (with cred of course). And yay for Oasis lyrics. ;)

[library_of_sex]

Awwww, you're so awesomely supportive, my dear! I love doing monochromatic color fills at this point. It happens when I can't color caps decently, which is pretty much all the damn time! I'm so happy that you're snagging a Fringe icon. I loved making those things!

The lyrics are actually from "Lovecats" by the Cure. Did Oasis cover that song? If so, I'd looooove to hear that!

[val_valerie]

Ugh Kim how do you do this to me, i don't even watch half of these fandom and i'm already saving half of this post! ;A;
these are seriously so beautiful, you have to teach me how you get this rich monochrome coloring like in 8 and 38 because i'm seriously drooling over those. :3
11, 19 , 59 and 65 are plain composition and text porn, me loves. ♥

[library_of_sex]

Bwahahahaaaaaaaaa! My plan to dominate your userpics with crap you don't even watch is working!!!!!!!! :P

For most of my colored icons, it's really just lots of Vibrance and/or Curves layers set over Gaussian blurred color blob textures. Nothing fancy.

I'm so excited over the icons that stood out to you most! For me, composition is always the super fun part of making icons! Thank you so much for your incredible feedback, as always, Nerm. <3

[naginis]

That Peter icon with the negative is so cool!

[library_of_sex]

That's a major compliment coming from you, a huge Fringe fan who makes excellent icons of the show! Thank you, Ida! :D

[library_of_sex]

Jen, I am not good for anybody, so stay away! :P

It's so rad to hear that you love the James icons so much! I made those ages ago and just kept forgetting to post them. I'd love a visit from your muse in the middle or end of December when I'll have plenty of time to iconize all day! Thanks for the fantastic comment and the lovel hugs, my dear. *HUGS BACK* <3