Big Distraction Icons

Fri, 17 Jun 2005 22:12:56 GMT

BIG DISTRACTION IS NOW CLOSED

That's right, folks. I'm done. This doesn't mean I'm done with icons because, come on, all my favorite shows are coming back this fall and I can't possibly stay away from photoshop for too long. But from now on I'll be posting all my new stuff at my personal journal, funkybaby, which has recently turned Public again, so feel free to add me. This doesn't mean I'll be adding everyone back, I'm trying to keep my flist relatively short, so don't take it personally.

If anyone's wondering why I'm doing this, truth is? I have no idea. I just feel like it. Crazy, crazy, I know.

This journal will now be used as an archive for my old icons only.

Alias

Tue, 31 May 2005 17:01:22 GMT

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Is it fall yet?

Icons are ready!

Tue, 24 May 2005 19:47:36 GMT

Yeah, I know. I have no life.

Also? I suddenly remembered why I don't take requests, and this is why you have to listen to me when I say: If you don't like the icon I made for you, you don't have to use it! I realize some probably haven't turned out the way you wanted them to, so...yeah.

for storybox

for bornwithafever

for poetrytoprose

for starshines

for d_bird

for dcdevotee

for fierytigress

for crediniaeth

for hide_r

for lanewayne

for leetha

for meegzi31

for scarletumbrella

for stevie_jane

for yourjezebel

for ratsgoboom

for vintagequeen88

Thassit.

Requests!

Sun, 22 May 2005 18:50:30 GMT

I'm taking requests. Read this before requesting an icon, please:

- Only icons, please! This means, obivously, no wallpapers, friends only banners, etc.
- I'm starting out with nothing serious and taking 20 requests ONLY. The first 20 people to comment get an icon.
- Be specific. Provide me with (this is important) a good quality cap/picture AND the text you want on the icon. If you don't want text, say you want it blank.

I think this is it for now. Request away!

so like, um...icons.

Sun, 22 May 2005 00:38:35 GMT

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Veronica Mars

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Lost

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Fight Club this batch is dedicated to lovebit :)

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Comment and credit, please.

ETA: If you have a minute...

Veronica/Logan soundtrack - finally!

Thu, 19 May 2005 00:51:35 GMT

I've been planning this for over a month now, so finally, indeed.

Part 1
1. Snow Patrol - How To Be Dead
2. Matthew Good - While We Were Hunting Rabbits
3. Deftones - Change
4. Dave Matthews Band - When The World Ends
5. Joss Stone - Security

Part 2
6. Everything But the Girl - Good Cop Bad Cop
7. Something Happens - Momentary Thing
8. Duncan Sheik - On A High
9. Kelly Clarkson - Don't
10. Lamb - Gabriel
Cover Art

INSTRUCTIONS:Open the link (do not right-click save as). At the bottom of the page there are two options: FREE or PREMIUM download. Click on the Free download. This will allow you to download the file. I hope you won't have to wait an hour to download both files, because if you request to download files that exceed a certain size, they tell you to wait. So good luck and enjoy! :)

Also? This site it pretty great except the waiting thingie. They let you keep your files on their server forever. Unless no one downloads the file for 30 days, and then it's deleted. But still cool, right?

Enjoy!

Banners

Wed, 18 May 2005 13:43:19 GMT

These are a couple of banners I made out of old layouts I had. Don't have anything to do with them, so I thought I'd share.

Feel free to alter them as you like, I only cropped them...so feel free to add text or whatever. Just one request though, don't alter the Logan/Veronica back. It has a special place in my heart still. ^-^

Jennifer Garner background

Veronica & Logan background (Russkie Business)"

Sun, 15 May 2005 11:02:03 GMT

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Mmmhm. Yeah.

Multi-Fandom, aye.

Mon, 25 Apr 2005 22:51:49 GMT

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C'est tout, bitches! Enjoy. :)

Note to self: work on the self-control thingie.

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:54:11 GMT

Didn't have time to make icons of The Scene in 1x19 but I will! In the meantime, 22 new icons for your enjoyement:

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ETA: colors #4 inspired by _jems_'s icons. But the cropping is accidental. :-/

Caps by _jems_

Enjoy!

Discussion Of the Day

Sun, 17 Apr 2005 12:03:56 GMT

Lately I, and you all, have seen many many MANY icons that pretty much look the same. It didn't bother me too much, until I started making a Veronica Mars icon and suddenly realized I was practically copying one of _jems_'s latest icons. It was all there. The cropping was almost identical, the colors were similar. And then I thought to myself, SHIT, I'm becoming one of THEM.
My point is, everyone used to be original once. Now you see two icons by two different people and you can't even tell them apart.

So, I've decided, out of curiosity, and of course the need to know where to draw the line, to ask you all to tell me your opinions: what do you think about the latest icon-making trend called COPYING? Do you think it really is copying, or is it natural to use others' techniques? Which techniques are overused? Which were not meant to be discovered and make your eyes bleed? Everything about icon-making, I wanna see in the comments.

p.s - I have not given up on my almost-identical-to-_jems_'s icon. I like it too much and still working on it. Hopefully, she will forgive me this one time. :)

Veronica Mars! Veronica Mars!!!!

Wed, 13 Apr 2005 23:14:50 GMT

Iconses from last night's VM ep...or a part of it, to be exact. *g*

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Quick, wasn't it? You know why? Because I should've gone to bed like 3 hours ago, but instead...

Comment, credit, spread the...love, blah blah blah.

Multy-Fandom post

Sun, 03 Apr 2005 12:46:30 GMT

Those are fun!

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Useless fact of the day: my journal's Public now. Good times! ...heh.

ETA: Resource Post is updated.

Reposting resources...

Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:51:24 GMT

Because, er, something weird is going on.

I figured I should make this post. Very general, and will be edited a lot, probably.

Brushes:

quebelly
killprettyx
eightyfour__
pekeana
savvyfairy
teh_indy
stickywicket
_joni

Gradients:
crumblingwalls
killprettyx
oxoniensis

Textures:
inxsomniax
teh_indy
spaceyme
_synergy
colorfilter
honerbright
dearest
tragic_icons
petticoatrow

Caps:
cap_it
_jems_
Alias-Media
Neptune-High
Lost-Media
Veronica-Mars
VM-caps
onetimeoffer's Doctor Who Galleries

check out dtissagirl's icon-making guide HERE. It's aweeeesome!

That's it for now!

How Alias ate my brain.

Sat, 19 Mar 2005 22:27:53 GMT

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I also like to sleep and eat.

omg, what? ALIAS?

Sat, 19 Mar 2005 01:39:46 GMT

Well, half the season has already been aired. So I realized that if I kept waiting for a PLOT to start making season 4 icons, you'd never see them. I know, I think it's really really sad, too.

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Enjoy!

What?

Wed, 16 Mar 2005 11:43:43 GMT

New layout? What?

Yes, fandom won AGAIN.

Oooooh, a quest!

Tue, 15 Mar 2005 12:28:15 GMT

1. What should be the theme of my new layout?

2. Is Alias s4 really worth iconning or am I just a lazy bitch?

3. Is it just me, or is the light effect used in millions of icons lately getting really, REALLY old?

4. Who knows where I can find pretty flowery brushes?

She has been productive, ladies and gentlemen.

Thu, 10 Mar 2005 00:00:29 GMT

Not in the right field, though. I made icons instead of studying. Shame. Shame.

Ah well!

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Argh, I HATE text.

Good night!

I'm aliiiiiive, bitches!

Fri, 25 Feb 2005 00:35:50 GMT

And I have proof. Shall we begin, then?

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Comment, credit, you know the dealeo.

Also I still have the blanks if anyone's interested.

Tue, 09 Nov 2004 23:07:03 GMT

because Alias bloopers are teh shit.

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U know I luv dem comments, yo.
Dude, what is UP with me? That's what Alias bloopers do to people. They make you wanna use the word 'ho' excessively....er, is that just me?

Tue, 09 Nov 2004 16:19:41 GMT

For everyone who's wondering, the flowery brushes I used for my layout are by stickywicket. Yes, I have just discovered that.

Also, thanks to everyone who commented on my two previous posts! I really appreciate it.

No Icons today, folks!

Sun, 31 Oct 2004 22:10:37 GMT

That's right. I'm just spammin' your FLs because I finished making my NEW big_distraction layout and I love it.

That is all.

Weeee Sawyer!

Fri, 29 Oct 2004 21:38:00 GMT

I made a wallpaper. I suck at anything bigger than 100x100 but I think this one turned out ok.

1024x768

Lyrics: "This Place Is A Prison" by The Postal Service
Images: Lost-media
Brushes: mostly crumblingwalls

Losssssst!

Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:34:37 GMT

Mmmmyeah. Truth is I still have a bunch of caps for future icons, but I'm just too impatient. Therefore, I must post the ones I've made so far right NOW.

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