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33 icons: 10in30, turbo_rumble + others
Fandoms:
Dorian Gray (2009) [26]
Once Upon a Time [2]
The Chronicles of Narnia, Moulin Rouge!, Teen Wolf, Guardians of the Galaxy, stock (tarantula) [1 each]
This is my set for the 5th round of
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10in30, which was all about music inspiration, which is one of my favorite types of inspiration! I love it when a challenge makes it so easy to use text, in fact I somehow ended up putting lyrics on every single icon even though that definitely wasn't the plan when I started. This set is 100% ridiculous but I'm so much more happy with this set than my last one, and I really hope you'll like some of these! I've noticed that usually people prefer to make muted/vintage-colored icons for period pieces, but but BUT. Neon colors. They wanted to happen, so I let them (the only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it) :DDorian Gray is my new favorite story. I saw the 2009 film first and then read the original novel and I just love both. This set focuses on the experience-seeking, hedonism, and vanity aspect of the story cause it fits both my iconing style and my music library better :D but I love the tragic and angsty and gothic horror parts just as much and might use them for some other icons soon. (or maybe not, I really should take a break from iconing right about now so I could get somewhere with my thesis)
The playlist with explanations is under the spoiler cut, one icon for each song in the same order.
[01-05]
[06-10]Song inspirations:
1. X-perience: Mirror
Ok, this is cheating a little cause this song is almost definitely about the book so when I quote the lyrics I'm actually quoting the novel. But to make it a bit more of a challenge I also wanted to incorporate the title literally by using a mirror frame :)
2. Pet Shop Boys: The Sodom and Gomorrah Show
Basically about Henry's influence on Dorian. As you can see all of my interpretations are super literal. Like, I can totally see Henry literally advertising this kind of experience to Dorian, so why the hell not. :p
3. Steam Powered Giraffe: Me and My Baby (Saturday Nights)
Well, for them every night is a saturday night, but otherwise this song is definitely Henry and Dorian's theme song. Also I wanted to take this chance to introduce my favorite obscure band, Steam Powered Giraffe. They make weird steam-punk inspired songs with lots of cool storytelling in the lyrics, each album has its own story. This is one of their more 'normal' songs and makes sense on its own, but I also love the steam punk robot songs like Clockwork Vaudeville and Automatonic Electronic Harmonics, and the space adventures from the latest album. My top favorite of their songs is definitely The Suspender Man. But yeah, the lyrics in all of these are so out there that good luck using them with ANY fandom :p)
4. Lana del Rey: Carmen
I've already used this song for a Dorian icon (13 in this post), then I was inspired by the double life theme in this song but this time I used the parts about how lots of men and women find the titular character charming and attractive. (I know this song is about a prostitute but it still fits Dorian so well, even if he's not one.)
5. Pet Shop Boys: It's a Sin
Story of Dorian's life, no explanation needed :p
6. Killer: Naughty Boy
This is a finnish band and the song is from 2003 so I'm preeetty sure nobody here has heard it, and I'm not really sure how well it fits Dorian anyway but it happened to play while I was thinking of icon ideas and I was inspired by the repeated word 'naughty' and the 'devil without the horns and the tail' lyrics which I took to the logical conclusion :D (yeah I warned this would get silly)
7. Panic! at the Disco: Emperor's New Clothes
Well this just screams Dorian to me, he sure likes his fun and all the fancy things he can get his hands on :D and why yes, I did use Carnivalee Freakshow, one of the outdated trend fonts that nobody wants to touch anymore, lol. I actually really like it and it just fit so well so why not ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I feel like this icon sums up my iconing style tbh.
8. Pet Shop Boys: Flamboyant
I used this song as an excuse to do that to his clothing. Sorry, Dorian, but nobody is safe from my questionable artistic alterations! I think this song fits nicely with the theme of his obsession on eternal beauty, and how Dorian gets used to getting a lot of attention for his looks, and how he learns to use his beauty to get what he wants and how his lifestyle alone ultimately makes him (in)famous in London.
9. Sin with Sebastian: Shut Up and Sleep with Me
Couldn't resist, sorry not sorry :D The song about exactly what it says on the tin so that's what I used for inspiration. I used a lot of willpower for not getting particularly attached to this ship because it would hurt too freaking much, poor Basil :'( but I definitely enjoyed their kiss scene in the film and was stunned at how badly hidden the 'subtext' was in the original novel. It was lovely UNTIL IT WASN'T DD: Also. I did not think about how useful any of these icons are as, you know, userpics. I can't imagine anyone actually commenting to anyone else with this one :') but hey, this is a nonexistent fandom so nobody would probably have had use for any of these anyway :p
10. Panic! at the Disco - There's a Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought Of It Yet
This was the last song I picked, and it's not a perfect match but there are some lyrics that definitely fit Dorian, and the ones I used reminded me so much of the scene in the film when he returns from his adventures and everyone is stunned and a bit creeped out that he still looks the same.
1. X-perience: Mirror
Ok, this is cheating a little cause this song is almost definitely about the book so when I quote the lyrics I'm actually quoting the novel. But to make it a bit more of a challenge I also wanted to incorporate the title literally by using a mirror frame :)
2. Pet Shop Boys: The Sodom and Gomorrah Show
Basically about Henry's influence on Dorian. As you can see all of my interpretations are super literal. Like, I can totally see Henry literally advertising this kind of experience to Dorian, so why the hell not. :p
3. Steam Powered Giraffe: Me and My Baby (Saturday Nights)
Well, for them every night is a saturday night, but otherwise this song is definitely Henry and Dorian's theme song. Also I wanted to take this chance to introduce my favorite obscure band, Steam Powered Giraffe. They make weird steam-punk inspired songs with lots of cool storytelling in the lyrics, each album has its own story. This is one of their more 'normal' songs and makes sense on its own, but I also love the steam punk robot songs like Clockwork Vaudeville and Automatonic Electronic Harmonics, and the space adventures from the latest album. My top favorite of their songs is definitely The Suspender Man. But yeah, the lyrics in all of these are so out there that good luck using them with ANY fandom :p)
4. Lana del Rey: Carmen
I've already used this song for a Dorian icon (13 in this post), then I was inspired by the double life theme in this song but this time I used the parts about how lots of men and women find the titular character charming and attractive. (I know this song is about a prostitute but it still fits Dorian so well, even if he's not one.)
5. Pet Shop Boys: It's a Sin
Story of Dorian's life, no explanation needed :p
6. Killer: Naughty Boy
This is a finnish band and the song is from 2003 so I'm preeetty sure nobody here has heard it, and I'm not really sure how well it fits Dorian anyway but it happened to play while I was thinking of icon ideas and I was inspired by the repeated word 'naughty' and the 'devil without the horns and the tail' lyrics which I took to the logical conclusion :D (yeah I warned this would get silly)
7. Panic! at the Disco: Emperor's New Clothes
Well this just screams Dorian to me, he sure likes his fun and all the fancy things he can get his hands on :D and why yes, I did use Carnivalee Freakshow, one of the outdated trend fonts that nobody wants to touch anymore, lol. I actually really like it and it just fit so well so why not ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I feel like this icon sums up my iconing style tbh.
8. Pet Shop Boys: Flamboyant
I used this song as an excuse to do that to his clothing. Sorry, Dorian, but nobody is safe from my questionable artistic alterations! I think this song fits nicely with the theme of his obsession on eternal beauty, and how Dorian gets used to getting a lot of attention for his looks, and how he learns to use his beauty to get what he wants and how his lifestyle alone ultimately makes him (in)famous in London.
9. Sin with Sebastian: Shut Up and Sleep with Me
Couldn't resist, sorry not sorry :D The song about exactly what it says on the tin so that's what I used for inspiration. I used a lot of willpower for not getting particularly attached to this ship because it would hurt too freaking much, poor Basil :'( but I definitely enjoyed their kiss scene in the film and was stunned at how badly hidden the 'subtext' was in the original novel. It was lovely UNTIL IT WASN'T DD: Also. I did not think about how useful any of these icons are as, you know, userpics. I can't imagine anyone actually commenting to anyone else with this one :') but hey, this is a nonexistent fandom so nobody would probably have had use for any of these anyway :p
10. Panic! at the Disco - There's a Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought Of It Yet
This was the last song I picked, and it's not a perfect match but there are some lyrics that definitely fit Dorian, and the ones I used reminded me so much of the scene in the film when he returns from his adventures and everyone is stunned and a bit creeped out that he still looks the same.
+ other icons, including my
turbo_rumble set with some alts and some theiconthrone entries and a few random icons.more Dorian Gray
[11-15]
[16-20]
[21-25]
Dorian Gray, The Chronicles of Narnia (what :3), OUAT x2, Moulin Rouge!
[26-30]
Teen Wolf, Guardians of the Galaxy, a random tarantula
[31-33]
[11-15] [16-20] [21-25]Dorian Gray, The Chronicles of Narnia (what :3), OUAT x2, Moulin Rouge!
[26-30]Teen Wolf, Guardians of the Galaxy, a random tarantula
[31-33]And well, I just wanted to thank people for this:
My set was 13, 14, 16, 28, 30 and 31. Those icons took so much work and time, not to mention how high the bar was this round, so I was not expecting any placement at all. So thanks again for the votes and also for the concrit! I didn't want to touch these massive psds anymore, but all the tips were definitely welcome and something to keep in mind for future icons. (The alts for my t-r icons in this post were made before I entered, so the tips I got have not been applied to those at all :p)
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And can see Ben as Caspian (please make more! He's so handsome and adorable there!)
:D
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lol it would actually be more surprising if I had managed to make this a muted set, but nope, same old tricks with gradient maps, variations, color balance, selective coloring etc and vibrant icons were the result :p I bet your natural colored icons looked much better though and now that I know you've made some I have to investigate a bit - I haven't seen literally any icons of Dorian Gray and I would absolutely love to find some!
And yessss I so want to icon Caspian too. ngl I totally watched the Narnia films just to see him in another role :') if i give in and don't have a total iconing break in June, I'll probably icon Narnia for something. But no promises yet cause I reaaally should have that break...
LOL that song was literally the first one I thought of when I started putting my playlist together :D
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So if you want to see movies with Ben, he's also in Seventh Son, The Big Wedding (one of very few non-costume movies :D), Sons of Liberty and few others, you should check him on IMDB (also I have made icons with him for the7days for 1 actor, 7 roles challenge (http://the7days.livejournal.com/240597.html)! That was long time ago but I hope you'll find some inspiration <3)
PS. I'd need to have some tutorial about your general awesome coloring, I'd never be able to make such icons, probably even with your help, because your magic with all the stuff you mentioned is totally out of my league ;__; buut I'll be willing to learn everything! <3
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Haha, idk how useful my tutorials are, I've made a few in the past but I don't think I really do anything that special in icons, like, I'd think that everyone basically makes them the same way so idk :D I miiight participate in the next ask the maker though (I haven't decided yet but it's possible) so if you want you could request a tutorial there. Normally I'm open for tutorial requests at any other time too, but right now is not a great time since I'm already procrastinating too damn much and a tutorial is exactly the sort of thing I'd use as an excuse to not continue my thesis, lol. But idk why you'd need them anyway cause your colorings are great and I promise there is nothing in my icons that is 'out of your league' in any way :O
OMG stop tempting me with these great ideas, I'd loooove a Dorian Gray + Narnia battle but at the same time I already have a sort of battle thing going on so if we'll have one, I'd need to ask you to wait until the last two rounds of my random character project are done and I'm not sure when that would be, maybe two months max, but could be less. But, it's definitely possible that I'll end up iconing it sooner for 10in30 or 20muses if one of them manages to lure me in next month :3