Some icons that I just wasn't really feeling or that I thought were better than they are now, looking at them a little while later. I know what I think is wrong with them, but I'd like to know what others think.
Thanks for your feedback! I agree that 2 and 3 came out too bright in places. #3 is Dianna Agron and it was made for a Dianna rumble with a fairly well known picture. In the picture she has this white lamb mask on the back of her head and that's what white blob is. I realize now that it's not really defined. The challenge theme was 'No Eyes' hence the odd crops.
I agree with you on 1. There's a bit too much of the upper part of her face showing under the texture. I think it might need more highlights too as it gets a bit shadowy on the bottom right side.
1) Really, personally, I'm a sucker for showing only lips and noses in a crop. But, this one is nice, with the soft coloring/lighting and the page-tear texture at top. My only complaint would be that since there is so much white space, you might consider adding just a hint of gray or a softly-muted yellow. It might make the subject below pop out more.
2) I like where you went with the multiple faces in the same icon and the yellow coloring is nice, too. I might have blended the right side a bit more into the background of the rest (the edge of the top image of Billie).
3) It's a nice idea for the icon. The coloring is contrasted and I like that. But the subject is a little hard to make out. Maybe sharpening it a bit, or perhaps letting more the subject show than the sidebar of text. Just a thought.
1 - I really wanted white but I see what your saying about the white space. It kind of overwhelms and Rose doesn't jump out as much as I wanted.
2 - ITA. The left side blended much better and I don't really remember why that was or why the right side didn't come out the same. There's much more delineation on the right side which now that I notice it, annoys me. Heh.
3 - So many things did not go well with this icon. :) I agree with basically everything you said.
For the first icon, I really like the dramatic crop, although I agree with obaona that we can see just a little too much of her face above the lips. Also, while I love the warm pink tones, next to the stark white Rose looks a bit flat and undercontrasted on my monitor. I'd suggest either punching up the contrast/saturation on Rose just slightly, or using mizra's suggestion to soften the white just a smidge.
In contrast to that first icon, both the second and third look a bit oversaturated and overcontrasted on my monitor. The white glow on Rose is overpowering. On the other hand it's very crisp and has great composition.
The third icon is also well-cropped, and I like the dark jewel tones on Diana Agron. The white bar on the side is really overwhelming, though, and it makes the half of the icon with Diana in it feel cramped.
Pretty much everything you said. The Billie icon doesn't that saturated to me but the contrast is a bit heavy and that whiteness in her face is annoying.
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I agree with you on 1. There's a bit too much of the upper part of her face showing under the texture. I think it might need more highlights too as it gets a bit shadowy on the bottom right side.
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1) Really, personally, I'm a sucker for showing only lips and noses in a crop. But, this one is nice, with the soft coloring/lighting and the page-tear texture at top. My only complaint would be that since there is so much white space, you might consider adding just a hint of gray or a softly-muted yellow. It might make the subject below pop out more.
2) I like where you went with the multiple faces in the same icon and the yellow coloring is nice, too. I might have blended the right side a bit more into the background of the rest (the edge of the top image of Billie).
3) It's a nice idea for the icon. The coloring is contrasted and I like that. But the subject is a little hard to make out. Maybe sharpening it a bit, or perhaps letting more the subject show than the sidebar of text. Just a thought.
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2 - ITA. The left side blended much better and I don't really remember why that was or why the right side didn't come out the same. There's much more delineation on the right side which now that I notice it, annoys me. Heh.
3 - So many things did not go well with this icon. :) I agree with basically everything you said.
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For the first icon, I really like the dramatic crop, although I agree with obaona that we can see just a little too much of her face above the lips. Also, while I love the warm pink tones, next to the stark white Rose looks a bit flat and undercontrasted on my monitor. I'd suggest either punching up the contrast/saturation on Rose just slightly, or using mizra's suggestion to soften the white just a smidge.
In contrast to that first icon, both the second and third look a bit oversaturated and overcontrasted on my monitor. The white glow on Rose is overpowering. On the other hand it's very crisp and has great composition.
The third icon is also well-cropped, and I like the dark jewel tones on Diana Agron. The white bar on the side is really overwhelming, though, and it makes the half of the icon with Diana in it feel cramped.
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