ROUND FOUR :: THEMES/CATEGORY/TABLE
You should all have posting access, but if I managed to overlook anyone please let me know.
::RULES::
+ You must be signed up and have your name listed here to participate. If you missed sign-ups for this month, friend the community and stick around for the great icons, voting, and to be notified of sign-ups for next month's challenge. :)
+ Remember you can use any combination of Jossverse shows and the associated comics to produce these icons. You can also focus on only one show or character if you choose.
+ Challenges will run from the 1st of the month until the 20th at midnight PST. (4am EST on the 21st and various other assorted times in various other assorted time zones.)
+ ICON POSTS MUST BE PUBLIC UNTIL VOTING IS CLOSED. You are allowed to either post here to the community, or at your own journal/icon journal.
+ Icons must all be new and made specifically for this challenge.
+ Icons must fit LJ standards. (No larger than 100x100 and 40kb.) NO ANIMATION.
+ Let's keep things PG-13, please. Everyone's bits and pieces should be covered for the most part, and don't leave f-bombs all over the place. If you are unsure whether an icon would be okay, feel free to ask.
+ Post with only 3 teaser icons. (*channels Monty Python* "3 shall be the number of the teasers, and the number of the teasers shall be 3.") Everything else should be below a cut or after a link. If you post them elsewhere, again, please remember that the post must be PUBLIC until the end of the month.
+ If you would like a participation banner, please say so in your post to this community. Everyone gets participation banners. Much easier for me to make them for everyone without worrying about who wanted one and who didn't. ;)
+ You don't have to worry about tagging. I can take care of it for you.
+ Important: Please try and comment on each other's posts. You know how much you enjoy receiving feedback, so be sure to give as well as just waiting to receive. ;)
Your first 10 icons will illustrate the following themes:
::Themes::
1. Family -- Interpret it however you wish -- the families we're born into, the families we choose for ourselves, etc.
2. Selfless -- More of 'self less' in this case. No face at all. All icons must be from behind or from the neck down.
3. Man on the Street -- Pick a Whedonverse male! Any Whedonverse male!
***4. Darla -- Semi-required cap challenge. Choose 1 or more of the caps below. You are allowed to blend them. You are also allowed to choose your own caps of Darla from her appearances in either Buffy or Angel. Your icon should feature ONLY Darla.
5. Untouched -- Crop/color challenge. No text. No textures. No brushes. No tiny text.
6. What's My Line? -- TEXT ONLY. Quote icon. From any show, comic, Whedonverse actor/actress, and even Joss himself. Texture/wingdings allowed, but no stock/episode/actor pictures.
7. Super Symmetry -- Reflection icon. Same picture used twice.
***8. New Moon Rising -- No this isn't your opportunity to showcase your love for Jacob/Bella or somesuch other Twilightness. This is a required stock photo challenge. (See below in the examples/resources.)
9. Shindig -- Let's get this party going! Celebratory icons. Yay! icons. General spazzery.
10. Doublemeat Palace -- This is my nod to Thanksgiving. Kinda splitting the difference between the US and Canadian versions. Show your chosen character(s) eating/stuffing their faces/with food.
::EXAMPLES & RESOURCES FOR THEMES::
#4 -- Darla -- Use any of these 5 caps, or find one of your own.
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae241/whedon20in20/resources/Angel207_227.jpg
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae241/whedon20in20/resources/Angel207_269.jpg
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae241/whedon20in20/resources/Angel207_331.jpg
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae241/whedon20in20/resources/Angel207_628.jpg
http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae241/whedon20in20/resources/Angel207_633.jpg
#8 -- New Moon Rising -- Use this picture of the moon somewhere in your icon.
Your next 5 icons will fit into the following category:
::Category::
"Scoobies"
Choose your 5 favorite sidekick-type characters, or highlight a single sidekick. (Or any combination in between!)
Your last 5 icons are self-explanatory-
::Artist's Choice::
Handy dandy copy/paste table:
| Family | Selfless | Man | Darla | Untouched |
| Line? | Super Symmetry | New Moon | Shindig | Doublemeat |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Any questions? Feel free to ask.
Need an example? I can find one for you.
The main rule is to have fun and support each other!