Usually sharpening is one of the first things I do, and do it a bit more as I downsize gradually but the ipiccy sharpening tool is a world away from PB's - I had no idea how fuzzy a lot of my icons really were! (When I post about the btvs_hush entries I'll put up examples of what I mean.)

You really did a marvelous job adding color to the frame of the Willow icon! I prefer it to the plain white - so sophisticated! You're doing some phenomenal work.

And congratulations on your win at btvs_hush! The winners also happen to be the icons I voted for, including yours - it was the first one that caught my eye. Lovely colors, diagonal composition, shading, all in perfect balance; great sharpness and clarity; and the co-ordinated edge along the left and bottom was a great finishing touch. a bit of decoration without seeming too much.

I actually thought the Spike one by Rua_1412 might possibly be yours but I wasn't sure. Or possibly the Joyce one? But now I'm thinking the Angel one because you remarked on what a great shot it was. I actually tried to make an icon from that, it has all the elements of a great icon - strong image, rich darks - but couldn't.

Mine are #4, 8 and 10 - one of Buffy, two of Willow.
http://btvs-hush.livejournal.com/284929.html
I want to put up a post about the slayerstillness icons first, so hopefully I can do the btvs_hush one tomorrow.