☞ icon critique meme

[donghae]

《ICONCRITMEME》

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♠ reply to this post with your username and/or journal you post your icons at. along with that, post 5-12 icon samples, so everyone can give you some of their thoughts too.

♡ reply to people's ( even people that you aren't familiar with an outsider's perspective is good ) comments with critiques and opinions on their icons. anonymous comments are enabled and ip logging is disabled, if you feel you need to use that option.

♣ try to be polite, but at the same time honest. the purpose of this meme is to be helpful, so any wank will be deleted.

♢ pimp this out in your journal and/or icon community, etcetera.
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Comments

[so-vayne.livejournal.com]

so_vayne @ seaverse... older icons @ tinamakesicons.

I just can't resist these memes. Hit me with your best shot. ♥

[restlessme.livejournal.com]

I think these are gorgeous.
Not to fond of the second icon, it seems to saturated and contrasted, to me.

[gunshou.livejournal.com]

You're one of my iconning inspirations - I love how you put compositions together and creatively utilize resources. 2, 5, and 7 here are great examples of how well you use textures and color - 5 is one of my favorite icons ever, and I can never manage to use the damn lace textures as well as you did on 7, even though it's so simple.

Your typography is always amazing, even if it's just textures that are well-placed, like in 8.

Your coloring is something I wish I could replicate - 4, 6, and 8 stand out here as realistic but vivid coloring, and 2 is saved from being overbusy by that rich red-orange.

A few of these have some fading elements that make the icon difficult to focus on, though - although I blame my poor eyesight. The ghostly Vaynes on 3, the bright white cloud on the left in 5, and the somewhat blotchy lights in 6 are a bit distracting. But, monitor and eye issues, you know?

TL;DR LOVE YOUR STUFF! ♥

[lamentado.livejournal.com]

I personally LOVE the second icon, but that's just me and my obsession with saturation, which probably isn't always a good thing.

These icons are beautiful, and I love each and every one of them. Good job! :D