monthlyinspo round 29 + misc = 35 icons

[neonspider]

Fandoms:
Doctor Who [8]
Orphan Black [5+1alt]
Survivor AU [3]
LOST [2]
Parks and Recreation [2]
Teen Wolf [2]
The Vampire Diaries [2]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer [1+1alt]
Agent Carter, Atonement (2007), Farscape, The Hour, Once Upon a Time, Pitch Perfect, Sleepy Hollow, Survivor [1 each]

Here's my set for monthlyinspo round 29, which was a Christmas-themed mystery bag. I really didn't feel like making any Christmas cliché icons here, it's just not my cup of tea at all, so instead of using the obvious inpirations, I wanted to really take a look at what I had in my bag and how I could make these items work in a different way. I think I came up with some creative interpretations, maybe some of them seem like a stretch but hey, I tried :D

As usual, I wanted to focus on a specific style or technique. So in this set I went back to texture-heavy, composition-heavy icons with a special focus on shapes and geometry. I also wanted to use a lot of b&w and monochrome. I wish I could have kept the color scheme more cohesive, but the palettes and textures added some more color into this. Another element I wanted to experiment with is tiny text, because it's not really used much anymore and most of my own text use is very big blocky bold texts, but I remembered liking this smaller text style at some point many years ago and wanted to see if it can still be useful - I think as a result some of these look really old school but I don't mind, those were great times :D Anyway, clearly I had too many ideas already and then the bag added some more, so this set is a bit all over the place. I hope you can still roughly see what my vision was here, or if not, at least enjoy some of the icons individually :) Let me know what you think, and have a happy new year! ♥


Used mystery bag items:
1. hot chocolate (I was inspired by the color scheme as well as the shape of a hot chocolate cup when looked from above)
2. palette Peppermint Mocha
3. texture by breathless @ da
4. texture by adriftingsea
5. texture by icon_dreams @ da
6. gumdrop (I used the typical shape of a gumdrop for composition)
7. mistletoe (for this I just used a random plant texture that also has some round shapes that reminded me of mistletoe berries)
8. palette Dear Santa
9. palette First Snowfall
10. ribbon (for this I had no idea what to make, so I googled "ribbon" and saw a ton of red horizontally drawn ribbons... so I figured, hey, let's just throw in a red horizontal stripe/bar and base the composition around it)

MONTHLYINSPO ROUND 29
					[01-05]
					[06-10]

ALTS + MISC
					[11-15]
					[16-20]
					[21-25]
					[26-30]
					[31-35]

Comments

[nightbulbs]

Love these!! Again with the flawless lighting :) The negative space and compositions in the monthlyinspo set are flawless, and of course I adore the Doctor Who icons, especially 3, 18 and 20. Definitely snagging those, plus 21 (Bel!).

Have a very Happy New Year as well! ♥

[luppiters.livejournal.com]

*bows down* As stunning as I thought they would be!

We had the same bag and I just love how you used the different items and just added in your flawless composition and lighting skills. Like the Spencer icon???? Amazing. Or the DW ones. Or the OB ones. I love how oddly dark/noir-ish the Parks ones are (not in a bad way!) considering that show is sunshine ♥ All those icons are just wonderful and I love you defied the Christmasy theme but still gave us icons that do remind me of the winter season, haha :D

You're right that tiny text isn't as used anymore and it's a shame. I definitely would like to try to incorporate it sometime. Also, you're reminding me I should get back to Orphan Black and finish it -- I loved it but I lost track of it after season 2? 3? for uni reasons. All your icons here are just incredible and super original.
From the other misc, I love the DW icons because they're just so varied and different and lovely <3 I love the coloring in The Hour icon and again, all the OB! The pastel-like, softer colors you used in them is are also so, so lovely.
I'm snagging a bunch because there is so much pretty in here.

Fabulous job as usual ♥____♥

[spankulert.livejournal.com]

What a stunning batch of icons! The compositions, the shapes, the crispness of it all. ♥
(yay for tiny text! hehe)

[abyss-valkyrie.livejournal.com]

I love how much fun your set looks!Loving the silhouette in the BG in 3. The compositions of 1,7,8 and 10 are amazing!
I also like the mirror with Regina and Emma in your misc set!The Amy icon too-very lovely!

[violateraindrop]

What an amazing set <3
The compositions are just perfect, especially 2, 3, 7, 10, 28 and 31. The lighting is also stunning here. I like tiny text, that's definitely a thing that should make a comeback :D

[apologizeg]

Holy crap, these are fantastic! Why even make icons anymore when I have you *_*

Happy new year! ♥

[rizbef.livejournal.com]

Amazing icons! <3

Your compositions are incredible. 7 and 10 in particular, but all of your monthly set is gorgeous. Loving all the Doctor Who, especially 15, 16, and 17.

[tinny]

Wooot! On the last day! \o/

Haha, I can see how this set explodes with ideas, and that's always a good thing in my opinion. We had the same bag, and omg you did such different things with it! Not that I expected anything else. <3

I really liked the texture you used in 3, but I couldn't get it to work. It looks great here! I love the depth in 4, and yes, the tiny text. I like tiny text in general - guess I'm old school. *g*

I love the fancy texture in 5, and the way only the border is colored makes it look even more romantic. Your compositions are stunning, as always. My fave is 10, and also 6, and 8, and 31, and 18. And 14! :D

16 is cute, and the coloring is beautiful! I really like 22 as well, so very retro horror flick. I like all the close-crop-in-the-background ones, too (27, 32, 33). Another technique that I wish I used more often. It's easy enough for me but the result is impressive.

[thyla87.livejournal.com]

Wow!! Your set is brilliant!! Each icon is so creative and I love the balance/composition this posti :) Super awesome!! Your icons always look so well done and they are masterpiece! I love the muted color here and your texture use.
I adore blending and the lighting of 3, 4 and 10 ♥ 6&7 is amazing texture work! I adore the soft muted color of 1 and 2 and I just love balance there! text work every icon is spectacular and breathtaking! I love the contrast of 10♥ And 8 has wonderful bg and colors! :) I love the composition of 9 and the lighting is so lovely♥

Stunning work!! And bonus that there is Survivor icons :D ♥♥

Alts I love 11, 14, 15, 18, 20, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32 and 35 :D

[magicrubbish.livejournal.com]

Sigh ! Your composition ! Gives me major complex ! In the monthly inspo set, each icon looks like vintage movie posters in tiny mode. Beautiful in their intricate balance. Particularly icons 6, 7, 8 and 10 are exceptional .
The alt icons are super amazing as well . It is difficult to just name a few, but if I must I'd go for , 11, 15, 18-20 , 30 and 35 for their stunning layering . Great crop and lighting in icon 15 and 22.

[xoheartinohioxo.livejournal.com]

So pretty! Snagged all the OB & Ben Linus <3

[rosy-nic.livejournal.com]

lovely icons :) saved a couple :)