seraphina_snape: Parker from the TV show Leverage. She is wearing a white shirt and is smiling. (Default)
seraphina_snape ([personal profile] seraphina_snape) wrote in [community profile] icontalking2019-02-15 07:56 pm
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Discussion Time!

It's Friday! Let's talk about icons! :D

Do you have a favourite "subject" to icon? Like a favourite character, or a favourite show? Are there people/characters/shows/movies/other things that you always come back to and make icons of? And how do you decide on a subject?
breyzyyin: (Breyzy: thunder from the storm)

[personal profile] breyzyyin 2019-02-16 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I tend to icon whatever fandom I'm really into at the moment, and then I'll go to my old favorite standbys. I'm trying to icon more live-action stuff (huge Arrow-verse geek! ♥) because I fall back on animation a lot since I'm more comfortable with playing around with artwork images. I also seem to icon women more, but I never really noticed until I thought about it just now, lol. Often times though, my favorite characters tend to be female so that might explain that! As far as deciding on a subject, I just use any image that gives me inspiration. If there's a good image that I just have no feelings about whatsoever, I won't icon it (even if it is a favorite fandom or character). ...Lol, I'm more picky than I realized! O_O;
magicrubbish: Karen and Draedevil (Sea)

[personal profile] magicrubbish 2019-02-16 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
This interesting conversation made me realize that I need to be more choosy and picky about Screencaps as well . When I started icon making only thing I was mindful of was that the cap should be of HQ quality , little caring about the cap itself , as in angle , expressions or lightening or original coloring. So , I noticed that that affected a lot of my icons poorly though the effort was there.
Well , you learn and grow by it.
magicrubbish: Karen and Draedevil (Professor Xavier)

[personal profile] magicrubbish 2019-02-16 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah , just checked and eww such a horrible reddish hue !
The base coloring is so important. I'm having such difficulty iconing post apocalyptic Michael Langdon , because of the terrible yellow of the outpost episodes. Urrgghh.
No wonder LOTR , HP and GOT are some of the most widely made fandoms , they've beautiful natural coloring. A delight to work with.
goodbyebird: Broad City: Illana gasps and is most delighted. (BC yassssss)

[personal profile] goodbyebird 2019-02-17 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Selective color and color balance are super useful, if something is dominated by one color. I just go into their tab and drain it :p
(boy I miss variations though. No clue why PS decided to remove that tool in their newer versions)
abyss_valkyrie: made by <user name=narnialover7> (Default)

[personal profile] abyss_valkyrie 2019-02-18 11:50 am (UTC)(link)
Oh gosh yes,those have such good caps,I almost don't want to change anything except maybe brightening the icon and adding some extra lighting. Like goodbyebird says, selective colouring is sooo helpful.
magicrubbish: Karen and Draedevil (ACS Versace)

[personal profile] magicrubbish 2019-02-18 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Yup that's what I'm talking about . It makes the job so easy my gosh !