icons 101 a.k.a. i made icons which is a.k.a. my free-trial ran out at 4 am this morning

[dictionarysays]

And with that, my largest batch yet (possibly my last). This is hands down my favourite batch, mostly because I was willing to go out there and experiment (it gets stuffy staying in the box). I really liked playing around with different shapes and different text types and whatnot (I'm usually the conventional icon-admirer: interesting crop, fitting colours, rarely text).

This time around, though, I played a lot with mixing it up and don't regret a single thing (I'd say Eito got the brunt of my shape-shifting, hahah). It might be strange but how I usually end up knowing whether or not an icon is finished if I think to myself, 'I totally want to use this as an icon!' and for the majority of these icons, if not all, that's how I feel (that's not egotistical, right? I like liking what I do, hahah).

And yes, I heartily admit that Ohno as Kaibutsu-kun crying with text is my favourite one out of this whole batch (I try not to have favourites, I swear, hahah).

GUH, why am I rambling so? Probably because this might be my last batch and it's kind of a farewell to icon-making (for now). The title says it all, hahah, I did all these in a month because of a ps cs2 free-trial (so thank god for free trials!). I actually made this batch in two days, if not less, it was crazy. All I wanted to do was make icons and listen to music when I was on the computer (it was a ridiculously fun process this time around - the most fun I've had making these - and I really like the results).

Okay, I'm going to stop now because I doubt anyone reads these anyway, and this is just really unnecessary. Also, my brother (the nut) asked me why I wasn't making the hangover icons so I decided to humour him and do so (since we're both idiotically in love with the film anyways except he knows every single line and would marry leslie chow if leslie chow was in fact a real person). I also did a few more Bob's because I couldn't post 'em last batch and I kinda' made a promise, hahah.

Update: So, I definitely spent the majority of my morning (between the hours of 3-5:30) looking for a way to get PS back and lo and behold, I remember that the wonderful world of CRACKS existed, and I finally found one that wasn't entirely sketchy. In sum? I have meself a brand spankin' new cracked!ps cs2! Soooo, everything I said above, almost doesn't compute anymore, but I'll leave it up anyway. The sincerity is still there. :D

P.S. Just credit me as so (credit user: dictionarysays ) when taking these badboys, yanno, the usual, hahah.
P.S.S. I'm still too curious for my own good, so lemme' know which numbers you end up taking.
P.S.S.S. Yesterday I came across people with my icons and it was a strangenice feeling.
P.S.S.S.S. Like always, feedback is ridiculously appreciated. :)
P.S.S.S.S.S. Thanks for all the feedback if this does indeed become my last batch (I really had fun and you all leaving digustingly nice comments made this totally worth my while besides being fun to do. I'm barely a beginner, but the feedback makes me feel as if I could be more. So really. Thanks.).

[1 - 11] : Sakurai Sho
[12 - 26] : Ohno Satoshi
[27 - 37] : Ninomiya Kazunari
[38 - 46] : Matsumoto Jun
[47 - 58] : Aiba Masaki
[59 - 60] : Yama Pair
[61 - 63] : Sakumoto
[64 - 66] : Ohmiya
[59] : Sakuraiba
[67 - 68] : Juntoshi
[69 - 70] : Junba
[71 - 73] : Aimiya
[74 - 80] : Arashi
[81 - 82] : Yokoyama Yu from Kanjani∞
[83] : Yasuda Shota from Kanjani∞
[84] : Okura Tadayoshi from Kanjani∞
[85 - 86] : Shibutani Subaru from Kanjani∞
[87- 88] : Murukami Shingo from Kanjani∞
[89 - 90] : Nishikido Ryo from Kanjani∞
[91 - 92] Maruyama Ryuhei from Kanjani∞
[93 - 96] : Bob Marley
[96] : Stu from The Hangover
[97] : Phil from The Hangover
[98] : Leslie Chow from The Hangover
[99] : Doug from The Hangover
[100] : Alan from The Hangover
[101] : The Hangover

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What I wrote (text brushes or random letters omitted)
[2] : 'someday somehow'
[3] : 'A stunner'
[09] : 'It's okay, it's all right with me'
[22] : 'fold me up in your arms' - god, I love that song and line so to have been able to use it, it was perfect. I didn't even mean to, I just started writing and felt so glad.
[30] : 'I have no shame'
[34] : Ninomiya Kazunari
[35] : 'Shut your lips/do the Hellen Keller' - yaaaaah, I realized too l8 that I put an extra 'l' in Helen D:
[41] : 'low blow'
[47] : 'serious business'
[60] : 'guffaw'
[65] : 'gently' - that was all I could think of when I saw their hands.
[67] : 'Damsel in distress' - aren't they just adorkable? I love Jun's look of love.
[70] : 'I'm always going to want to blow your mind'
[81] : 'Osaka rainy blues' - I still listen to that song on repeat.

 

Comments

[ggumilgeoya.livejournal.com]

cute ^^

[dictionarysays.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :D
P.S. Can I just say your Park Hyo-shin/Park Si-yeon icon is lovely? That music video kills me nearly as much as PHS' voice has for years. D:

[leana9101.livejournal.com]

these are awesome, will be taking 39 XD

[dictionarysays.livejournal.com]

Hahah, merci beaucoup.
I like Jun's shh face too. Why are Arashi such sex gawds? xD

[anafase.livejournal.com]

Wow, those are GREAT! Love them all, specially 064 is <3, I'm taking it and will credit when used ^^ Thank you very much

(Sorry, I can't make much sense right now cause I've just seen Saigo no Yakusoku and I'm like.. eh, can't talk at all xD But I really like the icons ;) )

[dictionarysays.livejournal.com]

Hahah, Ohmiya is certainly <4 and 1/2. It's no prob'! Thank you for the lovely comment, glad to see someone liking it. :)
(I have yet to see SnY! Mostly because I have yet to be in the mood for something that will most probably depress me - I'm sure it has something to do with the fact I watched Iwo Jima again a coupla' weeks ago; I'm still not over the depress).
BTW, you made plenty o' sense ;)

[anafase.livejournal.com]

My pleasure ^^

I spent part of yesterday night looking for icons in the arashi_icon_luv com, and I found out that most of the ones I liked were yours! =DD But I didn't want to comment in all your entries and spam your mail ;) So I'll say it again here, I love your icons, specially the coloring!

(Btw why do you think SnY will depress you? :O Au contraire! I think it will increase your mood! The five of them are awesome on it!! OMG and I haven't seen IwoJima yet! O-O I want to, but I don't wanna get depressed, uhh >.<)

[miung.livejournal.com]

I'm taking some of Arashi's!! Thanks <33

[dictionarysays.livejournal.com]

Hahah, it's all good. My pleasure~
By the by, does your icon happen to be Maou? The tarot cards look familiar. xD

[miung.livejournal.com]

Yeah you're right ^^ The picture's from Maou. What a great drama ♥♥♥

[angel8991.livejournal.com]

haha i especially love the Nino ones (particularly 30 and 35 XD)

[dictionarysays.livejournal.com]

I really love 030 and 035 too, hahah. There's just something undecidedly not bratty about Nino in 035 (which is strange xD) and something ridiculously adorkable about him in a monkey suit (yes, I believe he should wear it more often).
All in all, he's <4.

[xxxhikari.livejournal.com]

thanks for sharing :3
the ones from Maou made me wanna see the Drama again XD

[dictionarysays.livejournal.com]

It's no prob', sharing is just as fun as making 'em. :)
Hahah, y'see, I totally made those so as to suppress the urge to see Maou again because I'm really not in the mood to cry for hours on end again (BUT, I still am in the mood to fangirl over his disgustingly angelic face and perfectly perfect black hair, hahah).
He's a dreamboat, inn'it he? I definitely first saw Maou in '08 mainly because of Ike, but halfway through episode 1, I was all, 'GUH, Oh-chan, why are you so flippin' CUTE. Be my evil baby-faced lawyer plz&thx' xD

[xxxhikari.livejournal.com]

Yeah , Maou made me also cry ;__; back then i started the drama because of Toma but Ohno is so freakin' adorable <33 i love Lawyer Naruse and the more i talk about Maou the more i miss him QQ~
but i guess we will never see him so pale again XDD

[yellowkaren.livejournal.com]

Sooooooo nice :3
These Arashi icons are loooove♥

[dictionarysays.livejournal.com]

Hahah, aaaah, merci beaucoup. Really. :D
It's stll really nice to see other peple liking these besides me, hahah.
P.S. Your icon is fdnjkdfsidnjs <4 (Jun is just so hump-worthy sometimes - it really all depends on his hair day).

[yellowkaren.livejournal.com]

Hahaha:)) No need to thank me :)
The icons are super duper great :))

and my icon?? lol:))) Thank you sooooo much♥♥
I agree to what you wrote even though my ichiban is Jun... sometimes i don't like his hairstyle too XD *sorry Jun* but still i looooove him♥♥ Hahaha:))

[soothing-sight.livejournal.com]

So many great icons here. O_O I'm particularly in love with 69. *hugs* I love, love your work. The default 15 icons decidedly is not enough. ;_;

[dictionarysays.livejournal.com]

I feel the same way! About the default icons that is, they seriously need to upgrade that shiz' (for free) to another 50 for those of us who find no reason in paying for an lj account. Will it ever happen? I doubt it (but a gal can wish). D:
ANYWHO. Sankyuu. Isn't 69 just adorkable? The photo is guhreat, I had to hold back every single fangirl part of my body to not make anymore icons outta' it.
Aaaw, shucks, thanks, like actually. I lovelove the unbelievably nice comments. :)
Also, can I just say, Ohba is looking uber-casual/uber-adorable in your icon. Aiba has always looked a little too much like Ohkura (from Eito) to me in that shoot. Which is fine, since they're both fine. ;)

[soothing-sight.livejournal.com]

69 is just too much adorkableness for one fangirl. *shakes head* Brilliant. Thank you for piece of graphic art .*claps hands and salutes*

Ohkura from Eito > I've no idea who that person is, but this Ohba photoshoot must have been created for me. ♥ mixed with some "T_T"

If you are asian size, I might be able to  > fold you up in my arms. ;D Thank you for ... acknowledging my appreciation of the goodies you've offered us. I am just overwhelmed by your work right now. o_o ♥

[ncazfevr90.livejournal.com]

muwahahahaha! >o< Your icons are really rockin! Hahahaha =P I love it! Continue the great job!!! =)

[dictionarysays.livejournal.com]

Hahah, 'really rockin!', huh? That's the first time I've been told that about these - you just took my really rockin!virginity. xD
Abnormalities aside, thanks! That's really awesome of ya' to say. I'll try to continue the 'great job!!!', no guarantees because I'll set myself up for failure if I do, so I'll stick with continuing the job to be on the safe side. :D
P.S. Nino is SMOULDERING in your icon. My crush on him has increased by tenfold these past coupla' months and it's no good for my heart, hahah.
In conclusion: Thanks again. :)

[mizuiro-kawari.livejournal.com]

#94 - no words for that. GAWD. <3333
Thanks for sharing and having kept the promise lol :)

[dictionarysays.livejournal.com]

HAHAH.
Honestly, that and 095 make me go gaga. I wanted to make more (since I had more pictures of the man who's beautiful both inside and out on my computer), but I got distracted by the rest of the fandom and by the time I wanted to my free-trial ran out, so, I think he just might have to be a definite must for the next batch as well. He's so good-looking! And awesome! And full to the brim of things I wish I could be!
Ignore the mini-fangirl moment there.
Thanks <4 Hahah, it's the least I could've done, and keeping the promise was fun for me too. :)

[mizuiro-kawari.livejournal.com]

He shines with good vibes <333

[mrpikolo.livejournal.com]

I love these :D Taking lots and will credit if used. Thank you so much!!!

[memole18.livejournal.com]

Taking some of Arashi's ... Thank u so much for sharing such beautiful icons

[michiaki-mia.livejournal.com]

Taking some^^
Thank you so much!!!

[mylittlecthulhu.livejournal.com]

Took several Arashi icons, thank you! <3

[melodyofmysoul.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for these! :) I'm taking some of the Sho ones. ^^

[tonieboo0013.livejournal.com]

14, 25, 26, 30, 31, 34, 37, 47, 72, 73, 76, all made their way to my hard drive! I love all the colours you use and the use of space is great as well.

I just ♥ your icons, mmkay?

[norathorn.livejournal.com]

Stylish icons! I'll take ohmiya one, if you don't mind ^^ Will credit you, of course~

[lily4nikolai.livejournal.com]

taking 24.31.37 thanks!

[yellowkaren.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing! :> ♥

[kirameki_mei]

Hontou ni arigatou! m(_ _)m
Taking Arashi icons. =)

[kwiii.livejournal.com]

Took 8, 24. 31 & 39~
Thanks for sharing!
I'll credit you!