24. 71 Icons: SG-1 & Stock (Cities & Ancient Wonders)

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

52 Stargate SG-1
19 Stock (cities, ancient wonders)

A lot of these icons I made for sg1_lims. I've pared them down from the endless variations I make as part of a LIMS but this batch has several repeats. Normally I would only choose one to post but part of LIMS is sharing process and the way an icon maker works/chooses. A few of the icons were made for oneill_icontest. :)

TEASERS:




SG-1
1-5


6-10


11-15


16-20


21-25


26-30


31-35


36-40: 36 & 37 are a reference to the director's commentary that Michael Shanks recorded for Double Jeopardy, wherein he revealed that SG-1 directors learned not to position props near Rick because he couldn't help but play with them.


41-45


46-50


51-52



STOCK: CITIES
56-60



STOCK: ANCIENT WONDERS
61-65

66-70

71-75


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Comments

[jehnt.livejournal.com]

Pretty pretty. I like your stock icons a lot, especially 62, 63, 68, 69, and 75. I also still love 24 and 29... among others of the stargate ones I've already commented on.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Thank you! You've already been more than generous in giving me feedback on these icons. I keep meaning to get back with you about the graphics comm and I keep failing to do so. I want to help out but I haven't had a chance to get back to the discussion and reply. Sorry about that.

BTW, I think that I forgot to ask you if I could snag this icon I'm using before I did exactly that. :)

This was my first time playing around with stock icons. I'm not certain exactly how I feel about them but I wanted to reconnect with my archaeologist self.

[zats-clear.livejournal.com]

melts at #25...will likely come back to retrieve it when I have a moment!!!

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

I love that whole episode for its bone-melting Daniel-y goodness. Sometimes, I think Peter DeLuise is a Daniel fangirl. ;)

[hilarytamar.livejournal.com]

Wait, what? I've got to *choose*? I can't have all of these as my default userpic all at the same time? Damn.

OK. In that case, I'm snagging (*takes deep breath*) 3, 6, 9, 16, 17, 26, 27, 28, 42, 43 & 48.

Edited because I lose at counting.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

*blush* Thank you! :) I'm honored. Actually, I'm a bit humbled. I hope any that you use earn their keep; I know how precious icon space is.

[creativeelf.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous Icons! WOW! :D

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

*blush* I friended you because I considered your graphics to be original, creative, and inspiring. Thank you. :)

[geonncannon.livejournal.com]

Nothing can keep me from taking the first "Everyday Heroes" one. That's one of the best team icons I've ever seen. Wow. ~blown away~

I also love #11, but all of them are your usual level of fantastic. :D

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

You are, as always, too generous but it tickles me that you like the icon. It was my first attempt to create a blended icon. I spent a lot of time on that one so I'm very glad that you like it. I was pleased with how it came out (mostly). I love team icons and we need more of them. :)

[6beforelunch.livejournal.com]

These are great. I love the way the colors pop. I snagged several and just wanted to say that I really love #15. Will credit when I use them. Thanks! :)

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

*g* Thank you! I love that scene with Vala and Daniel. There are few times I've been moved to tears by SG-1 but that one was powerful.

[silerswench.livejournal.com]

36 and 37 are wonderful, that comment never fails to make me laugh, it's so fitting.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Hee! As soon as I'd heard the commentary I began noticing how often he plays with all of the props around him. It's hysterical! :)

[me-maneuver.livejournal.com]

ohhh... pretties!!

I love angelic!Carter and dirty talking!Daniel...

These are great... thanks for sharing!!!

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! Thank you for commenting!

[dark-x-huntress.livejournal.com]

Ooo, pretty. I'm snagging the Vala one and some of the Cam ones. Great work. I love the coloring.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :) Cam is difficult for me to icon for some reason I don't get, so I'm really glad that they worked for you since I spend WAY more time on those than I do most other characters.

[khallandra.livejournal.com]

Lovely style, I particularly like #9 :)

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[nerhegeb.livejournal.com]

Brilliant! Took #2 and 25. Will credit =^_^=

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[sil-8306.livejournal.com]

Snagging #42 and 43. Will credit when use. Thanks for sharing and have a nice weekend :)

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. :) I hope you, too, had a lovely weekend.

[ireth-e.livejournal.com]

Wow, these are amazing!

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :) That always means a lot to me, coming from one of my all-time favorite icon-makers. *hugs*

[luzitasg1.livejournal.com]

Great stuff! It just keeps getting better and better!

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Awww, thank you! You're always so wonderfully encouraging. :)

[elfcat255.livejournal.com]

*runs through snagging icons like crazy*...heh...I LOVE the Janet ones!!!!!

I thought I had that picture you were looking for but alas..it is not the same one...grr...I think I saw that one you used on GateWorld, maybe..*shrug*...who knows...my flist was spammed with promo pics at one point...*g*...hope you get over you sinus stuff..I know that can be bleh. Well I'm off to cut the grass...figures I spend my weekend off doing stuff(I've been up since 7:30 and have already cleaned house..bleh)..catch ya around Mish!

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Howdy, you! I hope you're taking it easier these days in the heat. *hugs* I loved how Janet came out, too. That really is just about my favorite cap, ever. I think I've now iconned it six times or so. We didn't get enough Janet caps into the competition, I believe. *pouts*

Thankfully, geonncannon had the picture. I'm still mystified at how I managed to lose the original photo. I save the pics to a folder that is on a different drive from the icons. I *never* delete anything! Anyhow, thankfully Geonn came to my rescue on his white steed. ;-)

I'm determined to nominate icons this week. I've been a slacker of late and that has to stop. There are so many gorgeous icons out there that I see and think, 'Oh! I have to nominate THAT!" Also, I mean to plug it in the comm this week, too. My To Do List is getting long. :|

[cnidarian.livejournal.com]

Oh, (wow, this Mac keyboard has no hash key) number 11!! Yum.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

:) I loved how #11 came out. Teryl is so damned photogenic. When you get a dramatically lit cap of her, you *know* it can't help but turn out pretty. I love her! *hugs you*

[redatdawn.livejournal.com]

Lovelovelove 29, 37, 46, and 50. Adding to memories to snag later. Thank you!

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Awwww...you're welcome! Thank you for commenting and letting me know. :)

[carter-sg-1.livejournal.com]

these are truly beautiful - love the heroes ones :)

stocks are perfect! i might snag 68 if it's ok with you :)

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

It's more than okay with me -- it makes me happy. :) I hope it earns its keep.

[avidrosette.livejournal.com]

You know, every time you post a new batch of icons, I think, "Oh, wow, THIS is the best set yet." You just keep outdoing yourself.

#1 is just stunning. The way the light plays off the faceted effect in the background, and the way those facets echo the folds in the shirt - similar in shape and color but different in scale - is dramatic and understated at the same time. The icon shimmers; it actually seems to give off light. Truly one of the best I've ever seen. I adore #2 and 3. The coloring, the crop, the very soft image, and the concepts are awesome. What a marvelous visual imagination you have. #8 is a great crop, and the image clarity is impressive. I know from experience how difficult that cap was. #11 is another one of those OMG-how-can-she-do-such-brilliant-work icons. The background, the hair, the coloring, the pose you've caught.... It's too awesome for words. #16 is really cool and interesting; it looks like an Egyptian bas-relief; just neato. I love 21-23, maybe the one with type best. The sense of struggle in those is terrific. Massively creative crop and image treatment in #24. #26 is another of my favorites in this batch; gorgeous lighting and witty crop. I like the way Daniel's expression reads differently than in the original; it could almost be a smirk here. #28 has luscious coloring and imaginative use of a peculiar cap. I've raved about #29 already, but wanted to add that I love the impasto effect you've gotten here, particularly in that upper left-hand corner and to a gentler extent in the painting of Daniel's clothes. The myriad of techniques you employ is dazzling. #34 - sign me up! That is so creative and funny. It must have taken you ages to get it looking just right. You've even got the shadowed curve at the left for the magazine's spine! I loved your stock icons, too, particularly Vancouver and Houston. Really nifty the way you gave the less traditionally exotic locales as much mystical allure as the more usual suspects. Round of applause, Mish. Amazing work, all around!

On another topic, just in case it was you who left those thoughtful "additional feedback" comments at sg1_lims for, like, practically everyone, I wanted to say thank you so much. They were extremely interesting and helpful, and it must have taken you forever. It was really above and beyond.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

I think that I need to get you on my payroll and quick. :) You're very good for my ego. I'm going to push you - again - to publish your own icons. You make some gorgeous icons yourself and I bet you'd find people wanted to use them.

I hope you know that I'm perfectly happy to tell you how I did anything you might wonder about; you need only tell me. Heavens knows I'll babble on endlessly about icons at the drop of a hat.

#1 -- I was especially happy with #1. I played with that for *days* to get it just right. I've always loved painted portraits and fabric especially fascinates me so it's probably no surprise I'd spend so long on Sam's shirt.

#8 -- I liked what you did with that cap better. I don't think I had a chance to comment on those icons before the next challenge rolled around so I didn't get to tell you how clever I thought yours was. And I'm having to tell you this here because (wait for it...) you haven't published your icons yet. (Not, you know, that I'm pushing or anything.)

#11 -- You know, Teryl Rothery makes it easy. She's unendingly photogenic and when they give her dramatic lighting, the result is sheer artistry.

#26 -- I loved that icon but I knew it wasn't LIMS material. I amuse myself with Daniel. He's sooooo gorgeous that I can't seem to shrink him down enough to fit all of him into an icon. Ha! I kept cropping him in close. Partially because it seems a crime to shrink him down and partially because I wanted to change his expression, as you noted. I hate that latter season Daniel is making that squinty face so often. He's too pretty for that. I loved the shadows in that cap and the suit is luscious.

#28 -- That WAS a peculiar cap, wasn't it? It seemed more normal when we were choosing; in fact, it seemed too "easy" for that level in the competition. Once I got to playing with it, though, it was tough. I made that icon for my own amusement because I knew I'd never enter it in LIMS. I love Daniel's eyes and I'm always trying to capture their magic in an icon. Thus far, I haven't succeeded but it's a nice goal to work on.

#29 -- Wish I could take credit for the impasto effect; that was total, dumb, blind luck. The technique I used in making the icon is something I got from oxoniensis, though it doesn't look anything like what she does with it. It's complex and I never know where it's going or exactly what I'm doing. Most often, it turns out awful. Sometimes, I'm lucky. :)

#34 -- I'd be a subscriber, too! I have no idea how long it took me, honestly, because it was a lot of fun. The shadowed curve turned out to be easy; I used a texture and then selectively masked off parts, IIRC. The longest that any part took me was finding and installing the barcode font. I'd install it and go to look for it and...no font. Turns out, the font name is in all lowercase and Photoshop lists those fonts at the very end, after all the fonts that start with capitals. Doh! (The barcode, btw, says, "Jack is Hot," which amused me.) I don't know that it's artistic but it was a lot of fun to make.

Hmmm...several people leave comments and I'll cop to leaving a pile of them myself. I try to give everyone feedback and I had the time during voting. I knew I'd be too busy during the discussion season at the alternates post to get to give it then. :)

AHEM -- YOU NEED TO PUBLISH YOUR ICONS. *hugs*

[elle-bruin.livejournal.com]

Lovely icons! Snagged 19, 20, 26, 29 and 52; will credit. Looking at these icons, I can safely say my graphics will not even compare to your genius work. Great job! =)

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

I hardly know what to say that doesn't come off wrong. I don't think this is so much genius as it's a couple years of practice and copying stuff I like. However, I appreciate the sentiment and I sincerely thank you; that's a mighty kind thing of you to say.

[eirenealetheia.livejournal.com]

Nabbed a heap of stargate ones! :D Gorgeous!

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[batagur.livejournal.com]

#37.... Wow! just Wow.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

*g* Rick is such a kid. :)

[sheryden.livejournal.com]

I snagged #37. I'm not snagging any, but your ancient wonders icons are quite beautiful. Will credit.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[ml-spikie.livejournal.com]

Wow! How did I miss these? I absolutely love the coloring in the ancient wonders series. And the Vancouver icon as well. Where did you get that gorgeous profile of Teryl for #11? That is just stunning. I will be snagging several of course!

Oh, and #13 of Janet Fraiser. Although it's creative, I don't personally like the split with the bottom half of her face on the top, but I do really like the bottom split portion because of the focus on her eyes. That part of the icon is stunning and the effect of splitting it does draw attention to her gorgeous eyes and her expression

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm totally at a loss when it comes to stock icons (I need skin as my guide to tones!) so I was uncertain on the coloring.

I got that profile of Teryl from a cap that elfcat255 made for sg1_lims, here (http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll11/sg1_lims/Round1x07/?action=view&current=vlcsnap-523047.png). That scene is one of my faves (as evidenced by my icon I'm using).

I'm not a fan of the split myself, though it distracts from the fact that I got a little too crazy with the cyan and the whites of her eyes are more like the cyans of her eyes. ;) I play around with composition a little when I'm making icons for possible entry into a LIMS competition. It means I make a lot of crappy icons, some acceptable ones, and one or two that I really love. I liked the way dividing her up worked but I wouldn't use the icon myself. I like whole faces. :)

[lady-dragonmoon.livejournal.com]

I love all the SG-1s! Taking 46 to use on a Forum at sg1archive.com. Will credit appropiately. :D

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Yay! I think this is the first time an icon I made has gone beyond the confines of LJ. :)