Atonement for themeofthemonth + misc = 62 icons

[neonspider]

Fandoms:
Atonement (2007) [15]
Breaking Bad [15]
LOST [5]
Survivor AU [4]
Teen Wolf [4]
Doctor Who [3]
Carmilla [2]
Fringe [2]
Once Upon a Time [2]
Survivor [2]
Arrow, Dorian Gray (2009), Farscape, Fate/Zero, Free!, Merlin, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries [1 each]

Here's a set I made for themeofthemonth round 3, which was about period dramas. I chose Atonement. This month I wanted to go out of my comfort zone a bit and focus on muted or pastelly icons, cropping (esp close crops) and lighting, and minimalistic icons with no complex composition or text. I don't consider any of these styles my strengths, but I like varying it up a bit so that people don't always know what kind of set I'm going to post next. There's also an icon dump mostly consisting of misc icons with a similar style. I hope you'll find something to like, hover for fandom! Let me know your thoughts :)

THEMEOFTHEMONTH ROUND 3
					[01-05]
					[06-10]
					[11-15]

MISC ICONS
					[16-20]
					[21-25]
					[26-30]
					[31-35]
					[36-40]
					[41-45]
					[46-50]
					[51-55]
					[56-60]
					[61-62]

Comments

[tinny]

Wow, yes, these are indeed unusual for you! It's amazing how you can make so many, and consistently good ones, for a style that's not coming easy to you.

They're real studies in cropping and lighting. I especially like the scenes (i.e. the relatively far crops) and the very close crops. From the set, my faves are 5, 7, 10, 11 (great coloring!) and 14. I find your distinctive way of coloring is evident in 14, even though the colors are not vibrant as they usually are.


Of the others, I like 17-20 (the bright lighting is especially fitting on skyscapes, and 17 has a great tension), 21, 29 (the chiaroscuro indeed comes out best in b/w or monochrome), 37 (awesome crop), 43-45 (Emerson!), 46, 49, 53 (another great crop), 57 (an example of how it *does* work with more vibrant colors, too), and 61.

\o/

[neonspider]

Thank you so much for the lovely feedback! I feel like I've been making icons forever, so it's really difficult to find any new styles to try, I guess that's why I'm trying to focus more on my weaknesses than strengths lately, cause there's just more new ground to explore. I'm glad you think it worked in these. LOL you got me on 14, I totally made it in my usual oversaturated style at first and then just turned it muted at the end :)