20muses Round 2: The X-Files & iZombie

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

I feel like this set is kind of all over the place in terms of quality..idk why but some (maybe even half) of these are not up to my usual standards they're lacking...something. I don't know how to fix them so I'm leaving them as is.
Regardless of that, this round was really awesome and I had a lot of fun making these!











Dice rolls; 3, 3, 6, 3, 4, 3, 3, 1, 5, 6, 2, 6, 5, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 3, 6

1. texture
2. color
3. Hurricane - 30 Seconds to Mars
4. fall [I used fall colors]
5. inspired by harlequinss_s
6. grief
7. rotation
8. One Ok Rock - Mighty Long Fall
9. blink-182 - I Miss You
10. Lana Del Rey - Dark Paradise [idk, this just made me think of black and purple]
11. geometric shapes
12. color
13. blocking
14. texture
15. old
16. paint
17. texture
18. PVRIS - My House
19. stock
20. texture

Comments

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[aravishermione]

It's a great set and thanks for making iZombie! I snagged this one *points* and credited ♥

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :3

[library-of-sex.livejournal.com]

Your crops are OUTTA CONTROL GOOD. Like the actual fuck are you doing? Some sorta sorcery to the gods of close crop?! 2, 6, and 15 are so beautiful! I especially love 2. That is an insanely flawless crop paired with just the right contrast and muted coloring. The lighting in 4 is just incredible. Damn, I wish I knew how to light and color like you. 5 IS...NOOOOOOO. I love the soft blue and the emotion conveyed by the crop. Love the laser blue backdrop and sharpening in 16. Ugh, 17 and 18 are flawless as fuck, dude. FLAWLESS. I love the repetition in 17 that gets a twist with half the first level being cropped out. The yellow is so soft yet strong, too! 18 is amaaazing. I love the contrast of his dark silhouette with her beautiful skin and hair tones. The little red bar at the bottom as a frame is a great detail, too! The framing in 20 is perfect, and again the yellow is so brilliant and lovely! <3

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! :D ♥

[betgirl.livejournal.com]

Beautiful work! Snagged a couple. :)

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[icequeen3101.livejournal.com]

UNF, I love your close crops, especially 2 and 9. the shadows/lights in both of these are amazing! :D

Definitely will snag some of these when I'm back from work :)

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[sietepecados]

Amazing set! I love the close crops in here. They look so great - especially 5, 6 and 7 (also amazing coloiring on this one) :)

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D

[fly-meaway.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, I just absolutely love 10 and 16 in particular. The colouring in those icons is amazing. Plus I'm a sucker for shots like in 10 in the first place and you make it work so well. The way she blends into the background and just the whole atmosphere that the background has looks beautiful. And wow to the background use in 16, just wow. I also love the intense cropping in 4 and 6, you make those crops work so well and the emotions come across so well. Also, great lighting in 4. And 3 is absolutely stunning. The use of the texture/brush/text- everything just fits and you created such a haunting icon. Beautiful!

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

I'm such a sucker for center crop + textured background icons. They never fail! lol

I'm glad you like 3, that's my most favorite from this set. :D

[second-love.livejournal.com]

Yeah, The x-filesm finally!
your croping is just flawless I envy, but love icons #2,4,515 and I like the colors in 7,19 and 20.♥

[geckoholic]

Maaaaan, your monochrome coloring and your close crops though, awesome job!

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you! <3

[damsiedam.livejournal.com]

Your icons are always masterpieces. How do you do that? These are ALL AWESOME! My faves are 2, 3, 8, 11 and 19 and I absolutely adore the composition on 3 (did I say I LOVE this icon?), 7 and 19 (which I'm saving because I'm in love).

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

3 is my most favorite from this set, I had a plan in mind and it turned out really well! (usually they go the opposite direction of what I planned lol)

[kitamikeita.livejournal.com]

Wonderful set, I really love your close crops and your muted colorings! My favorites are 5, 6, 7, 10 and 16 :D

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :3

[violateraindrop]

I love these, especially the X-Files icons ;)
My favorite is 5. I love the crop and coloring, although I also like the colors of the alt. The coloring and composition of 1, 10 and 14 is great, just like the crops of 2 and 9.

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D <3

[teaotter.livejournal.com]

Your crops are so beautiful, and your coloring is gorgeous! My favorites are #5, #6, #7, and #11.

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :3

[starry-night.livejournal.com]

These are gorgeous! All the colours are amazing and I love your compositions. My absolute fave in this set is 3 - I love the combination of the colours, the darkness and the text; it all just works beautifully together.

I really love 2, 6, 9 & 15 fabulous close crops and the muted colours plus lighting is gorgeous! Also 7 (plus its alt) is stunning - I love the minimalistic look of the icon and the colours are terrific. 8 & 10 are also stunning - I love the whole composition of both of these. 12 has such a wonderful clean look and I love the colours and the split. And finally I also really love 17 & 19 - great compositions and the blues and purples are beautiful.

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! :D

[haebin.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's a great batch, awesome Icons! Snagged a bunch, thank you very much. :)

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :]

[thyla87.livejournal.com]

Really, really beautiful icons ❤️❤️ Your coloring is so beautiful and amazing! The crops are amazing, too! izombie is so funny series ;D 1, 5, 7, 9, 14, 16, 17 and 18 are my favorite! I will take some izombie icons! ❤️

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :3

[bangel-4e.livejournal.com]

I'm in complete awe of your close crops here..WOW. My favorites are definitely 2, 4, 5, 15 and 20 (love the color and brightness here!). The light in 1, 9, 10, 11 an 18 is beautiful. Such great icons!

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D

[julie-izumi.livejournal.com]

Such an amazing set! I love how 'clean' they look and your use of light is totally awesome!
I especially love #5, 7, 9, 10 (this one is so perfect! I love the colors, the lighting, everything fits so well together!), 15 and 16!

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D

[neonspider]

Ah, I know and hate that feeling of 'not up to my standards but don't know why'. However, to me this set looks pretty freaking fantastic so maybe you're just being too hard on yourself? I looove all the close crop icons here, for example. I love that there are several of them scattered around the post. And they're all incredible, with great crops, great sharpness, great contrast, great everything. Special shoutout to 4 which just looks SUPER EXTRA GORGEOUS with the warm vibrant coloring and perfect 'surrounded by hair' crop *___*

Other faves: 3 (looove the red-blue-yellow combo and the way you combined text and texture use to create a really kickass composition!), 16 (!!!!WOW ok you're always always great with painty textures and styles and this is seriously amazing), 12&13 (composition magic, and love the sort of minimalistic look on 12 and the silhouette use on 13) and 8 (the background work is awesome and I love that you use these shapes behind the subject's head often, it's such a fun style that I've come to associate with you :) ).

So yes, I definitely love this set, gorgeous work!!

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

hah that may be so!

Renaissance art inspires me for the circles/halos (and other shapes) behind heads, it's one of my favorite parts of the style. :3

Thank you so much! :D <3

[tturners.livejournal.com]

YOUR CLOSE CROPS, OH MY.♡ I am in love. #2, #6 and #15 in particular are absolutely perfect. And I love the dark colouring, it really fits their "mood". Your negative space work is spectacular. #5, #12, and #13 are goergeous, and the blocking in the last two is amazing. Also, the use of textures is seriously mesmerising. I adore what you did with #8, #10, #11, #16, #17 and #19. The composition in#3 and #20 is more than wonderful. Oh, and lighting in #18. WOAH. Plus, the text placement in #3 is splendid, and I love the monochrome in contrast with the dark background and that red paint stroke. :)

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! ^__^ <3

[loka-bones.livejournal.com]

Your close crop are extraordinary!!!! But #3and #19 are my favourites, i like the coloring and the idea!

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[lady_turner]

These are gorgeous! I'm in love with your close crop!
My favourites are 4, 5, 8, 9 and 16!

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[paintedtarget.livejournal.com]

those izombie icons are perfect *_*

My favourites are 4, 6, 13 and 16 ♥️

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D

[tinny]

It was such an unusual challenge! I think everyone was working a bit outside their comfort zone.

My faves are 3, 11, 18, 16, and 6. Oh, and alt 8.

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

haha yeah, that can be a good thing!

Thank you!

[nightbulbs]

Another amazing set, technically flawless as always! :) The close crops are fantastic, I love 4 the most but they're all awesome. Other favourites are 3 (the texture use and text are wow!), 7 (love the rotated image and excellent colouring, 17 and 19 (love the backgrounds and blue/purple combination on both of them). ♥

[starkwars.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! :D