Stardust for monthlyinspo + multifandom extras

[neonspider]

Fandoms:
Stardust [20]
Mad Men, Once Upon a Time, Pocahontas, Teen Wolf, The Vampire Diaries [1 each]

This is my entry for the 15th round of monthlyinspo! The theme was 'celestial', and I went with a very literal interpretation and decided to make all of my icons from the movie Stardust. Something about this film really resonates with me, so I hope I was able to capture at least some of its magic.

Stylewise I feel like this is a 'back to my roots' set, I've been exploring different styles so much lately (especially last month with the b&w set) that I felt like it was time for a classic js set, but with a starry twist to fit the theme better :D Hope you like some of these! There are 5 multifandom extras included, cause I started working on a multifandom entry until I got super inspired by Stardust and decided it might be weird to have 5 misc icons and 15 Stardust.

MONTHLYINSPO ROUND 15

[01-05]
[06-10]
[11-15]
[16-20]


EXTRAS

[21-25]

Use any you want, I don't care about credit but I do care about comments so please share your thoughts! ♥

Comments

[apologizeg]

[apologizeg]

But seriously.

All the painting, colors, texure use, compositions and text-usage is TOO DAMN PRETTY.

Faves include: 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 15 and also 23 which is the most perfect icon I've seen in a long time!

[neonspider]

omg that gif :DD

Thank you so much for the extra lovely comment! I really wanted to include 23 in the set, I'm just too ocd to have one (or a few) of a different fandom unless it's a total multifandom set :') I'm so glad you like it and so many other icons!! ♥♥

[sietepecados]

This set looks amazing! The purple/blue/pink coloring is so wonderful! WOW!

[neonspider]

Thank you so much!! Super glad you like the colorings, I feel like I already overuse purple/blue/pink but with this theme I just couldn't resist :D

[esra086.livejournal.com]

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Can you send me a hair coloring brush set

[neonspider]

I'm not sure what you mean by a hair coloring brush set... I don't use any special resources, just the standard brushes that come with Photoshop and use them to handpaint the hair, you can use any brush for that :)

[xafirah.livejournal.com]

Beautiful icons *__* You are so talented!
I don't really know any of these fandoms but I don't mind. I love staring at your icons and admiring them :)

[neonspider]

Aw thank you so much for the lovely comment!!! ♥

[nightbulbs]

HOLY. SHIT.

I knew your set for this round would be beyong amazing but WOW. Every single one of these is so good! My absolute favourite has to be 13 because the background and colouring are insanely good and I hate that this isn't one of my fandoms because I would upload it right now. I love your use of 'space' textures, especially on 1, 3, 8, 9, 15, 16 and 19.

8 is so eye-catching, the contrast and lighting and text, everything works. And can we talk about the hair painting on this set?! It is so good! 7 is mesmerising.

The text arrangements are brilliant, especially on 4 and 6. The composition on 14 is so delightfully complex, I never watched Stardust but I have a feeling this icon captures the spirit of the film. And now I want to watch it! I like 20 a lot, the crop for the background image is perfect, and she is striking in front of it with those vibrant colours - plus great text use there too!

I LOVE THE ALTERNATES. 23 is just out of this world with the colours, flawless hair painting and fairy tale lighting and the Regina icon is simply excellent - that composition idea and those colours, wow!

Fantastic job, as usual! ♥

[neonspider]

Wow, thank you so much for the super lovely feedback! ♥
Omg I'm so happy you like 13! It took a ridiculous amount of work for such a relatively simple icon. Also I'm happy and surprised you like the hair painting, I don't make many icons with painting because I'm just not super good at it (I always feel like if I paint on a bigger canvas and size down, the painted strokes become too thin and sharp, but if I do the painting in 100x100px, the results are too blurry and not detailed enough...).

The composition on 14 is so delightfully complex, I never watched Stardust but I have a feeling this icon captures the spirit of the film

LOL omg actually 14 probably has the least to do with the film. I was banking on nobody recognizing that that text really has nothing to do with the film, it's more of a personal thing related to the backstory of some of my old OCs (which actually is part of why I responded to this film so strongly - because the story reminded me so much of something I had developed in my head as a teenager, it felt like watching characters I alrerady love rather than some random characters). So that one is a weird icon with its own story, so I'm super happy you liked the composition so much! :D

I don't know if you'd like the movie, it might be too saccharine for you, but then again if you didn't mind OUAT that might not be the case! tbh I only watched it because I was into Ben Barnes at the time, but then he turned out to be only at the starting scenes, so good thing that I found something else to enjoy in it :D

Thanks so much again, you're seriously the best!! I feel like next month I might do 10in30 instead of monthly, which means I could possibly sneak in a set for an EPIC BATTLE. Now we just need to figure out how we're actually going to do it...

[nightbulbs]

14 probably has the least to do with the film
HAHA well forget I said anything, or let's just say your storytelling skills are so good that I totally bought it ;)

I feel like next month I might do 10in30 instead of monthly, which means I could possibly sneak in a set for an EPIC BATTLE. Now we just need to figure out how we're actually going to do it...

The monthlyinspo challenge is epic and the inspiration post is magnificent but it also scares me, haha. I know myself, I'll spend so much time deciding how many classes to use, which ones, and how to interpret them that I won't get anything done. 10in30 sounds good because I've wanted to do a close/far and/or vibrant/pale set for a while!

But battle, yes! Do you have any ideas? Should we randomise themes and techniques? I'm open to any battle 'mode' you like, minus a 100% screencap battle perhaps, those are not my favourite.
Let me know, and we can set a pretty loose deadline maybe? I was thinking maybe a month or so, so I can remake my icons 50 times it doesn't get stressful or anything :)

[neonspider]

Oh yes that insp post is spectacular, but really seeing how I only managed to post this set because of the extension, I couldn't be happier about 10in30's return, it's just the right size for me. The only drawback is that I need to pick a fandom, I usually like to use a pseudorandom method I developed a while ago for subject selection, but it only works for multifandom sets :p oh and there are so many possible themes too - close/far and vibrant/pale would be great indeed but also minimalistc vs extra complex, dark vs light, extra matte vs extreme lighting, texture overdose vs no textures.... how to choose?

But battle, yes! Do you have any ideas? Should we randomise themes and techniques? I'm open to any battle 'mode' you like, minus a 100% screencap battle perhaps, those are not my favourite.

Yeah, I think the given caps work the best for big battle with lost of makers with really different styles so it's cool to see how the same cap can become so many different things. But for us I think technical or other types of themes would work the best, so random themes sound perfect. I wish there was a massive list of possible themes somewhere that we could just easily randomize from, but I guess we have to write our own! I really liked the way we used to do those DW icons with raiindust for watchnicon, iirc some of them had given caps, some had a provided texture and some had a provided font? Or maybe it was cap / theme / texture or font? But we could have most of them as themes, with a few provided resource themes mixed in.

//ETA and yes loose deadline of a month or so definitely sounds like the way to go for both of us xD

[nightbulbs]

but also minimalistc vs extra complex, dark vs light, extra matte vs extreme lighting, texture overdose vs no textures.... how to choose?
How indeed? I didn't think of those awesome combinations! Minimalistic/extra complex sounds great tbh. I need to think of what would be most challenging!


I really liked the way we used to do those DW icons with raiindust for watchnicon, iirc some of them had given caps, some had a provided texture and some had a provided font? Or maybe it was cap / theme / texture or font? But we could have most of them as themes, with a few provided resource themes mixed in.

Great idea! Our watchnicon 'themes' were: themes (interpretive), techniques, fonts, textures, palettes and screencaps. If we make 12 icons for the battle, we can make two for each category, if you like! Or just cap/theme/texture/font if you prefer, and make 4 little sets of three icons? Let me know, but I love the idea of connecting this to our old rewatches, in a way :)

[blighted-star.livejournal.com]

Lovely use of pink / purple.

[neonspider]

Thanks so much, those are some of my favorite colors to work with! :)

[vanessa-lj.livejournal.com]

All these icons are masterpieces! I love how you can combine various subjects together, not to mention the beautiful colors: I think I will save the whole post: D

[neonspider]

Omg thank you so much for the kind words!! ♥ I'm super happy you like them :D

[tturners.livejournal.com]

OH. MY. GOODNESS. AM I IN A DREAM??? HAS A POST MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THIS EVER EXISTED???
seriously this set screams space so loudly i'm in loveee. as always your use of colours is excellent, you mix and match shades effortlessly. also, your text use is p e r f e c t: flawless placement and choice of fonts. i totally am snagging ALL OF THESE!!!!! because i can't choose haha :p as always i'm jealous of your skills!! A+ QUEEN

[neonspider]

Aww you're definitely the most enthusiasthic commenter ever, you always flatter me waaayyy too much but I'm super pleased you liked this set!! ♥ I had so much fun making it (but also so much stress) so I'm extra happy you like them so much, and also WHOA you seem to have found a really old Dany icon of mine that I didn't even remember making - super glad you like that one as well! :D

[tturners.livejournal.com]

You’re one of my absolute favourite artists ever and this is the least I can do! :) ♥️ and yes omg. that Dany icon is everything and more *sobs quietly*

[alfiri.livejournal.com]

I am LIVING for the colours in this set, wow! Love the combination of pink and purple with the yellow accents! And your compositions are amazing as always *_* My faves are 1, 6, 8, 9 11, 14, 15, 18, 21 and 25 ♥♥

[neonspider]

Oh wow, thank you so much for the lovely comment!! ♥ That's a lot of favorites, I'm flattered! :)

[arctic-comet.livejournal.com]

These are absolutely gorgeous! It's so hard to pick just a few faves, but I think I like 16, 18 and 20 the best :)

[neonspider]

Thank you so much for the lovely comment! I wasn't too sure about 16 and 18, so I'm pleased to hear you liked them! :)

[emiels.livejournal.com]

wtf dude, what is this? no matter what style or colors you use, it's always so beautiful D: and some of these color combos definitely should NOT WORK. and yet.
???

[neonspider]

LOL thank you so much for the super flattering compliment! :D ♥ Very glad you like the weird color combos! (also you should make an icon return y/y??)

[emiels.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, I'm tempted?? I'm really in love with this month's 10in30 and monthlyinpo themes...... but I'm so out of practice, my last post was in December 2017 and I haven't made anything since then :/

[neonspider]

Yess do it!! :D 10in30 especially is fantastic for returning makers if a smaller set would be easier to start with. monthly looks really great too though, I'd love to see your set for either challenge! (your rinharu set is still one of the most epic 10in30 entries ever tbh)

[absolutelybatty.livejournal.com]

just quietly, #25 is one of the most gorgeous things I've seen in a long ass time. honestly, magical.

[neonspider]

holy shit, I didn't even know you're still around and looking at icons! I'm super flattered that 25 caught your eye; thank you so much!! ♥

[absolutelybatty.livejournal.com]

ahhhhhh I'm only here on occasion.....it was my main hobby for so long it's hard to really ever completely disconnect. I wish I had inspiration to make anything close to as pretty as anything in this set, tbh!!!

[lady_turner]

Wooha!!! naginis gif reaction fits perfectly! :o____
You just made the best icons EVER with one of my favourite movies: I'll never recover from seeing this set!!!! x_x
First of all, lets begin with the hairporn ones: 4, 5, 7 and 8 are amazingly painted and smoothed! Then I really love the text compositions on 2, 6, 10 and 18: I think text is my weak point in iconning and your icons just let me realize it even more (they're flawless!). Moreover I love the fairytale mood on 1, 12, 13, 15 (which is my super favourite ♥) and 17: they just captured the mood of the movie and are so poetic! ♥
Plus I really like your last two extras: awesome compositions!
Bye, now I'm gonna go to save all these little masterpieces!!!! Congrats! ♥

[tinny]

Wowowow! I love the purple-pink-cyan shine of this set! It looks very coherent despite there being three main colors in it. They just fit so well together!

I'm sorry to say I have never seen the movie...

I love the ones with the bright yellow hair (3, 7, 8, extra3), and the amazing lighting-composition in 13, the beautiful text in 10, the dark coloring and grunge in 1, 9, 15, 19, and the last extra. I would like to pick a fave but... impossible. They are all so gorgeous!

[thyla87.livejournal.com]

OMG!!! HOW YOU DO THESE???? The way you use colors is unique! Fantastic set!! Magnificent composition ♥ Yours blending and set-up are unbelievable and I say this before but yours text skill ROCK!!! It´s so hard to pick fave but;

1, 15&9 has STUNNING color (did you use texture or just play with the color?) and the and grunge texture/light ♥ And I just love the lighting and the bg of 3&7 and her hair!!!♥♥ WOW! SO pretty blending and st-up of 5! :) 8 has beyond belief
colors and background and text! I just love set-up of 11; amazing texture use and composition. 13 also has wonderful use of texture and the lighting! 14 is glorious; set-up, composition, colors, text, blending are all so perfect!! ♥ 17 has magnificent crop and lighting! Stunning text skill of 18 and I adore texture use! I also love 22-23 of extras!

I will take few :) Thanks! Now I just wanna see the movie again :D

[naive-astronaut.livejournal.com]

OMG!!! This whole set is absolutely fantastic and magical and I'm totally out of word to describe how beautiful it is! ♥
I really like the movie and I really really love every single one of the icons. Your compositions, colors and text are just gorgeous!

[maria-pereira.livejournal.com]

OMG THEY ARE AMAZING!!

[violateraindrop]

So I bookmarked this post because I was too overwhelmed by the perfection when I first saw it. YOU MADE STARDUST ICONS...and they are sooo pretty. I feel like I can still not express how amazing this set is.

First of all, 1 uses one of my favorite caps from the movie. I don't even know what it is, but I love it. And then there's the coloring and composition on all of these <3
I saved 11 icons from this batch. I can't remember the last time I did that. I just want to stare at them. Favorites: 6, 11, 12, 16, 20, followed by all the rest :D

[abyss-valkyrie.livejournal.com]

These are super beautiful!I love the colors and the contrast,especially looks good against your black journal.

[oneill.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous icons. Wish I knew how to do colorings like that.