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red_satin_doll) wrote2014-06-05 09:06 pm
red_satin_doll) wrote2014-06-05 09:06 pm
I think I can, I think I can...maybe? (ooh, look, a poll! And a Willow icon! Shiny!)
Ok, so I had over 100 icons for the upcoming ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
btvsats20in20 Round 1. I reduced them to 62 or so because several of them were crap. I went back and made some smile and blending catagory icons I can live with. (Not great, but not entirely embarrassed by my relative lack of skill. Yet.) Now I'm back to 102. That's better. *lol*
Oh for the days when I was young and innocent and churned out icons that were no works of art but not half-bad, and didn't worry about the last damn pixel at the tip of SMG's nose, or wacky concepts like "image clarity". It was just two weeks ago but it seems like years. So young, so innocent. *le sigh*
And I can pan-sear or grill a tbone steak* to absolute juicy perfection, and have my "we need to eat less meat!" ladylove knawing the bone and singing my praises in epic verse, but making an icon table template thing-y is still an absolute mystery. (*That was what I made for dinner in fact - with crunchy oven-baked kale chips, gently sauteed bok choy and fluffy steamed quinoa. My ladylove really did knaw the bone. She didn't actually sing or write epic verse. This need to be corrected.)
No, I'm not freaking out, nor am I coming undone. Laying strewn about the floor in shredded and knotted pieces like a skein of cheap acrylic yarn the aforementioned cat shredded,spat out contemptuously and tossed to the floor, more like. Ok, so minor freaking out may be occuring here.
Since I'm entirely new to this whole 20in20 concept, I have questions. I don't see folks talking about how they do these things, y'all just go about and do them. So, I am curious. If you've made an excess number of icons for a 20in20 or any icontest challenge, how do you deal with the overflow?
[Poll #1970795][Poll #1970795]
And to say thank you to the home audience for playing along, and remind myself that yes, I can do a simple one-and-done icon: Willow in AtS "Orpheus". Isn't she pretty? When all else is in doubt, a pretty lady never fails to inspire me.
btvsats20in20 Round 1. I reduced them to 62 or so because several of them were crap. I went back and made some smile and blending catagory icons I can live with. (Not great, but not entirely embarrassed by my relative lack of skill. Yet.) Now I'm back to 102. That's better. *lol*Oh for the days when I was young and innocent and churned out icons that were no works of art but not half-bad, and didn't worry about the last damn pixel at the tip of SMG's nose, or wacky concepts like "image clarity". It was just two weeks ago but it seems like years. So young, so innocent. *le sigh*
And I can pan-sear or grill a tbone steak* to absolute juicy perfection, and have my "we need to eat less meat!" ladylove knawing the bone and singing my praises in epic verse, but making an icon table template thing-y is still an absolute mystery. (*That was what I made for dinner in fact - with crunchy oven-baked kale chips, gently sauteed bok choy and fluffy steamed quinoa. My ladylove really did knaw the bone. She didn't actually sing or write epic verse. This need to be corrected.)
No, I'm not freaking out, nor am I coming undone. Laying strewn about the floor in shredded and knotted pieces like a skein of cheap acrylic yarn the aforementioned cat shredded,spat out contemptuously and tossed to the floor, more like. Ok, so minor freaking out may be occuring here.
Since I'm entirely new to this whole 20in20 concept, I have questions. I don't see folks talking about how they do these things, y'all just go about and do them. So, I am curious. If you've made an excess number of icons for a 20in20 or any icontest challenge, how do you deal with the overflow?
[Poll #1970795][Poll #1970795]
And to say thank you to the home audience for playing along, and remind myself that yes, I can do a simple one-and-done icon: Willow in AtS "Orpheus". Isn't she pretty? When all else is in doubt, a pretty lady never fails to inspire me.
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Like Deb I'd choose:
Squirrel them away for a future challenge.
Display them as alts/extras on my entry post
Show them off in a separate post on my journal/website
The ones you really like and are different from the entry could be reworked for a different challenge later, those that are mere variations could appear as alts on the main post and you could show the remaining ones separately. It's up to you. :D
That's what I do with OWL anyway. As you know I don't do 20in20s for the stress factor, I would do tons of different icons and never be able to choose. You my dear are very brave! <3
Time is my worst enemy and I missed the May deadline for the Darla post. :(
However the new theme @ nekid_spike is intriguing: all witches, demons and vampires in both shows, I do hope to get something done before the end of June. *crosses fingers*
I'm looking forward to your alts post! <3
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Thanks sweetie!
I realize I've already done all three things with OWL and slayerstillness extras. With the last rounds of OWL and SS I was doing at the same time, the ideas for one flowed into the other (my icons of Faith's hand that won best crop was originally intended for OWL, as was the Spuffy icon A Broken Halleluliah), same with slayerstillness prompts Negative space and simplicity.
And I like to show off the extras afterward but what's different with the 20in20 is that I don't have to wait to show them until after the voting is over. Doing so many icons is really overwhelming, and I took too much time doing it but I love not having to worry about anonymity. And I get feedback right away - Immediate gratification FTW!
I would do tons of different icons and never be able to choose. You my dear are very brave! <3
Oh good I thought I was the only one who did tons! I did the math and I literally do on average 5-9 times more icons than I need for any challenge (including OWL) not even including the ones that I delete before I even enter or that die aborning.
And I don't know about "brave" but thank you very much!
However the new theme @ nekid_spike
Oh good luck with that? Do you have a link btw?
I didn't do the slayerstillness vampire prompt because it didn't inspire me at the time, then I did those Vamp Willow icons after the fact. I do want to do a VW set sometime, maybe for a 20in20. She's just so gorgeously trashy.