Icon Resource Credits
Below are ALL the resources I use for icons -- textures, brushes, gradients, etc. Many thanks to these folks!
First I have to give extra special thanks to two icon resource makers who got me started...
meleada / absolutetrouble.com (The majority of my masks/borders are hers)
bruno's honeypot / rainharbor.net (Sadly, website no longer exists)
Here's my favorite sources for FFX screencaps:
Blue Laguna Cutscene Archive
Random Russian Fan Forum
Now here's all the other icon resources I use...
B&W Masks/Frames:
creamuts @ mutsie_brushes
dj43
arisubox
rough_draft___
neke @ ecenoci
minutes_of_me
closeriedelilas
mkstarr_icons
latexandleather
phlourish-icons
sanami276 @ ownthesunshine
david-lucena
miss_snoopy25
lemonrocket
Beads/Lights/Auras:
alvalette
agent_sniper @ rockneziss
aysha_aka @ chocoaka
bleeding_marble
fabi7 @ rule_my_world
colorfilter
tove_91
pink_raz0r
misarte
onlyabreath
samelthecamel @ camelgraphics
sixtysixheavens
blanca_icons
__aznglitter @ kiyomizu_icons
erniemay
damerel-hz-base
_iconographer
marishna
realproof @ stormfronticons
skybound2
unwritten-icons
esqaire
Blobs, Lines, Accents, Small Brushes:
arisubox
contradictz @ carbon_paper
david_lucena
emoico
starlit_designs
Colored Textures:
cattereia @ cynicallyxsweet
teh_s0njanator
tearjerkericons
_iconographer
noniq
bea_lost @ coloured_skies
coy_dreamer
below_blues
bubbles001
cdg
insanefray
starlit_designs
erniemay
neke @ ecenoci
sanami276 @ ownthesunshine
thor-i-lover
terempaty
webgoddess
xxpyrography
lookingglassf1
autoplay
Colored Patterns:
innocent_lexys @ infinite_muse
meathiel @ icons_by_mea
white_lilie @ paper_art
sunako-o
cm-colourimetry
arisubox
astarte59 @ fading_coal
cdg
theoicons
offbeat-upbeat
marishna
rubyna
easysoaring
hymnah
manah / Shatterheart
Gradients:
ah_gfx_ahoy
amethystia100
colorfilter
fabi7 @ rule_my_world
astarte59 @ fading_coal
erniemay
hybridmagic
icons-of-isis
piemin
TinyText:
ennife
masquerade_arts
amandacus
amethystia100
vampirereverie @ coven_icons
justmi
weapon_icons
durumii
Community where I've discovered the bulk of these...
Resource-Sharing Community (textures, brushes, tutorials): icon_extras
And this page is great for stock photos, although I don't use them much for icons:
Where to Get Free Web Graphics