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Random character project by jsfunction, shameless666 & thyla87 (set 8)
30 multifandom icons (10 by
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jsfunction, 10 by shameless666, 10 by thyla87)
Fandoms: Captain America: Civil War, Jessica Jones, Harry Potter, Chobits, Fringe,
Gone Girl, Teen Wolf, Mawaru Penguindrum, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Moulin Rouge!
Gah, this has taken forever but finally, set 8 of the random character challenge is done. Only two more left! o.O Quite frankly I'm surprised we even got this far since usually I'm terrible at following through when I have an idea. Maybe it's the company that did it :) Another very tight voting round, thanks for all the votes! We lost one of the characters who had survived the most rounds this far, Olivia, so that was surprising. Now we have a very solid-looking three going forward, and looking at our new set of characters consisting mostly of older or more obscure fandoms, I'd guess that it will be difficult for any of these to beat the current leaders, but you decide, use your votes well! ;)
As always, you can find info on what this is, and our previous posts, in this tag.
The icons
Our characters for the 8th set were:
Moving on:
Steve Rogers (MCU)
Jessica Jones (Jessica Jones)
Harry Potter (Harry Potter)
New random characters:
Chii (Chobits)
Walter Bishop (Fringe)
Amy Dunne (Gone Girl (2014))
Allison Argent (Teen Wolf)
Takakura Himari (Mawaru Penguindrum)
Esmeralda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996))
Satine (Moulin Rouge! (2001))
| Maker | Steve | Jessica | Harry | Chii | Walter |
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| Maker | Amy | Allison | Himari | Esmeralda | Satine |
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The poll
Which characters would you like to see in the next set? You can vote for as many as you like, but only 3 will move on (unless there are ties). The voting will last for 3 days, it is open until Monday 23.5. 19:00 UTC. Please note that you're voting for characters, NOT icons, so you're just voting for characters you like, and not characters whose icons you liked the most!
[Poll #2045293]
Episode discussion
We also watched one episode of each of the shows these characters are from; if anyone is interested in our opinions or discussing the episodes/shows, you can read our thoughts behind the spoiler cut, and tell us your own thoughts in the comments - we'd love to discuss these fandoms :) This was just a bit of extra fun though, and we didn't have to icon that specific episode.
js (Civil War): Yessss this was so good. Damn, I liked everything. There was SO MUCH STUFF and characters that it easily could have felt too packed (like AoU ahem), but instead this was such an entertaining, awesome movie. I loved the 'civil war', loved that there is now a split that didn't completely get resolved by the end, so this shakes the status quo up a bit, awesome! And most of all I liked that both sides had valid points and the movie itself didn't feel like it sided with either of them. So many super interesting character relationships and interactions, I particularly enjoy Steve's interactions with Tony, Bucky, Sam and basically everyone. Natasha seemed like a totally different character from AoU and so awesome again. Loved the humour provided by Ant-Man and Spiderman, and while I already liked Steve I like him even more now.
thyla87 (Civil War): I went to see the newest Steve movie. It was nice to see the Avengers characters again. I really like the relationship between Steve and Barnes. Sometimes I've felt like Steve is too perfect but in this movie we saw some more interesting sides of him which gave him more depth. I like that he chose Bucky's side and wanted to use vigilante justice, like he's above the law. Steve has to choose between his friends which made it clear he's not perfect. I liked the fight scenes in this movie and the relationships. Spider Man was funny!
Jessica Jones
js (1.02 Crush Syndrome): I liked this episode a lot. Jessica is great and the plot really suspenseful. I really liked her scenes with Trish a lot, Trish seemed much more interesting in this episode than the pilot. I also liked the twins. Kilgrave was creeeeepy. The most horrifying and poignant part of this episode for me was the guy who had given up both his kidneys to Kilgrave and asked Jessica to kill him. Ugh. That was messed up.
thyla87 (1.03 It's Called Whiskey): We found out more about Jessica's past and Kilgrave's weakness was revealed. I also like the Trish character and her relationship with Jessica. The episode also hinted how Jessica and Luke got their powers and it would be nice to know about that more. Malcolm seems like a nice side character even though he's high all the time :D Sometimes I feel like he could develop into something more because it seems like there is something mysterious about him. Or maybe I'm just imagining it :D Jessica's neighbors also were suspicious and the guy seems a bit weird ;D I like Jessica a lot; she's not a typical hero. The episode was interesting and I might start watching it after the challenge.
Chobits
js (1 Chi Awakens): Oookay so this was over the top fanservicey, and that seems to be the main point, so idk. Otherwise the premise might have been interesting, I quite like the idea of persocoms and exploring that tech (IN NON PORNY WAYS) but the main character was super annoying, first whining that he doesn’t have money for a luxury item that is in no way necessary for everyone to have, and then basically being a perv for the rest of the episode while worried that people ‘think’ he’s a perv. What even??? :D who is the target audience for this? yeah I wasn’t a fan of this episode tbh, even though there was some potential. Maybe the manga is better?
thyla87 (1 Chi Awakens): I'm not sure what to say about this one :D It wasn't to my taste at all and not even crazy in a good way :p I thought the idea sounded promising when there was a machine as one of the main characters and it was clear the guy and the computer would fall in love. I liked the Persocom idea when I read about the plot, but it was badly executed. I didn't like the main guy at all and that half of the episode was basically about porn xD
Fringe
js (1.11 Bound): This episode followed really nicely from the previous one, I liked how Olivia escaped on her own. The tense scenes between Olivia and Samantha were suspenseful and some of my favorites. I definitely want to know more about wtf Loeb was talking about at the end where he claimed he was trying to save her??? What are the two sides? I feel like something epic was foreshadowed there so that's awesome. It was also nice to see Olivia's more relaxed side with her family, though I'm not sure how well those scenes fit with the rest of the episode - I assume this plot too will play some bigger part later. I watched this episode some time ago so I don't remember it so well - I definitely liked it but it probably wasn't the most impactful Fringe episode this far since I remember so little of it.
thyla87 (1.04 The Arrival): This maybe wasn't the best episode plotwise, but there was a lot that I liked. There was a lot of the father-son relationship in this episode. I understand quite well why Peter got so annoyed with his dad even though I personally like Walter as a character ;D But I wouldn't want him as a father either :p Walter's behavior in this episode seemed strange and selfish at first, he was awful at Peter too. But his motive turned out to be very human and they got on a bit better. I liked Peter's interrogations scene, which I would have liked to see more of xD Also the Observer was interesting and I'm sure we'll see more of him in the future.
Gone Girl
js: I kiiinda wondered if I should watch this one at all, because it might have been too bloody for me, but since the gore was only in one scene and I could tell when it's coming I decided to go for it. And that was definitely a great decision since I really loved this creepy, complex, well plotted movie. Seriously, Amy was... not really a likeable character, but definitely fascinating in every way, wow. The investigation stuff was super interesting and the plot was just so clever, this movie really made an impact. It's hard to say more but I definitely recommend that everyone should see this if you haven't already.
Teen Wolf
js (1.02 Second Chance at First Line): Remember when Teen Wolf was good and focused on the basics? Yeah. S1 was so good. I loved the plot of Derek being the suspected killer, loved Scott still struggling with wolf stuff (and that supernatural powers felt special since literally everyone but stiles didn't have them yet), loved the Scott-Stiles friendship and how uncomplicated it was at the time and in this episode my favorite scenes were them sneaking out at night to investigate Derek's property finding Laura Hale's missing half. God that cene was creepy, with her being a dead wolf at first! Also, some awesome humour, I especially loved the scene where Scott tried to explain to Coach why he can't play. (I miss Coach.)
thyla (1.01 Wolf Moon): The first episode was promising and wonderfully silly. I liked the humor. I found it a bit stereotypical that a new girl comes to school and the main guy has a crush on her. But I like that the werewolves are different from other werewolf shows. I was amused at first but it fits this show. I loved the Sciles friendship. Allison seemed a bit too perfect and I wasn't immediately into her. Derek was mysterious and the hunters brought some suspense into it. Nice pilot episode.
Mawaru Penguindrum
js (1 The Bell of Fate Tolls): This is what I already knew as 'that penguin anime I've seen cute icons of'. So, I was pretty excited to take a look, and it didn't disappoint! I found the first episode both cute and fascinating. I mean, the penguins??!! SO CUTE. And also useful, it seems, since they did various tasks for the family. Consider me intrigued - what are they?? Why are they there and why can't other people see them? The peek into the other dimension or destination of their fate or whatever that was was pretty wtf but I'd like to know more. What fascinated me the most (besides the penguins) were these weird little animations of a train moving from stop to stop, or something like that, cause it gave me the sense of something big being set into motion, and this episode being the first step. Awesome. While I really liked the plot of this episode, what interested me the least so far were the characters themselves since Himari seemed like the perfect angelic sick girl, and the guys didn't really stand out that well yet either but idk, I wouldn't mind giving this anime another shot?
thyla87 (1 The Bell of Fate Tolls): This anime was much better than Chobits. It was cute that two brothers took care of their little sister and that this was about family, not romance. The penguins were cute :D And it was fun when one of the brothers thought that everyone could see the penguins but was wrong. The entity that saved Himari's life was interesting and it would be interesting to see more of its world. But I don't think I'll keep watching this, it didn't quite click even though there were some good things in it.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
js: I rewatched this movie because while I've probably seen it before, I was so young that I don't really remember much. I really liked the unusual setting and the fact that this is probably one of the darker Disney films. I didn't really like the gargoyles because their scenes kinda took away from the otherwise dramatic tone, but everything else was good. The songs were fantastic, and I loved the acceptance theme and was very much moved by the end where Quasimodo gets to finally live among other people. Well worth a watch!
thyla87: I really like this Disney movie! Quasimodo is a very sympathetic character and I like his relationhsip with Esmeralda.
Moulin Rouge!
js: Man, I LOVED Moulin Rouge! and yes this was actually the first time I saw it in whole - I had seen parts 10+ years ago but that doesn't count. Anyway, this movie really resonated with me because this is exactly the kinda stuff I'm into right now. Looooved all the catchy songs, the HUMOR (omg the scene where Christian and Satine meet alone and she thinks he's the Duke :D), the FEELS, the general vibe and setting of the film and of course Satine's super interesting character. I also loved Christian the hopeless romantic, nice to see us represented so well :D and basically all of the cast was awesome. Everything about the movie was so colorful and cool. Loved it, easily one of my favorite movies now!
thyla87: This has one of my favorite actors in it, Ewan McGregor. I like the music and the tragedy in this movie. It's not a typical love story, where the guy gets the girl. I liked the way the story was told after it had already happened to Christian and he's typing it. The music and the shows in the movie are great and the side characters very good too. A guy falling in love with a beautiful woman performing on stage is quite typical, yet the movie ends in tragedy. Satine's death scene is sad, beautiful and dramatic.
Feel free to snag any you like but please credit the correct maker. If someone wants to copy this idea for their own character voting project, we don't mind at all. If you would like to join our project instead, there's still room for more as long as you're easy to contact, have time for this, let me do the randomizing and are fine with iconing any fandoms and characters :>
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1. Love the vibrance and coloring here.
2. Great color combo of the pink and yellow, and the background text frames the subject really well.
3. I keep getting drawn to this icon. So dramatic and vibrant.
1. I love the overlaying of the image over a gradient mapped version of itself again. It's simple yet you pulled it off well.
2. Gorgeous coloring, vibrancy and texture use! There's almost a glimmer in her eye, and I like how the light looks hitting her on the right side (her left).
3. Lovely coloring and background texture work.
1. Okay, all three of you killed it with your Chobits icons. I like the simplicity of the circle framing her.
2. Gorgeous crop and use of light. It's a simple but beautiful icon.
3. The spinning diamond is really fun, as is this whole composition in general.
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you guys should do some Wizard of Oz. *nods*no subject
(haha, maybe. The subjects are randomized and the randomizing is weighed by how many icons of each fandom have been posted to
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It was a little bit annoying that the promo was all about Team Cap vs. Team Iron Man and then in the movie it doesn't even play such a big role or rather you don't really feel like choosing a side. Sure, Steve is my favorite, but that doesn't mean I automatically pick his side in this particular conflict. I'm also very happy we got Natasha back!
Gone Girl is an awesome movie. I wonder if I should read the book some time.
Enough about the subjects since the icons are the real stars of this post :D
It is even harder to pick favorites this time. The whole post is great, but are the ones I'd pick:
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And thanks for picking three faves, I had a lot of fun making each one of them and this time I'm actually happy with almost every icon so all picks make me equally happy :D (I think it's the fact that this was the first icon set I made after the high-stress iconing for turbo_rumble, so all of these happened very fast and effortlessly and with little stress by my scale and that was refreshing!)
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ALSO AMY!!!!!! <333333
It's not a secret Gone Girl is my second favorite movie of all time and Amy is one of my fav characters out there as well
and it was a lovely surprise to see her in this amazing challenge of yours! <33
I'm so happy you liked this movie jsfunction
(omg I totally forgot your name, sorry! D:)! It was such a different movie from all the rest and I also started to read the book a while ago but I didn't get to finish it *sigh* since it's a little hard for me to read a book from a movie I already saw (stupid thing, I know!).Anyway, here's my fav icons from the three of you :)
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if Gone Girl is your second favorite movie, that just begs the question - what's the first? I haven't even attempted to rank my favorite movies, too hard! And I haven't even seen that many of them, relatively speaking.
(It would be Tommi :> but I don't remember almost anyone's names so no need apologize xD)
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My absolute fav movie is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Such a MINDBLOWING movie, I just love it so much ❤
Black Swan and Practical Magic are two of my favs as well :) I'm probably forgetting some others I love but those four are just unforgettable
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First of all can we talk about your blending?? cause I've seen you rock those blends lately, the ones on Harry and Chii are freaking amazing! I particularly love the way you made normally colored Chii overlayed with a pink monochrome one, and how the pink image sort of fades to the bottom. Beautiful look, I'd never guess you had any trouble with these caps. And the entire composition on Harry is gorgeous, love the big blocky text pieces that are differently rotated, and ofc I'm a sucker for different monochrome combinations so the purple + blue combo here is really appealing to me :D And the negative space + replaced background icons are fantastic too, you pick great backgrounds for everything, I particularly love the pattern you used with Satine, the decoration seems to really fit her character and I just love the texture use, coloring and everything about the icon. Allison's is great too, love how fitting the background texture is! (omg I love how all of us chose an archery theme for Allison. I know there are more sides to her than just that but I'm kinda happy that that's what she's obviously most remembered for, and not for example being Scott's girlfriend).
All the animation use in your set is so fun! I love that they all have very different ideas for the animation. I particularly like the animated text in the Jessica icon and how it's revealed word by word and finally we see JJ. Lovely lighting and coloring in this icon too, I really dig how vibrant her clothes look. Aw, the Stucky icon is super lovely, great blend and coloring and composition, the text is really nicely placed and composed. The Esmeralda icon has a great crop (close crops on animated icons are so hard imo, so great job with this!) and coloring and the soft lighting is especially fantastic. And another favorite is the Allison icon, I really like the clean blocking in this one and the neon colors you picked and how the bottom blocks are mirrored so it all looks very geometric and neat.
Lovely job both of you, hope you'll have fun for the last two rounds! :)
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Thank you so much! I've been trying to do more complex icons and blending seems easier for me than blocking, so I started with that. But except background image on monochrome, I can't figure out how to blend caps properly :D Maybe it has something to do with the fact, that I can't seem to make icon without cutting out the background (unless it's close crop ofc), but anyway, it's still some kind of improvement in that department, so I'm glad you like it :D And yay for liking the Harry icon, it was my least favourite .. and tbh it was a reject from the last round, because I cannot make those HP caps work anymore :D
Thanks again for the long detailed feedback! ♥
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And yep, "collage" seems more appropriate for this type of icons, blending is still super difficult, especially if I'm too lazy to search for proper screencaps :D And yay, glad you like it! :D
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I really love the colors here and the blocking/levels job! Wonderful use of text!
Beautiful, so beautiful use of colors and the lighting!!
The composition here is fantastic and wonderful use of text, again!!
The solid background here is stunning and text, too! ♥ The character is very well cut-out and I really love your different font choice :)
The blocking and the colors/the lighting really work here :)
wow! Love the green color! :)
Fantastic! I love the composition ♥
Wow ♥ Stunning crop and text!
I really love texture work this icon and the purple color ♥
Purple color ♥ The bg is wonderful and the lighting super pretty :)
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Anyway, lovely icons once again, even though this set of characters was mostly unknown to me and some caps were so hard to find :D
Here are my favourites from both of you:
Esmeralda - the color scheme is wonderful, the colors fit perfectly together and I love the grungy feel of the icon!
Amy - I love how we both chose this cap from the movie :D Obviosly it was a georgeous cap and you have made a wonderful icon of it, love the colors and the text use!
Allison - Even though she was never one of my favourite characters on the show, she's hella pretty to icon! I love the color scheme and the symbolism in the background, the monochrome subject works really well here!
Himari - Love the monochrome-ish feel of the icon, great colors and texture and I love the animated effect!
Esmeralda - Great close crop here, I love the lighting!
Walter - The green colors are awesome! I love the far crop and I love how the circle in the middle is like a halo to Walter :D
Aaan we finished set 8! It feels like we started yesterday lol, can't wait to start working on the next set!
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Thanks so much for the lovely comments! I think you're the first one to pick my Esmeralda icon, I love making vibrant grunge icons cause it's such a weird style combination, I'm glad you think it works :) and yesss I love how we both picked that cap for Amy, and even used text on top of her profile, but lbr that's what profile shots are good for! Allison was never my fave either but that was a fun icon to make, I had just went on a huge shape download spree and was eager to use some of them in this icon :D
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I think I need to go on shape download spree too, I feel like I'm using the same textures/shapes/fonts/etc over and over again and I need some refreshing :D