I owe a certain beta-Muse thanks and praise to the Heavens...

[red_satin_doll]

...for her time, feedback, ideas, generosity, patience, gentle wit, marvelous penetrating insights and for her keen Eye (intangible, unexplanable, indispensible) and above all, for helping guide me to my very first 1st place award (!!) as well as 3rd place and Most Creative honors at slayerstillness Challenge 43; as well as a Mod's Choice's Award at whedon_elite Challenge

Comments

[feliciacraft]

Congratulations!!

I remember voting for you for the Springtime image. It's absolutely gorgeous. Love the Helpless artworks too--they pack so much emotional impact. Wonderfully done!

[red_satin_doll]

Thank you very much for the kind words and the vote (which I saw, by the way)! I'm so glad that the Helpless icons conveyed the emotions I'd hoped to capture. It's such a significant episode and Sarah is absolute aces conveying Buffy's anguish.

[velvetwhip]

I don't deserve anywhere near the credit you give me, but thank you. Congratulations on these wins! You truly deserve them. Your art shines!

Gabrielle

[red_satin_doll]

Oh goodness now it's MY turn to say, don't underestimate yourself!

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[teragramm]

I thought that was your first time winning first place, congrats!!!!! The entries haven't been unlocked yet but I think I voted for every one of your icons. You did a great job and you certainly deserve the awards you received!!! Go you!

[red_satin_doll]

Go you!

**HUGS YOU TIGHT**

You're a dear friend - and THANK YOU for being so incredibly supportive of me and my work! I did see all your votes went to my icons and I was tickled pink polka dots and sent over the moon. And actually, starry opened the threads yesterday (I poked her) so you certainly should be able to see them.

[teragramm]

To be honest I kind of suspected #14 was yours but I had no idea about #12 and 7. I truly loved #12 the color and clarity were great. On #7 I just love the redness of the blood. Great job!!

THANK YOU for being so incredibly supportive of me and my work! I have to tell you a secret, it's incredibly easy to be supportive of someone who is so enthusiastic and happy about EVERYBODY'S art work. Your enthusiasm is very contagious and you are a dynamic cheerleader for every artist in fandom.

[red_satin_doll]

Thank you so much!

To be honest I had NO idea who did anything this round; I tried guessing and I was thoroughly mistaken. I assumed 1 and 15 had to have been made by the same person (nope).

I have to tell you a secret, it's incredibly easy to be supportive of someone who is so enthusiastic and happy about EVERYBODY'S art work.

I have to tell you a secret in kind: Not about EVERYBODY'S, by a long shot. *lol* But I'm happy that you think so; I want to be a positive presence and keep my grumbling private as much as possible.

[tempertemper]

Aw, babes you are too kind! *blushes*

Funnily enough I did think about signing them. I imagined you telling me off! But I thought it would detract so didn't in the end!

[red_satin_doll]

I think I'm just the right amount of kind. I'm looking at these again today and no, really, I think these are among the best banners you've ever made (that I've seen at any rate.) I'd stack these up against any banner or wallpaper or any other fan art out there, no lie.

But I thought it would detract so didn't in the end!

[tempertemper]

Oh that doesn't look so bad actually. Maybe I'll try adding one next time, just for you :p

And thank you for the lovely words. Means so much! ♥

[red_satin_doll]

I was going to say, don't do it for me sweetheart, do it for YOU - but ok, do it for me. Whatever helps you get into the habit.

(I think one of the reasons my artwork has improved is not just practice practice practice but I tend to have people in mind when I make things.)

And btw, I think that siggie is overlay (or multiply) filter and about 15% fade, I tend to fade my siggies just a bit and that's usually the perfect amount. I took the color from the bottom of the banner, that deep purple-brown at the bottom right.

That said - I tried adding my signature to the original of the daffodil photograph, which I really like, but it's actually harder now than to banners (at least banners I have an excuse for the text and other stuff to detract from the signature.) I have to work out a regular watermark for that purpose i guess?

Means so much! ♥You're very welcome - but you've truly outdone yourself with this one! Btw I had to look up the term "radial filter" and...duh.I know what that is but not the term. (there's something called "

[kikimay]

CONGRATS! *____*

The banners are lovely and the entries this round were amazing. I'm so glad you won the first place with your icon because it's so perfect that it combines my favorite things ever! Hairporn + Buffy Summers + COLORS. Yay! I hope you show the whole set soon.

[red_satin_doll]

THANK YOU DEAR!! *BEAR HUGS*

The banners are lovely and the entries this round were amazing.

Total agreement on both counts!

it combines my favorite things ever! Hairporn + Buffy Summers + COLORS.

I did think of you when I was making it; I had a feeling you'd like it if no one else. I DID NOT expect that one in particular to be so well-received. (But that's true of the Whedon elite icon as well - which, by the by has the same pink and purple coloring on the right side because I used the same light leak on both.)

I think I'm finally figuring it out - people like glow, softness, lights and color clarity. Mastering all of these elements is the tricksy thing. *lol*

I hope you show the whole set soon.

That's the plan! You can see them at the entries thread in the meantime:
http://slayerstillness.livejournal.com/78468.html