ANIMANGA BATTLE - THE REVEAL

[aeriiths.livejournal.com]

WE DID IT YOU GUYS. WE FINALLY GOT THERE. Here are the results of our animanga battle! Man, once the icons started to roll in I got really excited about making this post, but that was pretty much dampened when I started trying to code it. Sorry it's not beautifully laid out, but I'm sure the icons will make up for it!

I'VE PROBABLY MADE A BUNCH OF MISTAKES SO LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS.

Well I have nothing else to say so uh. Check out these pretties and hover for the fandom!


ICON 1

Silhouette + Wolf in the City + Rainbow

absolutelybatty	adriftingsea	alisea_dream	cool_spectrum	dashberlin
deternot	emiels	katy_111	kayable	pamkips
petite_tomate	superjesster	takonasu

ICON 2

Black Knight + Blending + (by cleamour)

absolutelybatty	adriftingsea	alisea_dream	cool_spectrum	dashberlin
deternot	emiels	katy_111	kayable	pamkips
petite_tomate	superjesster	takonasu

ICON 3

Dark + Supernatural + Killy Killy Joker Lyrics

absolutelybatty	adriftingsea	alisea_dream	cool_spectrum	dashberlin
deternot	emiels	katy_111	kayable	pamkips
petite_tomate	superjesster	takonasu

ICON 4

(nebula) + Rain of Brass Petals Lyrics + Pastels

absolutelybatty	adriftingsea	alisea_dream	cool_spectrum	dashberlin
deternot	emiels	katy_111	kayable	pamkips
petite_tomate	superjesster	takonasu

ICON 5

Old + Poetry

AND ONE OR BOTH OF

Food + Vile

absolutelybatty	adriftingsea	alisea_dream	cool_spectrum	dashberlin
deternot	emiels	katy_111	kayable	pamkips
petite_tomate	superjesster	takonasu

ICON 6

Blue + Cool Colours

AND ONE OR BOTH OF

Falling + Floral Patterns

absolutelybatty	adriftingsea	alisea_dream	cool_spectrum	dashberlin
deternot	emiels	katy_111	kayable	pamkips
petite_tomate	superjesster	takonasu

ICON 7

(by pinxess) + Explosion

AND ONE OR BOTH OF

Hair + Text Heavy

absolutelybatty	adriftingsea	alisea_dream	cool_spectrum	dashberlin
deternot	emiels	katy_111	kayable	pamkips
petite_tomate	superjesster	takonasu

ICON 8

Black & White + Stock Textures

AND ONE OR BOTH OF

Negative Space + Two

absolutelybatty	adriftingsea	alisea_dream	cool_spectrum	dashberlin
deternot	emiels	katy_111	kayable	pamkips
petite_tomate	superjesster	takonasu

ICON 9

Textless + (by peterhale)

AND ONE OR BOTH OF

Faceless + Close Crop

absolutelybatty	adriftingsea	alisea_dream	cool_spectrum	dashberlin
deternot	emiels	katy_111	kayable	pamkips
petite_tomate	superjesster	takonasu

ICON 10


takonasu // partitioning // petite_tomate // raiindust // alisea_dream // yachiru // erzsebet
+
Southern Aire

AND ONE OR BOTH OF

Contact + (by lookslikerain)

absolutelybatty	adriftingsea	alisea_dream	cool_spectrum	dashberlin
deternot	emiels	katy_111	kayable	pamkips
petite_tomate	superjesster	takonasu

ALTS


dashberlin


deternot



katy_111



superjesster



YOU CAN FIND THESE MAKERS AT:
absolutelybatty @ reflexive_verb
adriftingsea @ appleseedsama
alisea_dream @ afronauts
cool_spectrum @ icontraption
dashberlin @ amarylis
deternot @ lapislazu_icons
emiels @ thenightvale
katy_111 @ hunters_chance
kayable @ inksplashes
pamkips @ absolucion
petite_tomate @ aubedelune
superjesster @ nailbites
takonasu @ randebu

Be sure to credit them if you use any of the icons!

Comments

[aeriiths.livejournal.com]

JUST AN INITIAL COMMENT TO SAY THAT EVERYBODY MADE SUPER GREAT ICONS AND I ALWAYS GOT REALLY EXCITED WHEN I SAW THERE WAS A NEW COMMENT ON THE SUBMISSION POST.

i will be back later to ~liase~

[superjesster.livejournal.com]

~liase dangerously~

[superjesster.livejournal.com]

EVERYTHING IS GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT (TO THE TUNE OF SHAKE IT OFF.MP3)

i screamed at everything, especially all the psycho pass and hamatora icons AND ALSO ALL THE RAINBOW ICONS
i'm ashamed to say i left that one for last and i did the laziest silhouette job lmao

FAVES FAVES FAVES













Gorgeous work, everyone!

[emiels.livejournal.com]

Scrolling down this post made me go "oooooh" so many times, everyone is so creative, especially with text! And compositions! And colors! And theme interpretation! And blending!
Also, 100% respect for everyone who actually used the provided fonts instead of cheating like I did. YOU ARE THE TRUE HEROES.
Allllso 200% respect for Katy for hosting this battle and putting together this post ♥

FAVES only one per person because otherwise I'd have to copy the entire post here :I

[deternot.livejournal.com]

You kids are all so talented, I need to lie down! Also, I find it suuuper interesting when two of us had the same-ish idea for how to work with the themes, haha.

absolutelybatty

I'm so into the dark colors and texture work of your entire set! The first icon I picked out is so neat, I love the composition and the lighting choices you've made! The blue coloring is really lovely. The second one is just text porn and I love how you've used red not just in this icon but in so many of the icons in this set! And that b/w icon, wooow, I love everything about the composition and the text, the b/w is perfection in it, too!

adriftingsea

Your text use is so brave and well-done, I'm really in awe! Good job! In the first icon I picked out, I just love the way the dark background you've picked out makes her pop and the layered way you have the text interacting with the subject. It's really eyecatching! The second one I picked out is my favorite of your whole batch, I think, it's just so understatedly elegant. I love the black and white vs color and the soft lighting, and the text at the bottom makes the whole thing balanced! And the last one is just super cool, I love the strong lightning and the cap you chose is perfect because even in black and white against a busy background, the smile stands out!

alisea_dream

You compositions always destroy me and this set is no different! I love the color palette you've created in the first icon, the yellows and greens are so rich and mysterious! And I love your work in the second, it can be really hard to make a RL background look like it fits with a drawn subject but you've managed it completely and I'm in awe! And I love the last icon, the warm lighting and duplication of the texture makes it really interesting to look at, I love how centered it is around the subject in a way that's busy but not chaotic.

cool_spectrum

I really love the delicate style you've been cultivating, it's so pretty and really suited to especially the more shoujo subjects you choose, though it looks great with all of them! I love the coloring in the first icon, that green-blue with a bit of mint in the middle is so pretty and I love how you've blended the two images together, really cool! And the second icon, wooow, the cropping is amazing, the text work is perfect, the coloring and lightning is completely dreamy… I adore this icon so much! I really love the bits of purple that seep in at the bottom. But my favorite icon of yours is definitely the third one, holy cow! The coloring, the composition, literally everything about it is perfection. It's so pretty and delicate!

[deternot.livejournal.com]

dashberlin

I could live to be 100 and never get over how much I adore your coloring! That first icon is amazing, it's so inspiring to me! I love the black vs the color section, how bright it is and just everything about it, it's so amazingly creative! And the Pluto icon, wow, I love the color palette and the lighting so much, and the text is awesome! And the last icon, wooow. I swear, whenever you make an icon that is mainly all one color, you go all out and blow me away. I love the richness of the colors and how you've used the texture so much, it's so gorgeous!

emiels

I love how much depth you always manage to bring out in your animanga icons through shading, it's so impressive! That first icon is just perfect composition, I really like what you've done with the background especially because it is simple but has enough little things going on that it is never boring! And I'm super into the second icon, so creepy and awesome, I love how you have the purples at the top and the reds at the bottom, so good! The third icon is my favorite of yours, I love how dark it is with the lighting mainly to the side, it looks really cool, and I really love how you have the florals in the circle behind her instead of the whole thing, it just makes the icon stand out in a really neat way!

katy_111

*write an entire book entitled Katy: How Do You Do the Thing* Seriously though, your icons amaze me, they are so unique and you cover so many different styles with ease. I love the first icon so much, the tans versus the yellow and the blending, its just so cool! And the second icon looks so simple but it is sooo stunning, I love how warm it is and the lighting is so nice. And the last icon is just so incredibly composed, I love how you've used the text as such a big part of the composition and the yellows~!

kayable

Your compositions are ridiculously perfect! I'm so glad you posted a bigger version of the blending icon the other day, I love getting to see behind the scenes of people who are so good at composition c: I lovelovelove the first icon here, the dark purple coloring is amazing and I adore how you've used the text and the upside-down subject! And the second icon *fans self* the b/w on the color background is amazing, I love how clean the b/w section is! And the last icon is just sooo pretty, I love the slight rotation and the colors look so nice together!

pamkips

Well, first of all, how dare you with these amazing compositions and colorings! That first icon is just so gorgeous, I love whenever you work with white on red, and I love how I discover more and more about the composition the longer I look! The second icon is my favorite, I love how pale it is and the text work is so perfect, I just love it completely! And that third icon just blows me away, I love how complex it is and the different colors! I really love how you have the cap of her looking back in the middle, it stands out perfectly!

petite_tomate

I love how cohesive every single one of your icons feels, with the coloring and lightning always perfectly attuned to the subject. The first icon I picked out is so cool, I love the curl of the text so that it fits the image and the reds vs purples with just little hints of orange/yellow! The second icon is my favorite, I love how you've used red in the text and the subject to create this complete mood, it is so cool! And that third icon is so pretty and happy, I love your texture work and how many different shades you've used!

[deternot.livejournal.com]

superjesster

I always look forward to the colors you choose, they are always so perfect for the caps in ways I would never think of! The first icon is a perfect example of that, I love the slightly-pale rainbow tones you've used for the text! I also really like how you've used the silhouettes! And the second icon, woooow, it's so completely perfect, I love the paleness in the background against the darkness of the subject non-face, so cool! And that last one is just so bright and gorgeous, I loove the blues and the clouds!

takonasu

I love your takes on all the themes! All these icons are so perfect for all of them, I love seeing how you interpreted everything into these really intricate icons! That first icon is so pretty, I love how you let the color of the texture really guide the icon, it looks sooo pretty! And I'm going to skip to the third icon for a moment, and say that I love how cute it is, and how the lighting is completely soft and wonderful. Now I'll go back to that second icon because holy crap, holy crap!!! That is so amazing and cool!!! Literally everything about that icon is perfect, I love it so much, the composition and how creepy it is and just everything!!! I'm in awe!


Thanks for putting this all together, Katy!! This activity was so much fun ;-; And the post looks really pretty, so hush :P

[kayable.livejournal.com]

I'M GONNA SIT HERE AND CRY

[eotheod.livejournal.com]

me too ;A;

[kayable.livejournal.com]

so imma try and comment like deternot did but like less coherent and more caps



I LOVE YOUR COLOURS I LOVE YOUR TEXT THESE ARE AMAZING



AGAIN COLOURS! i love the composition of that second icon AND LOOK AT YOUR TEXT IN THAT FIRST ONE!!!



Apparently I really like your b&w/muted colourings because these aRE GORGEOUS. LOOK AT THAT LAST ONE IT'S MAGICAL



OMG THESE ARE SO PRETTY look at all those lovely soft colours asdgnwoenasdf



I LOVE THE WAY YOU COLOUR also your compositions are made of awesome AND THAT LAST ICON IS SO CUTE AND FUN I CAN'T



HOLY SHIT THAT FIRST ICON IS REALLY NEAT i love your colourings and wow that last one is super creepy cool.

[absolutelybatty.livejournal.com]

Generalized comment: Fuck all of you. Seriously. It's L I T E R A L L Y unreal how good all of these are. Like, what????? how?????? I mean I knew everything was going to be brilliant, but this is beyond all my wildest expectations, honestly. Just look at how shining, amazing, and creative this entire post is!! & thank you Katy for hosting this wonderful battle and coding and just generally being super awesome. ♥

Faaaaaaaaaaavs:

[absolutelybatty.livejournal.com]

YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT PSYCHO PASS ICONS WHEN YOU DO SHIT LIKE THIS:


LIKE. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO ME????? HOW DID YOU KNOW I NEEDED THAT????

(Also, will not read into the fact that all your favs of mine are Psycho Pass, okay? Thank you! <3)

[absolutelybatty.livejournal.com]

only one per person because otherwise I'd have to copy the entire post here

RIGHT?! I had the same problem except I couldn't just pick one because that was also too difficult. :-/

(Thank you! <3)

[absolutelybatty.livejournal.com]

What I have learned from this battle (other than the rest of you are amazing, but I already knew that so.): Icon Psycho Pass all the time and forget that I have other anime fandoms. Hah! Anyway, thank you so much! I am so happy you like my weird pastel icon! :D

[absolutelybatty.livejournal.com]

+1 to the sitting down to cry, tbh. how accurate.
also thank you for the capslock! ♥

eta; I am tempted to comment on your other thread just to mess with you, but I'mma resist. :P

[adriftingsea.livejournal.com]

I just wrote like Emmy worthy speeches about everyone icons but I'll post it later because I still have to spell check omg I'm so tired all the adrenaline is gone now after looking at these sPECTACULAR ICONS ♥♥♥ everyone did amazing I'm so jealous that Katy got to see these first

[superjesster.livejournal.com]

ACTUAL QUOTE FROM THE SEASON 2 PROFILES

"GINOZA IS THE ONE WHO UNDERSTANDS AKANE THE MOST AND IS DETERMINED TO SUPPORT HER"

ME: [CRYING]

I'VE BEEN ON THIS SHIP SINCE AKANE YELLED AT HIM FOR TALKING DOWN TO HER BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S SO STRONG NOW. I CAN'T BELIEVE.

[superjesster.livejournal.com]

(IT'S A COINCIDENCE. THEY'RE GORGEOUS. BTW, HAVE YOU READ THIS (http://archiveofourown.org/works/1136340) KLK FIC. AKA - "YOU TELL HER YOU'D RATHER UNRAVEL".)

[superjesster.livejournal.com]

I loved the way you used the clever way you used the font in your Alphonse icon!
I limited myself to only two per person BUT I FEEL THIS. I FEEL THIS A LOT.

And thank you!

[superjesster.livejournal.com]

IA WITH EVERYTHING, THIS POST IS RIDIC PRETTY.

And thank you!

[kayable.livejournal.com]

OH MAN I HAVE MISSED YOUR ICONS i love how nifty the first one looks and wow perfect everything in the second and the last one is mainly there for sentimental value BC YOUR ICONS I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SEEING THEM AGAIN


LOOK AT YOUR COMPOSITION, LOOK AT YOUR TEXT. idek asjdfnwe these are so gorgeous i'm so


PAM PAM PAM YOUR ICONS!!!! look at your colours and your compositions what is your brain made out of even omg these are amazing


OCEEEEEEEEEEE OCEEEEEEEE HIIIIIIII I MISS YOU these are amazing though omg YOUR COLOURS and compositions and text you are perfect ilu


i feel like my biases are bleeding through choosing these icons lol BUT DONTEN I'M SO. SHIRASU. ALSO TEXT!! IN THAT SECOND ONE!! IT'S PERFECT!


YOU NEVER FAIL TO AMAZE ME WITH HOW CREATIVE YOU ARE WITH YOUR ICONS LIKE akjganoiawef wow i love that first one and your colouring!!!!! it's so!!!!!!



GIANT THANK YOU TO KATY FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME, HOSTING THIS BATTLE, PUTTING UP THE SPAM POST AND WIP POST TO BE BURIED IN OUR CHATTER.

ALSO LOOKING AT THIS POST MAKES ME WANT TO RUN AN AM-R ROUND SOBS

[absolutelybatty.livejournal.com]

I HADN'T SEEN THAT. OH MY GOD.

I JUST LOVE THEM BOTH SO MUCH???? I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS WHEN I STARTED WATCHING.

Like, legit, my reaction: Oh no, he's hot. He's kind of an asshole tho. I LOVE THE ONES WHO ARE ASSHOLES. And then they were killing me with their chemistry, and he was so caught up in her and everything (H O P E *cries about it*). And they are just STUPID AND CUTE AND I CANNOT.

And she has grown so kick ass, seriously. Like way to slay, Akane. Way to slay!!! And he's just...grown into himself just as much as she has. Like...he's so relaxed now????? And he's just embraced his dad so much (*sobs quietly*). AND IT IS SO WONDERFUL. I AM SO PUMPED ABOUT THIS SEASON.

[absolutelybatty.livejournal.com]

(SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURE. YES. I HAVE. WHAT A GOOD. <3)

[dashberlin.livejournal.com]

Oh man I was so excited for the results and they did not disappoint! EVERYTHING IS SO GORGEOUS!

[superjesster.livejournal.com]

YEAH YEAH YEAH I WAS SCREAMING

LMAO YEAH HE WAS SUCH A JERK BUT I KNEW I'D LIKE HIM BC GLASSES + EMOTIONAL REPRESSION. gOD.

WATCHING HER GIVES ME HOPE. TSUNEMORI SURE IS SOMETHING. WHEN YOU WORK WITH HER AS LONG AS I HAVE, YOU GET USED TO IT. (OK GINO. OK.)

ikr she's a total queen AND. QUEEN/KNIGHT DYNAMICS????
their character development is so great. SAD. BUT GREAT.

ME TOO.