She's Come Undone (pt2) and I'm not feeling too good myself

[red_satin_doll]

Voting is up NOW for otherworldlyric challenge 173. 10 fabulous entries and at least one or two Willow/Angel shippy icons. Nifty.

Entries for round 1 of btvsats20in20 are due June 4 but there are some fantastic entries in the meantime to enjoy. I am nearly done with my entries (and a little nervous about the quality because DAMN, there are some fantastic entries in this thing.)

I just have to chose favorite moment. And master the icon table template. And maybe redo another blending icon. Or settle for one of the ones I made today. How hard can that be, right?

And I am FREAKING OUT just a little.

I am also going blind.

Not literally but the moment when I stopped being able to see the little pixels on the screen clearly and my eyes are blurring from sitting here too long? I passed that exit 10 miles back, with no turnaround.

I thought I was going to have a hard time coming up with ideas for this. My problem is coming up with too damn many. Oy vey. I'm lovin' it btw but - break time, way past.

So while I step away - I asked kikimay the other day about posting some other variations of my Buffy/Come Undone artwork and she said she would be interested. I'm trying to convince myself that it's ok to show this stuff off and I won't get any better as an artist hiding my stuff in a dresser drawer, so to speak.  (But why do I still feel weird about it? Aside from the needing food and all that jazz...)

Comments

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks hon, neither can I! I'll take your good wishes with me in my pocket.

I knew the blending one was going to be hard, and it has been. I think I have to let go and not expect all of them to be "perfect" but I don't want them to be uneven, you know?

Did you see today's Spuffy entries btw? I wish I knew how to get that richness of blacks, or that delicacy of text that small.

[debris4spike]

Yes, I had a tough day today with my virus kicking in again, and at work - so it was lovely to get home to see some Spuffyness!

GIMP has a "Colour Curves" slide that I find will increase the black ... by dropping the "line" down it darkens ... especially if done on the (for GIMP) left of the scale.

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

Ipiccy has a curves tool as well but I never understood the use of it. thank you for the tip, I'll play with that! Because I've tried increasing contrast etc and it doesn't give me the richness that I love.

Your icon is wonderful btw - fantastic and unusual crop! And the detail is so fine, I can feel the softness of Buffy's cheek. How do you get that level of high quality detail?