GIP and some color/b&w icons

[butterfly]

First off, we have a Frodo GIP.

*sighs*

The big thing at the moment are mixed color/b&w icons, which my mind has labeled 'Pleasantville' icons. And since I occasionally jump on trend trains:

Oddly enough, in the Buffy icons, I had color for the people, whereas with *nsync, it was either clothing or, in one case, that orange ball. Have no clue if that means anything.

All icons are sharable.

Comments

[keenai.livejournal.com]

I love that Frodo icon. It's beautiful. Makes me want to read in a grove somewhere.

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The theme was actually inspired by your "Good girls read" icon. And that saying, "happiness is...", of course.

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[keenai.livejournal.com]

Aw. I'm all inspirational and stuff. *sniffle*

I'm special!

[therisingmoon.livejournal.com]

How did you do that effect?

<-- itching to make icons from AMAs and Laaaaaance!arms[!!!!]

Was it in PSP?

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Actually, I did it in Adobe. What I did was select certain parts of the picture and desaturate them.

[therisingmoon.livejournal.com]

Okay. Did you get the Laaaaaaance pictures I sent you?

Boy's been looking [!!!!!!!!!!]. Yes.

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

I did! Thank you! Whee! Laaaaaaaance!

[chi2cali.livejournal.com]

I need to know how to do this effect.

I have PSP…could someone write out the steps?? Please??!!

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[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Well, I have Adobe, so I'm not sure if it'll work the same.

And there's more than one way to do it. This is just my way.

What I do is select what I want in b&w and then I desaturate it until the color is gone. Other people, as I understand it, do things with filters.

[keenai.livejournal.com]

Love the icon. Love it.

[slippery-fish.livejournal.com]

Try it with grey scales and layers.

[whispers.livejournal.com]

What you do is, have two of the same images and make one greyscale. Increase the color depth to the highest it can go on the greyscale image, copy the original image and paste it on top of the greyscale, then, just erase what you want to be grey. :)
I hope that makes sense. :\

[siccajay.livejournal.com]

Could I take the second Xander one, the one with him biting his thumb? Love him. [sob] Er, yes. :) Nice effect.

[rubywisp.livejournal.com]

I'd like that one too, if it's for sharing... Nice work.

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

You've got it.

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Yeah, definitely. They're actually all shareable, so I hope you don't mind that.

[crazygurl230.livejournal.com]

Those are great icons!
Can I take this one please?

And I have a question, do you know any good place for Spike pics.
Thanks!

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Wow. That's a popular icon. Yeah, you can have it, it's being shared.

Spike pictures? Try Just Imagine (http://screencaps.foolforlove.net/).

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[crazygurl230.livejournal.com]

Thanks!
:)

[xxxpaperdollxxx.livejournal.com]

those are really cute

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm glad you like it.

[kittykatz.livejournal.com]

So pretty. And I know I said I still loved my default but I think I'm going to beg for the lance basketball one, because ack, so beautiful! Do you mind if I have it and can I customise it?

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[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Yep, you can both have it and customise it.

[kittykatz.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much. *hugs*

[corn-child013.livejournal.com]

Very nice (I call them Pleasantville icons too)
I really do love your own icon. And I'm not even into the Lord Of The Rings really. As someone else said, it makes me want to go read in a forest somewhere.

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[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

And yeah, it's an inspiring icon. Of course, I just adore that moment in the film - it's our introduction to the character and it's reading! in the forest!