I'm always amazed to see such a sweet, full image be so very clear in such a tiny space.

*nods* that always amazes me. I think I've made a handful that came out well in that regard but that's pretty rare. I've still got a lot to learn about downsizing images. I think your icon is marvelously pretty and sharp even in it's "shrunken form" on my template.

I often can't decide on a finish when I'm playing and sometimes just post the lot and let people decide which they like best eg

Do you? That gives me a bit of courage to go ahead and do the same, because when I see people post their icons I've never seen that sort of repetition. (I made perhaps 10 icons from the same image from Showtime for example, or dozens from a single image of Satine in MR back in the day and I love them all.)

and I hardly ever agree with the results. :D

I have no idea what you're talking about *cough* The last round of Slaystillness that I saw had a gorgeous batch of winners, that was one of the prettiest sets I've ever seen, including the Dawn icon I'm using *points to*