Admin Post: Current active iconmaking communities

[tinny]

Communities for sharing and finding icons

icons
allstockicons - for any stock icons
animeicons - icons from anime
comicbook_icons - icons from comic book sources
disneyicons - icons and graphics from disney productions
dwrp_icons - avatar icons for role playing
fandom_icons
graphics - for all graphics, including icons
horroricons - horror-themed icons and graphics
iconic
icon_library - icons from books and about reading books
sg_art - all kinds of Stargate fanart including icons
smallbatchicons - only 5 icons at a time
tf_icons - Transformers icons
walker_graphics - The Walking Dead icons and graphics
xmen_icons - X-Men icons

Communities for (icon) resources

capshare - find and share caps here
capspiration - daily caps to inspire you
cdramacaps - find and share cdrama (and other Asian drama) caps here
dwresources - resources for RP, including icons and screencaps for icon making
icontalking - we have a regular ask the maker activity with guides and tutorials
icon_resources - find and share textures here
resourcelove - find and share textures here (less active than icon_resources atm)
smallbatchicons - has a tag for tips and tutorials

Icon Challenge Communities (periodic) (newest first)

vampiremedia - a one-time 20in20 challenge about female vampires - 20 vampires in 20, deadline is 2025-11-30
icontalking - various monthly challenges, 1 icon minimum - Activity #100 - Free For All (from 2025-11-22)
ic_animated - up to 5 icons in 2 weeks, animated cartoons/comics/games, (lj-imported, participation on both sides) - Round 75: School Uniform-Information! (from 2025-11-22)
retro_icontest - reviving a different old challenge from LJ every month, 1 icon minimum - Round #33 - paintedpixels - Abstract Expressionism (from 2025-11-16)
celebrity20in20 - claim a celebrity and make 20 icons in 20 days, voting mandatory - Round 18 Themes (from 2025-11-15)
icons10in20 - 10 icons in 20 days (+extension), 10 themes, claims optional - Round 41-Themes & Sign-ups. (from 2025-11-12)
fandom10in30 - 10 icons in 30 days, one provided theme, fandom claim is optional - Round 61: Ice Ice Baby-Challenge Post! (from 2025-11-12)
iconcolors - bi-weekly color palette challenge for up to 3 icons - Round 180: Amnesty (four weeks!) (from 2025-11-10)
fandom_itest - up to 3 icons, various fandoms, irregularly run by volunteers - Challenge 20: Ransom Canyon (from 2025-11-10)
itsabattlefield - monthly battle: make 1-20 icons for a given theme within one month - Monthly Battle : 22 (from 2025-11-09)
your_favourites - icon your favorite of the given theme, up to 4 icons in 2 weeks - Challenge #226 - Masked Character (from 2025-11-09)
iconthat - various themes, up to 5 icons every 2 weeks - Challenge 198: Pumpkin Patch 6 (from 2025-10-31)
screen_icons - up to 7 themed icons from provided caps in 2 weeks - Challenge 29: Halloween Palettes (from 2025-10-29)
perioddrama_ic - up to 5 icons in 2 weeks, see profile for eligible period fandoms - Challenge 83: Seasons Change-Challenge rules! (from 2025-10-25)
characters20in20 - claim a character and make 20 icons in 20 days, voting mandatory - round 20 coming up soonish
ships20in20 - claim a relationship and make 5, 10, or 20 icons in 20 days, voting mandatory - round 4 coming up soonish
stocklove_ic - up to 5 themed stock icons in 2 weeks - Challenge 127 (from 2025-09-14, inactive?)
monthlyinspo - 5 to 20 icons, 5 must be inspired by the monthly theme - Round 71: Summer Recap (from 2025-09-02, inactive?)
queermedia_ic - provided caps of canonically queer characters, 4 icons in 2 weeks, run by volunteers - currently no active round, you can run one, look at the info post here.
iconbattles - various types of battles, irregularly run by volunteers - why not run one yourself? Choose any theme you like and go for it!

Icon Challenge Communities (constantly open)

100fandomicons - Make 100 icons in 100 fandoms, pick your own deadline of 6, 12, 18 or 24 months [sign-up post]
10variations - Make 10 icons from one image. Choose one of two theme sets.
20icontables - Choose one of many prompt tables and make 20 icons. No rounds/deadlines.
dailyicons - Claim a theme and make 10/25/50/100 icons in 1/3/6/12 months for daily prompts within 48 hours
hannibalinsp - Let the inspiration posts inspire you to make Hannibal icons. No limit or deadline, all Hannibal canons welcome.
lgbtrainbow - pass-it-on challenge through the colors of the rainbow, only canonical LGBTQ+ characters, regular voting (optional)
nexticon - pass-it-on challenge: pick a theme from the last icon and make a new icon, voting (optional) in regular intervals

Multi-Medium Challenges open for icons (periodic) (newest first)

fan_flashworks - all-fandoms flashworks, monthly prompts - Admin: Changes to the guidelines and badges (from 2025-11-21)
sweetandshort - short fanworks (incl. icons) for monthly/weekly prompts and a mini bingo - November: 10 out of 20 (from 2025-11-01)
allbingo - monthly challenge, 1+ icon per square - October Monthly Post (from 2025-10-31)
femmeslashfete - weekly prompts, femmeslash pairings only, collect badges, 1 icon minimum, [admin tag | prompt masterlist]
fffc - weekly, collect badges, 1 icon minimum, more for special challenges [challenge tag]

Multi-Medium Challenges open for icons (constantly open)

100ships - 100 different relationships, 1 icon per square, no time limit [sticky post with prompts table]
genprompt_bingo - semi-annual, 3 icons per square [sticky post with comm info]
graphic and design april drift - pick a challenge and make graphics/icons for it until December 2025 [challenge post]
hc_bingo - semi-annual hurt/comfort, 10 icons per square [challenge tag | rules]
ladiesbingo - fanworks about relationships between women, running September-May, 10 icons per square [comm info | sign ups]
tic_tac_woe - apocalyptic bingos info post | claim a bingo card
who_allsorts - claim 3/6/9/12/15/20 prompts and make Doctor Who fanworks [guidelines and prompt tables]

Land Comms (what is a land comm?)

fandom_empire - multi-medium comm, round=4 months, 1-3 icons/banners/wallpapers per week, round 3.25 Bingo running until December 2025
land_of_art - Long rounds, signup any time. Two teams compete in challenges to create art of all kinds from any source. Apply for a team here.
seasons_of_fandom - previously lands_of_magic, now reopened - sign-up post

Other challenge finder communities

fandomcalendar - Bingos, exchanges, prompt fests, most of which allow icons
ipromo - Icon promo community, you can promote your own icon comm there



If you know of challenges we don't have on this list, please let us know in comments!

last updated November 22, 2025

Comments

[nondenomifan]

tvmovie20in20 posted a new challenge today and is trying to make a go of it again.

[tinny]

Thank you, I'll add it.