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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:
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Name: Fuesch (pronounced pretty much like "fish")
Age: Mid-30s - I'm a grownup, send help! D:
Place: Germany
Where do you post your icons:
Share Your Interests!
Favorite Show: Uh, let's see... Alias, Doctor Who, Lost, Orphan Black, Sailor Moon, early Sherlock, Supernatural, The X-Files, Three.
Favorite Movie: Star Wars
Why do you have no category for me to mention Harry Potter?! Let the record show that my favorite books are Harry Potter.
Favorite Character: In order of the above-mentioned fandoms: Weiss; Ten, Twelve, Bill; Charlie; Cosima; Makoto; Moriarty; Dean; Scully; Marcus; Leia, young Obi-Wan, Rey; Snape.
Favorite Pairing: Generally the ones that are canon, but in the case of Sherlock it's Moriarty/Moran.
Favorite Food: Carbs & coffee.
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?
Too much work to go through all my icons and find out which ones I've actually made in the last 12 month, so I'll just go through my posts of the last 12 months, which are 3.
Show us five icons that you think best represent your iconing style
I don't know, my style is all over the place. Probably plain head-and-shoulders crops.
What has inspired you over the last 12 months? (techniques, subjects, challenges, other makers, etc.) Provide examples if you want.
The question is if I've been inspired at all.
What's your favorite show and/or movie to icon and why? Doctor Who, because it's easiest. Probably because I'm a member of a fandom-specific icontest that's still running and because cap galleries used to have the helpful random-caps feature.
Who's your favorite character to icon and why? Any of my fave characters, because I love them, so they are the most beautiful to me and I could stare at them all day.
Close crop or far-crop? Why? Medium crops. I'm generally not good at close-ups, as I often can't find a way place the image in a way I like.
Vibrant or muted? Why? Mostly colorful, though I never manage to get them as vibrant I want them.
Text or minimalistic? Why? Those aren't exactly opposites. Once upon a time I thought icons need to have text (otherwise they're sorta empty), but thankfully I learned to only apply text when I have something to say. I don't do minimalistic, I think, but I do plain.
What's your current iconmaking goal? Make less plain, more inspired stuff. Find/make more time for making icons.
Let's Ask Some Questions!!
List three questions that you would like to be answered by other icon makers:
1. Is it an eternal struggle to not hate your icons (based on the great stuff others make) or can you grow out of it?
2. When keeping the cap background, what's your prefered way of dealing with caps that are smaller than the icon?
3. How do you feel about screencapped.net's new way of offering caps?
Any last words? Why is answering surveys so hard for me?! I'm kinda miserable now.
A gif or image (or icon!) that describes you right now:
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I still love that dual colored Mulder!
1. Is it an eternal struggle to not hate your icons (based on the great stuff others make) or can you grow out of it?
I always like my icons when I post them. Then when I go back over them a week or two later, I will hate half of them (number rising with time passed). So... no? Not for me, anyway. There are a few that I like and am proud of, but ... very few.
2. When keeping the cap background, what's your prefered way of dealing with caps that are smaller than the icon?
Painting it in. Using the stamp tool and making the top of the head complete is something I do *very* often.
Why is answering surveys so hard for me?! I'm kinda miserable now.
I'm so sorry! It was an interesting read, though! <3
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1. Is it an eternal struggle to not hate your icons (based on the great stuff others make) or can you grow out of it?
I have moments when I hate mine and other times I feel like I accomplished something. I'm in the latter lately lol.
2. When keeping the cap background, what's your prefered way of dealing with caps that are smaller than the icon?
I often seek help in textures that would frame the image in a cool way!
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I thought the exact same thing! :D
I also prefer a medium crop. Too close or too far just aren't right.
1. Is it an eternal struggle to not hate your icons (based on the great stuff others make) or can you grow out of it?
I grew out of it. I found my "style" (so to speak) and decided that my icons were good enough. I used to see other people's icons that were so much prettier and end up hating my own stuff, but the more icons I made the more confident I got. I still see gorgeous icons and feel like mine could never compare, but I don't let it bother me.
2. When keeping the cap background, what's your prefered way of dealing with caps that are smaller than the icon?
It depends on the background - if it's mostly uniform (like the sky or something), I generally fill it in with that colour and blend it a little bit to avoid an edge. For icons of people in rooms, if it's possible, I use the clone tool to extend the background to the edge of the icon. If those two don't work because the background is too random/varied, I just frame the icon (using a brush or texture).
3. How do you feel about screencapped.net's new way of offering caps?
I went there the other day after a long absence and I kind of hate it? On the other hand, websites cost money and time and I'm grateful people are capping things, so I don't feel like I have any room to complain. (But yeah, not a fan.)
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omg I'd forgotten about those! I've just been capping myself for years, but yeah, that used to be a thing!
Is it an eternal struggle to not hate your icons (based on the great stuff others make) or can you grow out of it?
Aww I'm sorry you feel that way :( I'm grateful to be completely laid-back when it comes to most of my icons. (I'll usually only push myself if I'm entering an icontest or if a rare mood strikes) My extremely low bar for posting a batch is if I have six decent ones to put outside the cut lol.
If it's a particular effect you're wanting to learn, don't be afraid to ask the maker though. Most are happy to help! (or look for old tuts)
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Aw, that's nice, but my problem isn't the technical side. I just forgot my process for making creative icons.
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Bit of both? I still think I'll never be as good as my faves, and I get pretty frustrated sometimes! But overall, I do like most of my icons now!
2. When keeping the cap background, what's your prefered way of dealing with caps that are smaller than the icon?
Clone stamp tool, mostly.
3. How do you feel about screencapped.net's new way of offering caps?
I get why they're doing this, but I loved the galleries and "most viewed" and "random caps" options, so I've turned to other websites when they also have my shows.