070: oh baby, can't you see / it's shining just for you
Okay, so let's start off by admitting that I suck at keeping promises to all of you wonderful members. I said last time that there'd be a multi-fandom batch up next, but as is usually the case with me, I ended up making way more alternates than I'd anticipated for my big20in20 claim, so this entry is non-stop Michael Fassbender. (James McAvoy does a little cameo in a small handful of icons though! Yay for multi-celebdom?)
For this batch, my biggest concern was creating the Face in Face piece. As I've said before, I'm plain awful at blending images, and I'd planned to put together a cool silhouette icon, but alas, I just didn't have the right photos to get make that happen. (And if I did, it probably still would've sucked more ass than what I came up with instead.) I tried my very best...and then shrunk the damn thing as a means of masking the apparent flaws in composition. As for Complementary, I figured orange and red looked as though they complement each other. I don't really know for sure though. (BTW, if anyone can explain how my mind got the idea of using a mullet joke for the text of the second alternate, please do share because I'm still baffled as to how I thought that one up!) Without a doubt, the piece that came together easiest for me was Bold. I love the inverted/overexposed look, but it doesn't usually work out very well, so I haven't tried it in awhile. Gotta admit that I totally dig that entry because the composition is really odd and quirky, which is very much my sorta thing. I also used an inverted image in the first Category icon, and I don't quite love the result, but I'm drawn to the emotion that I feel it strongly conveys.
Speaking of the Category section, the prompt was to get inspired by an instrumental piece entitled Two Steps From Hell. Since Fassboner tends to portray emotionally tortured and wayward men, I had my pick of his past roles to work with, but Erik Lensherr's the one who immediately popped into my head, so I used him for all five icons for the sake of presenting a more cohesive set. The dude certainly walks a fine line between possible redemption and the dark beyond throughout all of X-Men: First Class, so it seemed rather appropriate. Try as I might, I couldn't work the coloring in the caps as well as I'd have liked, and consequently, it's just my usual laser bright rainbow spectrum on display rather than anything natural or muted. (My apologies if they hit your eyes a tad harshly.) Anyway, I've got a whole assload of alternates and variations, and the last few rows are the entries I made for the secret icon battle recently held at iconsecrets. Hope you all find something to enjoy, including word-never-said, my beloved Fasscrack dealer and one of the most awesomely hilarious flisters/comm members/fellow fangirls I could ever ask for! This one goes out to you, Toves!
Of course, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that feedback or concrit are openly embraced and appreciated. And as always, if there's anyone who just wants to ramble with me about graphics, bring it on! :)
NOTE: When you snag something, please credit me and the comm, so people will stop friending me when they're merely searching for my graphics. Many thanks!
BONUS: The first person to correctly identify the song and artist/band whose lyrics I use in this post's title and LJ-cut text will get a SHAREABLE ICON REQUEST! (No cartoons or anime though please.) It would be awesome if Google were left out of the equation, but I wouldn't know either way, right? :P Congrats to a1kuna for correctly guessing "Everlasting Light" by the Black Keys!
[1-64] Michael Fassbender (plus batch for big20in20)
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face in face
extreme simple
faceless
support
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PLEASE: COMMENT & CREDIT // DON'T HOTLINK // DON'T ALTER WITHOUT PERMISSION // ENJOY!
For this batch, my biggest concern was creating the Face in Face piece. As I've said before, I'm plain awful at blending images, and I'd planned to put together a cool silhouette icon, but alas, I just didn't have the right photos to get make that happen. (And if I did, it probably still would've sucked more ass than what I came up with instead.) I tried my very best...and then shrunk the damn thing as a means of masking the apparent flaws in composition. As for Complementary, I figured orange and red looked as though they complement each other. I don't really know for sure though. (BTW, if anyone can explain how my mind got the idea of using a mullet joke for the text of the second alternate, please do share because I'm still baffled as to how I thought that one up!) Without a doubt, the piece that came together easiest for me was Bold. I love the inverted/overexposed look, but it doesn't usually work out very well, so I haven't tried it in awhile. Gotta admit that I totally dig that entry because the composition is really odd and quirky, which is very much my sorta thing. I also used an inverted image in the first Category icon, and I don't quite love the result, but I'm drawn to the emotion that I feel it strongly conveys.
Speaking of the Category section, the prompt was to get inspired by an instrumental piece entitled Two Steps From Hell. Since Fassboner tends to portray emotionally tortured and wayward men, I had my pick of his past roles to work with, but Erik Lensherr's the one who immediately popped into my head, so I used him for all five icons for the sake of presenting a more cohesive set. The dude certainly walks a fine line between possible redemption and the dark beyond throughout all of X-Men: First Class, so it seemed rather appropriate. Try as I might, I couldn't work the coloring in the caps as well as I'd have liked, and consequently, it's just my usual laser bright rainbow spectrum on display rather than anything natural or muted. (My apologies if they hit your eyes a tad harshly.) Anyway, I've got a whole assload of alternates and variations, and the last few rows are the entries I made for the secret icon battle recently held at iconsecrets. Hope you all find something to enjoy, including word-never-said, my beloved Fasscrack dealer and one of the most awesomely hilarious flisters/comm members/fellow fangirls I could ever ask for! This one goes out to you, Toves!
Of course, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that feedback or concrit are openly embraced and appreciated. And as always, if there's anyone who just wants to ramble with me about graphics, bring it on! :)
NOTE: When you snag something, please credit me and the comm, so people will stop friending me when they're merely searching for my graphics. Many thanks!
BONUS: The first person to correctly identify the song and artist/band whose lyrics I use in this post's title and LJ-cut text will get a SHAREABLE ICON REQUEST! (No cartoons or anime though please.) It would be awesome if Google were left out of the equation, but I wouldn't know either way, right? :P Congrats to a1kuna for correctly guessing "Everlasting Light" by the Black Keys!
[1-64] Michael Fassbender (plus batch for big20in20)
10 THEMES
complementary
face to side
face in face
extreme simple
faceless
support
grunge
chosen
bold
perfect
5 CATEGORY - MUSIC
one
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five
5 ARTIST CHOICE
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PREVIOUS ENTRIES // RESOURCES // PROMOTE
PLEASE: COMMENT & CREDIT // DON'T HOTLINK // DON'T ALTER WITHOUT PERMISSION // ENJOY!