clockwork_hart1 | Icon Dump: Let's Go To Work

YO, the winners for challenge 28 are up at

slayerstillness and guess who got a thing or two out of the dealings?

So these two Fred icons got best crop and mod's choice respectively, though looking at my draft icons I had a much better crop image I could have entered but hey ho, decisions are tough and hindsight is a filthy whore. I adore 02 though, because GAH, FRED, right? She's so small and so fragile here, she literally has nothing left - and you can see that horror, that forlornness all over her face - but there's that spark of resilience in her that just SHINES. This was my favourite.

(01-02)

The babes that didn't win:

Fred Illyria

(03-05)

03 is again, a favourite, because there's just so much contrast between Fred and Illyria, in their expressions, their presence. Where the images could mirror, instead they shadow - Fred, broken and hopeless is nothing but a shadow on Illyria, reborn and strong. I just like that one a lot - plus, experiments in layers came out pretty a-okay, so bonus points. 04 I still love, because I love this moment, I love Cordy's expression, her grace, but I think the lighting may have been too messy, too distracting? I don't know, something bothers me about it, but I still think it's a decent icon. 05 is where I'm like "what the fuck was I thinking???" The icon is just not what I wanted, I made far better ones. The way her hair's all up and her expression is kinda goofy - it ruins the moment. I couldn't get a screencap that actually worked for this scene so I settles and I don't like how it came out. The icon is too fuzzy and pulp-printed.

The forgotten:
illyria side pop

(06-08)

(09-11)

The top three are my "I totally should have fucking entered, they look hella cool" ones. I was having a total blue kick, and I love the way it cuts through Illyria in 06 because it reminds me of the rain in "Not Fade Away", but also how there are streaks and fractures of Fred in her. 07, with Tiny!Fred in the corner is so simple and such a good screencap. She's alone, curled up in the dark, she's every little boy and girl waiting for the world to crumble down on top of them, but still shining brightly against the shadows. 08 is the crop I should have fucking entered. Look at it. Look at the corner of Angel's eye, the hesitation on Fred's face, the glistening of the blood dripping from her hand. There is nothing about this image that I don't love. Say it with me now: "MISTAKE!"

09-11 are the ones that I made and then kind of hated and never intended to do a damn thing with. I have a total thing for girly friendship, you guys surely know, so naturally I wanted Cordy and Fred. But I couldn't find a cap I liked enough, and the ones I ended up using I distorted to hell because like I said - I didn;t like them much. I don't know, they just look so bad. 09 was one I almost substituted 05 for, because I liked the image better for Cordy, all dirty and wrecked. But don't think I hadn't noticed a pattern. In all of the images I used, all of the ladies were in some kind of pain, hopeless. That didn't sit so well with me. So I picked the more "heroic" shot - and I still can't tell if that was the right call or not.

Anywho, you guys know the deal - feel free snag away, just remember the name. And discuss below.