eighteen

[emiels.livejournal.com]

26 x The Lord of the Rings






for somein30 round 1
01-05
06-10
11-15
16-20

alts/rejects
21-27

Some of these look like I went back to 2012 to make them but idk, I like them, so.


1. MAIN - Textures #6: Borders
HARD - Coloring #5: Color explosion (*)
EXTRA HARD - Contrast/lighting #7: Dramatic

2. MAIN - Contrast/lighting #4: High contrast
HARD - Composition #10: Silhouette
EXTRA HARD - Textures #6: Borders

3. MAIN - Contrast/lighting #10: Ray(s) of light
HARD - Textures #6: Borders
EXTRA HARD - Coloring #9: Complementary colors

4. MAIN - Coloring #7: Black and white + color
HARD - Textures #1: Painty
EXTRA HARD - Contrast/lighting #9: Blob(s) of light

5. MAIN - Coloring #7: Black and white + color
HARD - Contrast/lighting #5: Matte
EXTRA HARD - Composition #1: Negative space

6. MAIN - Coloring #10: Unnatural
HARD - Cropping #2: Full body
EXTRA HARD - Textures #5: Decorative accent

7. MAIN - Textures #3: Light
HARD - Contrast/lighting #9: Blob(s) of light
EXTRA HARD - Composition #6: Minimalism

8. MAIN - Contrast/lighting #7: Dramatic
HARD - Textures #10: Text, tiny text or numbers
EXTRA HARD - Cropping #2: Full body

9. MAIN - Cropping #2: Full body
HARD - Contrast/lighting #1: Dark
EXTRA HARD - Textures #10: Text, tiny text or numbers

10. MAIN - Composition #7: Text
HARD - Cropping #10: Focus on top
EXTRA HARD - Coloring #3: Monochrome

11. MAIN - Cropping #7: Side crop
HARD - Composition #4: Levels
EXTRA HARD - Contrast/lighting #6: Shiny

12. MAIN - Textures #8: Grunge
HARD - Coloring #1: Muted
EXTRA HARD - Composition #5: Blocking

13. MAIN - Composition #6: Minimalism
HARD - Coloring #2: Vibrant
EXTRA HARD - Textures #5: Decorative accent

14. MAIN - Cropping #7: Side crop
HARD - Coloring #1: Muted
EXTRA HARD - Textures #4: Stock

15. MAIN - Textures #10: Text, tiny text or numbers
HARD - Cropping #4: Far away
EXTRA HARD - Contrast/lighting #1: Dark

16. MAIN - Contrast/lighting #4: High contrast
HARD - Coloring #10: Unnatural
EXTRA HARD - Textures #6: Borders

17. MAIN - Textures #5: Decorative accent
HARD - Composition #10: Silhouette
EXTRA HARD - Cropping #10: Focus on top

18. AC

19. AC

20. AC

I went for the normal difficulty since some of the hard/extra hard combos were... unappealing. But that's RNG for you I guess. Very fun challenge overall, I hated some of the themes I got so it was doubly hard to work with them - which is exactly how I like it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Comments

[neonspider]

YAY FIRST ENTRY!! <3 These are incredible! And you managed a full set of 20, which I definitely don't think most participants will, so kudos for that too!

Hard to pick favorites cause they all look great, but some things I particular love are the neon coloring in 6, the composition in 4, the coloring and text use in 10, the lighting in 8... oh and 9 is just super pretty overall, gorgeous extreme far crop and the slightly foggy look, not sure if it's the cap or textures but it looks so pretty. 12 is perfection, this is the main icon where I see the 2012 look you mentioned, and I'm definitely a fan (omg that texture used to be so popular. It still looks great!). Awesome crop and muted coloring too.
And then there's 17 which is just beyond gorgeous with perfect use of a color splash and textures! All your ACs are spectacular, love the colors and painted details, and also the lighting on 18. I also adore the first and 4th extras.

Thanks so much for entering! :D Sorry that the randomizer gave you some bad combos, you did fantastic with the challenge still!

[emiels.livejournal.com]

Thanks :D I had some free time and a lot of motivation so this got done faster than I expected.

Tbh I love it when themes are not exactly up my alley, since then I have to actually get creative to make icons that are my style and still fit the theme.... but some of the combos were just unworkable unfortunately ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Maybe another time I'll get a hard set done!