Iconmaker Friending Meme 2019

[tinny]

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

[fueschgast]

1.Is it a compulsion for you to make icons for challenges as a set of colour/character/show etc. or do you do it for the extra challenging work & aesthetic?
I usually use the same show for one set because it's practical (so I'll soon have enough icons of a show to post them - I prefer single-fandom posts on my journal). But it is a sort of compulsion to have varying icons in that set, like different colors or giving every character airtime.

2.What do you do when an icon doesn't turn out great no matter what you keep trying?Cry or start over or just submit is as it is and forget about it? XD
If it's at least decent, I'll submit it. If I don't like it at all, I'll either save it for later (if the problem is a creative one) or give up on it (if I just can't make the cap work).


3.Does anybody in real life know about your iconing activity and how do you explain it to them?

Yeah, my family and friends. My mom thinks as a hobby it's a bit of a waste of time and I should use my Photoshop talents for making money instead. So everytime that comes up I have to remind her that I can't deal with the pressure of professional stuff and that as a hobby it makes me happy.

[abyss_valkyrie]

Oh wow!!I can totally imagine mommas going all about how you could use your talents in an 'useful' way.
But I do understand the bit about pressure of professional stuff,I get worried that I'll end up hating it or disliking art-sy stuff when it becomes work instead of fun.