Activity #98 Checkered

[tinny]

This is a pretty straightforward theme: show some kind of checkered or grid pattern in your icon. The pattern can be there in the source, e.g. someone wearing a plaid shirt or standing in front of a wire fence or playing a game of chess, or you can add it using textures.

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icons

starkwars | lessrest | reeby10 | gaby

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textures

cdg_patterns | coaxme_random | colorvary | deternot


innocent_lexys | isabellecs | kaelien | Paul Klee


lookslikerain | lookslikerain | lovemelikemusic | lovemelikemusic


Mondrian | bournio | tinny | tragic_icons

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larger textures

free stock sites

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icons

neonspider | sietepecados | aurora_amethyst | rosy_nic

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* You can make as many icons as you like (if you need a goal, five is a good number :))
* There is no minimum, 1 icon is enough to enter this activity
* Please submit your icons (and URLs!) to this post, all in one comment (if possible)
* Everyone can participate, you don't have to be a member of this community

* I will collect all the icons from the comments and make a result post
* Everyone can leave comments on the inspiration and activity result posts
* There is no voting

Deadline: Saturday, October 18th, your end-of-day

Comments

[breyzyyin]

Fandom List & Icon URLs
1. Wander Stars (https://breyzyyin.dreamwidth.org/file/1056244.png)
2. X-Men (https://breyzyyin.dreamwidth.org/file/1056729.png)
3. Tekken 8 (https://breyzyyin.dreamwidth.org/file/1056360.png)
4. Tekken: Bloodline (https://breyzyyin.dreamwidth.org/file/1056971.png)
5. Star Ocean: The Second Story R (https://breyzyyin.dreamwidth.org/file/1057262.png)

[tinny]

Lovely! I always like how you connect the subject to the background with those colored shadows - it works especially well for me here in #2 and #4. My faves are 1 and 2. <3

[breyzyyin]

Thank you so much! I love the colored shadows technique, it seems. ♥ I'm so glad you like this set! ♥

[littlemissnovella]

These are so cool! I love the compositions and the outlining you did for all the characters in the set! My favorites are 2, 4, and 5!

[breyzyyin]

Thank you so much! ♥

[rosy_nic]

Thanks for using one of mine as an example :)

[tinny]

You're welcome.<3

[littlemissnovella]

link: i.imgur.com/agX1ujL.png

alts:

[breyzyyin]

Oh, very nice icons! I love the two Dr. Strange variants and the image placement and lighting of the first alt icon is phenomenal! ♥

[tinny]

Omg wow the first one, like she's looking out of a window! <3<3<3<3 Such great composition!

I really like the blocking in the Dr Strange icon, too. Your muse is sparking! <3

[danseurlion]

Coincidentally, there was a scene with a checkered pavement hahah I tried making a couple of icons with the new dmc anime ♥



https://i.imgur.com/BhOosqK.png
https://i.imgur.com/5bwCHX3.png

[tinny]

Oh cool! I love the lighting in #2 and the complementary coloring and grungy look in #1.

[littlemissnovella]

These are so cool, I love the grungy coloring and composition!

[breyzyyin]

These icons look so cool! Very awesome job on them both. ♥

[tinny]

First line: people wearing checkered clothing (+a duvet +an animal)
Second line: textures




Tool Time | Monkey Island | Elmar | Amidst a Snowstorm of Love (x2) | Wu Lei
The Long Ballad | Wu Lei (x2) | Zhu Yilong | Nothing But You (x2)




https://tinpix.de/2025/tooltime_al.png
https://tinpix.de/2025/monkey-island_stan.png
https://tinpix.de/2025/longballad105_02.55_19.39_20.08-19.png
https://tinpix.de/2025/wulei_zyl_dongji_54975_2a.png
https://tinpix.de/2025/wulei_6300168_1a.png
https://tinpix.de/2025/wulei_550695_1a.png
https://tinpix.de/2025/elmar.png
https://tinpix.de/2025/nothingbut38_40.17a.png
https://tinpix.de/2025/nothingbut28_02.30a.png
https://tinpix.de/2025/snowstorm110_32.30.png
https://tinpix.de/2025/snowstorm117_24.27.png
https://tinpix.de/2025/zyl_862452_2a.png

[littlemissnovella]

The vibrant coloring in 2 & 3 are great! My favorites 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, and 12!

[tinny]

Thank you! <3 #2 was the hardest, getting the text to work on top of Stan's checkered coat was a challenge. :D

[breyzyyin]

Elmar~! ♥ This is an impressive collection of icons: I love the entire batch, great work on them! ♥

[tinny]

Thank youuuu <3

[aurora_amethyst]

Sorry to post these so late! 3 icons of Kuraki Mai.



https://i.imgur.com/fv7tEQK.png
https://i.imgur.com/A60D81C.png
https://i.imgur.com/cw3SUnD.png

[littlemissnovella]

I love the lighting and composition in your set! My favorite is 2!

[aurora_amethyst]

Thanks so much! Glad you liked them! ^^

[tinny]

(reposted my comment in the right place /o\ )

I love all three of these, the checkers are so subtle and so different! <3

[aurora_amethyst]

Lol, glad you loved them! I had a lot of fun putting them together!

[breyzyyin]

Phenomenal icons! ♥

[aurora_amethyst]

D'awww! Thanks so much! Glad you liked them! ^^