A few more Twilight icons for your viewing (and using) pleasure.

[2] Kristen Stewart
[2] Edward Cullen
[1] Emmett Cullen
[2] Kristen and Rob
[5] Robert Pattinson

Teaser:

Twicon time! I have 19 Twilight-related icons to share with everyone. I will have more coming soon, including non-Twilight icons--I don't want to go too crazy before December. I also have a few headers with matching icons to share in a day or two, including the one currently being used here! Exciting.

You are welcome to use the following icons, but please please please don't steal and give credit. Merci! And without further ado...

2 Emmett & Rosalie
2 Bella Swan
5 Edward & Bella
4 Edward Cullen
3 Robert Pattinson
1 Cullen Family
1 Jasper Hale
1 Jasper & Alice

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Eek! It's been ages since I last posted. College, my job, and travel have monopolized most of my time. Oh, and the occasional bar-hopping weekend. But with a new (well, new at Christmas) computer and Photoshop CS3, I am getting back into the wonderful world of graphic making. I'm a bit rusty (okay, really rusty), but I'm having fun messing around.

With that said, hopefully this graphic journal will become more active again. Summer classes end this week (huzzah!) so I'll have a bit of free time on my hands, at least until the end of July when I go away for a wedding. And then I'll be gone again in August to Greece--Opa! But yes...lots of graphicness in store for the summer.

I guess to kick start the rebirth of this journal, I have a few icons I've made somewhat recently. Please remember the rules when snagging these (you can check them out in my user info...but basically, don't steal, don't hotlink, and please give credit).

4 Sweeney Todd
4 Orlando Bloom
4 Justin Timberlake
1 Edward Cullen (Twilight)
1 Ratatouille

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Bleh.

Unfortunately, my Silver Red and Vibrancy base sets have been removed from Deviant Art because of "copyright infringement". It was stupid of me to post them on there: they're not stock images. So, from now on, all my base sets will be available ONLY through Photobucket albums, unless I end up paying for a domain and server space.

Please check my resources for information of where all images used are from.

Thanks!

P.S. Not sure when I'll update next. Maybe expect some random things tomorrow or Monday?

P.P.S. Jimmy Kimmel last night made my LIFE. Major props to J.J. and Dom...and to anyone who knows where I can find a screencap of Dom with "Binky" and "Ba Ba".

Sorry for the update delay. I was just so shell-shocked by last night's excellent Lost episode. Is it Wednesday yet?

BIG POST! Right now I have a few different things to offer. First, I have another icon texture set, which I titled "Color Me Textured". They're nothing really special, just a few colorful, grungy icon textures. Secondly, to go along with the whole Spring Meets Summer theme, I have a set of spring and summer icon bases up for grabs. Next, I have a wallpaper to share with everyone. I made it after watching the new Pride & Prejudice film. Last, I have quite a few icons to share. They're all pretty random; look below for the breakdown.

Follow the cuts for everything.







And now for the icons. Here is the breakdown:
6 Lost
5 Stock Images
3 Hedwig and the Angry Inch
2 Dom
2 Lord of the Rings
2 Emilie De Ravin
1 Orlando Bloom
1 Evangeline Lilly
1 Billy Boyd

Preview (follow the cut to view them all):

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Whew. That's all for now! Enjoy! If you have ANY questions, comments, or suggestions whatsoever, please feel free to leave a comment. I'm friendly and I promise I don't bite. : ) Don't hesitate to FRIEND ME either.

Wednesday is my favorite day!

For right now, I have two quick updates: two different sets of icon textures. One set I entitled "think! pink" and is inspired by that girly album I made. The second set is "Spring Meets Summer" and is just a set of summery gradient icon textures. I actually created each one of them using spring and summer stock photos.

Follow the cuts for download information.


I hope everyone enjoys! I will have more updates later today, but don't expect anything between 9-10 tonight (that's when my whole world stops for Lost). Also, feel free to friend me. : )

Gee, I'm awake early...or late. However you wanna look at it.

I have a new sort-of layout. Just a little something I whipped up. I like it alright. Comments and suggestions are welcome! Yes, I know-- it's very pink. But alas, pink is my favorite color. I simply couldn't resist. It was semi-inspired by that girly CD I made the other day.

In the way of updates, I don't really have anything. However, within the next day or two there will be TONS of new updatey sort of things. I've made a few sets of icon textures, a set of summery bases, lots of new icons, a new wallpaper, and I'm working on a couple tutorials. I know I promised that Text FX tutorial, so I apologize for the delay. It's coming! I promise. I'm also planning on making on icon tutorial or two, so if there's anything I've made that anyone would like instruction on, drop me a comment on this entry and I will do my best to oblige.

Oh, quick, off-topic comment: Lost last week was NUTS. HOLY OMFG. I love this show, but damn...I was NOT expecting that at all. I bit off all my beautifully long and manicured fingernails! Yeesh. But now I am so uberly excited for this week's episode; some ish is about to go down and I can't wait to see it. The rest of the season is going to be awesome!

Err, some more off-topicness. Dominic Monaghan and J.J. Abrams are scheduled to appear on the Jimmy Kimmel Show this Friday (May 12th), and Dom will be making an appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson next Thursday (the 18th). Should be interesting for all you Lost/Dom fans! I know within the next few weeks, there are a million-and-a-half Lost cast appearances, but as I'm an avid Dom fan, I'm really looking forward to those two.

Anywho, sorry for the rambling (and lack of graphic goodness), but expect some neat things within the next couple of days. Keep checking back for updates! And feel free to friend me.

Just a quickie update. The other day I made a girly compilation album featuring fun, girly songs. I also took some time out to make cover art. I have uploaded the songs in a zipped file, along with the cover art. Just a little treat. Enjoy and expect the Text FX tutorial later. Follow the cut for download links and the back cover including the song listing.

I meant to update again yesterday, but alas! I forgot. I ended up getting sleepy and going to bed earlier than I had planned. But in any case, I have a whole slew of icons to share with everyone, along with quite a few purty silvery-red icon bases. I used lots of newish resources for these icons, so expect a resource list update either later tonight or later Monday night.

You might have also noticed there's no Text FX tutorial like I promised. I did get started on it, but I haven't managed to finish it. Soon, I promise! I work tomorrow night, so I'm thinking I might have it ready to post on Monday. No guarantees though.

Now for the new icons! There are 24 total. Here's the breakdown:
10 Elijah Wood
6 Everything is Illuminated
4 Lost
1 Dominic Monaghan
1 Pride & Prejudice (Mr. Darcy)
1 Bright Eyes
1 Stock Image

And a quick preview:

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Follow the cut to view them all.



I also made 30 nice silvery-red bases featuring Episodes 107 (The Moth) and 212 (Fire + Water) of Lost. Here's the breakdown for those:
12 Charlie Pace
4 Claire Littleton
3 Kate Austen
3 Sawyer Ford
3 Liam Pace
2 John Locke
1 Shannon Rutherford
1 Aaron Littleton
1 Claire/Locke

A preview:


Follow the cut for download information and links.

I'm in an icon-making mood. I'm trying out some new things and it's actually a lot of fun. I'm also planning on working on a few wallpapers later, just since I haven't done one in awhile. They're more of a challenge for me anyway, and I like challenges. So, anyway, I'll be posting small batches of icons throughout the day.

I am also working on a tutorial series. Basically, they're Photoshop technique tutorials. So far I have decided to create the following tutorials: Using Fonts, Text FX, Cropping for Icons, Finishing Touches, Using Curves, and Using Layer Masks. I'll do more, but these are ones I want to start with, just because they're very important and useful techniques for graphic making. The first one to come will be Text FX and I want to say, expect it late tonight.

I have updated the Resources list with a few new links. Check it out.

As for the icons in this batch (7 total), I have 2 Jack Sparrow, 2 Pride & Prejudice, a Matthew Fox, a Kate (from Lost), and a Charlie (from Lost). Follow the cut to view. Comments and such rock my world, and suggestions are appreciated. Questions are also welcome; feel free to ask me anything. Remember to refer to the Rules under my user info for information on using these icons.


P.S. Feel free to friend me! I am very...friendly.

Yawn. Here are a few icons real quick (10, in fact) before I head off to dream sweet dreams. If you're interested in using any of them, refer to the Rules under my user info. Comments rock my world. Questions are welcome. Suggestions are fantastic. Enjoy. More to come tomorrow, along with updated resources.

(Some Dom, Billy, POTC, Elijah, and P&P)

A teaser:

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Follow the cut for all.


Yawn. I am outta here.

Just wanted to drop a quick note about one of the resources used in my last tutorial (the Strawberry-Coloring one). I didn't know the creator of the icon grid brush I used, but after browsing a few different communities, I discovered due credit goes to crumblingwalls. You can find the brush set for download HERE.

I've been busy writing a new tutorial for the Elijah "Rock On" icon. Why did I choose this one? One, I really liked the outcome. Two, it is pretty simple. Three, you can get some really neat results using some of the techniques in different combinations or with interesting images. I made a few quick icons to demonstrate the possibilities.

Things have been a little hectic here in my neck of the woods. I was without electricity for four days (woo hoo!). Obviously, without electricity I was computerless and Photoshopless. But I am back and all is well. I figured I might as well give a small update, even if it is only 4 icons.

I hope everyone enjoys. And remember to read the Rules in the user info for information about using any of these. Follow the yellow-bricked cut! :)


This is ridiculously off-topic, but I have to plug a few very fantastic songs that are rocking my iPod and everyone should listen to:

• My Number - Tegan & Sara
• Walking With the Ghost - Tegan & Sara
• Martha - Tom Waits
• Guernica - Brand New
• Ripchord - Rilo Kiley
• Dry Your Eyes Mate - The Streets

That's all. :) More later.

Today I have decided to post some of my favorite Photoshop projects, including banners, blends, wallpapers and icons. I just wanted to give everyone an idea of what to expect with this journal. Please read the RULES in my user info for information about using any of these graphics. Below is a teaser. Follow the cut for everything.

Welcome to my graphics journal. Yes, I have no life...don't make fun. Just enjoy.

I made a massive slew of "vibrantly colored" icon bases. I plan to come back to them someday and spruce them up a bit: add brushes, textures, gradients, text, different blending modes. However, for now, they're just simple icons/bases. Whoever reads this: you are more than welcome to use them for your own purposes. Just leave a comment, because although they are simple, I did take the time to hunt down favorite photographs, crop them, and apply a variety of adjustment layers and blending modes.

There are about 60 different icon bases and I plan to make even more later with the same "vibrant" technique. There are a fair amount of Lost bases, and also Lord of the Rings, stock images, Dom, Elijah, Orlando, Johnny, random musicians, some of my favorite actresses, and Disney. Below is a short teaser. Follow the cut for downloading information and links.



If you like this technique used on these icons, you can check out a tutorial I posted at icon_tutorial by CLICKING HERE. I use Photoshop CS2, but it is translatable to earlier versions and Paint Shop Pro. I would say it is for intermediate users, although it is very simple. I have also added it to my memories (along with these bases) so it can be easily accessible at any time.

I have compiled a list of the resources I use most when making graphics. I have added it to my memories and will be backdating it so it appears as the first entry in my graphics journal. I will update it frequently and make announcements when it's updated. PLEASE NOTE: All the resources listed are Photoshop resources. However, some sites listed will have PSP resources, also.

If you find any broken links, please leave a comment on this entry so I can fix it. Thanks!

MY RESOURCES

BRUSHES
The Fifth Muse
Ancient Secret
Echoica
latexandleather: [1] [2] [3]
honerbright: [1]
100x100_brushes
teh_indy: [1]
_joni: [1] [2]
crumblingwalls: [1]
my_wonderful: [1]
77words
freshmakers

TEXTURES
Tre-Xtures
Papercuts
weapon_icons: [1]
dearest
ianthinus
colorfilter
texturize
spaceyme: [1]
unmasked_icons: [1]
september_icons: [1]

GRADIENTS
crumblingwalls: [1]

FONTS
Da Font

STOCK PHOTOS
Corbis
SXC

IMAGES/MEDIA
Lost-Media
The Lord of the Rings Image Library
Google Image Search
Pirates of the Caribbean The Fanlisting image gallery
Cursed: Pirates of the Caribbean Fansite
capslock

LYRICS
Song Meanings
Let's Sing It

TUTORIALS
Touchstone's Art
Creative
Good Tutorials
lostmymindagain: Color Icon Tutorial
weapon_icons: Icon Tutorial Index (Photoshop)
x_deadromance: Old Style Icon Tutorial
myrasis: How to make Light textures in Photoshop CS2
awmpdotnet: The Grunge Guide - Part III - Grungey Textures With Brushes
icontutorials
icon_tutorial
iconchat