These were my entries for round 10 of 
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It was very useful to get feedback on my icons, as it made clear where the icons could be improved or where I should have made the concept come across better. For example, for icon 2 I got some comments on the text (font too plain; too white; too overpowering) and the border, but the idea behind the text and the border had been to mimic the Smoking kills warning you find on cigarette packets. As it turned out, that didn't work for everybody.
For icon 3 I got the very useful feedback from
teragramm that Willow needed more color and brightening. So I changed that, and it improved the icon immensely (see icon 3') .
Icon 4 is the one that got me eliminated from the round. Several people commented on the icon having too much contrast, Angel's profile blending too much into the background, and the skin colouring being too dark / orange. So maybe I should have gone for one of the alternatives of this icon (lighter and less orange). Personally, to be honest I still prefer the version I submitted. I just think that the contrast and the flame-lit orange hue of Angel's face go best with the background image. Of course, maybe I should have gone with an altogether different background.
Update: I've added a third variant of 4, based onchasingdemons' good advice. It's probably still a bit too dark, but definitely a lot better than the rest.
In spite of everything, icon 4 did get to be Chosen One (mod's choice), and so did icon 3. Here are the pretty banners, made byhermionesparkle:
Let's see how far I'll get in round 11!
Many thanks to whoever nominated icon 4 for the No Rest For The Wicked awards!wicked_awards
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It was very useful to get feedback on my icons, as it made clear where the icons could be improved or where I should have made the concept come across better. For example, for icon 2 I got some comments on the text (font too plain; too white; too overpowering) and the border, but the idea behind the text and the border had been to mimic the Smoking kills warning you find on cigarette packets. As it turned out, that didn't work for everybody.
For icon 3 I got the very useful feedback from
teragramm that Willow needed more color and brightening. So I changed that, and it improved the icon immensely (see icon 3') .Icon 4 is the one that got me eliminated from the round. Several people commented on the icon having too much contrast, Angel's profile blending too much into the background, and the skin colouring being too dark / orange. So maybe I should have gone for one of the alternatives of this icon (lighter and less orange). Personally, to be honest I still prefer the version I submitted. I just think that the contrast and the flame-lit orange hue of Angel's face go best with the background image. Of course, maybe I should have gone with an altogether different background.
Update: I've added a third variant of 4, based on
chasingdemons' good advice. It's probably still a bit too dark, but definitely a lot better than the rest.In spite of everything, icon 4 did get to be Chosen One (mod's choice), and so did icon 3. Here are the pretty banners, made by
hermionesparkle: |
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Let's see how far I'll get in round 11!
Many thanks to whoever nominated icon 4 for the No Rest For The Wicked awards!
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Comments
Congrats on winning mod's choice!
And truth be told, in both cases most icons except mine weren't even eligible for the Chosen One category. So those were not exactly great victories (but I appreciated them nonetheless).
It's great that you've joined the community. As a non-particpant you can still vote and critique. More votes are always welcome, and in some cases even desperately needed. More importantly, you are good at giving useful feedback, and that is the most valuable thing of all.
Have fun!
Thanks!
Both look great.
I also still prefer #4, though chasingdemons may be right - orange color only on the edges would've been worth a try.
You absolutely deserved to get that far, or even farer.
Good luck the next round!
(I signed up again, too :)
I've just seen your latest icons for whedonelite, and they look awesome. Your icons are just getting better and better at the speed of light. (A hyperbole, but I do mean it!)
And yeah, I'm definitely going to try chasingdemons' suggestion.
I'm somewhat unstable regarding the quality of my icons (I'm happy you liked those on WE <3 !), and I still lack so much technique! I got week knees when I read about a provided texture (uh - what??? I hope it means something that I can use like a cap...). Anyway, as long as it's fun :)
At first I was also confused by the term "textures", but I know now that they're basically just images (for example clouds or bubbles or paint strokes) that you can use to add some structure to your icon, for example as backgrounds or light effects.
Edited at 2016-08-02 10:10 pm (UTC)
Ah, and that's why I didn't see on your journal that you're nominated - you announced it in an update. Anyway, congratulations on the nomination!
And yeah, I thought I'd keep everything icon-related tidy together in a single post. (Of course the drawback is that people aren't likely to notice it!)
I like what you did with the Smoking one especially the first image with the smoke. And I very much like your Angel & Sun #4.
congrats with winning the Mod's Choice.
Edited at 2016-08-29 10:32 am (UTC)