50. 205 Icons: SPN, Misha Collins, Dark Angel, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Inception, P&P

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

67 Supernatural (6x21, 6x22, 4x17, for majestic_shriek)
20 Misha Collins (as himself & in non-SPN roles, for lizajaneok)
48 Dark Angel (Pollo Loco, Jensen-centric)
20 Doctor Who (The Doctor's Wife)
05 Star Trek (for lizajaneok)
32 Inception (Cillian Murphy-centric)
13 Pride & Prejudice (1995)
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205 icons, total




Notes: Continuing from my last post, I'm experimenting with color and now looking, tentatively, into a more interesting composition. I've cropped Castiel's face in just about every way it can be so continuing on as usual is pointless. I'm still searching for a different style that works for me. I might have made too many icons from the new Misha photo and too many Jensen Ben icons from Dark Angel. Oops?

Months ago I promised immlass that I'd make her a bunch of icons from Inception, with particular attention paid to Cillian Murphy for her pb use. I'm finally starting to fill that promise. However, I get bored when iconning the same face over and over without break so I started getting creative with textures and colors on a couple. I've included the standard version from before I started messing with it for immlass as judging by other pb icons, the point isn't to be arty but to have a clear emotion.

Pride & Prejudice. I'm on the third disc but I find this part of the story depressing and I couldn't stand it any longer. I jumped ahead to some happier times so this is just a small, motley collection.



SUPERNATURAL
1-5 -- 6x21

6-10

11-15

16-20

21-25

26-30

31-35 -- 6x22

36-40

41-45

46-50

51-55 -- 4x17

56-60

61-65 -- Sam/Dean/Castiel for majestic_shriek for help_japan

66-67


Misha Collins for lizajaneok for help_japan
71-75 -- as himself

76-80 -- as himself, Charmed, E.R.

81-85 -- E.R., 24 My kingdom for HQ caps of Misha's E.R. episode. *sigh*

86-90 -- 24, Close to Home


DARK ANGEL: 1x17, Pollo Loco
91-95

96-100

101-105

106-110

111-115

116-120

121-125

126-130

131-135

136-138


DOCTOR WHO
141-145

146-150

151-155

156-160


STAR TREK for lizajaneok for help_japan
161-165


INCEPTION
166-170

171-175

176-180

181-185

186-190

191-195

196-198


PRIDE & PREJUDICE
201-205

206-210

215-217



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call your mother + screencap credits + resources

Comments

[morgentau.livejournal.com]

Really? Coz I think it's perfect. Not overdone or anything.

[trust-your-lust.livejournal.com]

Snagged pretty much every single Misha and Supernatural icons. Excuse my french, but they were fucking awesome. Will credit!

[750virago.livejournal.com]

Absolutely stunning work <333

[kros-21.livejournal.com]

Absolutely hun.

I have always loved the way you use the shades of the blue/cyan together with the yellow's ones. So basically I decided to give it a go with this cute pic of Jared I wanted to use. I don't know how much I managed to "achieve" your coloring but I'm happy with my result which is the important thing I guess. So thanks! :*

ahahahah no skills at all hun. I basically just like simple stuff and hate the original backgrounds so I remove them. XD LOL

[pyjamagurl.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I have S1 on DVD too but never made it past the first episode I don't think. I tried. I'm pretty sure I discovered Supernatural instead xD

You are not shallow, you just appreciate the finer things in life ;)

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Thank you! <3

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Thank you! ♥

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Well OBVIOUSLY you have awesome taste in fandoms! ;)

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Hope they earn their keep. :D

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

YOu're welcome! <3

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Why, thank you! You've given me quite the thrill this morning. *hugs* ♥

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Thank you! <3 <3

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

And it's very much appreciated! I always like that but it's especially helpful while I'm flailing about, trying to develop a new style. ♥ ♥ ♥

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

It would be my greatest pleasure to provide Misha with sex hair. Truly.

You revealed yourself with the Jared photo from my last icon post. Pretty men: always the downfall of great women. *g*

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

People have very strong opinions about vibrant coloring. Some like me, love it, and others hate it. Not certain if it was my icon or me personally that offended somebody's eye but one of my icons was targeted for scorn. *shrug* Hopefully, whichever it was, the anonymouse has banned me from her list and so doesn't see my posts.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Oh yay! You've made my day. You may have made my week, actually. You might achieve my coloring or something even prettier! That is the fun of playing around.

You say no skills but I would disagree. Successful minimalism requires a skill that I don't necessarily have but want to develop. Funny you mention the backgrounds. Time was that as a matter of course removed every single background. Then I saw some brilliant scene icons that used the background and thought, "I need to learn how to use a scene." And now I'm sitting here thinking that perhaps that's a key to liking my SPN icons more: removing the backgrounds. They're almost always an ugly green or black anyway.

Thanks for sparking interesting thoughts. THIS is why I love talking to other makers. ♥

[kros-21.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I agree.

LOL, I'm on the same pattern. I remove every background but I see all around some great scene icons and I'm like "maybe the backgrounds aren't that ugly after all". Honestly I think it's a bit convinient for me to remove them. it's easier to build up the icon you have on your mind when you starts from a blank canvas (except for the character, of course) but plasming the original scene into something else? that's the real deal and I think I have been trying to avoid that because I'm not happy with the results.
I love some of my background-less icons but I think I have to learn to make scene icons too. So that I can really choose one technique or the other every time.

Ugly green? What are you talking about? Your green is shiny, warm and it's actually another color that I'm like "how did she get that?". And I don't see all that much black at all in your icons. :)


it's priceless indeed. it makes you grow. ;)

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

My pleasure! Supernatural trumps 24 in all ways. I am comfortable with my shallowness. I don't need depth in my TV boyfriends although Misha has earned my undying admiration for being far more than just your standard bendy, strong, indefatigable pretty boy. UNF.

[pyjamagurl.livejournal.com]

Tv is for the pretty *nods*

And Misha is awesome that way xD

[wincestuouslove.livejournal.com]

no, I just love watching Jensen lost/struggle/tortured/twisted/broken/. Alec is not psychotic enough.

[xafirah.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. Is that good or bad? ;) I am, indeed, experimenting again.
I've been lurking your graphics journal probably from the beginning so I recognize your style and notice if something changes:). There's nothing wrong with experimenting, we all want to improve, try something new.
You always made SPN icons bright and I loved the contrast between dark/black background and bright skin tones - like in the icon I'm using. For me, it's perfect.

When you use textures for coloring - yes, you have to erase most of it but if you leave some of it on subject's hair/hat/shoulder you get nice light effect (like here (http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q182/Xafirah/Community/comm08a.png)). It really takes much time to play with the textures but I think it's how juanxyo and kawaii_chicken do :). I love their icons, too - very inspiring :D.
I just wanted to share some ideas with you, you helped me A LOT with sharpness and coloring and thank you again for that :).

Yeah, Amy Pond is really pretty, I love her hair. What a shame I can't stand the character! ;D
(I love Rory though, and River)

[morgentau.livejournal.com]

I don't like intense and too bright ones but yours are just perfectly right because it makes everything look so 'fresh'.

Huh, sounds like a very nice person. You must gave really upset her when she blocked you instead of the other way around. ;D

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

I wish you'd said something sooner as then we could have been friends for even longer. ♥ I think it's hysterical that you can spot changes that I would not. Did I make that icon? I have no memory of it. *sigh*

While I've succeeded in making the subject visible in the icons, the overall tone is still dark. Compare the SPN to the Star Trek or Pride and Prejudice. Now, part of that is the difference in the source and their style. But if you compare Star Trek to 62-67, it's less dramatic.

When I say the icons are dark, I consider these dark: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 25, 26, 19, 30, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 55, and 57. If the icon itself isn't dark then the background is very dark trending to black. I look at the page and think, "boring and how is that different from the last 5 posts? how am I growing?"

Thank you for the ideas. Feel free to keep them coming! I welcome new approaches, especially since I'm in an experimental mood. I had no idea that I'd helped you with sharpness and coloring but I'm happy to have done my very small part in contributing to your genius. :D

I never much like the companions at first (I didn't like Rose until she took in the TARDIS) except for Martha. Loved Martha. But when it comes to iconning, I prefer the women to the Doctors. Rory seems blank to me but River? I ADORE her!

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Jensen does do lost/struggle/tortured/twisted/broken like nobody else. I wish he got more quality movie roles -- but at least this keeps him on tv where I can see him for 22 hours a year. :D

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Both approaches have their strengths and being able to do both allows you to make the best icon possible from any given icon. But I've strayed to using just one technique because I am in a rut. I bore myself.

Ugly greens:

and so on.

It does and it's lovely to talk to people who know what you're talking about! ♥