GIP

[avrelia]

People are making icons with their pictures everywhere in LJ-land. I am not. I am using obscure (in these parts of the world) artwork to make my icon.

My inadequate iconmaking skills notwithstanding, I feel that I should make my default icon myself. And it should reflect something... reflective.

Also, I am not counting comments, just because.

Also, I was writing all Sunday, and then stuck, and cannot unstick and write that thing or anything else. But I'll think some more and figure it out.

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[avrelia.livejournal.com]

now you have at least one person on your f-list who doesn't think it's obscure.

Which is great - I've made a conscious effort to write for English-speaking world here, but sometimes I want to use some references, and cannot because no one would get it.

I think I use Bilibin's illustrations because they work well in an icon, plus - I love them (it is the second Bilibin icon I made, I also considered his pictures for the background). I tried to make something from Vasnetsov's work, but I didn't like the result. I am not sure why - I suspect I like clarity in an icon, and Vasnetsov looks more interesting as a large painting, not in a tiny 100*100 square.
Other artists whose work I used in icons are Botticelli and Ciurlionis - my favourites.

I was thinking at one point to make something with Alice in Wonderland - the Russian animated movie that I like way more that Disney's one, but, yep, couldn't find caps.