Star Trek and whatnot

[umadoshi]

I don't know why I have such trouble finding icons I really like for live-action shows*. Anime or manga, no problem. Maybe people use different effects? Or maybe I've been spoiled by having had so many icon-makers in the Fruits Basket fandom whose work I really like. All I can say for sure is that I'm up too late** looking for Star Trek iconage

Comments

[etrangere]

I dunno why, but I'm often the same. I think it's just that I love drawings/animation more than I do photos. I never use photos as wallpapers either.

[umadoshi]

It's a little frustrating. *sighs* I think in my case, part of the problem may be that it seems easier to integrate text on non-photos (although I don't know why?), and I really love icons with text. I do have icons for most live-action shows I like, but I have to actively go hunting for them, as opposed to them magically appearing in front of me.

[the_afterlight]

... Ask and ye shall receive:

[umadoshi]

*flails* *FLAILS* *hugs*

...no one is going to get it. But I'm so entertained!

[coastal_spirit]

My daughter says that drawn pictures are much easier to work with and make nice icon effects with than are pictures of real people. I don't know why that is, but I tend to have a hard time finding icons of live-action that I like; when I do, I tend to stumble on them accidentally.

[umadoshi]

I sometimes come across them accidentally too, which is much nicer than hunting down relevant communities and paging through manymanymany posts. *sighs* And her explanation makes sense--I find I don't tend to like photograph icons that have effects on them, whereas people can tinker with anime/manga images in all kinds of ways I like.