r02 | ch01 | results post
Thanks to everyone who voted for in the first round! We sadly had to say farewell to two great artists, but we also have two people's choice icons. I'm also trying something a little new this round. As seen in other LIMS communities, I'll shortly be posting a thread that will let people share their alternate icons. Not sure if you would have done better with a different crop or color?
{ Eliminated }
by mzmtiger &
by i_will_dare_89
{ People's Choice }
by shayrena &
by all_malocks
Tally
01: - - - - = -4
02: + = +1
03: - - - - - - = -6
04: + + + = +3
05: + + - - = 0
06: = 0
07: + - - - - = -3
08: - - = -2
09: - - - = -3
10: - = -1
11: + = +1
12: + - = 0
13: - - - = -3
14: + + + + - = +3
15: + + + + + + + + + = +9
16: + - = 0
17: + + + + + + + - - = +5
Comments and Feedback
01
- It's hard to focus on the subject because she's so washed out, and the white specifically on the background draws the focus away from her.
- the colouring is too washed out, and the cropping takes the focus away from the subject making the icon very easy to over look.
- The coloring makes it very hard to see her face. It's also quite flat.
- The coloring is too light and looks faded.
03
- The center cropping would have worked better a bit further out and the coloring is too orange and blue... not much shading.
- the icon is blurry, and the colouring is very dull and dark, also, it's cropped too close to the subject, giving it no perspective.
- the image is dark
- The coloring makes Nate's skin look too orange, and the crop places his nose a weird distance from the edge of the icon, so that with the shadowy (tree?) in the background coming up, you can't quite tell where his nose ends.
- Dark, blotchy coloring and unattractive crop.
- Nate's face is too red. The icon, in general, is very dim lit.
04
+ I love your use of textures here, especially how to the section overlaid with tiny text appears to be coming out of her mind. The crop is simple enough to support the busy textures.
05
+ Interesting crop and background.
+ Very creative and the cropping fits the theme perfectly
- The crop doesn't really work for the position he's in, and the coloring makes his skin look rather green against blue hair. The background just seems more appealing to the eye than the subject himself.
- The cropping looks off and the coloring makes his skin look yellow.
07
+ I love the almost industrial feel of this icon, the way the texture follows the similar line of her arm, the way it's boxed in, pulling us into the introspection I see in Beth/Parker's face. And I like the way the F fits into her curve.
- The text placement and font choice is very original, but the image is over-saturated, and the crop doesn't really work.
- The colors appear to be a little over saturated, which makes Parker look a little too red and it clashes with the blue background. The text also looks a bit choppy like a softer anti-alias would have helped smooth it out. On the other hand, the placement of the text was very clever with the f tracing along the side of her body and the cropping was nicely done.
- The border takes away from the icon and the font doesn't work with it, the f in thief is almost none existent on the edge of her
- Dark, rough edges.
08
- The cropping is very awkward with cutting of the top of her head. The coloring is also very flat. There needs to be more contrast.
- The cropping cuts off Parker's face in an odd way.
09
- Over sharpened, the text is barely readable.
- The icon is very over-sharpened.
- Over-sharp with an odd blending of texture. There is a smug of blue on Alec's shoulder and a dot of color on his forehead.
10
- the image is heavily over-sharpened, so much that her hair looks stringy
11
+ Original crop and good use of fonts and text placement.
12
+ Excellent crop and placement of text.
- the coloring is very unflattering for the image. with a coloring like this (I'm guessing it's a multiply layer), you either have to go all the way, which means you have to choose a darker color, or you should erase the red on their faces altogether. with this "in between color" it looks washed out.
13
- The only thing done to it was cropping and a placing a font on there that doesn't flatter the icon. Not a lot of work was put into it.
- Text placement and font choice seems a little unfortunate. The font is too "heavy" if that makes any sense. Also, maybe it would have been better if you had placed the text a little lower or hadn't used any text at all.
- The way the red cable crosses in front of her leg and the black cables distracts attention away from the figure. The font is very boxy and seems out of place, especially where the P overlaps her shoulder.
14
+ The font size really works here, and the way Elliot's body obscures it only serves to draw more attention to it. Also, the phrase contrasted with the smiling figure works really well. The texture does add some interest, but a small note, the lower edge of it seems a bit harsh, next time maybe fade/blur ect. to make the transition a bit smoother.
+ Great use of font and text!
+ The image position over the text and overall feel of the icon is great.
- The crop is good but the text does not match with Christian's pose on the photo.
15
+ The cropping is excellent, with all the negative space above them.
+ Good coloring and use of negative space.
+ I'm a huge fan of negative space nicely done, and this does that. Great job with the coloring as well, as the original cap colors were very washed out and N/S were too red in the face. This fixed it perfectly.
+ Even without any text, this icon says a lot and the emotions portrayed are quite beautiful.
16
+ The use of black & white with the colored texture is very effective. The contrast is also excellent.
- The fire distracts from the image, rather than enhancing it.
17
+ the composition looks very original.
+ Great composition! I'm so glad you didn't go for a blend, but the straight line works with these images. The coloring is a bit faded, but it matches for both of them, which is a trick since it's two different caps there.
- the text is hard to read and the image on the right could be re-sized down some to go better with the image on the left
- There is a part of the picture showing through on the left side of the black border which looks out of place, and the text is too close to the edge. Both of these together makes the text difficult to read and a bit distracting. But on the positive side, great concept for the icon and good choice of words.
Not all icons received votes. Not all positive votes left comments.
Challenge two will be up shortly!
We have also affiliated with two great icon communities!
ic_challenge is a multifandom icon community. It is on hiatus until September, when it will be back to regular challenges.
lims_movie is a LIMS competition that focuses on a different movie each session. The first challenge for Alice in Wonderland is running until August 1st, so there is still time to join in the fun.
{ Eliminated }
by mzmtiger &
by i_will_dare_89
{ People's Choice }
by shayrena &
by all_malocks
Tally
01: - - - - = -4
02: + = +1
03: - - - - - - = -6
04: + + + = +3
05: + + - - = 0
06: = 0
07: + - - - - = -3
08: - - = -2
09: - - - = -3
10: - = -1
11: + = +1
12: + - = 0
13: - - - = -3
14: + + + + - = +3
15: + + + + + + + + + = +9
16: + - = 0
17: + + + + + + + - - = +5
Comments and Feedback
01
- It's hard to focus on the subject because she's so washed out, and the white specifically on the background draws the focus away from her.
- the colouring is too washed out, and the cropping takes the focus away from the subject making the icon very easy to over look.
- The coloring makes it very hard to see her face. It's also quite flat.
- The coloring is too light and looks faded.
03
- The center cropping would have worked better a bit further out and the coloring is too orange and blue... not much shading.
- the icon is blurry, and the colouring is very dull and dark, also, it's cropped too close to the subject, giving it no perspective.
- the image is dark
- The coloring makes Nate's skin look too orange, and the crop places his nose a weird distance from the edge of the icon, so that with the shadowy (tree?) in the background coming up, you can't quite tell where his nose ends.
- Dark, blotchy coloring and unattractive crop.
- Nate's face is too red. The icon, in general, is very dim lit.
04
+ I love your use of textures here, especially how to the section overlaid with tiny text appears to be coming out of her mind. The crop is simple enough to support the busy textures.
05
+ Interesting crop and background.
+ Very creative and the cropping fits the theme perfectly
- The crop doesn't really work for the position he's in, and the coloring makes his skin look rather green against blue hair. The background just seems more appealing to the eye than the subject himself.
- The cropping looks off and the coloring makes his skin look yellow.
07
+ I love the almost industrial feel of this icon, the way the texture follows the similar line of her arm, the way it's boxed in, pulling us into the introspection I see in Beth/Parker's face. And I like the way the F fits into her curve.
- The text placement and font choice is very original, but the image is over-saturated, and the crop doesn't really work.
- The colors appear to be a little over saturated, which makes Parker look a little too red and it clashes with the blue background. The text also looks a bit choppy like a softer anti-alias would have helped smooth it out. On the other hand, the placement of the text was very clever with the f tracing along the side of her body and the cropping was nicely done.
- The border takes away from the icon and the font doesn't work with it, the f in thief is almost none existent on the edge of her
- Dark, rough edges.
08
- The cropping is very awkward with cutting of the top of her head. The coloring is also very flat. There needs to be more contrast.
- The cropping cuts off Parker's face in an odd way.
09
- Over sharpened, the text is barely readable.
- The icon is very over-sharpened.
- Over-sharp with an odd blending of texture. There is a smug of blue on Alec's shoulder and a dot of color on his forehead.
10
- the image is heavily over-sharpened, so much that her hair looks stringy
11
+ Original crop and good use of fonts and text placement.
12
+ Excellent crop and placement of text.
- the coloring is very unflattering for the image. with a coloring like this (I'm guessing it's a multiply layer), you either have to go all the way, which means you have to choose a darker color, or you should erase the red on their faces altogether. with this "in between color" it looks washed out.
13
- The only thing done to it was cropping and a placing a font on there that doesn't flatter the icon. Not a lot of work was put into it.
- Text placement and font choice seems a little unfortunate. The font is too "heavy" if that makes any sense. Also, maybe it would have been better if you had placed the text a little lower or hadn't used any text at all.
- The way the red cable crosses in front of her leg and the black cables distracts attention away from the figure. The font is very boxy and seems out of place, especially where the P overlaps her shoulder.
14
+ The font size really works here, and the way Elliot's body obscures it only serves to draw more attention to it. Also, the phrase contrasted with the smiling figure works really well. The texture does add some interest, but a small note, the lower edge of it seems a bit harsh, next time maybe fade/blur ect. to make the transition a bit smoother.
+ Great use of font and text!
+ The image position over the text and overall feel of the icon is great.
- The crop is good but the text does not match with Christian's pose on the photo.
15
+ The cropping is excellent, with all the negative space above them.
+ Good coloring and use of negative space.
+ I'm a huge fan of negative space nicely done, and this does that. Great job with the coloring as well, as the original cap colors were very washed out and N/S were too red in the face. This fixed it perfectly.
+ Even without any text, this icon says a lot and the emotions portrayed are quite beautiful.
16
+ The use of black & white with the colored texture is very effective. The contrast is also excellent.
- The fire distracts from the image, rather than enhancing it.
17
+ the composition looks very original.
+ Great composition! I'm so glad you didn't go for a blend, but the straight line works with these images. The coloring is a bit faded, but it matches for both of them, which is a trick since it's two different caps there.
- the text is hard to read and the image on the right could be re-sized down some to go better with the image on the left
- There is a part of the picture showing through on the left side of the black border which looks out of place, and the text is too close to the edge. Both of these together makes the text difficult to read and a bit distracting. But on the positive side, great concept for the icon and good choice of words.
Not all icons received votes. Not all positive votes left comments.
Challenge two will be up shortly!
We have also affiliated with two great icon communities!
ic_challenge is a multifandom icon community. It is on hiatus until September, when it will be back to regular challenges.
lims_movie is a LIMS competition that focuses on a different movie each session. The first challenge for Alice in Wonderland is running until August 1st, so there is still time to join in the fun.