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opiumgaze: Various [30]

2010-05-05T00:59:20Z

Hey guys! I guess it's been a while since I posted! (I think I always say that.) Since last post, I've... uh, discovered the wonder that is The Mighty Boosh, so... you know, there's some of that for us today. Also, other things. Har har.

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01-00: David Bowie

02-00: Zooey Deschanel

03-04: Doctor Who

05-10: Noel Fielding

11-00: Noel Fielding & Russell Brand

12-19: (500) Days of Summer

20-21: Karen Gillan

22-00: George Harrison

23-00: Lady Gaga

24-26: Joseph Gordon Levitt

27-00: The Mighty Boosh

28-30: Rufus Wainwright

Total x 30

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opiumgaze: Various [26]

2009-08-19T16:25:36Z

Hey guys! I was looking through my icons the other day and realized I had a fair number I'd made and hadn't posted, so I thought I'd... post... those. Then I made some icons of Zachary Quinto 'cause he's fucking great, so there are also those. Enjoy!

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01-04: The Beatles

05-00: Rosario Dawson

06-15: Fashion

16-00: Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince

17-00: Grace Kelly

18-25: Zachary Quinto

26-00: Regina Spektor

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opiumgaze: Zooey Deschanel [12]

2009-06-17T05:29:20Z

I've been watching Weeds with my roommate, and Zooey Deschanel's character at the end of season two is, without a doubt, one of the highlights of the entire show so far. As such (and because Zooey is always amazing), I decided to make a few icons of the glorious actress! So yes. Enjoy!

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01-12: Zooey Deschanel

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spaced_oddity: Achewood icons! (mostly of philippe because how can you not love that little dude)

2009-05-30T22:45:33Z

Hello, guys and dolls! Remember me? Perhaps not. That's okay. I've been out of the icon-making practice for some time, thanks to my losing a version of Photoshop that doesn't freeze every five to ten minutes.

These aren't much, but I made a bunch of Achewood icons to amuse myself because I've just recently discovered this enjoyable little web comic. It is about an innocent romp through the lives of several cats and a group of stuffed animals. And when I say 'innocent', I mean 'not at all oh god don't let kids read it'. Here is the comic's website.

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+ comment with your favourite Achewood strip if you feel up to it. This is one of mine. Oh Beef, you big hot tranny mess.

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opiumgaze: Music [16]

2009-03-26T03:10:23Z

More icons. What can I say? I'm on a roll! Lots of b&w this time, 'cause I like the simplicity thereof.

Enjoy!

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01-00: Basia Bulat

02-03: Owen Pallett

04-05: Regina Spektor

06-14: Rufus Wainwright

15-00: Joan Wasser

16-00: Patrick Wolf

Total x 16

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opiumgaze: Flight of the Conchords, David Bowie + various [21]

2009-03-24T03:15:59Z

Last night was the finale of Flight of the Conchords' TV series. Since I will miss it, and since I'm going to see them next month(!), I thought I'd whip up a few icons - just photoshoot pictures, and one from S1 of their show. Also, just 'cause I love them.

They were kind of a quick project, so they're not the best thing ever, but hopefully you'll enjoy them. :)

Also, since I was still feeling icon-y after originally making these, I made a few other various icons. Some David Bowie, and a few other musical acts. So yeah!

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01-14: Flight of the Conchords

15-00: Lily Allen

16-00: The Bird & the Bee

17-20: David Bowie

21-00: Patrick Wolf

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opiumgaze: Rufus Wainwright moodtheme (b&w)

2009-03-20T01:31:16Z

Back in the early days of my well-noted adoration of Rufus Wainwright, I made a moodtheme. This served me very well for a long time but, between my domain expiring and computer switches, I managed to lose it. As such, I have gone without a mood theme for some time now. Sad, I know!

But not anymore! I took up the project of making a newer, better(!) Rufus moodtheme. This one, for fun, is all black & white. I made it for myself, but I thought I'd throw it up here in case anyone else is interested in using it.

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Moodtheme: Rufus Wainwright

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opiumgaze: Christian Bale's freakout [14]

2009-02-04T20:43:09Z

So, I was speaking to my dear friend nidalina about the Bale Out Remix when she declared she'd like to see some icons made from it. Not one to pass up a challenge, I took it upon myself to make a set of these.

... animated. (They're all the same basic icon, but with different quotes. You know how it is.) Enjoy!

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01-14: Christian Bale

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Edit: Thanks to quendra for pointing out the absence of a combination of "fucking distracting" and "oh good" - I've now amended this major overlooking of mine. :)

opiumgaze: REPOST + some new

2009-01-14T20:30:43Z

Geez, it's been a long time since I've posted here.

So. You might have noticed that all the images in my older posts don't work anymore! I call this "being poor and not being able to renew my domain". As such, I've actually lost a lot of the icons I've made, since I never thought to transfer a bunch of them from my older computer. Smart, Leslie. Real smart.

But. I have, in various ways, been able to recover quite a few. As such, I thought I'd repost what I have, as well as some new(!) ones. So, here we go!

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01-02: Lily Allen

03-00: Almost Famous

04-00: Will Arnett & John Krasinski

05-06: Arrested Development

07-09: Zach Braff

10-12: Basia Bulat

13-14: Clone High

15-00: Rosario Dawson

16-00: Zooey Deschanel

17-30: Doctor Who

31-00: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

32-33: Final Fantasy (Owen Pallett)

34-00: Jake Gyllenhaal

35-00: Bill Hader

36-00: Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law

37-00: Audrey Hepburn

38-00: Milla Jovovich

39-56: The Libertines

57-58: Little Britain

59-00: Mika

60-00: Cillian Murphy

61-00: Lee Pace

62-63: Ellen Page

64-65: Gwyneth Paltrow

66-00: Simon Pegg

67-00: Andy Samberg

68-00: Saturday Night Live

69-00: Scissor Sisters

70-72: Regina Spektor

73-00: Tegan & Sara

74-00: David Tennant

75-00: Ugly Betty

76-00: Velvet Goldmine

77-79: Veronica Mars

80-83: Martha Wainwright

84-99: Rufus Wainwright

100-000: Rufus & Martha Wainwright

101-104: Joan Wasser

105-107: Patrick Wolf

Total x 107

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opiumgaze: Music [29]

2008-04-01T01:43:50Z

I appear to have fallen out of the habit of making icons. Not good.

Since it has been about a year since I last posted icons (I'm not sure if this is an exaggeration or not; that's the terrifying part), I bring to you those few I have made since I last posted. They're all music-themed, as this is the direction in which my icons seem to be generally headed.

Enjoy!

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01-00: Lily Allen

02-00: David Bowie

03-04: Basia Bulat

05-07: Joan Wasser

08-14: The Libertines

15-00: Mika

16-17: Owen Pallett

18-00: Scissor Sisters

19-21: Regina Spektor

22-00: Martha Wainwright

23-26: Rufus Wainwright

27-29: Patrick Wolf

Total x 29

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Text Brushes [Photoshop CS2 & imagepack]

2008-01-07T05:17:44Z

One set for today. I hope everyone had a good holiday.

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Boxes x 3, Scribbles x 2 - Photoshop CS2 & imagepacks

2007-12-15T13:53:29Z

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Textures (icon-sized and large) x 2

2007-11-27T14:26:54Z

Layout Changes

2007-11-17T00:02:00Z

Hello, community!

Apparating is undergoing some major design changes at the moment. There is a new user info page and layout in place, and I'm going to work with Lisa and Leslie to get all of the entries tagged so it's easier for you to find things.

For those of you who are affiliated with the community, our affiliates list is going to be moved from the profile page to a journal entry within the next day or so.

There should be a new icon post coming up shortly, but don't forget that you can make requests or subject suggestions on any of the previous entries so we can try to make what you want to see.

That's all for now. ♥

Edit: The entries are all tagged now!

Tutorial: Colouring Using Variations [PS CS2 w/ .psd]

2007-11-14T22:21:22Z

I decided to make a tutorial after making an icon and realizing I was very fond of the colouring. It's actually similar to the colouring technique I use on a regular basis, so this is my two cents on an alternative to icon colouring.

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Difficulty: Easy to medium. It's best if you know the basics of your graphic program but I tried to explain things in as much detail as I could. Please note that I made this tutorial using Photoshop CS2. I'm sure it can be translated in some extent to other Photoshop programs, but I have no experience with PSP. There is a selective colouring step, but it's optional. I've included a .psd for the basic layers used.

Open the image you want to use. I used this image of Helena Bonham Carter [reduced in size for bandwidth purposes]. Next, you'll need to crop the image to an appropriate icon size. Choose a cropping method that suits you best.
Once it's properly sized, it's time to begin some basic editing before experimenting with significant colour changes. Most of my icons start out the same way. I use the Levels tool [Image >> Adjustments >> Levels] in the RGB channel. I slide the midtone arrow, the middle arrow, to the left. In this case, I used the following input settings: 8/1.87/255. Don't worry about the washout or lack of contrast at this stage. It's actually beneficial for the colouring technique I like to use. The last thing I do at this stage is lower the saturation slightly [Image >> Adjustments >> Hue/Saturation]. It doesn't need to be toned down too much, just enough so the colouring isn't overwhelming when it's added. I took it down to -15 for this particular icon.
The next step is to add the main chunk of colouring to the icon. Lately I've been using the Variations tool [Image >> Adjustments >> Variations] almost exclusively. You can experiment with specific colour combinations later, but right now it's time to get to it. First, duplicate your base so you have two copies of it. On the bottom base, I'm going to use the following Variations setting: More Red once and More Yellow once. On the copy of your base, you'll have to make sure that the Variations tool is back to it's default setting after the adjustments you made to the first base. You can do this by selecting Original in the Variations window. Now you can choose the adjustments for the copy; this time I used More Cyan twice and More Blue twice. The last step at this stage is to change the base copy's blending mode to Overlay.
Sometimes I finish an icon at this stage after sharpening or other minor tweaks if they're needed. In this case we're going to keep going. Between the base and the base copy, insert three blank layers. Fill the top and bottom blank layers with a dark blue (I chose #050756). I set the top blue layer to Exclusion and the bottom blue layer to Difference. You can adjust the opacity of each layer as needed, but I chose to leave them at 100%.
Now it's time to fill the middle blank layer [it should be the only blank layer at this point]. I'm going to choose a very pale pink [#ffd4ca], fill the layer, and set the blending mode to Colour Burn. This time, I'm going to reduce the opacity to 65%. Now it's time to merge all of the layers together.
What you do at this point is really up to you. You could finish the icon now, or you can make some other small adjustments. PSP users aren't able to use the Selective Colouring tool, but I like to use it from time to time. I made some changes under the Reds and Greens channel. The key is to not overdo it.
Now I think I'm happy with this icon. If you want to add text or sharpen, this is the last stage and the best place to do so. I use the Unsharpen Mask, save, and there we have it. You can download the .psd file if you need a reference.

Boxes x 2, Corners x 1 - Photoshop CS2 & imagepacks

2007-11-14T19:33:28Z

The Land Before Time x 11

2007-11-02T23:34:41Z

I found a folder with some Land Before Time screencaps I had made. The hatching scene is lafjsldkfsf adorable. So, I bring you icons. :3

If you don't remember the scene, you can watch it here.

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COMING UP NEXT: Who knows. XD

Final Fantasy Crisis Core x 20

2007-11-01T04:59:26Z

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COMING UP NEXT: More Crisis Core icons and some new brush sets.

Celebs x 24 (Anne Hathaway; Asia Argento; Billie Piper; Bryce Dallas Howard)

2007-10-25T04:29:47Z

My hiatus is over. I survived the first surgery with more to come. Now, here are some goodies. ♥

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TOTAL: 24


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COMING UP NEXT: Brushes and Final Fantasy icons.

Wisp brushes [and imagepacks] x 2

2007-09-17T13:42:55Z

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HIATUS: This will be my last post for a significant amount of time. I'm having major surgery this Wednesday so I won't be able to do much of anything until I recover. Wish me luck, and I'll try to have some great new things to post when I eventually return.

Textures (icon-sized and large) x 2

2007-09-10T01:00:52Z

Random Brushes & Wisps - Photoshop CS2 & imagepack

2007-09-07T15:18:33Z

LJ-related x 12

2007-08-17T14:10:06Z

LJ's been going downhill lately and after waking up after a terrible sleep, I went a little nuts with the whole thing. God, I hate v-gifts. And Pepsi. :<

Most of these will be easier to understand if you read the latest news post.

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Coming up next: Brushes and other fun stuff.

Bruises + Cuts - Photoshop CS2 & imagepack

2007-08-05T01:11:01Z

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2007-07-07T16:39:25Z


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