Thank you again so very much for your feedback and comments!
I've entered four times. Those are the only times I made icons for a contest. I won first place twice, didn't even place a third, and this time hasn't gone up for voting yet.
Congratulations on both your wins (and that's quite an enviable track record already.)
I can see why you won both times - for one thing, your ability to match the perfect lyric with the image is first-rate. I like when an icon makes me stop for a second and think or remember or say "ouch" or (in this case) "Oh Willow, honey, no." I like adding text but I don't think I've developed that keen a skill (and it is a skill) at matching lyric/image; or I haven't practiced enough.
That Willow icon, are those three layers you've put together - four counting the text - one with the black bar and then the images top and bottom? Did you add text after putting those three components togetther so you could color match the text effect?
this time hasn't gone up for voting yet.
Yours was the one entry dragonydreams had received when she extended the deadline I take it? I look forward to seeing what you came up with!
I'm usually only able to participate if there's an extension, deadlines make me freeze. And even then the challenge has to speak to me.
Imagine me nodding along and saying "yes, yes, me too." (How many times have I begged a mod to allow an extension? I need to make Time Management my friend.) And I think the "inspiration" thing is why I've only participated in two btvs_hush challenges; if I were a writer, I think prompts would make me freeze up in similar fashion. Perhaps I should push myself to "be" inspired and not wait for it to come to me? IDK
It was one of the rare times I really did like what I did ... even after a bunch of time passed.
Which one? Both are wonderful, you should be pleased. (and your Bad Girls icon is still floating around in my head btw.I was thinking of snagging it - and then saw your delicate Willow purple/green icon and stopped cold and OH GOSH decisions and only so many spaces - you won't mind if I snag either one with proper credit will you?)
BTW I sent a PM to evangelin1202 asking if I could snag Druslila children of light icon that I saw in you userpics aka icon gallery, you don't mind sharing I hope? That might be the loveliest Dru icon I've ever laid eyes on.
I'm probably a bit silly about asking permission (when someone wants an icon of mine I'm absolutely thrilled and don't demand permission, just proper credit). But when it comes to other people's icons I'm ever-so-careful perhaps to the point of absurdity.
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I've entered four times. Those are the only times I made icons for a contest. I won first place twice, didn't even place a third, and this time hasn't gone up for voting yet.
Congratulations on both your wins (and that's quite an enviable track record already.)
I can see why you won both times - for one thing, your ability to match the perfect lyric with the image is first-rate. I like when an icon makes me stop for a second and think or remember or say "ouch" or (in this case) "Oh Willow, honey, no." I like adding text but I don't think I've developed that keen a skill (and it is a skill) at matching lyric/image; or I haven't practiced enough.
That Willow icon, are those three layers you've put together - four counting the text - one with the black bar and then the images top and bottom? Did you add text after putting those three components togetther so you could color match the text effect?
this time hasn't gone up for voting yet.
Yours was the one entry dragonydreams had received when she extended the deadline I take it?
I look forward to seeing what you came up with!
I'm usually only able to participate if there's an extension, deadlines make me freeze. And even then the challenge has to speak to me.
Imagine me nodding along and saying "yes, yes, me too." (How many times have I begged a mod to allow an extension? I need to make Time Management my friend.) And I think the "inspiration" thing is why I've only participated in two btvs_hush challenges; if I were a writer, I think prompts would make me freeze up in similar fashion. Perhaps I should push myself to "be" inspired and not wait for it to come to me? IDK
It was one of the rare times I really did like what I did ... even after a bunch of time passed.
Which one? Both are wonderful, you should be pleased. (and your Bad Girls icon is still floating around in my head btw.I was thinking of snagging it - and then saw your delicate Willow purple/green icon and stopped cold and OH GOSH decisions and only so many spaces - you won't mind if I snag either one with proper credit will you?)
BTW I sent a PM to evangelin1202 asking if I could snag Druslila children of light icon that I saw in you userpics aka icon gallery, you don't mind sharing I hope? That might be the loveliest Dru icon I've ever laid eyes on.
I'm probably a bit silly about asking permission (when someone wants an icon of mine I'm absolutely thrilled and don't demand permission, just proper credit). But when it comes to other people's icons I'm ever-so-careful perhaps to the point of absurdity.