i'm living in a womb of reefer
I managed to participate in every (mostly) elite challenge-y thing that I set out as a goal to do once a month (and more even)! I feel bad that I applied to these places (well, there were two I was just sent invites to - had NO idea they existed) if I'm not going to participate at all, LOL. So, once a month. And I managed it! \o/ I shall not be doing a 20in20 again for a VERY long while. *headdesk* Dear GAWD this was a lot of icons in a month. *dies*
Also, Ask the Maker 4.0 is up and running at icon_talk and my thread is here. I've already been asked for a text guide and two tuts from my Teen Wolf entry of inspired20in20 - one of them is finished here. If there's anything else you're curious to know, now's the time to ask, my lovelies! ;)
[beware (be a VERY WARY bear) of EPIC rambles]There are a lot of these that I do not like AT ALL (the first of my supernatu_elite entry - WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE MAKING ME LOOK DUMB?! and all of my 1st whedon_elite entry - why can I not icon places anymore, dammit? Also my the20rings entry and my elite_no1 entries. GAWD, why do I suck so much sometimes?) and some that I have crazy amounts of love for against all logic and reason (most of my rainbow_elite entry, especially the second one which is dumb because you can't really tell what the subject is unless you already know and the quote isn't even recognizable - srsly, you could watch The Cabin in the Woods eighteen times and still miss it - and it's a bit of a mess anyway BUT I LOVE IT AND I WILL STAB EVERYONE WITH A RUSTY SPOON IF THEY BADMOUTH MY PURPLE CHILD. I like the last two of my teenwolf_elite entry too because they're just so crisp *happy sigh* and my Teen Wolf capchallenge entries and my second whedon_elite and hpotterelite entries).
I MISSED getting my icons in for elite_no1 by frackin minutes. Grr. Ooo, I was mad. Stupid naps are always ruining my life whilst simultaneously making it better. Um... I was listening to Brandi Carlile in the midst of making them, she makes me do lyrical things. She's evil in that brain-take-over (official name) way.
I know in checking these out it looks like I've just watched The Cabin in the Woods and am now obsessed. NOT TRUE. I decided to do it for my rainbow_elite entry and then the cap gallery was already open and, well, my laziness knows no bounds. BUT I thought it was pretty cool that I decided to use the same quote for two icons of Marty and they came out looking wildly different. LOOK! I HAVE some RANGE!!!! Also, Teen Wolf, but - uh - have you seen Tyler Hoechlin? The fault is not mine but that man's beautiful, beautiful face, ass, hair, abs, mouth, teeth and eyebrows. I don't even like the show but him + Dylan + ravenous need for Sterek fanfiction = my broken Teen Wolf-y brain. I am considering suing because mental distress HAS AND IS happening. I think my case is rested.
{20} Teen Wolf // {02} Sherlock // {14} Supernatural // {01} Skyfall // {03} The Nightmare Before Christmas // {02} Monster's, Inc. // {01} The Corpse Bride // {01} Hercules // {01} Spartacus // {15} The Cabin in the Woods // {03} True Blood // {01} Black Swan // {01} Jennifer's Body // {07} Harry Potter // {03} The Lord of the Rings
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[mini-tutorial thing-y on my Erica icon]
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So I wanted to show you guys a little bit of my process because I thought it might kinda sorta possibly be a little bit cool. I wish I had remembered to save the step right before my final soft lighting/sharpening ritual that I perform on every icon but I for sure forgot. *headdesk*
Step 1: Cropped & Resized (B.M. - Before Maddie touches it) → Step 2: The every icon Coloring Ritual + some text fun! → Step 3: Coloring with Soft Light → Step 4 (Final): A Butt-load of Textures + Soft Light & Sharpening!
Also, Ask the Maker 4.0 is up and running at icon_talk and my thread is here. I've already been asked for a text guide and two tuts from my Teen Wolf entry of inspired20in20 - one of them is finished here. If there's anything else you're curious to know, now's the time to ask, my lovelies! ;)
[beware (be a VERY WARY bear) of EPIC rambles]There are a lot of these that I do not like AT ALL (the first of my supernatu_elite entry - WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE MAKING ME LOOK DUMB?! and all of my 1st whedon_elite entry - why can I not icon places anymore, dammit? Also my the20rings entry and my elite_no1 entries. GAWD, why do I suck so much sometimes?) and some that I have crazy amounts of love for against all logic and reason (most of my rainbow_elite entry, especially the second one which is dumb because you can't really tell what the subject is unless you already know and the quote isn't even recognizable - srsly, you could watch The Cabin in the Woods eighteen times and still miss it - and it's a bit of a mess anyway BUT I LOVE IT AND I WILL STAB EVERYONE WITH A RUSTY SPOON IF THEY BADMOUTH MY PURPLE CHILD. I like the last two of my teenwolf_elite entry too because they're just so crisp *happy sigh* and my Teen Wolf capchallenge entries and my second whedon_elite and hpotterelite entries).
I MISSED getting my icons in for elite_no1 by frackin minutes. Grr. Ooo, I was mad. Stupid naps are always ruining my life whilst simultaneously making it better. Um... I was listening to Brandi Carlile in the midst of making them, she makes me do lyrical things. She's evil in that brain-take-over (official name) way.
I know in checking these out it looks like I've just watched The Cabin in the Woods and am now obsessed. NOT TRUE. I decided to do it for my rainbow_elite entry and then the cap gallery was already open and, well, my laziness knows no bounds. BUT I thought it was pretty cool that I decided to use the same quote for two icons of Marty and they came out looking wildly different. LOOK! I HAVE some RANGE!!!! Also, Teen Wolf, but - uh - have you seen Tyler Hoechlin? The fault is not mine but that man's beautiful, beautiful face, ass, hair, abs, mouth, teeth and eyebrows. I don't even like the show but him + Dylan + ravenous need for Sterek fanfiction = my broken Teen Wolf-y brain. I am considering suing because mental distress HAS AND IS happening. I think my case is rested.
{20} Teen Wolf // {02} Sherlock // {14} Supernatural // {01} Skyfall // {03} The Nightmare Before Christmas // {02} Monster's, Inc. // {01} The Corpse Bride // {01} Hercules // {01} Spartacus // {15} The Cabin in the Woods // {03} True Blood // {01} Black Swan // {01} Jennifer's Body // {07} Harry Potter // {03} The Lord of the Rings
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66-70
71-75
[mini-tutorial thing-y on my Erica icon]
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So I wanted to show you guys a little bit of my process because I thought it might kinda sorta possibly be a little bit cool. I wish I had remembered to save the step right before my final soft lighting/sharpening ritual that I perform on every icon but I for sure forgot. *headdesk*
Step 1: Cropped & Resized (B.M. - Before Maddie touches it) → Step 2: The every icon Coloring Ritual + some text fun! → Step 3: Coloring with Soft Light → Step 4 (Final): A Butt-load of Textures + Soft Light & Sharpening!