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2019 | novindalf, tinnny and nightbulbs multifandom battle prep post 
3rd-Jan-2019 07:24 pm
nightbulbs: (Default)
Following novindalf's suggestion to create a battle post so we don't have to PM all the time ;) Let's discuss the upcoming battle here! *excited*

So far, the plan is that we each provide two screencaps and one theme/technique. You can pick any fandom you like, we don't share many of them anyway. Maybe we can discover new fandoms we'll be interested in along the way :)

That makes a total of nine icons each, which sounds like a good compromise so this feels like a 'proper' battle without being too stressful or time-consuming.

Post your screencaps (with links) and your technique/theme in a comment below, and I'll edit the post.

I suggest we give ourselves three weeks to make the icons. How does that sound? Do you need more time?


Screencaps:

nightbulbs' screencaps:


novindalf's screencaps:


tinnny's screencaps:


Themes:

nightbulbs:
Text

novindalf:
Stock

tinnny:
Chiaroscuro
Comments 
7th-Jan-2019 12:04 pm (UTC)
novindalf: ([sp]; kate; yellow)
I'm so exited!! Going to go pick my caps and theme now :D
7th-Jan-2019 12:33 pm (UTC)
novindalf: ([mfmm]; phryne; silly)
Screencaps:

https://i.imgur.com/tsiknFb.jpg
(Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries)


https://i.imgur.com/uGRbcl5.jpg
(Outlander)

Theme: Stock

Edited 2019-01-07 12:33 pm (UTC)
8th-Jan-2019 11:14 am (UTC)
nightbulbs: (AoS | Pretty magical)
Added to the post! And great picks :) I might change my caps, I fear they might be too difficult to work with...
10th-Jan-2019 10:02 pm (UTC)
tinny: Grimm - Renard facepalm "how?" (grimm_renard //( how?)
Oh, but I like yours! (I forgot about this again, so sorry. :((( I will try to get the caps ready tomorrow and then we can start.)
11th-Jan-2019 10:40 am (UTC)
nightbulbs: (Default)
All caps and themes now available :) Happy iconning! I was thinking we could check in here in about two weeks to see how we're all doing, how does that sound?
1st-Feb-2019 08:19 pm (UTC)
nightbulbs: (TwelveClara)
Hi, just checking in to see how you're doing with the battle. tinnny's done with her set and I only need to make one more icon, so let us know if you'll be finished soon or if you need more time :)
1st-Feb-2019 10:29 pm (UTC)
novindalf: ([sp]; kate; yellow)
I should be able to finish this weekend :)
11th-Jan-2019 07:07 am (UTC)
tinny: Something Else holding up its colorful drawing - "be different" (Default)
Caps:


Guardian


The Good Place


Theme:
Chiaroscuro



(oops)

Edited 2019-01-11 07:08 am (UTC)
11th-Jan-2019 10:39 am (UTC)
nightbulbs: (Default)
Added to the post :) And don't worry about the delay, I haven't started yet because I've been so busy.

Happy battling! I say we check in two weeks from now to see how we're all doing, how does that sound?
11th-Jan-2019 10:43 am (UTC)
tinny: Something Else holding up its colorful drawing - "be different" (Default)
yes, that sounds good.

I am just waffling about my cap choice again already. /o\

I think the first one is a bit inflexible, don't you think? I could provide a better one tonight...
11th-Jan-2019 11:23 am (UTC)
nightbulbs: (Default)
Oh, I don't know, I think it's okay. And what's a battle without a bit of difficulty? But if you want to change it, go ahead :) I'm still unsure about my Michelle Gomez cap, it's awfully dark...
11th-Jan-2019 04:57 pm (UTC)
tinny: Shen Wei (Guardian) touching his heart with the text "my heart going boom boom boom" (guardian_shenwei heart going boom)
There's really only one way to crop it and the hair is cut off, too. :/

I am submitting another Guardian one in exchange for the first one:




I'm still unsure about my Michelle Gomez cap, it's awfully dark...

I don't mind dark caps, I think her face is clear enough. And novindalf is the master of dark icons anyway. *g* But I'm not going to stop you if you'd like to reconsider.

13th-Jan-2019 04:45 pm (UTC)
novindalf: ([sp]; kate; yellow)
I don't mind a dark screencap :)
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15th-Jan-2019 04:52 pm (UTC)
novindalf: ([sp]; kate; yellow)
Thanks :)
17th-Jan-2019 04:57 pm (UTC)
tinny: Something Else holding up its colorful drawing - "be different" (Default)
does that mean the three weeks start from the 13th?

just asking so I can plan. (I have two icons done.)
17th-Jan-2019 07:00 pm (UTC)
nightbulbs: (Default)
I guess that’s what I meant, but if you want to push back the deadline a bit, that’s more than fine!
17th-Jan-2019 07:15 pm (UTC)
tinny: A handbasket in front of a sign pointing to heaven, purgatory, and hell. Which way will it go, do you think? (__hell handbasket by capedcrusader92)
Right now, it seems feasible to me to make the remaining 7 icons in 17 days. :) I'll let you know once that changes. ;D
17th-Jan-2019 09:44 pm (UTC)
nightbulbs: (Default)
Awesome ;) I only made one so far, and I want to enter both theseasonwheel and monthlyinspo, but I should be able to make it as well!
17th-Jan-2019 10:01 pm (UTC)
tinny: Something Else holding up its colorful drawing - "be different" (Default)
Oh damn, now I want to do monthlyinspo as well. /o\

I completely missed the challenge post for it, but it's awesome. I have no idea if I can make it, I have so many other (fannish) commitments besides icons lately. But I'll try. :D
1st-Feb-2019 07:50 pm (UTC)
tinny: Something Else holding up its colorful drawing - "be different" (Default)
I'm done, what do I do now?
1st-Feb-2019 08:17 pm (UTC)
nightbulbs: (TwelveClara)
Post your icons in a comment here! I'm almost done as well, I only need to finish the "stock" icon :)
1st-Feb-2019 08:40 pm (UTC)
tinny: Something Else holding up its colorful drawing - "be different" (Default)
Okay, done!

Can you tell me what the Michelle Gomez cap is from? (I'm trying to do the 100fandoms challenge, and I need all the fandoms I can get. :D)
1st-Feb-2019 08:44 pm (UTC)
nightbulbs: (TwelveClara)
It's from Chilling Adventures of Sabrina! (And Matthew Goode is from A Discovery of Witches)
1st-Feb-2019 08:33 pm (UTC)
tinny: Shen Wei (Guardian) touching his heart with the text "my heart going boom boom boom" (guardian_shenwei heart going boom)
- -
nightbulbs | novindalf | me

text | stock | chiaroscuro


alts:



All of my free cap choice icons are from Guardian, a wonderfully cracky show loosely adapted from a Chinese m/m romance novel.
Here's my rec post: https://tinnny.livejournal.com/367331.html

The fandom is wonderful! A lot of very nice people have moved from tumblr to dw, and I'm currently having the time of my life.
1st-Feb-2019 08:40 pm (UTC)
nightbulbs: (TwelveClara)
Ooh, these are so good! Saving my actual comments for the actual battle post (I'll code and post the battle once novindalf is done with her set) but yaay!

(On a side note, I need to be more active on DW. And I'm going to give Guardian a go ;) I probably let you down re Black Sails back in the day, because I really couldn't get into it, but I'm going into Asian drama with zero expectations so we'll see!)
1st-Feb-2019 08:58 pm (UTC)
tinny: Zhao Yunlan almost kissing Shen Wei (Guardian) (guardian_lanwei kiss)
yeah, well, it can't always work. :)

Black Sails is incredibly good in season 2, but hard to get into without very good motivation - like my friend, who dragged me into it. But once I got to 2x05, it just impressed me so very much all on its own that I was completely sold on it. I didn't like the last season so much, but two and three were amazing.

Guardian is low quality compared to US television, purely from a production value standpoint. But it is so extremely worth it for the romance. I have heard quite a few people in the fandom say that it's the most epic gay romance they've ever seen on tv, and I think I have to agree. And the acting of the two leads is A+.

Let me know if you start it!
1st-Feb-2019 09:33 pm (UTC)
nightbulbs: (TwelveClara)
Maybe I'll pick it up someday soon-ish, I'm into shows that don't have too many episodes right now, so this could fit.

I'm intrigued. I'm not into m/m usually (I'll ship it in a gen show but I don't seek out m/m content, unlike f/f where I might start a show because of it). But it's so surprising that China is producing gay romance drama that I want to watch a couple of eps. And indeed the actors seem pretty good!
1st-Feb-2019 10:15 pm (UTC)
tinny: Shen Wei (Guardian) touching his heart with the text "my heart going boom boom boom" (guardian_shenwei heart going boom)
The Chinese were surprised, too. :D

The writers did all they could to make it absolutely obvious, despite the censorship restrictions (which are actually even more strict about the fantasy setting with Buddhist elements than they are about the gay) and the result is amazing.

You won't see them kiss, but everything in the story is about their love.

Honestly, whoever thought it was a good idea to make that particular novel into a tv show must have been suicidal. And the craziest thing is that it paid off! It was one of the most popular shows on Chinese tv last year, and one of the leads won several popularity prizes for his performance.

It "only" has 40 eps, and I still haven't made it through all of them. But the good thing about Chinese tv is that it's not serialized - those 40 eps is all there is and ever will be. (Oh, and don't be surprised that the episodes don't follow Western-style tension arcs. They're pretty much cut at arbitrary timestamps. Just go with it. :))

(There is a great commentary episode by episode at https://disgracetoscholars.dreamwidth.org/tag/guardian)
1st-Feb-2019 09:06 pm (UTC)
tinny: Brienne of Tarth looking dejected with vividly yellow hair "I've had better days" (got_brienne ive had better days by kirta)
I just realized I forgot the shadows around the flowers! So I'm going to have to exchange the stock icon for this one:


1st-Feb-2019 09:29 pm (UTC)
nightbulbs: (TwelveClara)
No problem! And I have now finished my set, thanks for the reminder ;)
1st-Feb-2019 09:29 pm (UTC)
nightbulbs: (TwelveClara)
My set:




2nd-Feb-2019 03:54 pm (UTC)
novindalf: ([mfmm]; phryne; silly)
Here's my set!





2nd-Feb-2019 04:38 pm (UTC)
nightbulbs: (TwelveClara)
Prettyyyy!

Can you tell me where 3 and 9 are from (and 6, looks like B99 but am not sure?)

I'm going to code the battle asap :)
2nd-Feb-2019 04:52 pm (UTC)
novindalf: ([mfmm]; phryne & jack; shhh)
Thanks!

3 is Mean Girls, 6 is Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 9 is Tangled
2nd-Feb-2019 05:27 pm (UTC)
novindalf: ([mfmm]; phryne; silly)
Corrected icon for my MFMM icon:
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