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162. Icon Progression 2016
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rocketgirl2, previous progression posts 2011-2015 here)| January |
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| Mostly Castle/OUaT/Outlander, mostly negative space, some text and/or close crops # of icons:48 Icon Posts: One |
| February |
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| Total of 7 icons made. 100x100mystery began # of icons:7 Icon Posts: One |
| March |
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| Another round of 100x100mystery, worked on composition, cropping and colouring # of icons:38 Icon Posts: One |
| April |
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| Jane Austen icon battle, first 20in20 I’ve done in ages, some much Firefly! TEXT! Also new round of theiconthrone # of icons:88 Icon Posts: One, Two & Three |
| May |
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| More for theiconthrone, lots of deep colouring (especially gem tones), emotions+close crops, some (long overdue) remakes, lots of monochrome, first Spooks icons in years. Also this month I started to link each icon to the original screencap(s), so that people can see how the original image was adapted, but also so that when I come to do inevitable remakes I have all the screencaps handy! # of icons:113 Icon Posts: One, Two & Three |
| June |
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| More Castle, more remakes, more monochrome, more Disney # of icons:37 Icon Posts: One |
| July |
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| More Castle, more Disney, first entries for calendarsquares so more monochrome/duotone icons, revisiting old fandoms. Also this month I switch from PhotoBucket to upl.co and OMGOSH THE DIFFERENCE. It is so simple in design and without faff and it combines Photobucket’s perk of keeping the original filename plus Imgur’s easy-to-use interface. 10/10 would recommend. (Only quirk is that you have to log-in twice each time you log-in, and it doesn’t keep you logged in once you leave the browser, but that’s more of a quirk than an issue). # of icons:109 Icon Posts: One & Two |
| August |
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| Such a variety of fandoms, mostly due to theiconthrone (love that place), more revisiting old fandoms # of icons:68 Icon Posts: One & Two |
| September |
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| Historical period dramas, Disney, Castle, muted/earthy tones, close face crops, Firefly. The month I made the most icons! # of icons:119 Icon Posts: One |
| October |
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| Technique20in20’s theiconquest round encouraged me to push the boat out, especially with composition # of icons:27 Icon Posts: One & Two |
| November |
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| Lots of muted tones, lighting, close crops, historical period drama # of icons:52 Icon Posts: One |
| December |
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| Another load of long-overdue remakes (plus some timely ones!), Disney (mainly Moana), OUaT, Outlander, Fantastic Beasts, purple # of icons:42 Icon Posts: One, Two & Three |
| Overall |
| I think overall I definitely became more comfortable with using text. I expanded the variety of textures I use, and experimented more with colouring, cropping and lighting, rather than sticking almost-exclusively with my comfort levels there. I also realised I love jewel tone colours! Overall I’m pretty happy with my progress, especially considered I had so much going on in RL! |
| 2017 Resolutions |
| - Even more text icons! - More complex compositions! - Learn how to use animated textures! (Side note: learn how to gif stuff too) |