aurora_amethyst: A picture of a crown on a pink background with the words "keep calm and read a book" (keep calm)
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 Hello, everyone!

I know it's been a while since I've posted. Between RL and stuff, I have been pretty busy, but I hope to be posting more now.

Because of everything going on, it's possible that LJ may not be accessible. I have transferred my old journal to [personal profile] archivedbyaurora_amethyst, so now you can access my old icon posts and tutorials. I'll be updating my tutorial listings pages in the next few days.

I've updated the links for my old textures and bases, so you should be able to access them since they link to Box.com.

Thanks!

aurora_amethyst: Lucy Pevensie when she first enters Narnia and notices the snow. (Default)
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aurora_amethyst: Profile of Emma Woodhouse (period drama)
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From this: and this: to this:

Requested by [personal profile] chocolatefrogs

....tutorial under the cut.... )
aurora_amethyst: Profile of Emma Woodhouse (period drama)
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Going from this: to this:

Requested by [personal profile] chocolatefrogs

...so ready for the weekend... )
aurora_amethyst: Kim Yu-na with gold stars in her hair. (fashion)
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Sorry for being AWOL for a few months. I wasn't feeling really inspired, and ever since the end of January, things have been crazy in RL particularly at my job, so I haven't really been doing much of anything lately.

But I did periodically check DW, and I was feeling inspired after stumbling on this month's theme for [community profile] retro_icontest. I didn't do a full 20 icons because I'm still feeling a little rusty, and I'm not too happy with the way some of them turned out. But some icons turned out better than expected, and I did do some experimentation....

1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20

...more detailed description under the cut... )

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aurora_amethyst: Song Seung Hun giving flowers to Kim Tae Hee in the drama <i>My Princess</i>. (happy couple)
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The winner is:

...the top 14... )

...my personal favs... )

Best of 2010Best of 2011Best of 2019Best of 2020
StockStockMulanCinderella
Best of 2021Best of 2022Best of 2023 
IUIUKim Yu-na 

aurora_amethyst: Kim Yu-na with gold stars in her hair. (fashion)
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aurora_amethyst: Emma and Mr. Knightley walking together (blue)
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aurora_amethyst: Mouri Ran standing in the rain looking at spring fashions. (season)
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[community profile] bestof_icons || activities start December 13
aurora_amethyst: Mouri Ran standing in the rain looking at spring fashions. (season)
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Just a bunch of miscellaneous icons for various icontests. ^^

...holidays are never long enough... )

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aurora_amethyst: Kim Yu-na with gold stars in her hair. (fashion)
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I decided to do a set of Kim Yu-na (figure-skater, model, and singer) icons for [community profile] monthlyinspo. It's not as complex as I was initially hoping, but I think they turned out pretty well!


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aurora_amethyst: Lucy Pevensie capturing the snow in her hands (snow)
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I know it's October, but I'm definitely in the mood to listen to Christmas music. I do love fall/autumn like the weather and the flavors (pumpkin, chestnut, apple, etc.), but I don't like Halloween (arachnophobia big time). So here's a Christmas fanmix. The links are to Youtube videos, but you can also listen on Spotify if you have an account. ^^


Fun story: I always thought that in "Mele Kalikimaka" the line was "Mele Kalikimaka is a wise way to say Merry Christmas to you," but, apparently, it is "Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas to you," lol!

aurora_amethyst: Mouri Ran standing in the rain looking at spring fashions. (season)
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aurora_amethyst: Profile of Emma Woodhouse (period drama)
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I was initially planning a larger set for this round, but I've been doing mentoring at work so I've been more exhausted than usual. But I had so much fun coming up with this set for [community profile] retro_icontest!

Emma (2009)


1: Walls of Text: Accurate yet an understatement when it comes to Miss Bates who is extremely chatty.
2: Person as a Verb: A quote from the book. Emma is complaining to herself on how Mrs. Elton is going on and on about Jane Fairfax and hopes that Mrs. Elton doesn't do the same with her (Emma).
3: Wrong Genre Savvy: Emma recommends The Romance of the Forest (a Gothic novel) to Harriet Smith. (Not sure I agree with what tvtropes.org says about the topic).
4: Preppy Name: Mrs. Elton's given name, Augusta, is an ostentatious name given her position before and after she married. Also, the name Augusta comes from George III's daughter Charlotte Augusta.
5: Shipper on Deck: Pretty self explanatory. Emma considers herself a matchmaker of sorts.

Taken from tvtropes.org: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Emma
aurora_amethyst: Kim Yu-na with gold stars in her hair. (fashion)
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I was initially going to make 20 icons, but this month has been kind of crazy. So here are my 6 icons for [community profile] monthlyinspo. I also included a brief summary of how the icon is connected to the school subject.

Geography | Art | Foreign Language
Literature | Music | Science

1: Geography: The background is a map of the South Pole.
2: Art: At first I was going to categorize the icon under drama (dramatic pose), but then I changed my mind because it reminded me of when a model poses for artists to draw. I think it's an art school thing, and it fit a little better I think.
3: Foreign Language: IU did a collab with Jay Park, and the song title ("Ga Na Da Ra") kind of fit the foreign language category because it's the way that kids go over the phonemes (vowel plus consonant) kind of like we go over the alphabet in English.
4: Literature: I used the first sentence from Emma by Jane Austen as the background text while I used a cutout of Emma from BBC's Emma (2009).
5: Music: Group shot of the Kpop group X1.
6: Science: This was really more for physics, but the equation L = Iω has to do with the physics of a figure skating spin.

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aurora_amethyst: Éowyn in bright neon colors (middle earth)
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Going from this: to this:

Requested by [personal profile] picnicnic

...arise, arise, Riders of Rohan )
aurora_amethyst: Éowyn in bright neon colors (middle earth)
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I admit I was really excited about the Turbo Rumble round at [community profile] retro_icontest. Back in the day, I participated in a few (mostly fashion or maybe period?), but I never got to the end.

This time I just randomly decided to a set of Éowyn in The Two Towers. Not sure how I feel about this set though. Antique, trend, and portrait seem to have the same vibe, and I don't know if any of them really captured the themes well.

Shine | Division | Antique |
Trend | Multitudes |
Portrait

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aurora_amethyst: Emma and Mr. Knightley walking together (blue)
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Preview:


Here's my entry for [community profile] fandom10in30! This time I decided to do a set of IU!

...ready for the weekend... )

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aurora_amethyst: Kim Yu-na with gold stars in her hair. (sparkly)
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Going from this: to this:

Requested by [personal profile] themeparks

...have you ever tried to photograph the moon... )
aurora_amethyst: Lucy Pevensie when she first enters Narnia and notices the snow. (animated)
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Going from this:  to this: 

Requested by [personal profile] themeparks

...outline... )
aurora_amethyst: Kim Yu-na with gold stars in her hair. (fashion)
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Going from this:   to this: 

Requested by [personal profile] impala_chick and [personal profile] themeparks @ Ask the Maker 2024 @ [community profile] icontalking


^^ Click on the banner for my thread

...close and far... )

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