Really Bad Icons - The Return

[casett]

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!

Comments

[casett.livejournal.com]

Don't worry - it is always a learning experience! I experiment all the time and try tutorials for all different kinds of effects then incorporate what I need. But, sometimes the experiments go tragically wrong.

What are you using? If you want to look at some tutorials, I can probably help.

[fififolle]

I use GIMP, and I have found tutorials really helpful in the past. Only today I discovered Layer Modes (not that I have a clue how to use them). The thing is, I'm really a writer, and icons are more like a hobby, LOL! and I only go looking for new techniques when the mood catches me. Thank you for the kind offer though!! When I next feel the urge, I am going to learn about textures *g*

[casett.livejournal.com]

All that really matters is that you have fun with it! If it starts to become a chore, I just stop. I do this to relax and expect you do too.

[fififolle]

That's it! :)