Look Ma! No Photoshop!

[promethia_tenk]

So, I wanted to learn about making icons, so I made some.  Very inefficiently, I suspect, but I think I've caught the bug and have more planned, so expect more.

River-centric because that's what I know and because I find the selection of River icons woefully lacking.

Please nab and share.  Standard disclaimers: credit promethia_tenk , no hotlinking, and I've been doing this all day, so please be nice to me *big eyes*

      


       

      

       

Comments

[juliet316]

These are fairly good for a first batch. If you're looking for ways to improve icon_tutorial is a good place to start. Snagged a few, will credit if used.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I think you've got a good start.

[cinderbella333.livejournal.com]

I am always so happy to see River icons. And you even made some with Rory! There are a whole bunch of these I like. Such as River looking at the Pandorica. And the first one where she's smiling so wide for the Doctor and then the fourth one where she's giving him the, "Are you just saying BS?" look. I really look forward to seeing more from you in the future. Will credit those I use.

[owlboy]

lmao@ "frakfrakfrak" & "we're fracked"

lovely!

what program do you use?

[idioticonion.livejournal.com]

I love the colour and the text of "frak frak"

[honeynoir.livejournal.com]

Yay, River and Rory icons! :D

They're all beautifully cropped... and appropriate texts are appropriate. *g*

[elisi]

Finally here! And I like them very much! Lots of unusual caps (hurrah!), and I love your captions. Love, love, love.

From a purely artistic POV I especially like the one where she's writing in her diary, and the one that's bottom left, with the Doctor in the foreground. Very visually pleasing.

Also the 'light my fire' one if gorgeous, although I want it sharper. (But then I'm very fussy - even though I'd never be able to make anything half as good myself...)

Overall, I am hugely impressed and I dearly hope you keep on, since icons are awesome, and you most definitely have talent!

[cassi0pei4.livejournal.com]

Though you've probably come across this rec by now, Gimp is a really fabulous, free(!) image-editing software. It has a lot of the features of photoshop (layers and such being especially helpful for icon-makers) without being eleventy-billion dollars. You can also use downloaded fonts and brushes that were designed for photoshop on Gimp which is a real help as the standard Microsoft set is really rather dull after a while.