Colour gradient icons

[vilakins]

Here are the icons I did for the last icon_style challenge, which was to use gradients. Coincidentally I chose the same cat picture as sallymn, but of course hers was much better. The flowers were the most difficult. I found a black silhouette of flowers and leaves, made it grey, then selectively applied circular and linear gradients, then added a grey gradient to the background.

Comment and credit if you'd like one.

Comments

[labingi.livejournal.com]

Very cute! "Blake's 7" is to "Avon's 5" as "The Dread Pirate Roberts" is to "The Dread Pirate Westley."

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Probably! :-)

I once made this icon, now owned by someone else:

[kalinda001.livejournal.com]

Beautiful icons. I love the curious kitty and the flowers.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thanks! There's another cat there if you look, but it's a lot less clear than in Sally's version. :-)

[kalinda001.livejournal.com]

Oh I see it, it's by the paws. Nicely done.

[linda-joyce.livejournal.com]

I didn't spot it in either until nudged, I just thought the body looked strange. I've grabbed the tree, I don't know when I will use it I just think it is beautiful, I have a thing about leafless trees, they are some how elegant and melancholy at the same time, and this is one of the best.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Awww, thanks! It's a winter tree at sunset--or sunrise. :-)

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Oh, I liked your cat one! (well, I liked all of yours :) and was fascinated to see the difference. I think we must have found it on different sites, cause mine didn't have that curly tail...

And the flower one was brilliantly done.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I added the curly tail! :-)

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

See, that's the sort of thing that never occurs to me...

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

OTOH you use a lot of textures and other things that never occur to me!

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Oh, these bring lots of joy, pure joy, I love all !!!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :-)

[daiseechain.livejournal.com]

Very pretty. I particularly like the tree.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[alinewrites.livejournal.com]

I love the flowers and the tree!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yet no one on the comm liked the flowers.

[reapermum.livejournal.com]

They're all beautiful, but I particularly like the flowers.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Pity you and some of the others here weren't on the comm, then! No one there liked the flowers, or anything but the tree, really.

[crycraven.livejournal.com]

I missed the voting on this one, sigh. These are all lovely - and Avon's 5 made me chuckle.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I needed some text for it, and that was all I could think of!

[myfavouriteplum.livejournal.com]

The flower one is very pretty:) Are they petunias?

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure! They were just black silhouettes I found on-line, turned to grey, then coloured. I just picked colours I like. :-)

You're welcome to take it if you like it.

[myfavouriteplum.livejournal.com]

In my hometown(not sure about anywhere else) we call petunia "street angel"(yeah, the phrase can also be an rare euphemism for prostitutes, I think). There's also a 1937 Chinese film called "Street Angel", which is quite Ernest Lubitsch-ish, like a lot of 1930s Chinese films. I like the film, so every time when I spot petunias, I'm reminded of the film and can't help but smile.

You're welcome to take it if you like it

Thank you! I'll take it then:)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm glad it has a good home. :-) And I like the nickname for them.