100fandoms challenge

[tinny]

Do you want to join me in a challenge? 100fandoms is actually a fic community, but I immediately thought of doing it for icons.

This is not an "official" icontalking activity, but a challenge I came up with in the course of Snowflake. I just thought I'd share here, because it sounds fun:

Make 100 icons in 100 different fandoms, following 100 one-word prompts.

If you want to make it extra-challenging, make those 100 icons within a year. (The fic challenge has no time limit, but I think icons are easier.) I took the fic prompts table from 100fandoms, but it's not identical! I made a few changes to make it better suitable for icons.

Here is the prompts table:
<lj-raw> Alphabetical list:<br/> alive animal away balm bed belong birth black blue blur borrowed bottle brilliant bug<br/> can chance contrast courage crack crowd discover dishonour distance drawing dust edge faded fall fantasy fear final fire fix<br/> game ghost graduate green ground heart here history home hope inside key kitchen late laughing lighting mask mean mirror morning music <br/> new noise numbers old overlay perfection practice promise rain red right run scratch screech settle shadows share silence sleeping snapshot space spring star steal storm sun swing <br/> teasing text theory time trail truth turn universe voyage war water waves way wear welcome white work yellow wreck </lj-raw> <lj-raw> <center><table border=2 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=2> <tr> <td>001. universe</td> <td>002. edge</td> <td>003. sun</td> <td>004. distance</td> <td>005. away</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>006. home</td> <td>007. key</td> <td>008. star</td> <td>009. dust</td> <td>010. shadows</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>011. old</td> <td>012. new</td> <td>013. borrowed</td> <td>014. blue</td> <td>015. promise</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>016. dishonour</td> <td>017. wreck</td> <td>018. fix</td> <td>019. crack</td> <td>020. discover</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>021. music</td> <td>022. fire</td> <td>023. water</td> <td>024. waves</td> <td>025. noise</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>026. balm</td> <td>027. fear</td> <td>028. wear</td> <td>029. mask</td> <td>030. truth</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>031. courage</td> <td>032. hope</td> <td>033. contrast</td> <td>034. fall</td> <td>035. spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>036. birth</td> <td>037. morning</td> <td>038. welcome</td> <td>039. belong</td> <td>040. share</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>041. numbers</td> <td>042. mean</td> <td>043. teasing</td> <td>044. fantasy</td> <td>045. game</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>046. work</td> <td>047. bed</td> <td>048. turn</td> <td>049. swing</td> <td>050. kitchen</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>051. animal</td> <td>052. black</td> <td>053. green</td> <td>054. inside</td> <td>055. chance</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>056. alive</td> <td>057. sleeping</td> <td>058. late</td> <td>059. rain</td> <td>060. bottle</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>061. steal</td> <td>062. brilliant</td> <td>063. theory</td> <td>064. practice</td> <td>065. war</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>066. storm</td> <td>067. voyage</td> <td>068. blur</td> <td>069. yellow</td> <td>070. settle</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>071. ground</td> <td>072. space</td> <td>073. silence</td> <td>074. screech</td> <td>075. snapshot</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>076. scratch</td> <td>077. bug</td> <td>078. lighting</td> <td>079. faded</td> <td>080. ghost</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>081. history</td> <td>082. time</td> <td>083. mirror</td> <td>084. drawing</td> <td>085. trail</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>086. way</td> <td>087. run</td> <td>088. here</td> <td>089. heart</td> <td>090. perfection</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>091. right</td> <td>092. text</td> <td>093. can</td> <td>094. red</td> <td>095. crowd</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td>096. overlay</td> <td>097. graduate</td> <td>098. laughing</td> <td>099. white</td> <td>100. final</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> <td><img src="" width="100" title=""></td> </tr> </table></center> </lj-raw>


I'm definitely doing this, and I am counting all the icons I'm making in 2019 towards this challenge. (I already have ten. Woot!)

Who else likes this idea?

Comments

[seraphina_snape]

I'm in!

This is exactly what I was looking for (except for one fandom instead of 100, but I can definitely work with 100 different fandoms instead...)

[tinny]

It never occurred to me that this is really similar to what you were asking for. Hee... :D

Glad it works for you!

[seraphina_snape]

Yeah, it's pretty much exactly what I wanted in terms of icon challenges.

Can you do me a favour? I need to make a set of 5 icons for a challenge and they need to have a common theme. Can you come up with one for me? (It can be anything - a fandom, a colour, a certain technique...)

Also I was thinking of starting a discussion post - unless you have something else planned for today?

[tinny]

unless you have something else planned for today?
Nope, go ahead! (I had about 1000% more response to my 100fandoms post than I expected, I am happy for this month. :D)

A common theme... um.

I like color challenges, but five in the same color bore me like after three. :) Rainbows are fine, though. Another thing I like doing is using the same kind of texture, so I can come to the result from different angles and not have to use the same process over and over: like, e.g. floral, or stock, or scenery, or painted look. Do any of these strike your fancy? (If not, prompt me more! :D)

[seraphina_snape]

Cool; I'm going to start a discussion post then. *g*

Hmm, I think I might use floral textures. I don't think I've used them much (or at all) and it might be interesting to use floral imaging in the icons. Thanks!

Edit: Is there a lag between posting an entry and it appearing in the moderation queue? Because it's been more than five minutes and I can't find the entry to approve it. *is confused*

Edit #2: Of course, the second I ask, I get the notification. *sigh*

[tinny]

Hmm.... apparently there are separate permissions for moderating and administrating, and you didn't have the Moderator checkbox checked.

I just checked all the boxes for you now, so your entries won't have to go through the moderation queue at all, and you can moderate other people's entries, too.

I usually give everyone I know, i.e. the makers who regularly participate here, permission to post unmoderated once they make a post. We're a nice bunch and I don't feel like hobbling conversation. (But I have had a few posts from random people asking random stuff, so I never removed the moderation, either.)

[seraphina_snape]

Good to know - I was sort of poking around a bit but couldn't find the problem. So I figured it just needed a few minutes to show up in the queue or whatever. But I guess it's sorted out now. *g*

[tinny]

also, do you want some floral textures?

https://imgur.com/a/ZqqUeRJ

(I think some of them didn't upload correctly, I hope you can still see the gallery. The icon-sized ones have the maker credit in the description. The rest... are from other sources, I have no idea who made them. *cough some obviously so cough*)

[seraphina_snape]

Oh, cool. Thank you for that link. The images look okay at first glance. I'm going to browse and save a few of them. *g*