Activity #16: Retro Style

[tinny]

Thank you, luminousdaze, for the idea for this challenge! We're going to make retro icons this month!

Retro for the purpose of this activity means "anything older than the year 2000".

This can either mean retro look, style and techniques: like 70s-style coloring, 80s grunge, retro fonts, 20s style black-and-white, etc.
or
retro subjects, like shows from the 90s, shows set in the 80s, movies from the 40s, comics from the 50s,...

You can mix and match techniques and subjects. Any combination is allowed. Here are some examples and resources:

tturners	mm3butterfly	sweet_lyri	queen_bartonia
lookslikerain	fueschgast	lessrest	meleada

fueschgast	wandererjulia	starry_night	scarred_loretta
unknown	damnicons	awmp	braggadocio

lady_kingsley	piewrangler	brasaremean	blimey_icons
spooky_window	midnight_road	spaceyme	spaceyme

* In each icon, you may use retro techniques/styles, or retro subjects, or both
* You can make as many icons as you like (if you need a goal, five is a good number :))
* There is no minimum, 1 icon is enough to enter this activity
* Please submit your icons (and URLs!) to this post, all in one comment (if possible)
* Everyone can participate, you don't have to be a member of this community

* I will collect all the icons from the comments and make a result post
* Everyone can leave comments on the inspiration and activity result posts
* There is no voting

Deadline: Saturday, August 25 2018, your end-of-day

Comments

Questions?

[tinny]

Ask them here.

Re: Questions?

[ella_rose88]

Just wondered if you’d post this on LJ?

Re: Questions?

[luminousdaze]

Aw, you're welcome. Thank you!
This looks like fun. I missed the psychedelic era challenge at dwstills & I have an idea for an that could make a cool icon if I can manage to execute it.

[fueschgast]

The unknown texture is by spooky_window. The texture maker from whom I have the most stuff, heh.

I hope I can participate this month. Last month's activity looked like fun, but I didn't find the time to make anything for it. :o/

[tinny]

Ah, thank you! (the image even said spooky_window, but I somehow failed to find the account in my resource post. oops.)

I'll update this post and my resource post, too!

[abyss_valkyrie]

Interesting challenge. Older than 2000 is also retro...oh dear,I feel ancient now. T_T

[tinny]

I thought "why only 70s and 80s, when 1998 is already 20 years in the past?"

(But yeah, it makes me feel old, too.) ;D

[thesleepingbeauty]

Oh, I love the idea for this challenge! Hopefully I can find the time to participate. :)

[alwaysbeenasmiler]

This is a lovely challenge, and I've put it on my DW so that I can remember to do some icons for it!

[alexia_drake]

All from Buffy The Vampire Slayer with Retro textures. My laptop died, and the colors seems different, and darker in my new desktop computer. lol I hope they are okay.



https://i.imgur.com/KcD2G6s.png
https://i.imgur.com/hrpnF8O.png
https://i.imgur.com/9Kv2Ifb.png
https://i.imgur.com/AB6YzGP.png
https://i.imgur.com/lEEtdfY.png

[tinny]

They look absolutely fine to me, lightness-wise.

I especially like 1 and 2, the coloring is gorgeous!

[thesleepingbeauty]

These are awesome! I really like the coloring and textures you used. My favorites are the first and last ones. :)

[breyzyyin]

These icons are amazing! I love the textures. XD

[abyss_valkyrie]

OOHH!I love 1,2 and 4. Really nice use of the textures!

[luminousdaze]

Those look amazing I loove the vector backgrounds you made/picked and the color schemes!

[thesleepingbeauty]

I love all things vintage and retro, so this challenge was right up my alley. :D

I hope these are okay. :)



https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/mermaid_mod/48630243/462363/462363_100.png
https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/mermaid_mod/48630243/413102/413102_100.png
https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/mermaid_mod/48630243/440723/440723_100.png
https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/mermaid_mod/48630243/436794/436794_100.png
https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/mermaid_mod/48630243/452224/452224_100.png
https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/mermaid_mod/48630243/357010/357010_100.png

(PS: sorry for all the editing :/)

[breyzyyin]

These are lovely! ♥

[alexia_drake]

Lovely work, my faves are 3 and 5 :)

[tinny]

I love the pastel look of these!

[abyss_valkyrie]

Pretty set!The 2nd is perfect as is the 4th icon!

[luminousdaze]

The Disney ones look really cute!

[tinny]

I currently have no old fandoms, so I went with the retro style option and used 70s bold geometric textures and brownish coloring. There's also some Buffy and a psychedelic Lucifer thrown in for variety. ;)





Fyra Ar Till (x4), Fallet (x2), Buffy (x2), Lucifer



https://abload.de/img/fyra_00.54.24_02al0el0.png
https://abload.de/img/fyra_00.25.1146f1i.png
https://abload.de/img/lucifer307_41_25_01dq8dkb.png
https://abload.de/img/fyra_01.19.32b290ee6.png
https://abload.de/img/fallet108_02.54tkiwk.png
https://abload.de/img/btvs_buffytriumphantbv1i8n.png
https://abload.de/img/btvs_buffytriumphantajtds4.png
https://abload.de/img/fallet107_25.06owc1o.png
https://abload.de/img/fyra_00.52.21trfs1.png

[thesleepingbeauty]

I love the textures and coloring on the first Buffy icon. Also, the hair painting on that second Buffy icon is very nicely done. :)

[breyzyyin]

1. Rowen, Sage, Kenta, Ryo, & Cye from Ronin Warriors (anime, year published: 1992)
http://oi63.tinypic.com/30xgxvb.jpg

2. Ted from Suikoden (video game, year published: 1995)
http://oi63.tinypic.com/t7fxfn.jpg

3. Rutice from The Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion (video game, year published: 1996)
http://oi68.tinypic.com/351wuwk.jpg

4. Spike from Cowboy Bebop (anime, year published: 1998)
http://oi65.tinypic.com/2wnnw1v.jpg

5. Chun-Li from Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes (video game, year published: 1998)
http://oi64.tinypic.com/24ycx7o.jpg

...All '90s anime and video games, lol. Hope these are okay! XD

[abyss_valkyrie]

These sure are retro,alright!!So bright and yep,old style art! Nice set!My favourites are 1 and the Cowboy Bepop one.

[fueschgast]

I continue to be uninspired, so instead of retro looks, you get icons from a story set in '91. Prettiful Harry Potter illustrations from Pottermore:

       

https://fatfrog.info/Ma/A/HP/Avas/PM/1.1.3-McGonagallDumbledore.png
https://fatfrog.info/Ma/A/HP/Avas/PM/1.2.2-thanksamigo.gif
https://fatfrog.info/Ma/A/HP/Avas/PM/1.3.1-Hogwartsletter.png
https://fatfrog.info/Ma/A/HP/Avas/PM/1.3.1-LettersfromNoOne1.png
https://fatfrog.info/Ma/A/HP/Avas/PM/1.3.2-hutontherock.png

[breyzyyin]

These icons are really pretty! I like the the Pottermore illustrations and I think your icons do them justice. XD

[emmatheslayer]

https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/emmatheslayer/72425844/2934075/2934075_100.jpg
https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/emmatheslayer/72425844/2934364/2934364_100.jpg
https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/emmatheslayer/72425844/2934767/2934767_100.jpg
https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/emmatheslayer/72425844/2934932/2934932_100.jpg
https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/emmatheslayer/72425844/2935165/2935165_100.jpg

[breyzyyin]

I love the style of these icons. My personal favorites are 1 and 2, but they're all great! XD