Why I Am Not A Painter

retro icons

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:31:47 GMT

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Tutorial

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:33:02 GMT

My first attempt at a video tutorial.

This is a 15 minute tour of making an animated icon, similar to the one I'm using here. Narrated by yours truly, it's a hopefully easy-to-follow guide using Adobe Image Ready CS2*. Er, his probably isn't for you if you are a total beginner.

I've taught myself how to use this programme, so if I say something you think is utter bollocks, I do, of course, defer to your greater knowledge.

The file size is 85MB, and I'm sorry for the quality - hopefully you'll be able to tell what it is I'm doing!

Click to see the icon I'll be making Please be aware that the icon in this tutorial contains a small spoiler for SGA 3x09

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to comment here. It all seems pretty straightforward to me, but I'm sure there's *something* I have forgotten/haven't said clearly.

Anyhow, hope you enjoy!

Download here. OR FROM MEGAUPLOAD HERE http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LAAECJWK

*As far as I'm aware, the main difference between CS2 and earlier versions of the programme, is simply that in this you can select/drag more than one layer at a time. If you have any other problems, let me know.

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 08:57:40 GMT

Rome icons.

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Please comment and credit if you use any. Hope you like!

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Misc icon post

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 19:52:01 GMT

One BSG, three Sex and the City, several SGA - animated and not...

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As usual, please credit in keywords (as below) if you take any, and a comment is appreciated.

Hope you like! :)

How to credit:

Animated icons

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:32:43 GMT

I have posted some Due South animated icons to the ds_icons community here.

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Apologies if you've seen this twice.

Animated icons

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 14:01:40 GMT

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Stargate: Atlantis

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Arrested Development:

07. 08. 09. 10. 11.

Seinfeld:

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Eddie Izzard:

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I'm not even supposed to be here today!

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 09:47:18 GMT

Some Kevin Smith movie quotes, two made with rossywar in mind - let's see if she can guess which ones *g*

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SGA icons

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:52:57 GMT

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Usual rules apply, please credit in keywords if taking, and a comment is always appreciated :)

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Catwoman

Tue, 09 Aug 2005 20:45:44 GMT

8 icons beneath the cut.

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If you use any, a comment is nice and please credit. Hope you like!

Screencaps used with thanks to youdodoodletoo.

16 Due South icons

Sun, 07 Aug 2005 10:00:45 GMT

Now posted at ds_icons

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Here.

Yes, that's right...

Sat, 06 Aug 2005 14:13:19 GMT

...here are even more Alias icons. Sark-light this time, as cincodemaygirl requested Spydaddy.

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If you take any, please credit.

Alias icons - Sark-heavy

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:14:54 GMT

Been a while, huh?

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Boyd!Draco

Fri, 13 May 2005 10:07:30 GMT

A massive amount of Boyd!Draco icons.

All images used with big thanks to B O Y D.

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Thu, 07 Apr 2005 19:17:17 GMT

Some vintage icons!

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Wilby Wonderful

Sun, 27 Feb 2005 14:09:36 GMT

For the Callum fans on my flist, here are some Wilby icons. Or rather Duck, Duck/Dan icons. With thanks to www.callumkeithrennie.net for the caps.

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Sun, 20 Feb 2005 18:55:45 GMT

Icons based around the art of Anne Taintor, a woman whose art I adore. These are, mostly, on a slashy theme. Some quoted directly.

As a brief disclaimer just in case, I'm not making any money from these, they're simply meant as an homage, if you will.

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Rocky Horror and Withnail & I

Sat, 05 Feb 2005 12:01:22 GMT

Hello all, some classic movie icons for you today. Also, a brief pimp: I've created a new community called izzard_icons, FYI. There are some new Eddie icons up there. ♥

Cross-posted with 100x100movies.

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Caps thanks to brealynn246

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Caps thanks to sillybridget

A variety today. Some Dom, Lijah, Tori, Eddie.

Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:29:06 GMT

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Big thanks to alazysod for the Eddie caps

Help!

Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:22:29 GMT

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Help! caps taken from here, a wonderful resource all about the movie.

Sun, 09 Jan 2005 08:10:25 GMT

I was working on a secret project, at which I am currently sucking, big-time. Though that didn't work, it at least got rid of my icon block. Here are pretty boys for your delectation. Dom, Elijah, Johnny, Billy, Orlando, Viggo.

Ooh, and thanks to 2am_optimism for the hand-holding and the pictures :)

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Stage Beauty

Mon, 03 Jan 2005 13:30:39 GMT

Obscure as it may be, there may be one person out there who loved that movie as much as me! And if you haven't seen it yet, run, don't walk :)

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Idea based on this great tutorial, but with my own brushes, textures, etc.

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Sun, 26 Dec 2004 20:30:04 GMT

Merry Christmas!

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A first try...

Sun, 19 Dec 2004 21:02:41 GMT

Icons for you, hackthis. I wanted to do something a little new, so I had a look at your interests. Got a few icons below. Take what you like, I'll customize any you want. Also, if you hate them all or have specific requests, I'll make some more ;)

What you don't like, I'll put up for grabs for anyone else who wants them :)

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The Royal Tenenbaums

Tue, 14 Dec 2004 20:02:32 GMT

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Because I have an inappropriate crush on a fox

Fri, 10 Dec 2004 20:44:10 GMT

With thanks to cincodemaygirl for letting me talk her ears off about these today!

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