icontalking | Iconmaker Friending Meme 2019

We haven't had a friending meme since this community first opened, and someone asked if we could have another one. Of course we can! Here we go:

FRIENDS

Copy this code and tell us about yourself! (feel free to skip anything you don't want to tell)

ABOUT YOURSELF
Name:
Age:
Place:
Where do you post your icons:

Share Your Interests!
Favorite Show:
Favorite Movie:
Favorite Character:
Favorite Pairing:
Favorite Food:

LET'S GET TO ICONING!!

What are your personal picks for the top 5-10 icons that you've made in the last 12 months?

Show us five icons that you think best represent your iconing style
 
What has inspired you over the last 12 months? (techniques, subjects, challenges, other makers, etc.) Provide examples if you want.

What's your favorite show and/or movie to icon and why?
Who's your favorite character to icon and why?
Close crop or far-crop? Why?
Vibrant or muted? Why?
Text or minimalistic? Why?
What's your current iconmaking goal?

Let's Ask Some Questions!!
List three questions that you would like to be answered by other icon makers:

Any last words?
A gif or image (or icon!) that describes you right now:

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What's the most embarrassing icon made by yourself if you still have any? (omg)
Nah, we all start when we start. Nothing to be embarrassed about.

How many years have you spent in the hobby?
Since the fourth Buffy s8 comic came out - it was the one where Faith returned! - and my fannish feels spilled over so I just had to do something. I'm not a brainy meta person by far, icons it was!

Behold the femslashy goodness!!