NOTE: Not all of these communities provide good, 'in-depth' tutorials all of the time. However that does not mean you should write them off completely. Sometimes a gem will appear out of nowhere, and it will make the other hundred plain rocks worth while.
icon_tutorial: The oldie, the goodie. It's a one stop shop for MOST tutorials that are posted in the world of Live Journal. Furthermore, it's a growing resource that icon makers can use when they are having problems with their programs/tools, and also has a great list of resources available to icon makers in the profile.
good_tutorial: This place will provide you with a well written tutorial that is more than numbers. Tutorials posted her involve a more detailed written section that helps to explain why tools are used when they are, and the effect that tool can have in the iconing process.
coloring_help: A community that involves icon makers to post icons with colouring they'd like to achieve, and then gives other icon makers the chance to reinvent that colouring in their own way. It's not about directly knocking off someone's colouring - more about helping icon makers learn a process from which they can evolve their own skills.
photoshop_lover: A community dedicated to all things Photoshop. Here you'll find a large number of photoshop specific tutorials you can sink your teeth in to.
psptutorials: A community dedicated to all things Paint Shop Pro. Here you'll find a large number of Paint Shop Pro specific tutorials for you to have a short (or extended) peruse through.
icon_talk: Saving the absolute best for last. This community is amazing. It's full of discussion about everything to do with icons (on the first page alone discussions include: cross-posting, naming icons, elite communities, icon trends, concrit, selective colouring, and the fact that icon making on LJ is dying a little). Everyone is welcome to have their say in this community, and no point of view is discouraged. There is no right or wrong answer, and the discussions are generally mature without all the ~drama that can sometimes surround icon communities. And while there's no community directly related to giving and receiving constructive criticism, icon_talk does allow makers to post their icons to the community asking for some constructive criticism.
icon_tutorial: The oldie, the goodie. It's a one stop shop for MOST tutorials that are posted in the world of Live Journal. Furthermore, it's a growing resource that icon makers can use when they are having problems with their programs/tools, and also has a great list of resources available to icon makers in the profile.
good_tutorial: This place will provide you with a well written tutorial that is more than numbers. Tutorials posted her involve a more detailed written section that helps to explain why tools are used when they are, and the effect that tool can have in the iconing process.
coloring_help: A community that involves icon makers to post icons with colouring they'd like to achieve, and then gives other icon makers the chance to reinvent that colouring in their own way. It's not about directly knocking off someone's colouring - more about helping icon makers learn a process from which they can evolve their own skills.
photoshop_lover: A community dedicated to all things Photoshop. Here you'll find a large number of photoshop specific tutorials you can sink your teeth in to.
psptutorials: A community dedicated to all things Paint Shop Pro. Here you'll find a large number of Paint Shop Pro specific tutorials for you to have a short (or extended) peruse through.
icon_talk: Saving the absolute best for last. This community is amazing. It's full of discussion about everything to do with icons (on the first page alone discussions include: cross-posting, naming icons, elite communities, icon trends, concrit, selective colouring, and the fact that icon making on LJ is dying a little). Everyone is welcome to have their say in this community, and no point of view is discouraged. There is no right or wrong answer, and the discussions are generally mature without all the ~drama that can sometimes surround icon communities. And while there's no community directly related to giving and receiving constructive criticism, icon_talk does allow makers to post their icons to the community asking for some constructive criticism.
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