GIP Again!

[kerravonsen]

It's amazing how motivated one gets to make icons when (a) one has 100 slots to fill (b) one goes off and looks at other people's spiffing ideas. This one was inspired by a set of icons by wingedfigment in book_icons if I recall correctly. They were a bunch of icons with quotes from William Blake; one of which was the quote I used in this icon. Her icon was also a bee on a flower, but since I'd been taking all these photos of flowers (some of which had bees in them) I really wanted to make an icon from one of my Very Own photos (just like my "Creation" icon was done from one of my photos). So I did, from the one with the best bee. (grin)

Of course, I have no idea when I'd find the quote appropriate enough to use the icon for...

But I can see why this icon-making thing can be kind of addictive.

Comments

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Very pretty. Did you tweak it much?

[kerravonsen]

Thanks!

Adjusted colour levels, and did a multi-colour diagonal wash (after trying out quite a few); tried various fonts for the writing, and settled on this.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I really like the wash. I must experiment more.

[kerravonsen]

Gradient colour fill in a single layer, and set the layer setting to "overlay", if I recall correctly. (I keep in getting "overlay" and "screen" mixed up)

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

You're telling me!

[kerravonsen]

(grin)
Who are all those women in that icon? I recognise Harriet Jones, but not the others.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Smith, Vane (Walter), Jones, Pringle.

[lady-smith.livejournal.com]

Ooh, Blake icons! Other than the 7 variety! I ADORE Blake, and kept meaning to do a Matrix icon set based on Blake uqotes... I may still.