Iconing and Learning

[zerographic]

Ok! At the suggestion of the lovely lavellebelle I am posting a couple of my very first icons some of my most recent to see how I've grown. Now hers are a year ago, but I'm not that cool. I only started in February or so.

Commence the heckling:

Old:

        

ARGHHH! So bad. Especially the last one, I had not yet learned the glory that is stroking...

New:

        

Much shinier! I have some that I'm even prouder of, but the contests aren't over yet ;)

Comments

[m-phoenix.livejournal.com]

My, my, that is an interesting contrast. I didn't realize you only started in February,(that's when I started posting fic. Well of course you know that. Doh!) You've made huge progress in a really short time. I do love your icons, and it's nice to see my favourite Faith one up there. Actually, I'm going to have to snag 2 and 3 as well. Nice work.

[magista.livejournal.com]

Crap, girl, what are you doing planning to teach English? You ought to be in design studies or something. You ought to find some way to do this kind of thing for a living instead.

And I did have a request for you, a couple of posts back, but I think you missed it. When I've got more time, I'll figure it out again.

Early quality

[lurkerwithout.livejournal.com]

Well of the first group only the first and last are all that bad.

The first 'cause the image quality isn't sharp enough...

The last because it has too much going on. What message were you actually trying to give?

The new ones are very nice. Good pic quality and simple messages. And the shifting one follows a consistent message or theme.

[zerographic.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I was so proud of the Faith one when I was done with it :)

[zerographic.livejournal.com]

hee hee! thanks! It would be so much fun to do something like that. But what's funny is that when I try and get bigger compositions (like a wallpaper for instance) it all falls apart. My attempts at wallpapers are saddddd.

Ack! Repost the request and I'll do it as soon as I have internet at home again (moving sucks!)

Re: Early quality

[zerographic.livejournal.com]

The last of the old ones is one I made in reference to an excellent story by a Buffy fanfic writer named kantayra.

Glad you like my new ones! I am constantly learning...

[magista.livejournal.com]

Was wondering why we haven't seen you around much, here or at the Barge. Moving again? Even once is no fun. I'm still traumatized by the move 7 years ago...

Take care. I'll turn up whatever it was I was thinking in a bit...

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Wow. You say the early ones are not so good, but there's the obvious talent thing there... sheesh.

Of the new ones, Faith and Cordy are so boss.

Given this, I wouldn't mind seeing some of those wallpapers, you know?

[outoftime.livejournal.com]

Totally OT: I assume you want me to wait to see if you win the other Ebay auction, or do you want me to send you your stuff now(although it may mean double the shipping if you win the other auction).

[zerographic.livejournal.com]

Yup, I'm going to try and win all three (although I hope The Others doesn't go too much higher) and would like to have them all shipped together.

[outoftime.livejournal.com]

I figured :) I just didn't want you to think I wasn't shipping you your stuff :)

[outoftime.livejournal.com]

Ok, so you won 2 - The Others and Scary Movie. The total for the two won is $17.50. Do you want to say $4 and I'll ship them priority?

[zerographic.livejournal.com]

I think I won 3... Being John Malkovich ended yesterday. Can you double-check and let me know the new total? Thankies!

[outoftime.livejournal.com]

Oh duh. Yeah. $23.50 total. Um. Maybe $5 shipping? I dunno :) So like $28.50 total?

[glitter-j.livejournal.com]

Can I please snag your Faith prison icon? I am writing a Faith in prison fic and I'd love to use your icon when I post it.

I'll credit of course.

[zerographic.livejournal.com]

Definitely! Thanks for the request. :)