ryin ✭ 000 a meme

[alvanista]

strengths & weaknesses
an icon meme

☆ comment with your username, icon journal/community and 6 to 10 examples of your icons.
☆ share your thoughts about what you create: what you believe are your strenghts and weaknesses.
☆ people will comment with what they think about your icons.

rules:☆ no drama! don't argue, be unnecessarily harsh or

Comments

[alvanista]

name/community: alvanista/estheticons
icon samples:

[feral_phoenix]

I absolutely adore your cropping! The bottom left icon probably has the best example of negative space used well; I could stare at it forever.

[ironside]

your icons are really pleasant to look at, always interesting without being overbearing. i also agree that cropping is your strong point! for example, when i see crops like the icon at the top-right, they usually look awkward and unbalanced to me -- but yours looks so good. i love your icons ;w;

[3kame]

+ I enjoy the wide range of subjects you use. You are more brave than I am when using other techniques, instead of a few particular styles. Bright, bright colors, almost always. Sometimes, the part of the image you use is very good, rather than re-sizing. :d

- Although I think it's more of a personal preference, I don't always like the colored ball textures/layers. On some of your B&W icons... the way you make the color image B&W... they look too flat. Maybe it's a hue/contrast result. :|

[grimorio]

Your icons are very inspiring, definitely one of the best iconists on LJ. ♥ The negative space executed so well, in general your cropping is exceptionally good (I am especially really fond of #2-#6). The coloring is decent too. I also think your texture usage is good, from your posts. Overall I really love your work. ♥♥

[coughing]

I love your cropping! And that umbrella icon is just gorgeous! X3

[blackanise]

I like your cropping too! It inspired me to be more mindful of not just putting things boringly in the center :'D And the top right and bottom left samples are examples of another thing I love about your icons - that soft pretty pink tint most of them have. Always summed up in one word: lovely~

♥