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kerravonsenYesterday I was going through various files on my computer, and found some art which I hadn't yet put up on my gallery. Some of them were the full-size images which were related to icons I'd made. So I'm posting (links to) them here, along with said icon. (no I can't post the pictures themselves because of the setup on my site to prevent bandwidth theft)
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Jack: Winsome Smile tardis_icons challenge #20 (screencaps) |
Jack: Aw Shucks I did more work on the icon; this image is more of its ancestor; I like a lot about it but certain elements couldn't survive the shrinkage to icon size, while others in the icon version look better than here. |
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10th Doctor: Still the Doctor tardis_icons challenge #22 (screencap challenge) Won the "best use of screencap"! |
10th Doctor: Still The Doctor: this is a demonstration of how one design can feed back to another; I had first worked on the large image, ending it with a brown wash over all, then I shrunk it to work on as an icon, and ended up with the rainbow wash. When I found it again yesterday, I decided I wanted to reproduce that look in the large-size version, because I liked it. Then I had to try to reproduce the exact gradient I'd used in the icon! Glad I'm now in the habit of keeping the GIMP .xcf files of finished works. I also tweaked this to add a bit more smooth blending of the images and the background, which wasn't noticeable in the small icon size. I'm pleased with this one. |
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8th Doctor: Cut Adrift The 8th Doctor doesn't know who he is... This was done for the dw_stillness challenge #2: lyric challenge; one had to include at least three consecutive words from the chosen lyrics. |
Cut Adrift: this one is an example of how two designs can split, while still influencing each other. I'd been aiming for a particular combination of elements, but found I couldn't get it to work, and ended up with a layered effect of two images on top of each other. That didn't work at icon size, so I abandoned that idea, while still keeping one of the images and a similar background. But I really liked the effect at the large size, so I kept it as a separate image, and tweaked it around to make it look better. |
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Date: 2006-02-11 11:23 pm (UTC)I really should save xcf versions of my icons too because sometimes later I think up a better method for the effect I want and I have to start over. Your icon tips have been incredibly useful; much better than the lame user manual I have which wasn't even written by a native speaker.
I'd love to know how you did the glowy Dr Who wizard one, and Daisy.
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Date: 2006-02-12 03:26 am (UTC)Your question inspired me to write full notes about the picture.
I'd love to know how you did the glowy Dr Who wizard one, and Daisy.
The glowy Dr Who wizard one wasn't particularly fiddly -- thing was, the original picture was already "glowy" in that it had the green TARDIS console-light already glowing on the side of his face. I used some animated "sparkly" brushes I got from http://www.deviantart.com to make the little sparkles around him, and the big sparkle I think was a "Nova" filter on its own transparent layer. I used the colour picker to get the right shade of eerie blue-green.
The blue-green "border" part was really underneath. I can't remember all the filters I used for that, though there definitely was a layer with a radial gradient fill on repeat, to get that "ring" bit. And there was a "Difference" layer involved as well.
As for Daisy... perhaps I'll write up notes another day.
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