My entries for Round 1 of btvsats20in20, plus extras: (The not really-real) Buffy Summers

[red_satin_doll]

ETA: bangel_4e notified me that my original entries for NS+Mono and Artists Choice 1 were not qualified so I've switched them out. Let me know what you think.

My first-ever 20in20 entries for Round 1 of btvsats20in20 were inspired by the Jo Chen's Cover art for "The Chain"; so I decided to claim Buffy Summers as my subject (no surprise) but with a twist: the "not really-real" versions that populate the Buffyverse: impersonators, dopplegangers, alt universe versions; Buffy reimagined in her own and in other people's dreams.

All icons made by me in ipiccy and Photobucket. Many thanks to bangel_4e and spikesredqueen for their patient and tireless hand-holding.





    Teasers

10 Themes
Strong	Favorite Moment	NS+Monochrome	Comics	Blending
Earth Tones	Provided Texture	Ex.Close Crop	Smile	Focused
5 Category |BLACK AND WHITE
Cat 1	Cat 2	Cat 3	Cat 4	Cat 5
5 Artist's Choice
AC 1	AC 2	AC 3	AC 4	AC 5

Alts and extras to be posted separately.

WANT? TAKE, HAVE, ENJOY! - But give proper credit always!
DO NOT alter, claim as your own or repost to other websites without my permission.
If you snag an icon, letting me know is always appreciated. Feedback feeds the savage fan artist.

Comments

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

ETA: I just saw that set! Thank you for the shout out, I left comments there.

So what did you think of ipiccy compared to gimp? I'm already frustrated with what I "can't" do but have no idea if it's because I'm experiencing the limits of what I know vs the limitations of what it can actually do.

I found a series of blogposts comparing different programs like ipiccy and pixlmator etc but a lot of what the gal says is already a bit over my head right now anyway http://busyteacher.wordpress.com/2012/06/24/photo-fun-part-iv-pixlr-express/

I'm "lahr-nin' " but slowly. :P

"poor" Cat 4

*hugs Cat 4* poor thing, with a face not even a mother could love. At least now it has my pity vote *lol*

The ones I am not happy with, and don't think are great are ones that others love.

I was saying the same to kikimay upthread - she loved and snagged an icon I called a failure, and that was a huge lesson to me. So has the voting for this round - except I'm not sure what the lesson is!

[debris4spike]

I still like GIMP - I think I could probably do most things with iPiccy, but I'm used to "my" programme. I tended to do most of the basics on GIMP and then a few extra's with iPiccy. I did like their colour boost ... much less than GIMP does, so that's handy to know for some icons.

I don't tend to work out most of the debates and helpful contrasts that anyone does!!

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

What do think of ipiccy's text options compared to Gimp's? Did you try it? I still find PB easier to work with on that account, with exceptions (ipiccy has an old English font but otherwise a lot of their fonts are too fancy-shmancy for icons.)

one of my favorite effects to play with right now is Orton effect, which gives the entire image a soft "bloom".

I don't tend to work out most of the debates and helpful contrasts that anyone does!!

Sorry, dear, come again? i don't understand.

[debris4spike]

LOL - it took me a moment to work out that sentence as well! No wonder my English teacher thought I was a twit!

You commented about a link where someone was comparing 2 different products. I said that I usually found those sorts of links not very helpful ... and usually (as you said) too technical.

As to fonts, I have found that GIMP automatically updates any fonts I add to my pc, so presumed that PB would do similar.

Just going to do some Star Trek icons - so will see what I can use the iPiccy for *g* (Thank you)

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

Ah, thanks for the clarification sweetie - and your English teacher was the twit, not you!

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Ah, thanks for the clarification sweetie - and your English teacher was the twit, not you!

<As to fonts, I have found that GIMP automatically updates any fonts I add to my pc, so presumed that PB would do similar.</i>

Gimp updates fonts? Ooohhhh *glazed eyes*

PB doesn't because it's not a downloaded program to my computer, it's a separate site like ipiccy; Photoshop might have but my sweetie never used fonts in it and we don't have it now.

Looking forward to seeing your next set of masterpieces!