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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Feel free to promote the community if you'd like! ^^


aurora_amethyst: Lucy Pevensie capturing the snow in her hands (snow)
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A set for [community profile] retro_icontest! I never got to participate in The Icon Quest when it originally was around, so I'm super excited about this round! Not sure if I did it right or not.

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe x3
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe x2 | Prince Caspian
  Quote*

1 bard, 4 rogue (?), 1 wizard

* - This was just an extra icon I had made. I was going to post it with a different set, but I wasn't able to make enough icons to post it in a separate set.

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aurora_amethyst: Kim Yuna watching the snow fall outside the window (season)
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Just a few icons from activities at [community profile] icontalking. Threw in a few wintry stock icons I had been working on as well. ^^

Kuraki Mai x4
Stock x4
  Stock x2


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aurora_amethyst: Kim Yu-na with gold stars in her hair. (fashion)
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I thought I had posted the remakes here, but I guess I didn't! ^^

I had already posted these at [community profile] bestof_icons, but I wanted to post them here as well. Here are all of my remakes of the 2024 icons you all chose!

2024 IconRemake
 
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aurora_amethyst: Kim Yu-na with gold stars in her hair. (fashion)
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From this: and this: to this:

Requested by [personal profile] chocolatefrogs

. . . almost the weekend. . . . )
aurora_amethyst: Haibara sitting on the stairs with a white wall with two teal-colored arrows pointing to the left (detective conan)
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From this: to this:


aurora_amethyst: Kuraki Mai on a skateboard with the words "3-2-1, zero kara hajimete itsuka wa" in the background. (Kuraki Mai)
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Just a quick post of my icons from [community profile] icontalking's Waterfall Technique activity. I decided to icon my favorite JPop singer Kuraki Mai. She's best known for doing the most opening/ending songs for the anime Detective Conan.

Background Text* | Big Contrast | Blending | Blocking | Bright Colors
Decorative Texture | Fire Effect | GIF Icon** | Minimalistic | No Face

* - Lyrics from "Zero kara hajimete"
** - Lyrics from "Muteki na HEART"

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aurora_amethyst: Kim Yuna watching the snow fall outside the window (season)
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From this: to this:

Requested by [personal profile] chocolatefrogs
...thank goodness it's fri-yay.... )
aurora_amethyst: Kim Yu-na with gold stars in her hair. (kim yuna)
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From this: to this:

. . . tutorial under the cut. . . . )
aurora_amethyst: Danielle de Barbarac wearing a green dress with the text & they lived happily ever after (green)
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Ask The Maker 2025
Here @ [community profile] icontalking | My Thread

Ask The Maker is where you can ask for advice on iconmaking. You can ask for tutorials, guides/"How to," or ask any other technical questions.

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 from the Kdrama 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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BEST OF 2024 - JOIN IN! | MY POLL
aurora_amethyst: Emma and Mr. Knightley walking together (blue)
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aurora_amethyst: Kim Yuna watching the snow fall outside the window (season)
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ICON REMAKE - JOIN IN! | MY THREAD
aurora_amethyst: Kim Yuna watching the snow fall outside the window (season)
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[community profile] bestof_icons || activities start December 13
aurora_amethyst: Kim Yuna watching the snow fall outside the window (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!

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