S10 comics icons for Seasonal Spuffy (plus alts)

[double_dutchess]

I really enjoyed all the entries to Round 18 of seasonal_spuffy. In spite of my time limitations, I even managed to make a modest contribution myself: a set of Buffy Season 10 (comics) icons. I'm reposting them here, with a few alternative versions added. Anyone who wants is free to use them.

Original artists: Steve Morris (6/7/18), Megan Levens (2/16), Rebekah Isaacs (all the rest).

Teaser:

1		2		3		4
5		6		7		8
9		10		11		12
13		14		15		16

Alternative versions:

17		18		19		20
21		22

Comments

[double_dutchess]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment! I really enjoy hearing other people's takes on something I've created. (Probably sounds familiar, no? :-)

- I prefer 17 to 9 because the warmer palette makes me think they have a rosy future together;

So do I; 17 is basically them riding off into the sunset together. The reason I included the other one in the Seasonal Spuffy set is because it fit better with the overall colour scheme of that set.

- I prefer 19 to 12 because without the supernova in the background I can focus more on the foreground Spuffy;

I love them both, but I agree that 19 brings out the foreground images better.

- I prefer 22 to 14 because the B&W treatment unites rather than divides Buffy and Spike, also love the soft edges.

It's a close call for me, but I have a slight preference for 22 as well; again, I selected the other one for Seasonal Spuffy because of the overall colour scheme.

I go back and forth between the following alternatives: I read 18 as emotionally darker and more dramatic than 6, and 20 as more hopeful than 4,

Yes, that's exactly what I was going for with the heightened shadows in 18 and the more sunny look in 20. I do love the old-fashioned look of 4 though.

and I'm completely torn between 15 and 21 (21 feels more abstract, because of the diagonal line, rendering it more geometric).

I personally prefer 21 over 15 because it looks more "effulgent". I wanted to create a kind of playing card effect in 21, with the diagonal line connecting the separate images of Buffy and Spike, like a split screen. And I wanted to make it look a bit like sunbeam.

[feliciacraft.livejournal.com]

> I personally prefer 21 over 15 because it looks more "effulgent". I wanted to create a kind of playing card effect in 21, with the diagonal line connecting the separate images of Buffy and Spike, like a split screen. And I wanted to make it look a bit like sunbeam.

Hmm, sunbeam. *Nods in agreement* Yeah, it is more "effulgent". I think the reason I go back and forth between 21 and 15 is that with the diagonal line, there's a division between Buffy and Spike, whereas in 15, they're united as one entity against a contrasting background. Design-wise, 21 is more clever, but it also feels more abstracted (characters into design elements). I think it really depends on your mood. That's why I go back and forth between the two.

Anyway, excellent work! Keep it coming, please! :)

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

with the diagonal line, there's a division between Buffy and Spike, whereas in 15, they're united as one entity against a contrasting background.

That's why I prefer 21 myself. I agree with your reasoning on all of these icons actually Goopd eye! It's nifty when someone takes the time to analyze icons for meaning and not just "pooh pretty picture!"

Not that there's anything wrong with that *lol*