Winner's Tutorial, Challenge #114, by stripped
Greetings! One tutorial for Challenge 114 coming up. While I kept careful notes that make it sound like I knew where I was going with this from the first moment, let me say that my best icon technique is "try things until something works" and that's definitely where I went with this one.
This icon was created using Photoshop CS5, along with some outside textures (I'll label them as I go). ( The details are behind the cut... )
If I am not clear enough on any step, or you would like clarification for any reason, please ask. It is quite possible that I may have missed mentioned something!
This icon was created using Photoshop CS5, along with some outside textures (I'll label them as I go). ( The details are behind the cut... )
If I am not clear enough on any step, or you would like clarification for any reason, please ask. It is quite possible that I may have missed mentioned something!
Challenge #116
A slightly different kind of challenge again this time.
( Challenge #116 )
Meanwhile you still have until midnight-your-time to enter Challenge #115.
( Challenge #116 )
Meanwhile you still have until midnight-your-time to enter Challenge #115.
Winners, Challenge #114
Congratulations to this week's winners:
First place:![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
stripped
Runner up:pensnest
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Challenge #115 is a bit lacking in entries at the moment, so I think it will stay open for another week, to give you all time to find some bicycle images and get your imaginations in gear.
First place:
strippedRunner up:
pensnest( Banners and instructions under the cut )
Challenge #115 is a bit lacking in entries at the moment, so I think it will stay open for another week, to give you all time to find some bicycle images and get your imaginations in gear.
Comments on Challenge #114
Right, voting is now closed, and I'll be putting the results up later on today.
Meanwhile, any comments about this challenge? For myself, I found it a lot harder to icon than I'd expected, since it is a rather fabulous picture. If you participated, what did you enjoy, and what did you find difficult? Other thoughts?
Meanwhile, any comments about this challenge? For myself, I found it a lot harder to icon than I'd expected, since it is a rather fabulous picture. If you participated, what did you enjoy, and what did you find difficult? Other thoughts?
Voting, Challenge #114
It's great to see some new names as well as familiar ones among the entrants. Thanks to everyone who submitted something—it was a much more challenging pic to icon than I'd hoped, but there are some imaginative icons here.
( Voting )
( Voting )
Entry tags:
Challenge 114, and Welcome Back!
Hi, everyone! After a suitable hiatus I'm hoping you'll be interested in picking up this challenge again. For anyone who's new here - welcome!
Probably the hardest thing about running an icon challenge is finding suitable images for the challenges. I'm going to be asking you guys for some help with that, when I figure out what it is I want to ask for - also, I'm thinking it could be interesting to do a post-challenge comments post to find out what you liked/didn't like/found difficult about each one.
Meanwhile, here's Challenge #114:
( James Franco )
There'll be a bit of a change to the voting, in that I shall post the voting eight days from today, and the results will go up the following weekend—you will have until Thursday to vote, then we can perhaps have a conversation about the challenge before the winners are announced. Let's see how that goes.
For the moment, I will post a fresh challenge next Saturday, but if weekly challenges are too much I will cut back to fortnightly. Have fun!
Probably the hardest thing about running an icon challenge is finding suitable images for the challenges. I'm going to be asking you guys for some help with that, when I figure out what it is I want to ask for - also, I'm thinking it could be interesting to do a post-challenge comments post to find out what you liked/didn't like/found difficult about each one.
Meanwhile, here's Challenge #114:
( James Franco )
There'll be a bit of a change to the voting, in that I shall post the voting eight days from today, and the results will go up the following weekend—you will have until Thursday to vote, then we can perhaps have a conversation about the challenge before the winners are announced. Let's see how that goes.
For the moment, I will post a fresh challenge next Saturday, but if weekly challenges are too much I will cut back to fortnightly. Have fun!
Entry tags:
Challenge #113
Hmm. It looks as though Challenge #112 has inspired nobody... unless we get a cheering bunch of entries today?
Anyway. ( On to Challenge #113: )
Anyway. ( On to Challenge #113: )
Winner's Tutorial, Challenge #111, by pensnest
Hi all, and thank you for voting for this icon. It was made in Photoshop CS5 on a Mac, and uses Gradient Map, Levels and Colour Fill, so all quite translatable, I'm sure.
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Challenge #112
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I'm starting a course tomorrow morning, so I suspect voting posts will be going up in the early afternoon (UK time) for the next two months. I hope that won't be a problem.
Meanwhile, you still have time to get your entries in for Challenge #111.
I'm starting a course tomorrow morning, so I suspect voting posts will be going up in the early afternoon (UK time) for the next two months. I hope that won't be a problem.
Meanwhile, you still have time to get your entries in for Challenge #111.
Entry tags:
Challenge #111
Okay, bit of a slow start to the new year, but let's see how it goes. Do please publicise this community wherever you can, I think we can do with some more participants.
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I'm starting a course on Sunday mornings, so I suspect voting posts will be going up in the early afternoon (UK time) for the next two months. However, I hope that won't be a problem.
Meanwhile, you still have time to get your entries in for Challenge #110.
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I'm starting a course on Sunday mornings, so I suspect voting posts will be going up in the early afternoon (UK time) for the next two months. However, I hope that won't be a problem.
Meanwhile, you still have time to get your entries in for Challenge #110.