shallanelprin: (crazy talk (silverwind13))
Shalla ([personal profile] shallanelprin) wrote2006-02-16 11:59 am
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I really should stop...

joining icon contest communities. I blame this solely on [livejournal.com profile] abrynne. She kept post about them, so I joined [livejournal.com profile] movie_stillness, entered a couple of contests, have yet to win but I'm having fun.

So in the last week I've joined:
[livejournal.com profile] scifi_stillness
[livejournal.com profile] buffy_stillness
[livejournal.com profile] hp_stillness
[livejournal.com profile] snape_stillness
[livejournal.com profile] stargate_still
[livejournal.com profile] starwars_stills
[livejournal.com profile] sw_lims (just watching this round, intend to participate in the next)
[livejournal.com profile] james_stillness
[livejournal.com profile] rickman_stills

Now all I have to do is sit down and get with the icon making. Oh dear.

Edit: Seriously, stop me now. Now joined and participating in [livejournal.com profile] chosen_lims

[identity profile] abrynne.livejournal.com 2006-02-16 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh hey now! That's a tad harsh LOL

Oh! An HP LIMS group?! Gah! Can't, can't, can't...won't, won't!

Did you do the header graphic thing for [livejournal.com profile] movie_stillness? I entered mine earlier this week. That's one of the cooler things about that group, I think.
Lurv the SW groups :D

[identity profile] shallanelprin.livejournal.com 2006-02-16 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a good thing :) I need motivation to do graphics stuff and these contests are just the thing.

It's a stillness group that's running a lims challenge right now. Which I joined too late to get in on, which is fine with me.

I haven't tried the header graphic thing. I'll do that next round perhaps. Right now I'm just trying to get enough creative energy to make icons for the rest of the contests.

[identity profile] abrynne.livejournal.com 2006-02-16 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a stillness group that's running a lims challenge right now. Which I joined too late to get in on, which is fine with me.

Hmmm, that sounds like a good idea actually. I may see if the members want to try the same thing in my Firefly group.

[identity profile] shallanelprin.livejournal.com 2006-02-16 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Could be fun :)
midvalley: (trigun: coffee)

[personal profile] midvalley 2006-02-16 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm only in two... I don't think I could do much more than that.

[identity profile] shallanelprin.livejournal.com 2006-02-16 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
I like too many fandoms. And I won't enter every contest every time. But I need the push and inspiration for doing icons, so I join communities.

[identity profile] adalia-jean.livejournal.com 2006-02-16 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
um... I don't want to sound stupid, but how do you make icons? I mean, what programs or whatever do you use? I've made a few icons before in the photoeditor on my computer, but it's not a very good program for icons and the icons are just plain and nothing great. any advice would be appreciated. :)

and wow!- won't you be busy making icons for a while! ;)

[identity profile] shallanelprin.livejournal.com 2006-02-16 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I use Photoshop, some people use PaintShopPro. You add texture, text, sometiems color. Tutorials are the best way to go for a beginner.

Yep, I'll be very, very busy :)

[identity profile] adalia-jean.livejournal.com 2006-02-17 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
thanks :)

[identity profile] chocolate-jamie.livejournal.com 2006-02-20 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
>Seriously, stop me now.
If you want me to, I could ban you from two of the above icon contests. ;)

[identity profile] shallanelprin.livejournal.com 2006-02-21 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
*grin* Naw - thanks for offering though. I just won't participate in every contest every time :)

[identity profile] chocolate-jamie.livejournal.com 2006-02-21 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
That's okay. ^^