Round #12 - Challenge #7 - Voting

[hermionesparkle]

Skipping: teragramm

Rules:- Vote for 1 icon of the least quality. Reasons such as 'I don't like' or 'It's too plain' are not allowed. Actually think about why you are voting out the icon. If the icon is too plain, why is that bad thing? What could have been done to improve the icon

Comments

[setentpet]

1 least quality icon:
#4 - The crop is nice but the icon is too dark. The characters, especially the one in back are almost lost in the darkness.

1 best quality icon
#5 - reason (optional)

[tinnny]

1 least quality icon:
#4 - The far crop and negative space is great, but I have trouble making out the subjects. Spike is clear enough, but Buffy gets lost in the dark. I find that far crops often work best if they don't have stark contrast like that - so I would suggest darkening the parts that shouldn't stand out (the very light floor and the window on the left) and maybe lightening the subjects to make them stand out more.

1 best quality icon
#5 - I like the pervasive red haze, and her downcast look fits the halo texture really well.

[teragramm]

1 least quality icon:
#2 - reason- Buffy's face looks like it was painted and looks unnatural, like she is wearing too much make up. If the "make up" effect was toned down this would have been a much better icon.

1 best quality icon
#4 - reason- I love the coloring.

[double_dutchess]

1 least quality icon:
#1 - I love the colours and the doodles in the background, but I feel that Buffy is too light and lacking in contrast. I think it would have looked better if Buffy's hair and facial features had stood out a little bit more. (Still it's a really good icon and certainly lots better than my own, but I can hardly vote for that...)

1 best quality icon
#2 - Gorgeous icon, simple and yet glamorous looking.

[scarred_loretta]

1 least quality icon:
4 - The crop is very busy; the blobs of light in the cap takes focus away from the subject of the icon. Maybe using the stamp tool to create a flatter background or a background painted in would have helped.

1 best quality icon
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