The current history20in20 challenge was a special Fairy Tale round. I decided to icon my Christmas Movie no. 1 - Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel (Tři oříšky pro Popelku), a Cinderella version. This German/Czech DEFA movie from 1973 is one of my few Christmas traditions.

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I got texture help of aoi_sama896, jordannamorgan and shoqolad.

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Magic
Literature
Royal
Atmosphere
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After a very long break history20in20 went into it's next round and decided to concentrate on architecture. I gave myself another challenge and made my icon set only with Prague pictures. I wanted to do such a set for a very log time.

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Home*
Negative Space
Inside
Simple
Stone


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Finally I found the time to make Lewis Payne icons for history20in20. I didn't know anything behind the Abraham Lincoln Killing Conspiracy. But Norman Reedus portaged one of the offenders in Robert Redford's movie The Conspirator. The look alike is overwhelming and even when Mr. Payne was a terrorist, he was very handsome.

With the texture help of: Sweetexcerpt @ changingoftides, scoobyatemysnax @ burnedbreads, aoi_sama896, ( Read more... )

After a long break I decided to make a few history icons again. I picked up Dr. Martin Luther King jr. for round seven of history20in20.

With a little icon help of: deternot, shalowater, bambinainnero, apologizeg @ lonely_feel and shoqolad.

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ShadowDreamSoftBlueUpside Down
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Prof. James Moriarty for history20in20 round fife - myths & legents.

Textures: absolutetrouble @ darkshadows , meathielI finally watched my Sherlock - Case of Evil DVD for this challenge. Sweet tv production with a great Vincent D'Onofrio as Prof. Moriarty. I also had luck that German TV aired the new BBC Sherlock Holmes show the last weeks. I hadn't expected such a young Moriarty but Andrew ( Read more... )

Orson Welles for history20in20 round four.

Textures: lookslikerain, jordannamorgan, dreamsofkate, tiger_tyger, haudvafra, meathiel, shiruji and twinstrikeFor this challenge I used photos of Orson Welles [found with google] a drawing and a cartoon plus Five Minutes Mr. Welles (watch the short at the end of the post) and Ed Wood. Vincent D'Onofrio portrayed in both movies Orson ( Read more... )

I watch history20in20 from day one on, but never had the time to join one round until now. Here are my 20 Marie Antoinette icons. I used Sofia Coppola's movie, historical drawings, the death mask (Mme. Tusssad) and one cap of the anime show Lady Oscar.

Textures: endou, paintedtarget and absolutetrouble.com
Tutorial: pretty_poison and sweettxpea

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Beginning
Minimalistic
Darkness
Tiny text
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