Round Seven


Fourth place again goes to... Lissy Longbottom!


Third place goes to the VERY talented Cassirin!


Second place ALSO goes to... Cassirin!


And in first place, our winner is.... Grrr..Meow!!!!!


Congratulations to all who entered and a big thank you to everyone who voted! A complete list of who entered what is below. Please remember to credit the graphics-makers if you wear their icons.

Text Cut: YAY LUCKY

01. Lizasaurus
02. sweetpinkpixie
03. Grrr..Meow
04. Cassirin
05. sweetpinkpixie
06. sarahlooo
07. Becky
08. Lissy Longbottom
09. FearlessLeader19
10. Cassirin
11. Talikins
12. Becky
13. Grrr..Meow
14. Lizasaurus
15. Lissy Longbottom

Below is some advice from our top finishers in Round 5 and Round 6!



Our second-to-second-to last third-place winner, Becky, had this great advice for us on how she made her third-place icon in 1w1p: round five. Check it out!

SPOILER!!: Becky's advice

Layer up. If you're trying to do some colouring, use an adjustment layer, if you're trying to add something to the graphic, use another layer. This ensures that if you want to get rid of one thing on the graphic, you can always just delete that layer instead of having to restart. Layering up can help too.

Without colour balance, it would look like this:


Without vibrance, it would look like this:


Without selective colour, it would look like this:


The final icon looks like this:


To get to adjustment layers (layers that will affect the layers beneath them without changing anything on them), go to 'Layer > Adjustment Layer'

Thanks, Becky! Now we have a tip from Govoni, who won our second to last round, 1w1p: round six!

SPOILER!!: A Tip from Kerri!

Pro Tip: I love for my graphics to really POP in color. So, the very first thing I do when beginning an avvie (or any graphic, really) is play with the EXPOSURE. I use Adobe Photoshop CS6 (but I assume GIMP would work in a similar fashion). To open the EXPOSURE tab, look to the top and go under the WINDOW dropbox. After doing this, select ADJUSTMENTS. This will open a panel of 16 icons to the right of the screen. Select the EXPOSURE icon (top row, fourth one over) and we'll get started.

For my avvie, the starting image was rather dull. So, to make the colors stand out more, I simply increased the EXPOSURE bit to +0.99 (making the image somewhat lighter) and then decreased the OFFSET to -0.0207 (adding a clean contrast, while maintaining the quality of the colors). An example of the effect is below.

TADA! Super easy to do and instantly brings any graphic to life (without over doing it).

Thanks, ladies! NEW ROUND COMING UP in a fewwwwww.

An Icon Competition; Use the Word Below:

beverage

• The above theme must be prominently featured in your icon. But you do not have to have the word 'beverage' on it.
• You are allowed to enter up to TWO 100 x 100 and under 20 kb icons.
• Entries are ANONYMOUS. Do NOT tell people which are yours or post/tweet/VM/IM/etc. clues about your entries.
• Remember to keep all entries SS APPROPRIATE. Do NOT use photos of beverages that people under 18 can't drink, in other words.
• You have A WEEK AND A HALF from the date and time of this post to PM me your entries. So let's say your entry should be in by APRIL 23 at 8:00pm EST.
• Good luck!

Good luck to all entering Round Eight!

You have TWO DAYS to send in your entries! Get them to me, folks! Please! Thanks!

An Icon Competition Featuring the word "BEVERAGE"

Round Eight


Tied for fourth place is... sweetpinkpixie!


AND.... sarahlooo!


Tied for second place is... laurange!


AND... Lissy Longbottom!


And in first place, our winner is.... sarahlooo!!!!!


Congratulations to all who entered and a big thank you to everyone who voted! A complete list of who entered what is below. Please remember to credit the graphics-makers if you wear their icons.

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01. Lissy Longbottom
02. sweetpinkpixie
03. Grr..Meow
04. Talikins
05. Grrr..Meow
06. FearlessLeader19
07. sarahlooo
08. Becky
09. Lizasaurus
10. Lissy Longbottom
11. PhoenixRising
12. sweetpinkpixie
13. Luna_Midnight
14. Lizasaurus
15. Becky
16. keepmeclose22
17. sarahlooo
18. Luna_Midnight
19. PhoenixRising
20. laurange

Below is some advice from our WINNER in Round Seven!



Our most recent first place winner, Grrr..Meow, had this great advice for us on how she makes her icons, like the one from 1w1p: round seven, pop. Check it out!

SPOILER!!: Robyn's advice

For my tip i'll show you the same colouring and pattern overlay that i do for most of my graphics, with the exact numbers and steps.

this is the image i'll be starting off with.. there has been no alterations

Before:

now go to Layer > New Fill Layer > Pattern.. it will show you the patterns you have saved.. I used photoshop (can't remember which one) and I have downloaded pattern overlays. You can find this online

once you choose your fill layer go to Layer Style > Blending Options > adjust the Opacity to "5" this makes the layer not so crazy and that you can see the image behind the layer fill. Adjust the channels "R", "G" or "B" to get the colour you like to see.

that part is done now to adjust the colour I use these three all the time

1.Brightness/Contrast
2.Vibrance
3.Color Balance

Go Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast, adjust the numbers so they read
Brightness:35 & Contrast:34

Go Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Vibrance, adjust the numbers so they read
Vibrance:+28 % Saturation:+23

Go Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance, adjust the numbers so they read
Cyan/Red:+69, Magenta/Green:+21 & Yellow/Blue:+15

now your image should look like this!

After:


YAY!! go and enjoy the tip 's

ALRIGHTY THEN, Robyn, we will use your tip in our next round!

An Icon Competition; Use the Image Below



click pic for a larger image { source: youramazingplaces }

• The above image must be prominently featured in your icon.
• You are allowed to enter up to TWO 100 x 100 and under 20 kb icons.
• Entries are ANONYMOUS. Do NOT tell people which are yours or post/tweet/VM/IM/etc. clues about your entries.
• You have TWELVE DAYS from the date and time of this post to PM me your entries. So let's say your entry should be in by May 30 at 8:30pm EST.
• Good luck!

Good luck to all entering Round Nine!