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casett ([personal profile] casett) wrote2009-01-01 03:35 pm
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Really Bad Icons - The Return

Since it is the new year and time to clean house I am coming clean. I realize every icon I make is not a work of art. In fact, maybe only 10% could be considered "good" plus another 10% are funny if not "good". (Insert your own measurements depending on how you feel today!) However, these icons are in the What was I thinking? category. Normally I stop myself before I finish something really revolting, but sometimes, I just lose all sense of perspective and actually embellish and finish little pieces of garbage. For your New Year viewing.

Warning - Your eyes may burn and your sensibilities may be offended.

Christmas Icon Disaster

I found a web utility that would turn any image into a reflecting sphere. So, I picked some images and gave it a go. Not only that, I finished them off with a sprig of evergreen that looks even more fake. You'd think I had more sense. Not to say I don't make tacky icons but that is on purpose (mostly ;)

Supposed to be Funny

Not - plus overexposed on the first two and bad text on the third one. The last one hits too close to home - how many times have I not gotten the comfy chair? Emotional scars.

I Love Him Too Much to Toss

Blurry, bad use of texture, bad color, overexposed. Oh - and fear of blank space. How could I do this to these lovely faces?

You don't know Jack

Look what I did to my poor Jack. And twice from my favorite episode, Abyss.

I didn't post these until now. Why did I save them? To humble myself and if you got this far, to amuse you!

If any of you make icons, I challenge you to post your own failures. Love to see them.


No promises - I will continue to make bad icons. Sorry!

[identity profile] casett.livejournal.com 2009-01-01 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Yep - I like the caption, the icon is sucky. I like what you do, because you don't have to fit the legible words on a 100 x 100 pixel icon! I enjoy your posts.
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[identity profile] zats-clear.livejournal.com 2009-01-02 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
you inspired tonite's caption! and check out my icon...one of two I have that were originally captions (the other is in my fic journal...)

[identity profile] casett.livejournal.com 2009-01-02 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
I am so glad that my horrible icons did some good!

[identity profile] fic-zat.livejournal.com 2009-01-02 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
this one by natsuko, My Friend George from sazandra. all of you are far more talented then I!