I apologize for the delay in commenting, hon - this is a beautiful set! I'm hard pressed to pick favorites but - sepia+profile is GORGEOUS, truly; and it goes beautifully with retro and unusual crop; then I like the contrast of Hot and the clarity of that mug (I can almost feel it in my hands); love the coloring of yellow+blue; contrast (another Gunn icon, yay!)
The category set goes together wonderfully as a set piece as does the AC set. So so pretty! I like the meta commentary of Cat 5 especially - all of the white decoration in those icons feels as if it was chosen for a purpose, not just randomly.
Did I mention the AC set is beautiful? I think AC4 is my favorite. I really like the barely-there fragment of script in that and Crossover. (DB in Bones, how cool is that?) I used to insist on "legible text" in icons but I've come to embrace the idea of font and text as abstract decorative elements in their own right and you use them to stunning effect here.
Oh wow, thank you so much for this amazing comment hon! Seriously, you've made my night <3 I'm beyond thrilled you like my set since I forgot how much of a pain Angel caps can be and very nearly gave up, lol.
sepia+profile is GORGEOUS, truly; and it goes beautifully with retro and unusual crop
Yay! I'm so glad you like that one. I've been trying to throw a few more muted icons in my sets lately to break up all the colours and I quite like that myself.
The category set goes together wonderfully as a set piece as does the AC set. So so pretty! I like the meta commentary of Cat 5 especially - all of the white decoration in those icons feels as if it was chosen for a purpose, not just randomly.
Yeah I was sort of trying to fit symbols with characters for the cat set - more so in 2 & 5 because they just fit so well with Angel and Wes. But I quite like how they all turned out so I'm so happy you like them.
DB in Bones, how cool is that?
Is it wrong to admit I went with the easiest option for that ;)
Are Angel caps worse to work with than btvs caps or about the same? I don't know why i imagine they'd have better image quality.
I've been trying to throw a few more muted icons in my sets lately to break up all the colors
As a lover of the muted I say brava, you did a great job!
You know I have the opposite problem - remembering to use color when my default mode is to go to sepia/muted. I lol'd at sepia and retro as themes because those aren't themes they're my M.O.! I think my two best icons this round had the best color clarity.
more so in 2 & 5 because they just fit so well with Angel and Wes.
Because I haven't seen the series I simply assumed that the other three were meaningful in some way, but it's the Angel and Wes icons that definitely stick with me. Your set pushed me to try not to put ornaments just for the sake of the pretty but to have some meaning; I didn't always succeed though.
Is it wrong to admit I went with the easiest option for that ;)Are you kidding? Hey, I chose a movie starring SMG, so you're preaching
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They're about the same. The main issue is that they are very dark and can be hard to brighten up.
Your set pushed me to try not to put ornaments just for the sake of the pretty but to have some meaning
Yeah I admit I still do just put decoration for the pretty most of the time myself. But when I found these textures I found they fit pretty well for the characters :P
There are guides?
Oh yeah. There's a big annual Ask The Maker thing at icon_talk - they put a master post together with all the requests to make it easier. Plus a few makers have tutorials and guides when people request them.
Wow! These are stunning! I love crossover, hot, contrast, yellow+blue, angry, retro, unusual crop, your entire AC and Cat sets! They are all fantastic!
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The category set goes together wonderfully as a set piece as does the AC set. So so pretty! I like the meta commentary of Cat 5 especially - all of the white decoration in those icons feels as if it was chosen for a purpose, not just randomly.
Did I mention the AC set is beautiful? I think AC4 is my favorite. I really like the barely-there fragment of script in that and Crossover. (DB in Bones, how cool is that?) I used to insist on "legible text" in icons but I've come to embrace the idea of font and text as abstract decorative elements in their own right and you use them to stunning effect here.
ETA - I snagged sepia profile btw.
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I'm beyond thrilled you like my set since I forgot how much of a pain Angel caps can be and very nearly gave up, lol.
sepia+profile is GORGEOUS, truly; and it goes beautifully with retro and unusual crop
Yay! I'm so glad you like that one. I've been trying to throw a few more muted icons in my sets lately to break up all the colours and I quite like that myself.
The category set goes together wonderfully as a set piece as does the AC set. So so pretty! I like the meta commentary of Cat 5 especially - all of the white decoration in those icons feels as if it was chosen for a purpose, not just randomly.
Yeah I was sort of trying to fit symbols with characters for the cat set - more so in 2 & 5 because they just fit so well with Angel and Wes. But I quite like how they all turned out so I'm so happy you like them.
DB in Bones, how cool is that?
Is it wrong to admit I went with the easiest option for that ;)
I've come to embrace the idea ( ... )
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I've been trying to throw a few more muted icons in my sets lately to break up all the colors
As a lover of the muted I say brava, you did a great job!
You know I have the opposite problem - remembering to use color when my default mode is to go to sepia/muted. I lol'd at sepia and retro as themes because those aren't themes they're my M.O.! I think my two best icons this round had the best color clarity.
more so in 2 & 5 because they just fit so well with Angel and Wes.
Because I haven't seen the series I simply assumed that the other three were meaningful in some way, but it's the Angel and Wes icons that definitely stick with me. Your set pushed me to try not to put ornaments just for the sake of the pretty but to have some meaning; I didn't always succeed though.
Is it wrong to admit I went with the easiest option for that ;)Are you kidding? Hey, I chose a movie starring SMG, so you're preaching ( ... )
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Your set pushed me to try not to put ornaments just for the sake of the pretty but to have some meaning
Yeah I admit I still do just put decoration for the pretty most of the time myself. But when I found these textures I found they fit pretty well for the characters :P
There are guides?
Oh yeah. There's a big annual Ask The Maker thing at icon_talk - they put a master post together with all the requests to make it easier. Plus a few makers have tutorials and guides when people request them.
Here's a couple I've been inspired by:
# http://split-loyalties.livejournal.com/43510.html
# http://illusoir-icons.livejournal.com/21609.html
# http://danseur-lion.livejournal.com/14901.html
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