Icons ahoy!

[sarea]

I have gone absolutely freakazoid nuts, and it's all kirixchi's fault. :D She was kind enough to get me that new LJ thing w/ the extra icons for my birthday, which was initially a total of 20 icons. I was like, "Boy, I don't even know if I can fill all those up!" Then they changed their minds, and it's now 50!! So for the past two days I have been hunting for icons and/or making them. And I just uploaded #50. *collapses* I've been pretty indiscriminate with what I'm uploading, but I just want to get them all filled, and can weed later. I've found some pretty kickass icons in the process, as well as run across some icon nazis. I believe I've credited everyone I'm supposed to credit (if I haven't, I'm sure one of the aforementioned icon nazis will only be too happy to tell me), and left comments all over random journals.

If you want to see all 50 shiny new icons (I weep for the day when I will have to go back to 10, or 3), this link will take you there. But please, do try not to be too envious. *snicker*

What I really need are some good Draco/Harry icons. I used to have some good ones, but then I got sick of them, and in my hunt I didn't find any I liked, either. Same with PotC. Ah, well. Perhaps the coming days will turn up something.

Also, the birthday cheer just never ends, as rainpuddle13 has written me a lovely fic set in the TW universe, 15 years into the future. It's so wonderful to see the characters during different period in their lives; so familiar it feels like coming home. And it just makes me more excited to see how it all started, how they got to that point. Hopefully she will post the story (and she claims there's a follow up) very soon! <33333 Pud. ETA: Fifteen Years has been posted, and you can read at the link. : )

Comments

[sydney-lynne.livejournal.com]

*Is in mad envy of all your D/G icons*
Do the ones by Shalou correspond to a story? *Very curious*

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

As my D/G shipping sister, you are welcome to use any of them (though of course, crediting whoever appropriately, or they will come after you with pitchforks) if you like! :D

As for the Shalou ones, which are amazing in full size, they don't correspond to any story. Her notes basically said, "I felt like drawing this, so I did." Heehee. From her site, it appears she's actually normally a D/Hr fan. *puke* But I think D/G is growing on her. *crosses fingers*

Her site here: http://www.geocities.com/shalou14/myfanart.html

[annibug.livejournal.com]

We must seduce her onto our side then! I will not rest until there are no more D/Hr shippers. *evil laugh*

[sydney-lynne.livejournal.com]

You're the best D/G shipping sister ever! Will steal icons when I get sick of the ugly ones I just made, but right now I prefer to keep them since I spent like too much time on Sunday learning photoshop and making them. :P

Am a teeny bit disappointed that there's not a great and t00by D/G epic love story that the fanart illustrates. There should always be more great and t00by epic D/G love for me to read. *bats eyelashes at you and Jade* But art still pretty.

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

They're not ugly, t00b!! And learning Photoshop -- so useful and fun. I swear, I'd love to know how to use that program to its max potential ... as it is, I think I barely touch 10% of it. Anyway, it's always nice to have ready backup icons though. :D

P.S. Just had to put the modular smackdown over at dg_discussion ... *wibbles*

[sydney-lynne.livejournal.com]

*loves you*

I was all a *headdesk* last night when I saw the post at dg_discussion but decided not to deal with it until the morning. :P

*ponders whether to get an instruction manual for photoshop b/c searching internet randomly to figure out to do stuff is most inefficient.*

*sigh* reposting for correct links

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

Yeah, and I wasn't sure if I was supposed to take it down, or if so, how to do it. :)) Glad you're on top of that, as I am clueless.

You know, I've never considered getting a Photoshop manual, though you're right, it would probably be beneficial. Or, you know, reading the instruction book that came with it. *ponders* The thing is, I learn much faster by doing than by reading, and the doing is only fun when it's something that interests me in the here and now, like icons. BUT -- since you've brought this up, in all my searching for icons, I also found the icon_tutorial community, and the memories (http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=icon_tutorial) are awesome. Everything I've ever wanted to know about icon-making is there, it seems. One of these days I will make a little mini-movie of my own. You know, because I like procrastinating.

[menthe.livejournal.com]

So many pretty icons! *is envious* ;) Are you a Cardcaptor Sakura fan? If you are, do you have a favorite pairing?

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

Ahem ... I actually know nothing about Cardcaptor Sakura, though I am going to use my powers of deduction and assume that that's anime? Are some of these icons from CS? If so, it's purely by accident ... I probably just thought it was pretty. <g> And yes, now my ignorance about anime has been exposed. The only anime I've ever watched is like, Robotech, Voltron, Princess Mononoke, and the Transformers, if that counts as anime. :))

[akscully.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha, you made an icon from the gay brothers. Shift semicolon right parentheses right parentheses.

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

You know it had to be done. They are so gay. And pretty.

[akscully.livejournal.com]

And incesty.

[(Anonymous)]

guh.

Am now totally jealous of your shiny new icons, Sarea.

They're just so ... pertyful! :)


As for those Harry/Draco icons, I may have a few that may interest you, though sadly, I have not a clue who they belong to, for I've had them stored in my hard drive for what seems likes ages. Anyhow, if you want, owl me about them and I shall be more than happy to share. *vbg*


On a another note, thanks for pointing us in the right direction in regards to Shalou's loffly art. And thanks for sharing yours. :D


-Connie ^^

:)

[sevenfourteen.livejournal.com]

You lucky biatch :p

j/k

That actually is a good present for lj/ol friends. someone tell kirixchi good idea!

anyways, i'm trying to see all your pretty icons but i can't get past the south park icon *wails* i love looking at pictures, and you were supposed to have so many cool ones!

ah, well, ill try later i guess

*mwah*

[varniyetille.livejournal.com]

hey! i'm on the magical mayhem list, and i love your writing. your icons are all so pretty! i wondered if i could use the anne of green gables one and the eowyn one if i credit you for them (those two are yours, right, now someone else's?) how shall i credit you?

-Alice

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

Hi, and thanks!! Yes, those were made by me, and you may definitely have them ... am so flattered you like them. I've learned that the norm seems to be crediting in the icon keywords, so that works for me! : )

Sarea

[rainpuddle13.livejournal.com]

*sigh*

So jealous of all your pretty icons. *pets*

I want more D/G icons!!!!!

Your ficlet has been fixed up and posted. I hope you enjoy. I made the change we talked about :)

[xanderave.livejournal.com]

LMAO :) I love the D/G icon. Somehow I can imagine Draco saying that to piss someone off.

Gluttony

[kirixchi.livejournal.com]

Do I NEED a Durley's Icon?
A Seawee?
All the pretty Tom, Tom, and Lucius?

Yes...and I didn't even realize it until I had a choice :)

Love your icons! How did you find the link to your gallery?
-S

Re: Gluttony

[sarea-okelani.livejournal.com]

Yes, amazing what we don't realize we need, until we have it. :))

The way to get to your icon "gallery" normally is to go to your userinfo/bio page, then click on the default icon that's shown there. Or, you can just use my link and substitute your username.