Discussion Time!

[seraphina_snape]

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?

Comments

[seraphina_snape]

HD quality is important, but there are definitely other factors. I remember way back when NCIS started I wanted to icon the show so badly, but the early seasons had this truly awful orange-y tint to it that made it nearly impossible (well, at least with my then-knowledge of icon making) to icon. (Check out this recap of a season 1 episode. Caps like that, even if they were HD, would require a lot of colour correction.)

[magicrubbish]

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]

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]

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]

Yup that's what I'm talking about . It makes the job so easy my gosh !