Framed: Banner and icons for Whedon Elite Challenge 124

Congratulations to sweet_lyri, teragramm, entwashian and emmatheslayer for their winning entries in whedon_elite Challenge 124!


Not shown here is the Best Composition banner for entwashian.

My entries (many MANY thanks, kudos, roses, hugs and much applause for my beta-Muse velvetwhip for her guidance, for helping me select my entries. And especially for appreciating the frame within the image of #2. (I made a lot of alts of that one in particular that she had to sift through, and did so with her usual graciousness and keen eye.)
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Because the theme of this challenge was "Framed" my original concept was to have icons from three episodes in which Buffy was framed for murder (get it?): Ted, Consequences and Dead Things. I didn't end up using the DT icons I made but that episode still maintains a presence in the phrase from it I in #1. That scene in the police station is incredibly chilling and Sarah plays it beautifully. We don't often see Buffy scared in the series but in the interrogation room she's not the Slayer, just a terrified girl.


Alts aplenty:



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Told you I had fun with the chalkboard series.

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BANNERS FOR ROUND 11 WINNERS, BTVSATS20in20!

Congratulations again to the winners in btvsats20in20 Round 11, killing_kurare, kwritten, starry_night and yours Truly.  Here are my banners for the winning entries inclung BMC award. This was a fantastic round in terms of quality and artistry, and making banners is a wonderful chance to really appreciate the icons anew.


 




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Banners for killing_kurare:






Banners for kwritten including Banner Maker's Choice Award for her entire AC Set. I love the cinematic quality of her cropping her focus on Dawn's face. That episode and especially that scene is incredibly underrated IMO - it's the entire Bangel saga compressed into one episode, ending in a little girl having to kill her first love. And having just worked with some very dark and grainy screencaps from that ep, I'm in awe of the lovely "finish" she achieves here. (How in the world does she get those clear colors and that dewy look in ipiccy?)

 



Banners for starry_night


And finally, banners for your's truly - THANK YOU to everyone who voted for my icons!

    

I think I've mentioned this before, but my first place category winner was my homage to sweet_lyri's style of wrapping a figure in shadows until it's nearly submerged; I wanted to give it a try but never imagined it would be one of my most popular icons this round. And I did not see the third place category win coming at all and I'm tickled that it's the Joyce icon; it and the Uncle Enyios icon were two of my favorites of my set.

Background image of bonfire from my own photograph, 2015. All icons by their respective artists.