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double_dutchess in seasonal_spuffy

Dark carnival icons and revised banner

May 19, 2019 02:42

Title: dark carnival icons and revised banner
Creator: Double Dutchess

Some tidbits to tide you over until my posting day on Monday :-)

First, a few icons based on my second and third banners for the banner contest:

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era: indeterminate, rating: other, form: banner/wallpaper/manip, creator: double_dutchess, form: icons

Comments 18

ston3y1 May 19 2019, 03:17:26 UTC

They're great DD. The selfie banner was actually my fave of the banner options, so I love the little icons you've made from that.

double_dutchess May 19 2019, 13:24:26 UTC

Thanks Stoney! The selfie banner was my favourite among the three as well; they just look so cute taking that selfie together.

BTW, there was an error in my icon table code that made the icons come out smaller than they really are. They are not actually as little as they first looked, but regular 100x100px icons. I have fixed the error, so you can now see them at the right size.

passion4spike May 19 2019, 03:20:15 UTC

I really love the spuffy selfie! I loved the banner you did with it too. The 'strong man' thing with the troll hammer is awesome too! Can totally see Spike both cheering Buffy on and challenging her to see who was strongest, but of course, being proud when she won!

Thanks so much for sharing these!

double_dutchess May 19 2019, 13:27:32 UTC

Thank you! Spike couldn't even lift the troll hammer, while Buffy wielded it with ease, so I think it's clear who would win in this case. But I completely agree Spike would be really proud of her. One of the things I really like about their relationship is that he admires her strength -- and that's exactly what I wanted to convey with that particular banner.

thenewbuzwuzz May 19 2019, 07:52:40 UTC

Aww, the selfie icons are so cute!

Nice background for the banner. :) And neat that Buffy's using the troll hammer! I hadn't noticed.

double_dutchess May 19 2019, 13:33:14 UTC

Thanks!

The background I used in this version of the banner is actually the original background of the Spike cover, which is incredibly fitting for the theme. But when I made the original version of the banner, the only version of the cover I had available had lettering on it covering the background, so I had to cut Spike out and remove the background. I only found a non-lettered version of the cover after the submission deadline. Otherwise I would have used this one in the banner contest. Not that it would made any difference given the awesome competition, but still!

teragramm May 19 2019, 08:01:52 UTC

I loved your banner! I thought it was just wonderful!!

Love the icons too!

double_dutchess May 19 2019, 13:35:48 UTC

Thank you very much! TBH I was quite pleased with my own banners, but of course they totally paled in comparison to the other ones in the banner contest, and yours in particular!

nmcil12 May 19 2019, 16:47:33 UTC

LOVE everything and I also have those selfie's as my favorite - they are so of Today and bring Spuffy with that "current" quality - as always your work is very imaginative and wonderful.

double_dutchess May 21 2019, 23:31:47 UTC

Thank you! I think that if they had smartphones, Buffy and Spike would be taking LOADS of selfies together.