Post by Asuka Was Here on Oct 18, 2005 19:46:23 GMT -5
Just making this thread so I can post the various icons from the icontests I've entered, as well as any awards I might win. Unlike the rest of the world, which only seems to want to share its winning icons and pretty banners and the like, I'm posting everything. Honestly, I don't place in all of the icontests I enter - in fact, I don't even place in most of them. But that doesn't mean that no one wants to use my losing icons, so I'm putting them all here.
If you do want to use them, standard rules apply (See any of my other icon posts if you want the details. I don't feel like wasting space here with them.)
I'm going to be continuously editing this first post with new icons. Feel free to comment on any of the icons; I always appreciate feedback and the like (or you could just tell me they all suck; I wouldn't particularly care). But actually, this is more for my reference than anything. If you are going to comment on a particular icon, please list the icontest name and week/round number so I know which one you're talking about. Don't just say "I like the rukia icon." or something like that. There are at least 8 icons of Rukia in this post at the time I'm writing this; I'll have no idea which one you're talking about.
Actually, if you have any feedback about which icons you would vote for in an icontest, I'd love to hear from you. I'm always looking for tips on what people will vote for so that I can improve. Much as I don't mind whether or win or lose, so long as I like my icon, I don't enter icontests with an intent to make horrible, losing icons.
That said, here are the icons, listed by icontest site:
All For Bleach
Thanksgiving Contest:
2 icons entered:
The second icon did not place, but the first one won second place. Banner:
Holiday Contest:
3 Icons Entered:
#1 placed second, #2 didn't place, and #3 came in first. I Also won first in the wallpaper category, but that's not an icon. Banners:
Anime Hush
Week 57 (Theme: Blue)
Icon did not place.
Week 58 (Theme: Anime Animals)
Icon did not place.
Anime Medley
Week 68:
Neither icon placed.
AnimeIcon
Week 45 (Image Theme)
Icon placed first. Banner:
Week 46: (Theme - Lyrical: "Teardrop" by Massive Attack)
Icon placed first. Banner:
Week 52: (Theme: Closeups)
Icon placed first. Banner pending.
Bleach Hush
Week 4 (Theme: Ichigo)
Icon did not place.
Week 6 (Theme: Night)
Icon placed first. Banner:
Week 7 (Theme: Love)
Icon won Mod's Choice. Banner:
Week 8 (Theme: Dazed)
Icon didn't place.
Week 9 (Theme: Ishida)
Icon didn't place.
Week 10 (Themes: Light and Dark - yes, two themes, and I made two icons)
"Light" icon won first in its category and first overall.
"Dark" icon won first in its category and third overall.
If you can't tell which is which, I seriously reccomend you go find some psychiatric help.
Banner for light/overall:
Banner for dark/overall:
Bleach Icontest
Week 46:
Neither icon placed.
Week 47:
Icons didn't place
Week 48:
Neither one placed.
Week 49:
Neither one placed.
Week 50:
Again, neither placed.
Week 51:
Neither placed.
Week 59:
Second icon placed first. Banner:
Week 61:
Icon didn't place.
Week 62:
Icon didn't place.
Week 63:
Icon didn't place.
Week 65:
Icons didn't place.
bleaCHorus
Week 9:
Icon placed first. Banner:
Jump Awards
Week 21: (Theme: Defeat)
Icon placed first. Banner pending.
Saiyuki Awards
Week 50 (Theme: Pairings - two characters in the icon)
Icon didn't place. I didn't like it, either, so I guess that's a good thing.
Week 51 (Theme: Netspeak)
Didn't place.
Week 52 (Theme: Animated Icons)
Icon placed first, but I hated making it. Seriously, I despise animating things. So much work. -.-' There won't be a banner unless I make one myself, probably, which will likely only happen if I am bored. Very bored.
Scryed Icons
Round 1 (Theme: Dream)
Icon placed first. Banner:
Round 2 (Theme: Hesitation)
Icon placed first. Banner:
Round 3: (Lyrical Theme) My Medea - Vienna Teng
Totally expected the first one to place, not the second, but it was the other way around. Funky. So, anyway, the second one took first place, and the first just got an honorable mention... oh well. Maybe s-CRY-ed fans just don't like pink?
Banner:
Round 4: (Lyrical Theme) Teardrop - Massive Attack
First icon placed second. Banner pending.
Well, that's everything. Of course, I hope to have more in the future (and probably will, since I'm a crazy iconmaking fiend...). And by the way, if anyone knows of any good icontests that you think I should enter, please let me know ^_^ I'm always looking for new contests; it gets boring if you enter the same ones every week.
If you do want to use them, standard rules apply (See any of my other icon posts if you want the details. I don't feel like wasting space here with them.)
I'm going to be continuously editing this first post with new icons. Feel free to comment on any of the icons; I always appreciate feedback and the like (or you could just tell me they all suck; I wouldn't particularly care). But actually, this is more for my reference than anything. If you are going to comment on a particular icon, please list the icontest name and week/round number so I know which one you're talking about. Don't just say "I like the rukia icon." or something like that. There are at least 8 icons of Rukia in this post at the time I'm writing this; I'll have no idea which one you're talking about.
Actually, if you have any feedback about which icons you would vote for in an icontest, I'd love to hear from you. I'm always looking for tips on what people will vote for so that I can improve. Much as I don't mind whether or win or lose, so long as I like my icon, I don't enter icontests with an intent to make horrible, losing icons.
That said, here are the icons, listed by icontest site:
All For Bleach
Thanksgiving Contest:
2 icons entered:
The second icon did not place, but the first one won second place. Banner:
Holiday Contest:
3 Icons Entered:
#1 placed second, #2 didn't place, and #3 came in first. I Also won first in the wallpaper category, but that's not an icon. Banners:
Anime Hush
Week 57 (Theme: Blue)
Icon did not place.
Week 58 (Theme: Anime Animals)
Icon did not place.
Anime Medley
Week 68:
Neither icon placed.
AnimeIcon
Week 45 (Image Theme)
Icon placed first. Banner:
Week 46: (Theme - Lyrical: "Teardrop" by Massive Attack)
Icon placed first. Banner:
Week 52: (Theme: Closeups)
Icon placed first. Banner pending.
Bleach Hush
Week 4 (Theme: Ichigo)
Icon did not place.
Week 6 (Theme: Night)
Icon placed first. Banner:
Week 7 (Theme: Love)
Icon won Mod's Choice. Banner:
Week 8 (Theme: Dazed)
Icon didn't place.
Week 9 (Theme: Ishida)
Icon didn't place.
Week 10 (Themes: Light and Dark - yes, two themes, and I made two icons)
"Light" icon won first in its category and first overall.
"Dark" icon won first in its category and third overall.
If you can't tell which is which, I seriously reccomend you go find some psychiatric help.
Banner for light/overall:
Banner for dark/overall:
Bleach Icontest
Week 46:
Neither icon placed.
Week 47:
Icons didn't place
Week 48:
Neither one placed.
Week 49:
Neither one placed.
Week 50:
Again, neither placed.
Week 51:
Neither placed.
Week 59:
Second icon placed first. Banner:
Week 61:
Icon didn't place.
Week 62:
Icon didn't place.
Week 63:
Icon didn't place.
Week 65:
Icons didn't place.
bleaCHorus
Week 9:
Icon placed first. Banner:
Jump Awards
Week 21: (Theme: Defeat)
Icon placed first. Banner pending.
Saiyuki Awards
Week 50 (Theme: Pairings - two characters in the icon)
Icon didn't place. I didn't like it, either, so I guess that's a good thing.
Week 51 (Theme: Netspeak)
Didn't place.
Week 52 (Theme: Animated Icons)
Icon placed first, but I hated making it. Seriously, I despise animating things. So much work. -.-' There won't be a banner unless I make one myself, probably, which will likely only happen if I am bored. Very bored.
Scryed Icons
Round 1 (Theme: Dream)
Icon placed first. Banner:
Round 2 (Theme: Hesitation)
Icon placed first. Banner:
Round 3: (Lyrical Theme) My Medea - Vienna Teng
Totally expected the first one to place, not the second, but it was the other way around. Funky. So, anyway, the second one took first place, and the first just got an honorable mention... oh well. Maybe s-CRY-ed fans just don't like pink?
Banner:
Round 4: (Lyrical Theme) Teardrop - Massive Attack
First icon placed second. Banner pending.
Well, that's everything. Of course, I hope to have more in the future (and probably will, since I'm a crazy iconmaking fiend...). And by the way, if anyone knows of any good icontests that you think I should enter, please let me know ^_^ I'm always looking for new contests; it gets boring if you enter the same ones every week.
