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I was lucky to find awmpdotnet when I first cracked open Photoshop. I really loved going through her tutorials -- and her Pop Art series is sheer brilliance. I love the color, the striking visuals, and my very first icons didn't look like they'd been made by that hopeless noob that I was. Alas, as much fun as I had with it, I soon realized that Pop Art isn't popular and I moved towards more realistic and grungy icons. (Not to mention, Pop Art takes me FOREVER to make a single icon. I'm already slow but it cuts my productivity by at least 2/3.)

One of the challenges I watch each week is having a Pop Art contest this time around and I've had a lot of fun making collages, using shocking colors that I'd eschewed, and generally getting in touch with my inner Love Child. :) They won't get a lot of love when it's time to publish eventually, but they'll probably be the ones that gave me the most pleasure to make.