Ask the maker 6.0

[aida_rose]

It's July and that means it's time for round 6 of Ask the Maker! here at icon_talkHere you'll get the chance to ask icon makers who sign up questions about their icons and other graphics. You can ask for tutorials, guides/"How to", or ask any other questions regarding their work so the makers can compile a Q&A post with the answers to all the questions they

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[watchpoint]

Username + where you post your work: partitioning @ nonewsteps
What can we request from you (tutorials, Q&A, guides etc. .PSDs are not allowed: I can hopefully answer everything and I'll do my best to follow through.
Can we hotlink your icons?: yes

[monstersinyou]

Oh, I love your icons so much, especially your muted colorings. Soooo, would you be able/willing to make a guide or tutorial on how your achieve your gorgeous muted (and dark) colorings? Especially in icons like these:

[dixon]

a tut for this?

[watchpoint]

The tutorial is here!

[anassa_anemou]

Would you do a guide on monochromes? Specially blues? This set has such amazing blue coloring, that I thought of ask.
Thank you.

[setentpet]

YAY, love your icons! Could I have a tutorial on any one of these icons:

[watchpoint]

A tutorial for the third icon is here! :)

[hsapiens]

This icon is a thing of beauty:

[raiindust]

A cropping guide would be absolutely fantastic, especially in reference to close crops/off-center crops, because you do both so flawlessly!

[marcasite]

100% agree, your cropping is amazing Meg!!~

[sucksucksmile]

a guide for your more complex icons would be awesome.
i know its not your fave thing but you do it so well and i love it every time!