Iconmaker Friending Meme 2019

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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:



Copy this code and tell us about yourself! (feel free to skip anything you don't want to tell)
<b><u>ABOUT YOURSELF</u></b> Name: Age: Place: Where do you post your icons: <b><u>Share Your Interests!</u></b> Favorite Show: Favorite Movie: Favorite Character: Favorite Pairing: Favorite Food: <b><u>LET'S GET TO ICONING!!</u></b> <b>What are your personal picks for the top 5-10 icons that you've made in the last 12 months?</b> <b>Show us five icons that you think best represent your iconing style</b> <b>What has inspired you over the last 12 months? (techniques, subjects, challenges, other makers, etc.) Provide examples if you want.</b> <b>What's your favorite show and/or movie to icon and why?</b> <b>Who's your favorite character to icon and why?</b> <b>Close crop or far-crop? Why?</b> <b>Vibrant or muted? Why?</b> <b>Text or minimalistic? Why?</b> <b>What's your current iconmaking goal?</b> <b><u>Let's Ask Some Questions!!</u></b> <b>List three questions that you would like to be answered by other icon makers:</b> <b>Any last words?</b> <b>A gif or image (or icon!) that describes you right now:</b>

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<center><a href="https://icontalking.dreamwidth.org/28592.html"><img src='https://tinny.dreamwidth.org/file/480x480/19384.png' alt='FRIENDS'/> Interested in icon-making friends? Join our 2019 friending meme!</a> </center>

Comments

[seraphina_snape]

Why do you have no category for me to mention Harry Potter?!
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.)