OMG you made it through this post, have some more cake! :)
I really like #6 as well - but I liked all of those so much I could not decide. So I just tossed the entire set in Ryan's lap. (There were a lot more that I've since deleted and don't have here - but not of that set.)
And S6 was the season I connected with the most emotionally because of the depression arc (and oh, god, watching her dig herself out of her own grave *sobs*) and kept rewatching over and over. But then I went through an S7 marathon and I love her that season too. I'm so indecisive. I tend to cover my bases and say S5-7 Buffy is my favorite - it's when I fell in love with her, and I love her for different reasons in each season.
Any particular reason for S6 for you?
I started making icons recently, for fun, but I haven't yet figured out the art of making the lighting and coloring look unique and pretty. I suspect it takes a lot of trial and error.
The one you're using from Get it Done is beautifully tinted, so I'd say you're on the right track! That effect is very difficult in PB to do with any control although I love tinted and faded effects; high contrasts and chiaroscuro are easier.
And I love icons of Buffy S7 anyway, but I think I mentioned that before. I did moulin rouge icons ten years ago, when Photobucket had a different editing suite, and I pretty much had it "mastered". I did some lovely things - and then PB completely switched editing programs twice in the last three years.
Also, btvs is for the most part "realistically" light and lensed, whereas MR was very saturated, stylized and almost surreal. So making btvs icons it feels very much like "start over" on both levels - as it will be when I start playing with Aperture (a program for Mac.)
Do you use Photoshop?
I hadn't even noticed there was Glory-hate, but then, now that I think about, I do think she's generally considered to be a pretty stupid villain. I like her, though.
I noticed in mainstream fandom after I'd watched the show there was a lot of Glory hate and I'm, like, WTF? She fits perfectly into the themes of the season,including the focus on the female characters, she's funny and scary - she's Hemery High buffy + early seasons Cordy + Faith (want, take, have) + Illyria. If they had a four-way, that is.
But then again I liked the Master. "What do you think, a 4.5?"
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Date: 2014-03-19 10:26 pm (UTC)I really like #6 as well - but I liked all of those so much I could not decide. So I just tossed the entire set in Ryan's lap. (There were a lot more that I've since deleted and don't have here - but not of that set.)
And S6 was the season I connected with the most emotionally because of the depression arc (and oh, god, watching her dig herself out of her own grave *sobs*) and kept rewatching over and over. But then I went through an S7 marathon and I love her that season too. I'm so indecisive. I tend to cover my bases and say S5-7 Buffy is my favorite - it's when I fell in love with her, and I love her for different reasons in each season.
Any particular reason for S6 for you?
I started making icons recently, for fun, but I haven't yet figured out the art of making the lighting and coloring look unique and pretty. I suspect it takes a lot of trial and error.
The one you're using from Get it Done is beautifully tinted, so I'd say you're on the right track! That effect is very difficult in PB to do with any control although I love tinted and faded effects; high contrasts and chiaroscuro are easier.
And I love icons of Buffy S7 anyway, but I think I mentioned that before. I did moulin rouge icons ten years ago, when Photobucket had a different editing suite, and I pretty much had it "mastered". I did some lovely things - and then PB completely switched editing programs twice in the last three years.
Also, btvs is for the most part "realistically" light and lensed, whereas MR was very saturated, stylized and almost surreal. So making btvs icons it feels very much like "start over" on both levels - as it will be when I start playing with Aperture (a program for Mac.)
Do you use Photoshop?
I hadn't even noticed there was Glory-hate, but then, now that I think about, I do think she's generally considered to be a pretty stupid villain. I like her, though.
I noticed in mainstream fandom after I'd watched the show there was a lot of Glory hate and I'm, like, WTF? She fits perfectly into the themes of the season,including the focus on the female characters, she's funny and scary - she's Hemery High buffy + early seasons Cordy + Faith (want, take, have) + Illyria. If they had a four-way, that is.
But then again I liked the Master. "What do you think, a 4.5?"