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IYFG: First Quarter 2010 Banners Ready!
Congratulations, everyone! Your banners are ready for pickup.
I'd like to especially acknowledge those artists who allowed their fanart to be used for the banners this term:
demihime
paynesgrey
shiguredevil666/HyperLittleNori
janey-jane
Jupe
KrisKenshin
Mariapalitos68 (commission for
inugrrrl)
Melanippos
Shadi (commission for
psyco_chick32)
Also, I extend many thanks to the following people, for helping me find some of the sixty-seven images that would eventually crown these banners:
aamalie
eggplantlady
landofthekwt
psyco_chick32
starzki
as well as anyone who sent along their ideas for what they wanted on their banners. I hope these were worth the wait! =)




































































I'd like to especially acknowledge those artists who allowed their fanart to be used for the banners this term:
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janey-jane
Jupe
KrisKenshin
Mariapalitos68 (commission for
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
Melanippos
Shadi (commission for
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
Also, I extend many thanks to the following people, for helping me find some of the sixty-seven images that would eventually crown these banners:
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
as well as anyone who sent along their ideas for what they wanted on their banners. I hope these were worth the wait! =)




































































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Thank you for going to such lengths for these fabulous banners!
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So happy to hear you like your banner! It was hard to find a good image, considering it's an AU-but-not-modern-AU, but when I happened upon that particular cap, I yoinked it for you right away.
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Agreed. I get very particular, even with stuff like my resume. Of course, I'm not choosing Wingdings, but a font sans serif sends a very different message than serifed fonts! I'm a firm believer. And also kind of neurotic, clearly. :P
I yoinked it for you right away
Aw, thanks for such consideration! Kagome is definitely the hardest character to create a visual for in that story, since she's the farthest off the canon track. You did awesome with the most difficult one!
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You are among friends, LOL :P
thanks for such consideration!
No problem! That's why I asked for input on the banners - might as well try to please the recipient as much as possible, since this is a reward for their efforts :D
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(Psst! Not to be a pain, but isn't 'Sesshoumaru' mispelled in the Best Characterization banner?)
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I find typos, misspellings and just plain mistakes in my stuff all the time, even things I know I've read multiple times.
You have a wonderful sense of color and composition. Which one(s) did you think turned out the best?
I especially liked the banners for Awry, second place Best Characterization, Lady Griddlebone; Eight-Fold Path, first place Darkfic, Psycho_chick; and Sango's Bones, Hidden Treasure, nhn. Once in a Blue Moon, first place Best Oneshot, landofthekwt is pretty sweet too!
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Thanks! I'm not 100% pleased with all of them, but I tried to make them all interesting, in some way. I would've used textures and more images if I had the time, but unfortunately with Paint.NET you are *literally* doing this all by hand, so... :P Its tough, but overall, I'm pretty pleased with this set.
Which one(s) did you think turned out the best?
My favorites are -
Awry, Best Canon Universe, 3rd Place ~ I colored that manga panel myself and am terribly proud, LOL
Little Green Men, Best Crossover, 2nd Place ~ I just liked the way this one turned out, considering what I started with
Blood Contract, Best Drama, 3rd Place ~ This one turned out closest to what I had in mind, at least when it came to the more complicated "piece these together by hand" ones.
Memories of You, Best Romance: Inuyasha/Kagome, 3rd Place ~ I liked the effects filters I used on this one, and the font. Though it didn't turn out exactly as I envisioned, I think my compromise works well. (More importantly,
One of the other things I tried to be conscious of as I was making these was making them fit into their respective categories - making the darkfic/horror ones dark, the lemon ones sexy, etc etc. Sort of like, an advertisement for the story, you know? That's another reason why I wanted author input or fanart - seeing these somewhere is supposed to make you want to click on the story and find out more, LOL!
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(BTW, your font is 'Chopin Script' with I thought apt, if nothing else :P)
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squeeinspiration...And Chopin Script is VERY appropriate, LOL! XD
I have a soft spot for any sort of musically-related works, especially classical music...
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You did a great job.
(I love mine because of the awesome shocked look on Inuyasha's face.)
Thank you so much!
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That's precisely why I chose that image! LOL it was the best match I could find for what I pictured in my mind while I was reading the piece.
You're welcome! I'm glad you like it! =)
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I'll get 'em posted on the website hopefully tonight.
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Thanks for the banner, Luxken27. Great work as always. I enjoyed mine and everyone else's you produced.
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