Purify The Colors, Purify My Mind

Icon Post #12

2010-01-02T07:15:40Z

Oh man, it's 2010! I might as well get around to posting the icons that have done nothing but sit on my computer for the past two years (!) right?

There's 17 BSSM manga icons in all! Please don't steal, hot-link, etc. Textless icons are not bases. Remember to credit orangeskirt and comment if you like them! Enjoy!

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02-06: Battle 10 @ bssm_battle
07: Battle 14 @ bssm_battle
08-11: Battle 16 @ bssm_battle
12-15: Battle 19 @ bssm_battle

Icon Post #11

2009-06-26T08:43:55Z

It's 2006 all over again! And here I am with (another) set of b/w icons featuring Nakashima Mika as Oosaki Nana, using screencaps from the original version of the "Hitoiro" PV. Twelve icons in total. Please don't steal, hot-link, etc. Remember to credit orangeskirt and comment if you like them! Enjoy!


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x-posted to blackstones, nana_graphics, venusinthedark

Act 2 亜美 SAILORMERCURY, part 1/2

2008-04-23T21:28:52Z

This record goes through each panel of every page, and logs all variances between the originals and re-releases. Major changes are highlighted in orange, and include images that have been fully redrawn, not just cleaned up, and any changes to the dialogue, from added particles to changed attack phrases. All changes use the original releases as points of reference, so you don't need to own the re-releases in order to understand what exactly was changed.

Links to images, where included, direct to Manga Style, Sailor Dream, and The Oracle, all excellent sources when it comes to the manga art and re-releases.

Important note: Japanese text support is needed to view changes to the dialogue; translations and furigana are not provided as of this point in time.

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(This entry references an unknown run of the original first volume, and an (at least) 2nd run edition of the re-release Volume 1. Any changes made between the first and second runs of the re-release will be missed unless pointed out by an outside source.)

- Black and white comic starts on page 49 in new edition (table of contents reveals page 48, the title page, as the start of the act); in the old version this was on page 43
- For reference sake, the page I am referring to shows Queen Beryl and Jadeite
- both new and old versions have this page on the left side
- The reference page numbers here on out will be lead by the old edition, followed by the new edition in brackets, ex. p. 3 (9)

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Act 2 亜美 SAILORMERCURY

p. 42 (48)
- title page remains the same, save for the font used to type the act title and swapping the new PGSM logo for the old BSSM logo [image]
- also, the logo is now at the bottom of the page vs. the top, and vice versa for the title (does anyone care, really?)

p. 43 (49)
- Panel 1 "ヒョううう" sound effect moved up, rewritten cleaner / a bit smaller
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * "...ぼうっ" sound effect rewritten in katakana ("ボうッ" although the "う" looks more like "ラ" and this was also the case in Panel 1), moved to right side of orb
     * screentone inside orb lightened, shine on surface (removal of screentone in dots) removed
     * light screentone added on bottom of panel, overlapping orb base (gradient fades out going up)
- Panel 3 changes:
     * Beryl's hair inked (see p. 79 (85) for style reference)
     * Beryl redrawn, but keeps same pose (really, more like a cleaned up, slightly altered image); changes include dress, neck, nose, arms in tighter, removal of drops from upper necklace, complete removal of lower necklace
     * light screentone added near bottom of panel (gradient fades out going up)
     * screentone removed from lips, shine (removal of screentone) added to earrings
     * tail added to "見つからぬのか" speech bubble, tail of rightmost speech bubble moved left
- Panel 4
     * removal of points of light in background
     * "---" removed from "---はい" speech bubble
     * tail added to "申しわけ" speech bubble

p. 44 (50)
- Panel 1 dark spots of screentone added (over top existing screentone); grainy screentone added to top of panel (gradient fades out going down)
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * grainy screentone added to bottom of panel (gradient fades out going up)
     * Jadeite line art slightly altered (ears; edges of hair less wispy; inked in shadow added behind hand, on wrist)
- Panel 4 grainy screentone added to bottom of panel (gradient fades out going up)
- Panel 5 tweaks:
     * hand-drawn heart inside speech bubble removed, screentone heart added outside and to the left
     * speech bubble redrawn skinnier as a result of above
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, face redrawn in new style; shirt, highlights on skirt, outline of feet and shoe shine altered)
     * tail of bottom speech bubble made longer

p. 45 (51)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * speech bubble no longer covers top of Ikuko's head (tail of speech bubble also moved left)
     * Luna cleaned up (front legs now apart, whiskers no longer overlap text bubble / border, eyelashes added, chin less defined, motion lines added near tail)
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * "バリバリッ" sound effect now computer-typed rather than hand-written, now sits just inside top border
     * screentone dots altered (now more lines of them, darker)
     * Luna cleaned up (mouth and teeth completely drawn, more motion lines added to legs)
     * Ikuko line art slightly altered (sleeve, ear, hair)
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * stock brooch added
     * screentone shadows removed from shirt
     * hand-drawn sweatdrop removed from speech bubble, "ママ　何度もいうケド" moved to fit all in one line, text more spaced out in general
     * tail added to right speech bubble (now on hand)
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (buns, hair, front collar, sparkle on chest redrawn farther down)
- Panel 4 tweaks:
     * generic bunny head replaces hand-drawn bunny in both the "あたし月野うさぎ" text box, and the "うさぎ's Room" sign
    * small screentone flowers are added in the "あたし月野うさぎ" intro text box (empty space below "シュミは食べること"), and the same flowers replace the ones in the "ちょっと泣きムシな" text box, plus a few more added beside
     * bottom border of panel continues uninterrupted (runs behind sound effect)
- Panel 5 tweaks:
     * screentone surprise lines made smaller, no longer break out of border
     * far left part of moulding (behind surprise lines) erased
- Panel 6 Luna cleaned up (no stroke around eyes, whiskers contained within left border)
- Panel 7 tweaks:
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair and shirt drawn in more completely)
     * tiny tail added to "~~~" comment bubble
     * top border of panel continues down, connects with first dot of text border

p. 46 (52)
- Panel 1 changes:
     * text change: from "あたしを監視しようっての ?" to "あたしを監視する気?"
     * sweatdrop in lower speech bubble removed
     * three small dots added in top left corner and bottom left corner of panel (continuation of background); screentone below her right ear flipped vertically
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, shirt, mouth, nose, eyes)
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * Luna cleaned up (no strokes, shape of face, whiskers no longer overlap Usagi's hair on right side)
     * left speech bubble moved up to overlap paws less (text itself doesn't overlap anything now)
     * tail of speech bubble moved from left to right bubble
     * emphasis lines no longer overlap speech bubbles
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * tiny stars added randomly inside panel
     * Usagi and Sailor Moon line art slightly altered (drawn in more completely, in general)
     * furigana "に" added beside "二" in speech bubble
     * Luna cleaned up (moon reduced, whiskers added)
     * generic bunny replaces hand-drawn bunny
- Panel 4 Usagi line art slightly altered (hair), bottom border now overlaps stripes on collar
- Panel 5 left speech bubble now contained by bottom border

p. 47 (53)
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * Luna cleaned up (no strokes on face, moon reduced)
     * tail added to left speech bubble
- Panel 3 changes:
     * border now defined (small screentone dot border) and straight on right side (cuts off Luna's left speech bubble)
     * two small screentone sunflowers added to background
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, her right ear, added left earring)
     * speech bubble made larger, now above Usagi's head; comment fit inside (with added "~" flourish before "い"), tail added
- Panel 4 Usagi's face cut-off by bottom of panel
- Panel 5 changes:
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, her right hand)
     * motion lines above Usagi's head removed, border continues uninterrupted
     * tail moved left on top rightmost speech bubble; tail added to leftmost speech bubble; all bottom speech bubbles now cut-off by bottom of panel
     * Sailor V's speech bubble ("「るんるん」ヨロシク") removed completely, her hand redrawn closer to her body
- Panel 6 Luna cleaned up (no strokes on face, moon reduced, mouth smaller, no highlights on left side of body, left side of body slimmed down)

p. 48 (54)
- Panel 1 Usagi line art slightly altered (hands, hair)
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * "クラウン" signage on building cleaned up (inner stroke on lettering made straighter, characters shorter overall)
     * vertical sign line art cleaned up (outline and crown on top altered); line art of background in general cleaned up and/or slightly altered (especially palm tree/things seen through window)
     * stars and moon in sky redrawn smaller, more perfectly
- Panel 3 sound effects rewritten smaller
- Panel 4 changes:
     * Luna cleaned up (no strokes on face, moon reduced, mouth smaller, whiskers on left no longer faded, no white nose)
     * sound effects rewritten smaller (inside the glow, nearer to Luna's face)
     * glow around Luna now has more defined edge (not so scratchy), screentone darker in general?
     * detail added to background line art ( wires, controls and buttons on machines, Luna's keyboard now drawn in fully)
     * image on monitor changed from static to more closely resemble Panel 5 (same updated image of Ami, random gradient boxes that look like pop-up windows, but still no text)
- Panel 5 changes:
     * cut-out screentone around "ピッ" sound effect changed to a thin stroke (sound effect itself also cleaned up)
     * background remains horizontal lines, but a smooth, computer-generated shine now laid overtop (from left side, rays of shine reach right)
     * text no longer in cut-out boxes; now in much larger, rounded font with thin stroke surrounding text (SEP also now in lower case)
   * text added: "virgo" below "10 sep"
     * image of Ami redrawn (face remains same structure, but hair now fuller, longer, and flips out at neck; smooth CG gradient added to hair; shoulders drawn in completely; earring removed; collar larger; coloring of skin, eyes, and shirt appear to have been done in watercolors or CG)
     * image of Ami now cropped on right side, no longer goes on until panel border (now surrounded by horizontal line background on all sides)
- Panel 6 tweaks:
     * Luna cleaned up (line art, shape of eyes altered; smaller ears; whisker on right and nose removed)
     * "キラッ" sound effect made smaller, now surrounded by thin stroke (which is surrounded by screentone)
     * Luna and background screentone smoother (cannot see halftone pattern)
     * sparkle (scratched away screentone) smaller, no longer overlaps Luna's face
     * edges of panel straighter, more defined (type and darkness of screentone helps to achieve this, still no actual outline)
- Panel 7 changes:
     * image of Ami now the updated version from Panel 5, zoomed in
     * image continues to bottom of page, not cut-off below nose
     * (white) horizontal line pattern added overtop
     * emphasis lines no longer done by hand, now as lighter, gradient screentone lines

p. 49 (55)
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * Ami line art slightly altered (nose, her left hand, right arm continued and visible below papers, outline of left arm redrawn, highlights on inside of sweater removed (now like a black blob, no visible definition to creases or shirt cuff), highlights on outside of both arms reduced and made thinner)
     * background students drawn in more completely (especially eyes); heart by male student on right removed
- Panel 3 changes:
     * text added: "ねえねえ" in front of "模試の結果見た?" in rightmost speech bubble
     * exam results no longer drawn by hand, redone by computer; now reads from top down instead of right to left; results now overlap "水野亜美!" speech bubble, so that text is moved slightly to the left
     * text on exam results changed from:
          第１０回　全国統一 (rest cut off)

         １位　水野亜美       ９００点
   ２位　長田ちあき     ８８９点
     to:
          第１０回　全国統一模擬試験

          第一位　水野亜美　５００
          第二位　長田幸子　４９９
          第三位　小宮山徹　４９７
          第四位　一柳久美　４９５
          第五位　長谷川勇太４９０
     * exam results fade near bottom of panel
     * Ami line art slightly altered (glasses)
     * music note in speech bubble (above "ヒューッ" sound effect) now filled in
     * glowing ball screentone added near Ami's face
     * speech bubbles no longer overlap bottom dotted-line border of panel (border now extends across entire width of page, not interrupted by the exam results)
- Panel 4 changes:
     * hand-written comment below panel ("ミス・レインかとおもっちゃったー") removed completely
     * bottom border of panel now filled in completely (uninterrupted by speech bubble)
     * puff of air redrawn smaller, placed lower; tail on speech bubble now occupies original space
     * tail added on right speech bubble
     * screentone added on bag; screentone in background cleaned up (smoother, no mistakes around hair)
     * Usagi lineart slightly altered (ear, eyelashes, hair)
- Panel 5 tweaks:
     * tails added to "あらうさぎ" and "ホラこんど" speech bubbles
     * emphasis lines removed from above "あああの" speech bubble
     * character line art slightly altered (Umino's hair redrawn; Yumiko's shirt, neck, and hair redrawn; extra line removed from Naru's bow, bow no longer overlaps right border of panel)

p. 50 (56)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * inked background slightly altered (blacked-out top right corner replaced with more hair; area around rightmost side of face less curved around earring)
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, earrings, ears, eyelashes; edge of face brought in more on right side, ear made slightly larger to compensate)
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * Umino line art altered (face and hair almost completely redrawn, with exception of hair by tail of speech bubble, and even that no longer overlaps the bubble; collar on shirt redrawn, folded arm in bottom right corner of panel removed, buttons moved left to make body face the reader)
     * Naru and Yumiko line art altered (Naru: bottom of shirt; stripes on collar more curved; collarbone lines added; Yumiko: her right hand now hidden behind sleeve so it appears less huge; cuff of her right hand sleeve reduced, left hand sleeve drawn in full, complete with creases by cuff; her left hand redrawn; area below right hand filled in to become skirt)
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * top dotted-line border no longer overlaps speech bubbles
     * Yumiko line art cleaned up (stray hair on top of head removed, left top edge of collar filled in)
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (bangs, hair by rightmost eyelashes)
- Panel 5 changes:
     * hand-written comment below panel ("べんきょーしなさい(っ) いと12" - but that "っ" in brackets may just be a comma) removed completely
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hand drawn in more completely)
- Panel 6 changes:
     * Ikuko line art altered (hair, apron, and her right arm drawn in more completely and continued further down)
     * Ikuko's speech bubble redrawn; tail added; hand-drawn star removed
     * Ikuko's comments ("うさぎもジュクへいきなさい～～いっ") no longer hand-written, now in computer font, with kanji and furigana for "塾" (ジュク) written in hiragana (now: "うさぎも塾へいきなさい～～い！")
     * text added: "ママ" in front of "さいきんうるさいしなー"
     * "トボトボ" sound effect rewritten smaller
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, her right arm)
- Panel 7 tweaks:
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (outline of chin made thinner; small inked shadow added to neck)
     * background drawn in more completely (city skyline extends further left behind Luna, more foliage added around "あれは" text and by Luna's hind leg)
     * Luna cleaned up (line art altered where hind leg meets torso; stroke removed around eyes and front paws; white nose removed)
     * tail of "きゃっ" speech bubble moved left, outline of bubble redrawn to not block shoulder
     * close-up of Ami slightly altered (left edge of arm now straight down)
     * back view of Ami slightly altered (hair on left side cleaned up; shine on hair reduced; her right arm drawn in more completely; shoulder line now goes straight across - collar and edges don't stick up)
     * motion lines added around Ami's head ( under Luna)

p. 51 (57)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * screentone surprise lines added around big "え" in top right
     * tail added to Ami's lower speech bubble
     * Ami line art slightly altered (highlights and creases on shirt reduced, especially on left arm and under collar; arm under lower speech bubble moved in; right hand and wrist drawn in more completely)
     * close-up of Luna's face redrawn (all features smaller, no strokes)
     * side view of Luna cleaned up (face and ears redrawn slightly smaller; strokes and white nose removed)
     * Luna's hand-drawn comment bubble redrawn smaller
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (ears, hand, outline of face; screentone removed from her left ear)
     * two small silhouettes of cats, with the word "cat" in English between them, added in space below Usagi's right ear
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * Luna's cleaned up (no strokes, moon evened out, body continued below hand on left)
     * second hand added below speech bubble, covers black blob that was formerly thought to be Luna's body
     * Luna's ear, whiskers, and Ami's left hand now cut-off and contained within left border of panel
     * tail on speech bubble made larger, moved on top of right hand
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * Ami line art slightly altered (shine on right side of hair removed; highlights and creases on sweater reduced; her right hand sleeve redrawn a lot less bulky; collar bone lines added; ear and hand slightly altered; top of hair no longer covered by screentone dot)
     * Luna line art slightly altered (even stroke added around front paws; tail to the upper left removed but lower tail left intact and extends further)
     * text added: now "あれれなんか" instead of "....なんか"
- Panel 4 tweaks:
     * Luna line art slightly altered (face redrawn; no strokes on face or neck; body continued below hand on left; ear cut-off and contained within top border)
     * pinky added on hand, line art cleaned up
- Panel 5 tweaks:
     * "トンッ" sound effect rewritten smaller, no longer goes into Panel 2
     * Luna's cleaned up (face, hind leg)
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (bottom of skirt, hair, shirt, hands)
     * small hand-drawn star by Luna removed
- Panel 6 tweaks:
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, left side of face by Luna, neck)
     * Luna cleaned up (eyes; ears; front paws smaller; tail and lower body inked)
- Panel 7 changes:
     * text removed: "あ" in tiny conjoined speech bubble gone (large bubble now on own)
     * tail added to large speech bubble; crying lines removed from inside bubble
     * gray background screentone with hand-drawn feathers removed; now white, with grey screentone feathers
     * border around panel now uninterrupted; white spots removed
     * Ami line art slightly altered (shine on hair reduced; screentone on neck removed in favor of slight ink shadows; cleavage line removed; neck and ear line art altered)
- Panel 8 changes:
     * Usagi line art altered (shape of chin; lips moved up and no longer frowning)
     * Ami line art slightly altered (highlights and creases on sweater reduced; her right hand sleeve drawn in and inked more completely; collar continued farther on her right side)
     * "はっ" sound effect removed from right side, rewritten smaller above "かあっ" sound effect, which is also rewritten smaller as to not block Ami's shoulder

p. 52 (58)
- Panel 1 Usagi line art slightly altered (outline of face thinner; mouth redrawn; hair cleaned up)
- Panel 2 Ami line art slightly altered (shine on hair reduced; eyes redrawn larger; ear line art altered)
- Panel 4 Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, ears; stripes added to collar)
- Panel 5 tweaks:
     * Luna's hind legs redrawn shorter, tail no longer overlaps speech bubble
     * star (and line) redrawn smaller (and shorter)
     * "だっ" sound effect rewritten as "たっ" and now smaller, contained within panel border
- Panel 6 tweaks:
     * "クラウン" signage on building cleaned up (inner stroke on lettering made straighter, characters shorter overall)
     * vertical sign line art cleaned up (outline altered; small star added on top of crown); line art of background in general cleaned up and/or slightly altered (now nothing seen through window, certain lines erased and some added)
     * surprise lines by Usagi's head moved left, lines now thinner
- Panel 7 tweaks:
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, ear, her left hand and sleeve, her right hand sleeve; screentone added to briefcase below her left hand)
     * Ami line art slightly altered (ear, nose, bottom of hair; collar bone lines added; her left sleeve redrawn straight to look less puffy)
- Panel 8 changes:
     * all sound effects rewritten smaller, moved to left corner of panel above the screen, no longer overlapping speech bubble
     * screentone on screen background changed to be same as on p. 14 (20); gradient screentone added on on area surrounding screen to make it darker
     * detailing added on screen outline
     * stroke around characters made thinner; extra starburst added on screen above Sailor V's gun
     * extra crying line added in speech bubble (now 3 instead of 2)

p. 53 (59)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * Ami line art slightly altered (shine on hair reduced; highlights and creases on sweater reduced; sleeves and shirt in general redrawn to look less puffy, her left sleeve now contained within right edge of panel; skirt redrawn thinner, back bow added; collar bone lines added; mouth redrawn smaller; hands redrawn)
     * screentone on skirt now fades out instead of a harsh cut-off; screentone behind body removed (now fades to white just below shoulders)
     * line by left side of face now continues through all the way
     * "ピューン" and "チャララ～～" (now "チャラララ～～") sound effects and music notes rewritten smaller, now contained within panel
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * "カチャ" and "ピューン" sound effects rewritten smaller, now contained within panel
     * Ami line art slightly altered (shine on hair reduced; collar redrawn shorter, shoulder in bottom left corner erased; detail added to ear line art; lip line art thinner)
     * screentone behind Panels 2 and 3 changed to one similar to the one used on p. 48 (54), Panel 5 (horizontal lines overlapping a smooth gradient); now fades out behind and underneath Panels 1, 4, and 5 as well; typed vertical lines of numbers used in edges of Panel 3 now also occur where previous background screentone occurred
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * "カチャ" sound effects rewritten smaller, now contained within bottom of panel
     * gradient screentone added on top of panel (fades out going down)
     * typed vertical lines of numbers used on edges of panel now also on Ami's eye (instead of generic white English typing)
     * extra lines of numbers (but in light gray gradient) added to left of eye, and near the top right of panel
- Panel 4 tweaks:
     * Ami line art slightly altered (outline of face thinner; collar and shoulder added below and to the left of speech bubble, fully inked)
     * "ピッ" sound effect rewritten smaller, now contained within top of panel
     * hand-written "あ～んっ" comment with crying lines rewritten smaller, moved inside speech bubble
- Panel 5 tweaks:
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair; mouth, left side of face, and collar redrawn smaller)
     * background inked in below pigtail in bottom right corner of panel
     * stroke around motion lines thinner
- Panel 6 changes:
     * detail added to background (people drawn in more completely - person behind Usagi now has arms crossed, extra head added in top right corner of panel, for example; lines no longer fade out coming near Ami; lines added on Ami's machine)
     * "ピシューン" and "ガガガッ" sound effects near bottom of panel rewritten smaller, now contained within bottom of panel
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, bottom of shirt, sleeve, ear, hand)
     * Ami line art slightly altered (shine on hair reduced; screentone added to shirt to look less like Usagi's and more like Ami's sweater; outline of left hand and sleeve altered)
     * motion lines added near Ami's hands
     * screentone on screen changed to look more like p. 14 (20) and p. 52 (58); dark gradient screentone added on inset area around screen and in bottom left corner of panel
- Panel 7 tweaks:
     * detail added to background (people drawn in more completely; lines added on windows)
     * screentone added to Ami's shirt to look more like her sweater
     * "ピューン" and "ガガガッ" sound effects rewritten smaller, now contained within bottom of panel; "ピシューン" sound effect added below others
     * hand-written comment near top of panel ("人だかりっ") removed completely, top border of panel now uninterrupted (noise lines also cut off)
- Panel 8 tweaks:
     * "ピーッピーッ" sound effects removed
     * detail added to background (people drawn in more completely - guy to left of Ami now has a body, for example; a few more tops of heads added to the crowd)
     * lines of dots altered, no longer go beyond right border of panel or come close to touching third "ガ" of "ガガガガ" sound effect
     * Usagi line art altered (hair, skirt, outline of face; earrings and collar bone line added; shirt and her left hand redrawn)
     * Ami line art slightly altered (shine on hair reduced, highlights and creases on sweater reduced; sleeves and shirt in general redrawn to look less puffy; her right ear removed; mouth and nose redrawn)
- Panel 9 changes:
     * background changed from black to gradient screentone (now lighter near edges and around "AMI") with horizontal line detail (although different from similarly described screentone used on p. 48 (54), Panel 5)
     * font of "SAILOR V" changed to a bold, more computerish sans-serif
     * font of "RANKING" (along with "rank," "name," and "score," which are now in lowercase) changed to a thinner pixel font
     * font of "AMI" now sans-serif, now colored black (all other text still in white)
     * font of all remaining text (numbers, initials, scores) changed to a generic sans-serif, no longer computerish
     * "h.m." and "k.k." initials now in lowercase
     * all smudges (light effects?) removed, except for the 3 lines to the right of "SAILOR V" and the thick smudge to the left of "RANKING"
     * Ami's score changed from "11130?" (last digit, represented by "?" cut off, presumed to be 0) to "11113?" (last digit weird and cut off, presumed to be 0 although looks to be shorter than a 0)

p. 54 (60)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, eyes, hands; collar and shirt redrawn, front bow added; motion lines - crying lines? - added by hands)
     * background people drawn in more completely (especially the hair and clothing of the guys on the right; Motoki's face redrawn; second button and slight detail added to apron)
     * Usagi's speech bubble brought to front (now cuts off one on the right instead of being hidden by it); screentone dots overtop Usagi's speech bubble altered (leftmost line stops higher, extra line added to its right); speech bubble of guys on right now cut off on top by border
     * Usagi's text no longer hand-written, now typed in standard font (and with extra "っ" added to end)
     * tail added to Motoki's speech bubble
- Panel 2 screentone stars replace hand-drawn sparkles
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * Ami line art slightly altered (hair; shine on hair reduced; collar bone lines added; mouth possibly made smaller; inked shadow added to neck)
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (shirt and skirt drawn in completely, sleeves altered; face and ears redrawn, but in similar style; hair of leftmost pigtail erased from inside screenone star; collar bone lines added)
     * Usagi's bold speech bubble now touches the border of Panel 1, no longer stops just before it
- Panel 4 Usagi line art slightly altered (shoe, her right leg, shirt, collar; more lines and fists added to waving arm; right ear and collar bone line added; inked shadows added beneath foot, on right leg)
- Panel 5 screentone stars added

p. 55 (61)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (mouth redrawn; collar bone lines added; her right pigtail drawn in more completely)
     * Ami line art slightly altered (sweater inked in more completely by collar, area by Usagi's arm; ear redrawn, hair just above ear inked in more)
     * Motoki line art slightly altered (body drawn in more completely; hair, ears altered)
     * bubble around Motoki's hand-written comment ("たのむっこわさんでくれ" but now with extra "っ" added to end) removed, comment now written smaller beside his remaining touched-up speech bubble, complete with crying lines
     * tails added to Ami and Motoki's speech bubbles
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * Ami's name now written in kanji in Usagi's speech bubble (from hiragana "あみ" to "亜美")
     * text change (correction): from "...よんでもい?" to "...よんでもいい?"
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair; outline of face thinner, continues to pen; her right sleeve redrawn; edge of collar on right side now defined instead of fading out, stripes altered)
     * bits of screentone and circles around Usagi removed, replaced with screentone flowers (some bits of screentone and a hand-drawn sparkle by Ami also removed, but replaced by nothing)
     * stock brooch added
     * Ami line art slightly altered (shine on hair reduced; shoulder added below collar on right side; detail added to her left ear)
     * "くすっ" sound effect (ellipses removed) on Ami's left rewritten smaller in space between her left hand and hair
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * Ami line art slightly altered (shine on hair reduced)
     * surprise lines moved from Ami's head to above "いけない" speech bubble
     * leftmost speech bubble drawn in more completely (no more gap)
- Panel 4 tweaks:
     * (surprised) generic bunny head replaces hand-drawn bunny in "あきょう" speech bubble (tail also added to bubble)
     * "まいんちっ?!" speech bubble redrawn thinner, straight left edge of panel now complete; more motion lines added in space between panel and bubble, but no longer overlap bubble itself
- Panel 5 Ami line art slightly altered (chin)
- Panel 6 tweaks:
     * Luna cleaned up (face redrawn; body thinner)
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair; collar redrawn; lines on cheeks removed)
     * crosshatched screentone (same as on collar) added to Ami's shirt to look more like her sweater

p. 56 (62)
- Panel 1 detail added to building in bottom left corner
- Panel 2 image of hand inserting a disk changed to image of CD in open drive tray (sound effects changed accordingly)
- Panel 4 tweaks:
     * "ポン" sound effect, and hand-drawn star below, removed completely
     * Teacher line art slightly altered (ears; outline of face, facial features, and shirt made thicker; shading added to neck; hands cleaned up and finger nails added; chest and shoulders reduced; edge of collar brought in)
     * Ami line art slightly altered (shine on hair reduced near speech bubble; her right sleeve redrawn thinner and chest reduced; collar bone lines added; her right ear redrawn smaller)
- Panel 5 tweaks:
   * outline of right speech bubble redrawn smoother (no longer puffy)
     * Teacher line art slightly altered (ears, hair, possibly eyes; outlines made thicker)
- Panel 6 tweaks:
     * Ami line art slightly altered (shine on hair reduced; earring removed; line on neck added)
     * outline of speech bubble no longer drawn in bottom left of panel (now completely white)
- Panel 9 tweaks:
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, mouth; hands redrawn with individual fingers; shirt redrawn more form fitting)
     * line art of background and background characters slightly altered (Naru's shirt; other girl's hair and elbow; curtains behind Usagi)

p. 57 (63)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, eyes, lips; chin redrawn smaller)
     * Kuri line art slightly altered (hair, chin)
     * detail added to background (extra lines)
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * Naru line art slightly altered (eyes and eyebrows added; nose removed; cheek lines moved down; top of collar made shorter)
     * Yumiko line art slightly altered (hair; inked shadow on neck added; collar added)
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, ear, shoulders)
     * tail added to Usagi's speech bubble
- Panel 4 tweaks:
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, ears; outline of face thinner)
- Panel 5 "カチャカチャ" sound effects removed completely; bottom of panel now runs uninterrupted
- Panel 6 comment side bar removed completely, replaced by (an old) SD image of Ami [image]

<continued in part 2/2 (link to be added)>
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Act 1 うさぎ SAILORMOON

2008-04-15T21:28:05Z

Introduction: My intention is to create a definitive catalogue of all the changes made to the Sailor Moon manga when it was re-released in 2003 and 2004. It is my goal for these records to be incredibly thorough, to the point of people wondering why I even wrote something down an alteration was so miniscule. Most changes that were made were not major, and can be missed unless searching for them. There are, however, quite obvious changes as well.

This record goes through each panel of every page, and logs all variances between the originals and re-releases. Major changes are highlighted in orange, and include images that have been fully redrawn, not just cleaned up, and any changes to the dialogue, from added particles to changed attack phrases. All changes use the original releases as points of reference, so you don't need to own the re-releases in order to understand what exactly was changed.

Links to images, where included, direct to Manga Style, Sailor Dream, and The Oracle, all excellent sources when it comes to the manga art and re-releases.

Important note: Japanese text support is needed to view changes to the dialogue; translations and furigana are not provided as of this point in time.

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(This entry references an unknown run of the original first volume, and an (at least) 2nd run edition of the re-release Volume 1. Any changes made between the first and second runs of the re-release will be missed unless pointed out by an outside source.)

Beginning of each Volume 1, side by side comparison:

Old version order of pages (from right to left):
- Black and white title page reading "Act 1 うさぎ - SAILORMOON" [image]
- Black and white official "first page" of Act 1 with Sailor V in the newspaper
- Black and white start of Act 1with Usagi running to school

New version order of pages (from right to left):
+ Page of bonus stickers (first run only) [image]
+ New color illustration of Sailor Moon sitting on a crescent moon [image]
+ New color illustration of Princess Serenity [image]
- Official "first page" of Act 1with Sailor V in the newspaper, now in color [image]
     * stroke around headline "セーラーＶ大活躍！" is thicker, headline text generally looks sharper
+ (Color) Act 1 title page now spread over two pages [artbook image] [image now]
     * Sailor Moon's costume is updated to be closer to her current costume:
         - gloves changed from gold with crescent moon band to current 3 red bands
   - lace underneath skirt removed, but only on right side
         - back bow changed from white to red, made smaller
         - brooch changed to current gold circle with 4 surrounding circles
         - choker simplified to look more like current brooch (inner circle removed)
         - boomerang object on front of costume removed completely
         - bodysuit simplified to look more like one piece
         - hair ornaments simplified to be closer to current
         - yellow tint added to hair
         - all other yellow highlights from costume (hair ornaments, shoulders) removed in favor of grey tones
         - cleavage lines removed
         - more stars and small glow effects added to background
+ New table of contents with image of SD dot-eyes Sailor Moon [image]
Text reads:
CONTENTS
Act1 うさぎ SAILORMOON .... 5
Act2 亜美 SAILORMERCURY.... 48
Act3 レイ SAILORMARS...... 81
Act4 Masquerade 仮面舞踏会... 124
Act5 まこと SAILORJUPITER... 166
Act6 タキシード仮面 TUXEDO MASK... 198
(Note: Yes, TUXEDO MASK is the only English term broken up into two words.)

- Black and white comic starts on page 9 in new edition (table of contents reveals page 5, the title page, as the start of the act); in the old version this was on page 3
- For reference sake, the page I am referring to shows Usagi running to school and tripping over something
- both new and old versions have this page on the left side
- The reference page numbers here on out will be lead by the old edition, followed by the new edition in brackets, ex. p. 3 (9)

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Act 1 うさぎ SAILORMOON

p. 3 (9)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * close-up of Usagi cleaned up: lines redrawn include her eyebrows (no longer curly), hair part, buns, bangs (longer strands on right side no longer cover ear, and ear moved farther out to be covered by speech bubble), wrinkles on shirt, neck, cleavage line removed, sleeve cuff added on right hand, etc.
     * sketch of bunny in introductory text box ("あたし月野うさぎ...") redrawn (now looks to be no longer drawn by hand)
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * screentone in background changed (now a sky screen tone)
     * bushes on left side drawn to look shorter, puffs of air removed
     * buildings in background redrawn
     * crying lines by Usagi's "はあ" removed
     * bunny beside intro text box now moved inside it (text moved left to accommodate, bunny remains the same, not redrawn), can now see screentone shadow by Usagi's feet
- Panel 3 text "びたんっ" somehow changed (more screentone dots behind now visible, possible change in thickness of stroke?)
- Panel 4 background screentone changed from random swirly doodles to bunnies and carrots

p. 4 (10)
- Panel 1 white blob (lack of screentone) around Luna's "きゅうう～" removed, now just a thin stroke around text
- Panel 3 stroke around "ぶっちゅ" cleaned up, now smoother
- Panel 4 border tweaked, now ends on a box at every corner (as opposed to the top left corner which previously featured a single line jutting out)

p. 5 (11)
- Panel 1 cleaned up:
     * specifically, Usagi's buns and the odd hair line redrawn, movement line made by hand tweaked so that it no longer goes through Usagi's mouth, Usagi's right hand sleeve redrawn
     * white dots (scratched screentone) removed off Luna's butt (top right)
     * stroke around sound effect "ブリッ" no longer covers Luna's tail by so much white
- Panel 2 screentone on Luna scratched off (in lines and dots, see left ear for reference) to make it seem sunnier
- Panel 4 tweaks:
     * border around Usagi screaming is changed to larger diamonds, in a lighter grey
     * stars added and changed around Usagi (two small, drawn by hand, added on left; one by mouth redrawn; one screentone star added on right; star by "ぎえっ" changed from hand-drawn to screentone)
- Panel 5 tweaks:
     * screentone and details added to Usagi's school in background (clock fully redrawn, can no longer see hands)
     * end of Usagi's pigtail redrawn

p. 6 (12)
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * Usagi cleaned up (buns and shirt line art redrawn, belly button no longer visible; face redrawn but in same style (mouth a bit lower as a give-away), screentone on shirt removed)
     * Usagi's legs elongated (same drawing of shoes, just now appear near bottom of page)
     * sweatdrop removed from "んもーっ" speech bubble, and puff of air removed from above it
- Panel 4 tails added to both speech bubbles
- Panel 5 tail added to "えへへ" speech bubble

p. 7 (13)
- Panel 1 changes:
     * screentone star replaces hand-drawn star in "～月野さんっ" speech bubble
     * screentone star added above Haruna (same style as in previous point)
     * sweatdrop removed from "ナニしてんの" speech bubble
     * ellipses removed in front of "ポロッ"
     * text in introductory text box now in smaller font size (also true for the other intro boxes on the page)
     * small speech bubble inside intro text box (that read "チェリ・プロかってね <3") removed completely, replaced by generic bunny sketch (same as from p. 3 (9))
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * hand-drawn star replaces puff of air above Haruna's head
     * Haruna's hair now visible below her pointing hand
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * Umino line art slightly altered (hair redrawn but in same style; white collar smaller)
     * Naru line art slightly altered (more lines added on shirt and sleeve)
     * ellipses removed in front of "キーンコーン"
- Panel 4 tweaks:
   * Naru line art slightly altered (more lines added on shirt and sleeve)
   * sweatdrop in "ゲームう?" speech bubble replaced by another one that's smaller and not bold
   * placement of star in "あんたって" speech bubble moved up and to the left

p. 8 (14)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * blushing lines on Naru's face removed
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (particularly the hair, but hardly noticable)
- Panel 2 drawing of school altered in same way as p. 5 (11), time on clock no longer visible
- Panel 3 screentone overlapping Yumiko's leg fixed, tree lines above Naru's head removed
- Panel 4 tweaks:
     * Umino line art altered (redrawn bangs and hair)
     * tail added to Umino's speech bubble
     * details added on background art (more leaves on plants, more boxes on shoe cubbies?)
- Panel 5 changes:
     * Sailor V's costume changed to look more like.. her costume! That is, instead of Minako's school uniform, which it looked like before (so shoulder armor added, band on sleeve, screentone)
     * Umino's white collar smaller

p. 9 (15)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * Umino's white collar smaller, hair redrawn
     * "ちっちっ" text rewritten smaller, now text and wagging finger do not go outside border
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * Usagi line art cleaned up, now looks to be in Naoko's new style (hair, proportions of face, mouth smaller)
     * screentone border background changed from diagonal box things to better shaded box things
- Panel 4 tweaks:
     * Naru's mouth made smaller
     * tail added to "きのうから" speech bubble
- Panel 5 changes:
     * drop shadow on picture removed
     * details added to background (more buildings, trees)
     * shading added to Naru's hair
     * tail added to "あたしも" speech bubble

p. 10 (16)
- Panel 1 small star and sparkly detail removed from upper left corner
- Panel 2 short haired classmate's shoulder now fully drawn
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * screentone stars replace hand drawn sparkle
     * shadow of jewelry added above "ひゃーっ" speech bubble, wrinkle lines simplified on fabric background
- Panel 5 tweaks:
     * "ママ" speech bubble now cut-off and contained within border
     * Mrs. Osaka line art slightly altered (shoulder less round, dark finger nails added)
- Panel 6 tweaks:
     * Mrs. Osaka line art slightly altered (hair on right side)
     * tail added to "さあさあ" speech bubble

p. 11 (17)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * removed "ぞ" from hand-drawn speech bubble (does not change meaning)
     * redrawn sweatdrop, strand of hair added to Mrs. Osaka
- Panel 2 hand-drawn sparkles, motion lines added
- Panel 5 lines added to Usagi's hair, shirt
- Panel 6 tweaks:
     * Usagi's left sleeve redrawn (?), now bottom of shirt, top of skirt visible
     * detail lines added on crumpled paper

p. 12 (18)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (buns, hair)
     * Mamoru line art slightly altered (line on shirt added, shine on right side of hair removed)
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * tail added to "いたい" speech bubble (and ellipses removed in front of "いたい")
     * shine of Mamoru's hair simplified (less of it overall)
     * Mamoru line art slightly altered (the odd line continued longer, etc)
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * screentone dots no longer overlap "~~~~っ" speech bubble
     * tail of "~~~~っ" speech bubble moved to overlap Usagi's arm
     * second side of collar added to Usagi's uniform, bottom of shirt redrawn
- Panel 4 line art cleaned up (lines added on Usagi's hair, shirt; motion line no longer goes beyond left border)
- Panel 5 lines added to bottom of Usagi's shirt

p. 13 (19)
- Panel 1 signs change from hand-written to computer-typed (the amount of one sale changes from 70% to 60%! What a shame!)
- Panel 2 tail added to lower speech bubble
- Panel 3 "---" removed in front of text

p. 14 (20)
- Panel 1changes:
     * text changed from "くっそ~~~" to "はあ~~~" (meaning stays approximately the same)
     * dark cloud scribble redrawn, now contained within speech bubble
- Panel 2 "クラウン" signage on building cleaned up (inner stroke on lettering made straighter, characters shorter overall); line art of and near vertical sign cleaned up
- Panel 3 changes:
     * image of Sailor V completely replaced with new drawing (now showing more details of top half of uniform; crescent moon on forehead plainly visible; background now a slick radial gradient)
     * text inside top left star burst changed from "new" to "pnp presents" with silhouette of bunny head behind
     * text on poster changed from "誕生!! / セーラーV / 最後のアクションゲーム" to "the new and powerful / Sailor V / the champion of justice / ultra action game / - 最後のアクションゲーム - " (where slashes indicate new lines, one underneath another)
     * sound effects coming from game center made smaller
- Panel 4 changes:
     * ellipses removed in front of "いいなあ"
     * Usagi line art cleaned up (hair)
     * screentone added to briefcase
     * sound effects ("ピシューン") added, made smaller
     * speech bubble that said "クソ~~" removed, as well as small puff of air
- Panel 5 tweaks:
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (eyebrows, shadow added under chin)
     * tail added to speech bubble
- Panel 7 changes:
    * image on screen changed completely from abstract lines to abstract gradient with blobs and starbursts
    * sound effects ("ピシューン") removed (on right), rewritten smaller and contained within speech bubble (on left)
    * tail added to "え---っ" speech bubble

p. 15 (21)
- Panel 1 "ピシューン" sound effect made smaller, now contained within border
- Panel 2
     * "ドキッ" sound effect made smaller, now contained within border
     * line art cleaned up (back of Usagi's collar inked in, machine in background drawn in more completely)
- Panel 3 changes:
     * text in introduction text box added: from "やさしいの" to "カッコよくてやさしいの"
- Panel 5 tweaks:
     * Luna cleaned up (crescent moon no longer has a stroke around it, dot to represent mouth removed)
     * sound effect "とことこ" removed, along with surprise lines near speech bubble, and motion lines near tail
- Panel 6 Usagi line slightly altered (lines added on shirt, hair)

p. 16 (22)
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * "?" in right speech bubble rendered bolder, in more rounded font (tail of speech bubble also made larger)
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (her right ear)
     * lines from building no longer overlap uniform bow
     * small hand drawn "あ" with sweatdrop removed from speech bubble
- Panel 3 darker screentone added to briefcase
- Panel 4 changes:
     * Umino line art slightly altered (hair, mouth redrawn)
     * small hand-drawn heart by Umino replaced by screentone heart
     * text added: from "テスト95点だったって" to "海野くんテスト95点だったって" and "うさぎ何点..." to "うさぎは何点..." (meaning stays the same)
     * tail added to speech bubble (tiny, near spatula)
- Panel 5 front of Usagi's uniform drawn in fully (shaking motion line around fist removed), line art cleaned up in general

p. 17 (23)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * more screentone dots added, along with screen tone spikey ball things
     * Ikuko line art altered slightly (hair, paper in hand)
- Panel 5 "進悟~~~" speech bubble now contained within border (text size slightly smaller as a result)
- Panel 6 Usagi line art slightly altered (lines on sleeves added, hair)

p. 18 (24)
- Panel 1 "じい～ん" sound effect added near leg

p. 19 (25)
- Panel 2 changes:
     * text change: from "なんかパワー" to "なんだかパワー"
     * Line art cleaned up (shadow added on girl's legs, lines added on dress)
- Panel 3 Mrs. Osaka line art slightly altered (hair)
- Panel 5 changes:
     * text no longer hand-written, now in standard font
     * text "イタダク" changed from katakana to hiragana (now "いただく")
- Panel 6 line art no longer overlaps onto speech bubble
- Panel 7 Mrs. Osaka line art slightly altered (more curls added near right side of panel)

p. 20 (26)
- Panel 1 Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, collar bone lines added)
- Panel 2 changes:
     * text on notebook changed from "えーご" (えいご) to "English" (meaning says the same)
     * sketch of smiling bunny head changes to generic bunny head
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, shadow on neck filled in)
     * screentone star added on far left of panel (matches the others)
     * tails added to both speech bubbles
- Panel 4
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, bottom of shirt)
     * tail added to "ちょっとだけ" speech bubble

p. 21 (27)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * hair ornaments added (those pearl clip things)
     * stroke around text made thicker (now easier to read)
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * spikey ball screentone added to background
     * stroke around text made thicker (now easier to read)
- Panel 3
   * line art slightly altered (chains, Luna, Usagi's hair, ear; pearl clips added)
     * stroke around text made thicker (now easier to read)
- Panel 4 changes:
     * text "ハゲ" changes from hand-written to computer typed (and bolded)
     * text "ネコちゃんを..." moved down to accommodate redrawn Luna eyes (now less round, smaller eyebows)
     * hand-drawn star replaced by screentone star
     * stroke around text made thicker (now easier to read)
- Panel 5 change:
     * comment side bar removed completely, replaced by (an old) SD sketch of Usagi crying [image]

p. 22 (28)
- Panel 1 hand-drawn star replaced by screentone star
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * hand-drawn star replaced by screentone star (same type as in previous point)
     * Luna's eyelashes cleaned up
- Panel 4 Mouth drawn in for Usagi
- Panel 5 strokes around moon, whiskers removed; highlight on tip of tail cleaned up

p. 23 (29)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
   * tail added to "うさぎちゃん" speech bubble
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, her right shoulder)
- Panel 2 highlights removed from Luna's head
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * tail added to "見つから" speech bubble
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, her right shoulder, nose; bow possibly added although this might be a cropping issue with my original edition)
     * screentone shading on Usagi's nose removed

p. 24 (30)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * line art slightly altered (Usagi's hair, bottom of shirt; edge of bed fully drawn; screentone in between swish lines)
     * "ぱたっ" sound effect rewritten smaller, no longer busts out of border
- Panel 2 sweatdrop cleaned up
- Panel 3 highlights removed from Luna's head
- Panel 4 changes:
     * Usagi line art altered, looks to be in new style (hair, mouth smaller, chest reduced)
     * small glowing star screentone added around Usagi
     * brooch simplified (no swirly lines inside crescent moon, no detail inside star or droplet, every circle is perfect)
   * screentone shadow, glow added around brooch; screentone shading on brooch added
- Panel 5 change:
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, bottom of shirt, screentone added to front bow)
     * reflection in mirror fully redrawn (complete with shading and glare on mirror); bottom of mirror fully drawn

p. 25 (31)
- Panel 1 changes:
     * line art completely redrawn, although the hands remain very similar (changes include visible neck, edges of collar and bow, visible shoulders)
     * brooch identical to on p. 23 (30), will henceforth be used as a stock image
     * screentone changed, but remains similar type
     * more hand-drawn sparkles drawn; "キラキラ" sound effect moved down, made larger
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * Luna cleaned up (distinguishable neck, redrawn face, no stroke around eyes or moon)
     * speech bubble cut-off, contained within panel
     * tail added to left speech bubble
- Panel 3 tweaks:
   * Usagi line art slightly altered (bottom of shirt; details added to brooch, but is not the stock image)
     * screentone removed from bottom of shirt, hand-drawn sparkles and "キラキラ" sound effect added
     * speed lines added in background
- Panel 4 tweaks:
     * highlights removed from Luna's head and her left leg
     * Luna's right paw redrawn, 4 paw pads added
     * Luna's whiskers redrawn, now come out of cheeks and not top of head
     * border of panel shortened on left side
     * speed lines redrawn, now straight and do not overlap speech bubble
     * tail added to speech bubble
- Panel 5 tweaks:
     * speech bubble now contained within border
     * stock brooch added
     * hand-drawn sparkles added
     * stripes on collar visible

p. 26 (32)
- Panel 1 changes:
     * stock brooch added
     * screentone changed, two new kinds added (in background and surrounding brooch)
   * hand-drawn sparkles added; "キラキラ" sound effect removed
     * outline of speech bubble changed, small (yelling!) Luna and bunny heads added in bubble
     * panels now have black outlines; added white space between panels
     * "---" removed in front of, and after, text
- Panel 2 changes:
     * completely redrawn, but exact same concept (takes up less of page)
     * screentone changed in background, screentone added on cuffs
     * outline of speech bubble changed
     * "---" removed in front of text
     * "パアッ" sound effect removed
+ Panel 3 added:
     * small full body drawing of Usagi with hands over chest (a la last panel), hair and skirt flying around her, yelling, added
    * "アッ" sound effect added

p. 27 (33)
- Panel 1changes:
     * completely redrawn in new style, mirror image (Sailor Moon now faces right); alterations too many to name, but gloves appear tighter
     * screentone in background altered (same type, but blurrier)
     * screentone stars appear in place of hand-drawn star and crying lines in speech bubbles
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * Sailor Moon line art slightly altered (hair, lines removed from gloves to appear tighter)
     * glow effect added to hair ornaments (line art faded to achieve this)

p. 28 (34)
- Panel 3 screentone changed on mask (glare all over, not just upper right)
- Panel 4 Sailor Moon line art slightly altered (skirt, gloves, her right hand)
- Panel 5 tweaks:
     * screentone changed on mask (glare on left side, no longer on right)
     * screentone action lines added, coming away from mask
     * hand-drawn star, crying lines, and speech bubble redrawn smaller; lower sweatdrop removed; bubbles now drawn to be separate
- Panel 6 Luna's face cleaned up (eyebrows smaller, stroke around features not as thick, cheek lines removed)
- Panel 7 Sailor Moon line art slightly altered (hair, collar, her right earring)

p. 29 (35)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * Luna's face cleaned up (eyebrows smaller, stroke around features not as thick)
     * angry bunny head added to speech bubble
- Panel 2 Mrs. Osaka line art slightly altered (hair, earring)
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * "ベリっ" sound effect rewritten in all katakana (ベリッ), now contained by top border of panel, stroke not as thick
     * youma line art slightly altered (shoulder smaller, more lines on face)
- Panel 4 changes:
     * shadow of Tuxedo Kamen redrawn to include top hat

p. 30 (36)
- Panel 1 changes:
     * text change in right bubble: from "はなれなさいよっ" to "はなれなさいッ!" (meaning remains the same)
   * text change in left bubble: from "このごうつくババアッ!" to "この怪物ババアッ!!"
     * tail added to right speech bubble
- Panel 2 tweaks:
   * "さっ" sound effect added near bottom of panel
     * Tuxedo Kamen line art slightly altered (shoulder clasp added, his left sleeve finished)
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * more speed lines added
     * youma line art slightly altered (more lines on face, mouth, hair)
     * star and crying lines removed from "えっ!?" speech bubble
- Panel 4 ellipses removed from speech bubble, text moved slightly down
- Panel 5 hand-drawn moon replaced by screentone moon

p. 31 (37)
- Panel 2 changes:
     * Sailor Moon completely redrawn in new style, but keeps same pose (really, more like a cleaned up, slightly altered image); changes include bow made smaller, waist made thicker, hair, back bow, collar
     * stock brooch added
     * background slightly altered (more stars, less speckles, blurred existing screentone)
     * all strokes around Sailor Moon and speech bubble cleaned up (smoother, more consistent thickness) and made to glow
     * moon in the sky cleaned up (possibly now done by computer)

p. 32 (38)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * youma line art slightly altered (more lines on face, screen tone no longer covers hand)
     * "---" removed in front of "目ざめよ"
- Panel 2 glowing screentone no longer goes beyond top border of panel
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * shine removed from girl's hair
     * "むくっ" sound effect cleaned up
- Panel 4 tweaks:
     * "ざっ" sound effects rewritten smaller, no longer go beyond bottom border of panel
     * line art slightly altered (clothing drawn in more completely, pattern added to shirt of girl with short dark hair)
- Panel 6 tweaks:
     * "がしゃんっ" sound effect no longer goes beyond top border of panel
     * screentone removed from background eyes
     * more lines added on face of girl smashing bottle

p. 33 (39)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * more lines added on face of girl smashing bottle
     * thicker stroke around image of falling Sailor Moon, line art cleaned up (hair)
     * "きゃんっ" speech bubble no longer goes beyond bottom border of panel
- Panel 2 Sailor Moon line art slightly altered (hair, hair ornaments; choker added)
- Panel 3 tweaks:
     * Sailor Moon line art slightly altered (hair, her right arm)
     * screentone stars moved to cover crying lines
   * speech bubbles no longer go beyond bottom border of panel
     * Luna head added to "なにしてんの" speech bubble
     * motion lines no longer overlap "なにしてんの" speech bubble
- Panel 4 tweaks:
     * line art slightly altered (Sailor Moon's hair ornaments, youma hand)
     * rightmost speech bubbles no longer go beyond top border of panel, tail moved closer to Luna
     * motion lines no longer overlap "ええっ?!" speech bubble
- Panel 5 Sailor Moon line art slightly altered (hair, hair ornaments), outline of speech bubble cleaned up

p. 34 (40)
- Panel 1 Sailor Moon line art slightly altered (hair, tears; choker and elbows added)
- Panel 4 line art slightly altered (dresses drawn more completely, youma's hair)
- Panel 5 changes:
     * crescent moon no longer hand-drawn
     * highlights removed from Tuxedo Kamen's left shoulder, left arm, right shoe
     * small hand-drawn speech bubble ("ああ～ん" with crying lines) removed

p. 35 (41)
- Panel 1 changes:
     * text change: from " "フリスビー" ってさけんでなげて" to " "ムーン・ティアラ・ブーメラン" ってさけんで!" (change in attack name!)
    * line art slightly altered (Sailor Moon's hair ornaments, Luna's face cleaned up)
- Panel 2 tiara line art cleaned up, smoother screentone, faded on top left
- Panel 3 changes:
     * Sailor Moon completely redrawn in new style, but keeps same pose (really, more like a cleaned up, slightly altered image); changes include hair, more prominent neck, tighter boots and gloves, different screentone on skirt (skirt also slightly changed on left)
     * text changed from "ムーンフリスビー" to "ムーン・ティアラ・ブーメラン!!"
     * tiara line art changed to a more perfect stock image (more detail on jewel)
   * blur, blurred motion lines, and glowing screentone added to and around tiara
     * "ざっ" and "ぎゃっ" sound effects (contained within speech bubble) removed
- Panel 4 changes:
     * stock tiara added (plus blur and blurred motion lines)
     * youma line art redrawn
     * screentone changed behind youma (cross hatching to gradient lines); different motion lines around panel
     * "スパッ" and "ぎゃあ" sound effects (contained within speech bubble) added
     * bottom border of panel added
- Panel 5 youma line art redrawn, more screentone added

p. 36 (42)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * youma line art cleaned up (outline of head); more screentone added
     * motion line screentone added around "うそ..." text
     * "うそ..." text moved to fit in white space above, to the left of Sailor Moon's head
   * ellipses removed (both occurrences), "!?" added after "うそ"
- Panel 2 tweaks:
     * tail of speech bubble moved to top bubble (from bottom)
     * bottom speech bubble ("オモシロイ...") no longer covers top of Sailor Moon's head
     * Sailor Moon line art slightly altered (hair ornaments, cheek lines added)

p. 37 (43)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * highlights removed from Tuxedo Kamen's hair, his right knee, tail of jacket
     * shadows of left side of cape altered (continue further down)
     * line added below Tuxedo Kamen's lips
     * speckles in background altered (finer in general; larger dots erased from front of pants and near moon)
- Panel 2 Sailor Moon line art slightly altered (bottom of lip now closer to mouth)

p. 38 (44)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * "わたしの名は" speech bubble moved up to no longer overlap Tuxedo Kamen's hair (as much); tail made larger; "---" removed in front of text
   * "セーラームーン" speech bubble redrawn smaller, now fits into space above buildings (no longer goes beyond left border of panel); tail added
- Panel 2 screentone made more subtle (different kind of glowing balls)

p. 39 (45)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * glowing heart screentone added around text, bottom of panel
     * tiny hand-drawn heart below text removed
- Panel 2 Luna's face cleaned up (no strokes around lines)
- Panel 4 glowing ball screentone replaced by glowing heart screentone
- Panel 5 line art slightly altered (lines added on clothing, hair)

p. 40 (46)
- Panel 1 tweaks:
     * Sailor Moon line art slightly altered (hair, hearts as eyes larger)
     * hand-drawn sweatdrop removed from speech bubble
- Panel 2 glowing heart screentone added
- Panel 3 tails added to both speech bubbles
- Panel 4 Jadeite's hair cleaned up (fewer stray lines)

p. 41 (47)
- Panel 1 line art slightly altered (crying lines removed, tail added to left speech bubble, collar bone line added)
- Panel 2 line art slightly altered (crying lines, sweatdrop, puff of air removed; crying lines added back inside speech bubble; buildings and trees drawn more completely; collar bone lines added on Kuri)
- Panel 3 top of Usagi's head kept within striped box
- Panel 4 stock brooch added
- Panel 6 tweaks:
     * Usagi line art slightly altered (hair, bottom of shirt)
     * Luna's face cleaned up (no strokes around lines, mouth made smaller)
     * stock brooch added</div>

Icon Post #10

2007-11-12T03:24:53Z

I.. can't think of an introduction to this post right now (-_-); Here's a set of 14 BSSM manga icons! Please don't steal, hot-link, etc. Textless icons are not bases. Remember to credit orangeskirt and comment if you like them! Enjoy!

01.	02.	03.	04.	05.

06.	07.	08.	09.	10.

Alternates:

11.

12.

13.

14.

XX.

01-05: Battle 5 @ bssm_battle
06-10: Battle 7 @ bssm_battle

06&13: Doujinshi title: Imitation Moon, Circle: Charambow, Artist: Mitsumi Kaede

Icon Post #9

2007-05-14T21:33:34Z

Well, it only took fifteen months (X.x) but I've finally saved up enough to post a set of 8 Sailor V/BSSM manga icons. Please don't steal, hot-link, etc. Remember to credit orangeskirt and comment if you like them! Enjoy!

01.	02.	03.	04.

05.	06.	07.	08.

02: Second Place, Week 103 @ senshicons
03: First Place, Week 118 @ bssmawards
04: First Place, Week 94 @ bssm_stills
07: First Place, Week 102 @ bssm_stills
08: First Place, Week 114 @ bssmawards

Icon Post #8

2006-12-07T09:11:43Z

While counting down the days until the release of NANA 2, I present this set of 9 b/w icons featuring Nakashima Mika as Oosaki Nana, using screencaps from the "Hitoiro" PV. (I love that foil dress to pieces, honestly <33). Please don't steal, hot-link, etc. Remember to credit orangeskirt and comment if you like them! Enjoy!

01.	02.	03.

04.	05.	06.

07.	08.	09.

Image credits: dslvg (this post), and [NANA-NANA.net]

x-posted to blackstones, nana_graphics, venusinthedark

Icon Post #7

2006-02-26T06:10:16Z

I may have a trademark style after all! Funny, that.

It took nearly a month to make and compile all the icons for this update - a set of 19 super-cute, super-deformed Sailor Senshi! (These were originally finger puppet designs, believe it or not :) Please don't steal, hot-link, etc. Remember to credit orangeskirt and comment if you like them! Enjoy!

01. 02. 03. 04.

05. 06. 07. 08.

09. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16.

17. 18. 19.

17: First Place, Week 47 @ bssm_stills

Image credits: Sailor Stars Tsukuttemiyou!, Chibi Land

Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies), LIVE

2005-12-18T06:14:26Z

76 caps (JPG format)
Performance of Rebellion (Lies)
Live from the Great American Music Hall, January 2005
Source: Rebellion (Lies) DVD Single

Please comment and credit orangeskirt, do not hotlink, etc.

Samples:

Full gallery located here

Icon Post #6

2005-08-02T04:50:24Z

Originally I was going to save up for two separate sets, but due to other commitments I've had to group these 18 BSSM icons together - a mix from the S Movie/Lover of Princess Kaguya and episodes 124 and 125 of the S television season. Please don't steal, hot-link, etc. Remember to credit orangeskirt and comment if you like them! Enjoy!

01. 02. 03. 04.

05. 06. 07. 08.

09. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16.

17. 18.

Please note that #18 is not transparent - it just has a white decorative border. If you want to save that icon and make it transparent yourself, go right ahead! ^^

03: Second Place, Week 19 @ senshicons
05: Second Place, Week 30 @ senshicons
06: First Place, Week 27 @ senshicons
08: Second Place, Week 39 @ sm_awards
09: Third Place, Week 20 @ senshi_chorus
(Lyrics from "A Charming Spell," by Splashdown)
10: (Lyrics from "Une Annee Sans Lumiere," by the Arcade Fire)
11: (Lyrics from "In the Backseat," by the Arcade Fire)
13: Second Place, Week 25 @ senshicons
(Lyrics from "Wake Up," by the Arcade Fire)
14: First Place, Week 36 @ bssmawards
18: First Place, Week 45 @ sm_awards

iconfiend100 challenge // Kaioh Michiru (Sailor Neptune)

2005-06-30T04:31:32Z

Character: Kaioh Michiru / Sailor Neptune
Series: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
Claimed at iconfiend100 by orangeskirt
Started: 06/29/05 Completed: ???
*My Resources Post*

Status: 059/100
Last Updated: 04/30/07
Please don't steal, hotlink, etc. Remember to comment and credit orangeskirt if you use any icons!


<001> kiss	<002> forgiveness	<003> soft	<004> are you there?	<005> loneliness


<006> working	<007> dancing	<008> abandoned	<009> misunderstanding	<010> vacation


<011> hug	<012> smile	<013> tears	<014> rain	<015> sunshine


<016> winter	<017> innocence	<018> so far away	<019> silence	<020> stars


<021> in the moonlight	<022> tickle	<023> sweet dreams	<024>* blue	<025> honorable


<026> walls	<027> happiness	<028>* sensual	<029> food	<030> over the rainbow


<031> take your time	<032> sugar & spice	<033> holiday	<034> beginner's luck	<035> forgotten


<036> misery loves company	<037> comfort	<038> candy	<039> present	<040> hold my hand


<041> spiritual	<042> starving	<043> joy	<044> heaven	<045> 31 flavors


<046> silk	<047> keeping a secret	<048> open doors	<049> lace	<050> forever and a day


<051>*AC saving	<052>AC destined couple	<053>*AC all for one	<054>AC determined eyes	<055>AC make-up


<056>AC shooting sparks	<057>AC new age	<058>AC pretty soldier	<059>AC please understand	<060>AC awaken


<061>AC cover girl	<062>AC surprised	<063>AC sing	<064>AC outer soldiers	<065>AC artbook


<066>AC pain	<067>AC henshin	<068>AC sweet	<069>AC fade away	<070>AC lipstick


<071>AC left behind	<072>AC try me	<073>AC end of '05	<074>AC surface	<075>AC light


<076>AC castle	<077>AC young	<078>AC can you see me	<079> artist choice	<080> artist choice


<081> artist choice	<082> artist choice	<083> artist choice	<084> artist choice	<085> artist choice


<086> artist choice	<087> artist choice	<088> artist choice	<089> artist choice	<090> artist choice


<091> artist choice	<092> artist choice	<093> artist choice	<094> artist choice	<095> artist choice


<096> artist choice	<097> artist choice	<098> artist choice	<099> artist choice	<100> artist choice

* denote icons that were made prior to accepting the challenge, but fit the themes nevertheless.

Notes:
013: Lyrics: "The Imploding Voice," The Smashing Pumpkins
015: Lyrics: "I'll Believe in Anything," Wolf Parade
       Mod's Choice, Week 70 @ senshicons
016: First Place, Week 55 @ senshicons
023: Lyrics: "Thru the Eyes of Ruby," The Smashing Pumpkins
026: Lyrics: "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)," the Arcade Fire
027: First Place, Week 71 @ bssm_stills
028: First Place, Week 19 @ sailormoon_hush
036: First Place, Week 86 @ senshi_awards
051: Lyrics: "A Charming Spell," Splashdown
       Third Place, Week 20 @ senshi_chorus
056: Lyrics: "Une annee sans lumiere," the Arcade Fire
067: (Variation) Second Place, Week 21 @ sailormoon_hush
068: (Variation) Second Place, Week 54 @ bssmawards
069: (Variation) Third Place, Week 46 @ sailormoon_hush
070: Third Place, Week 39 @ bssm_stills
071: Lyrics: "Ava Adore," The Smashing Pumpkins
       Third Place, Week 47 @ senshi_chorus
073: Lyrics: "Ai no tame ni," Ueto Aya
074: Lyrics: "Ageless Beauty," Stars
       First Place, Week 76 @ bssmawards
075: Lyrics: "Life Effect," Stars
       First Place, Week 83 @ bssmawards
076: Text: "Annabelle Lee," Edgar Allen Poe
       First Place, Week 74 @ bssm_stills
077: Lyrics: "Thru the Eyes of Ruby," The Smashing Pumpkins
078: Second Place, Week 92 @ senshicons

Icon Post #5

2005-06-28T02:35:02Z

School's out and exams are finished, so here are 16 miscellaneous BSSM contest entry icons (there would have been more, but I'm saving up for some sets ;). Please don't steal, hot-link, etc. Remember to credit orangeskirt and comment if you like them! Enjoy!

01. 02. 03. 04.

05. 06. 07. 08.

09. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16.

01: First Place, Week 15 @ senshi_chorus
(Lyrics from "My Only Love")
02: Second Place, Week 10 @ bssm_stills
03: Mod's Choice, Week 33 @ bssmawards
04: First Place, Week 38 @ sm_awards
05: Second Place, Week 15 @ sailormoon_hush
06: First Place, Week 18 @ senshi_chorus
(Lyrics from "Speed of Sound," by Coldplay)
07: First Place, Week 12 @ bssm_stills
(Tutorial can be found here)
08: Second Place, Week 21 @ sailormoon_hush
09: Second Place, Week 44 @ sm_awards
10: First Place, Week 17 @ senshicons
11: First Place, Week 43 @ sm_awards
12: First Place, Week 7 @ bssm_stills
14: Second Place, Week 41 @ sm_awards
15: A variation won First Place, Week 19 @ sailormoon_hush
16: Second Place, Week 13 @ bssm_stills

If anyone would like to request a tutorial, please do so in this post!

Tutorial #2 - Harsh Pink Fade

2005-06-15T01:21:02Z

See, it's Chibimoon - only more pink. Didn't think it was possible? Learn to make the icon below by following this tutorial for PSP7 (easily translatable to PS).

This tutorial is designed to completely tint images and bring focus to certain areas though use of fading. The method works/looks best with pictures that don't have a wide variation of colours (most likely captures from animation).

1. Start with your original image, then crop and resize to 100x100 pixels.

2. Duplicate the background layer (Layers -> Duplicate). We now have two layers: Background and Copy of Background, which are both the same at this point.

Paint over the bottom background layer with #FC769F, a bright pink. Set the blend mode of 'Copy of Background' to "Luminance" at 100% opacity. This will make the image overtop appear to be tinted the same bright pink.

(Alternatively, any two layers will give the same effect so long as the bottom-most one is a solid colour, and the layer over top is set to "Luminance.")

3. Paste this texture by spectacular as a new layer, and set to "Overlay" at 100% opacity. It may seem bright, but the next steps will correct that.

4. Duplicate 'Copy of Background' and bring its copy to the top. Set the layer to "Burn" at 19% opacity. This will make the darkest parts of the image even darker.

Since I want Chibimoon to stand out, I'll go over the top-left corner of this layer with an eraser at low opacity to fade her. This ensures that the darkest areas of her and her uniform are not darkened as much as Moon in the right corner.

5. Duplicate 'Copy of Background' again, and bring the copy to the top. Set this layer to "Screen" at 26% opacity. This will make the brightest parts of the image pop out.

6. Paste/Paint a black and white gradient as a new layer, with the white overtop the part of the image you want to be faded out. (I used the 'Deformation' tool to move and place the white area exactly where I wanted it.)

Set the gradient to "Screen" at 100% opacity. Duplicate the layer, and set the copy to "Screen" at 43% opacity. This will fade out the bottom-right corner considerably.

7. Paste this peach gradient by teh_indy as a new layer, and set to "Saturation" at 42% opacity. This will mute the bright pinks into subtler shades.

Layer order up to this point.

6. Create a new layer, and add a white border (this icon uses a brush by icons_with_love). Here's where you have an option:

Those with PS7 can switch programs and download the same border brush in .abr format as part of this pack. (This is what I did.)

Those who do not have PS7 but wish to use the same brush can continue with this step using PSP7 by downloading the image pack, also provided at the above link.

Alternatively, use a different border/brush/effect of your choice. While I did use a brush, I made sure to erase everything but the parts of it near the fade. (In addition, the brush lightened the image, which can also be done using the Brightness/Contast option.)

6. Finishing effects (any program): 1px white border, and a white text brush. After flattening the image, I used the clone brush to take out the white blip from the top border, and softened the area around Chibimoon's eyes with the soften brush.

Good luck with your icons!

Icon Post #4

2005-04-25T02:45:02Z

Before I get back to what's left of my homework, here's a small set of 8 Sailor V/BSSM manga icons. Please don't steal, hot-link, etc. Remember to credit orangeskirt and comment if you like them! Enjoy!

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

Credits ~
Gradients: crumblingwalls
Decorative brushes: jeweledicecream
Light textures: inxsomniax, colormered_cons
Texture brushes: ?? (Does anyone know?)

Icon Post #3

2005-04-20T00:18:43Z

They may not match, but here are 16 BSSM icons, featuring the likes of Sailor Uranus and Mistress 9. Please don't steal, hot-link, etc. Remember to credit orangeskirt and comment if you like them! Enjoy!

01. 02. 03. 04.

05. 06. 07. 08.

09. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16.

02: Second Place, Week 13 @ senshicons
03: A variation won Third Place, Week 9 @ sailormoon_hush
04: A variation won Second Place, Week 34 @ sm_awards
(Tutorial for the base can be found here)
05: First Place, Week 12 @ senshi_chorus
(Lyrics from "Somewhere A Clock Is Ticking," by Snow Patrol)
06: First Place, Week 35 @ sm_awards
11: First Place, Week 14 @ senshicons
12: (Text from "The Second Coming," by Yeats)
13: First Place, Week 15 @ senshicons
14: (Lyrics from "Baibai tte itta," sung by Araki Kae (Chibiusa)
16: Second Place, Week 4 @ bssm_stills

Tutorial #2 - Tinted Silhouette

2005-04-12T03:41:02Z

Dramatic Pose! Tutorial for PSP7, and easily translatable to PS.

This tutorial is designed specifically for silhouette images. While the effect may also work on an image that doesn't fit that criteria, I've personally never tried to do it. Anyway..

1. Start with your original image, then resize to 100x100 pixels.

At this point, I also added a 1px black border on a separate layer using the line tool, set to 12% opacity. (This can easily be done last instead, but I wanted the outline of the icon to show in the rest of the images.)

2. Paste this texture by colormered_cons as a new layer, with its blend mode set to "Hue" at 100% opacity.

3. Another texture by colormered_cons, and this time I deformed it thoroughly (pictured as the second image). In addition to playing around with the size, I mirrored it, and went over the the yellow lights with the Soften brush.

Paste the texture as a new layer, set to "Overlay" at 100% opacity.

4. Light texture by teh_indy, with my deformation pictured to its right. Note that when I converted the texture to grey scale, I then had to increase its color depth again (Colors -> Increase Color Depth -> 16 Million Colors) before I put it on the icon.

Paste the texture as a new layer, set to "Screen" at 100% opacity.

5. Paste this image (originally a brush from innocenceagain) as a new layer, set to "Overlay" at 100% opacity.

6. Lastly, after another personalized deformation, paste this texture as a new layer, set to "Screen" at 100% opacity.

(If anyone knows who made the texture, please comment. Credit is due to someone, surely.)

Good luck with your icons!

Icon Post #2

2005-03-28T09:23:20Z

In light of the Week 12 contest finishing over at senshicons, I finally get to post this set of 10 BSSM icons I based off of my entry! Please don't steal, hot-link, etc. Remember to credit orangeskirt and comment if you like them! Enjoy!

These icons aren't meant to be used as bases, but I think I can let that slide with some credit. Please show me if you do something spiffy with them! ^_~

01. 02. 03. 04.

05. 06. 07. 08.

09. 10.

Tutorial #1 - Tinted Rei

2005-03-13T03:01:47Z

Learn to make a simple, tinted icon of a grumbling Rei Hino. Tutorial for PSP7, but can be translated to PS easily.

This tutorial is ideal for pictures that have little detail, little shading, and thick outlines. Your finished product can be tinted any colour, but two words of advice - 1) This method works best for tinting images with darker colours, and 2) Tinting an image red, especially if the original image features skin-tones, is easier than tinting with other colours (but more on that later).

1. Start with your original image, then resize to 100x100 pixels.

2. Create a new image, also 100x100 in size (let's call this "Image 2"). Think ahead, and paint this image the colour you want your finished icon to be tinted. In this case, I want a red icon, so I chose to fill it with #A00404 (a dark red - darker colours generally give a better result). Also note that this color will show up as the background of the finished icon.

3. Copy the cropped image of Rei, and paste it as a new layer on Image 2. (Be sure to place it as the top-most layer.) Set its blend mode to "Lighten." This will show you how your image looks tinted. If you don't like what you see, play around with the color layer beneath it. Lucky for us, #A00404 works out well for Rei's colouring, and it doesn't need to be darkened or lightened.

TIP - For colors other than red, and sometimes with red itself, this step can be downright frustrating. Feel free to cheat i.e. Change the brightness and contrast of the image, the colour balance, etc. Skin-tones look especially stange when tinted in a blue icon, so cheating is almost expected. ^_~

**Don't get discouraged if you can't get your image to look right at this point. Some pictures just aren't suited for the "Lighten" blend mode, and you may have to start over with a brand new image. This happens more often than you might think.**

4. Merge the layers, and save this image (doesn't matter as what, but preferably not as .gif quite yet.)

5. Create another 100x100 image (don't worry, this is the last one). Fill it with the same colour that you chose in Step 2. In this example, it would be #A00404 again.

6. Paste the tinted image of Rei as a new layer, blend mode "Normal."

7. Create a new layer on top of Tinted Rei, and paint over her outline in white. The outline should be fairly thick to allow you room for error later on.

8. Move the outline layer underneath Rei, but still keep it above the red layer you want as your background (layer order should now be: Background or bottom-most layer (painted red) -> White Outline -> Tinted Rei).

9. Select the Tinted Rei Layer. Make your eraser brush fairly small (I choose size 6 or less), and erase the scenery around her. As you do this, the red and white of the layers below should be revealed.

10. Select the white outline layer, and erase the excess until the outline is as thick as you want. (This is a time consuming process, but it's significantly easier if you choose a picture that doesn't have lots of sharp curves and such).

Final Layer order.

11. Add something to the background (I used "Teenage Poster Tape" brushes from here), add a 2px white border, maybe some text, and you're done! Remember to save the final product as .gif so that the solid reds don't get dirty and pixelated!

Other icons made using this method are posted here in my LJ. Good luck with your icons!

Icon Post #1

2005-03-07T03:36:25Z

Today we have 8 BSSM icons - 4 finished jobs, and their bases. Caps of the girls (and their assorted reactions to Minako's two-timing scheme) were taken from episode 141 of SuperS. Please don't steal, hot-link, etc. Remember to credit orangeskirt and comment if you like them! Enjoy!

( Oh, Minako... )