Let's talk icons!

[melagan.livejournal.com]

It will surprise no one that with the opening of the McShep Match icon challenge I'm bringing icons up as a topic.

I'll admit, right off the bat, I have no icon making skills and I'm in serious envy of those that do.

I'm using the above icon as an example. It's a simple 100 x 100 pixel crop. That's the best I can do. Fortunately the subject matter speaks for itself.

Icons! Tell us what you love about them, what challenges you, what inspires you. Toss us a few examples and we'll love you forever.

Comments

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

I'm in the same boat as you--love icons, have absolutely no skill at making them, am envious of those who do. I'm an absolute icon WHORE and always have more icons than I can possibly use. I love trying to match my icon to the icon of the person I'm responding to--it's a game to see how close I can come!

[melagan.livejournal.com]

Will respond after I'm done nibbling your icon ;)

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

See, now the only icon I have in my collection that can even begin to matched with the one you used here is this one here. :-)

I meant to say in the previous comment, that part of the attraction of icons for me is the base picture, but also, the ones I use the most are the ones that express some sort of sentiment that fits the comment I'm writing too--so I love the perfect storm of a great picture with the ideal text.

I don't have photoshop and I don't have the skills. I've made a few icons, but they pale compared to my favorites. :-)

[patk.livejournal.com]

Your icon!!! *FLAILS*

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

I know! Isn't it fabulous? I got that one from georgiesmith *grins*

[patk.livejournal.com]

Fantastic! *g*

[danceswithgary]

Normally I'd be all over the icon challenge, but I picked up a pinch hit for the reversebang and need to focus on that. :-(

[melagan.livejournal.com]

And bless you for being a pinch hitter! ((hugs))