(Nit)Pick Me!

[mm3butterfly]

Another meme to keep your spirits up. Ever made an icon you loved but not many cared about? Why did that happen? Which kind of style you dabble with your watchers like better? What's your best icon, steel cage match style? Let's find out. This meme can work in many ways, post and see.

Comments

[redglare]

I post my icons at ghastlies.

[redglare]

best, number two. the negative space is amazing, and the gradient and lighting/colouring.

worst; five. the blurryness, the contrast (and at the same time lake of) doesn't do it for me. I like the crop tho.

[redglare]

these are all pretty good. i like 4 the best and 2 the least. i like the warmth of the light and brown tones of her hair. her looking out of frame gives it some dramatic tension. in 2, while i like negative space, the shadow behind the figure makes it difficult to focus on the flowing hair.

[redglare]

i like number 4, and the worst one... i think it's number 5. number 4, because your coloring is perfect on these, and i love the cropping choice. while for number 5, maybe it's because the icon looks kinda blurry, but the coloring and the crop are really nice.

[redglare]

My favorite is #3. It is nicely colored and sharpened just right.

My least favorite is #5. I like the crop, but it's too blurry and I wish her face wasn't so faded.

[redglare]

i swear to the lord I DO see you everywhere, i swear.

i love your colouring, but sometimes it might be good to sharpen them up a little more? a bit of a mixture is good too and maybe kick some typography to boot. but i just pick at things so bad, which is why i'm here in the first place

i think you might know who i am /fail

[redglare]

favorite: 03. The crop has a great center of focus, and it really draws you in. The coloring looks natural and fresh and the lighting isn't too extreme, and rather gives the icon more depth and detail. This icon is in perfect harmony!

least favorite: 05. The crop is excellent in this icon, but it's been spoiled by being washed out. Her nose, lips, hair and clothing in the center of the icon all look washed out and overly lightened. Recently I saw someone recommending that if this happens to your icon, to go back in and paint over the washed out parts with its original color, set to soft light (or something like that... lol). Another thing is that there isn't much variation in color. It's all pretty yellow, from the light yellow of the highlights on her face, to the dark brown yellow of her shirt. More colors means more visual interest. :)

+ just wanted to say that your icons always catch my eye, and it's a treat to see george!