17 May 2006 @ 01:33 pm
Paddies's B-Day & Icons: SG-1, SGA, BSG, P&P, Actors  
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, [livejournal.com profile] paddies! Looking at your work always gives me a smile, which explains why you dominate my user pics. I hope your birthday has been an excellent one.

As a Stargate fan, I've learned that homage is the sincerest form of flattery, thus the rest of this post. I've been teaching myself more about Photoshop via tutorials and making icons. Here are some of the results.

The usual thing is to ask for comments and credit. I don't much care about credit so long as nobody claims them as their own work. Use as you see fit otherwise. Constructive criticism is welcome since that's the only way I'll improve.

43 Icons Total
- 26 Stargate SG-1
- 4 Stargate SG-1 Actors (Teryl Rothery, Amanda Tapping)
- 4 Stargate Atlantis
- 4 Battlestar Galactica (2003 version)
- 3 Pride & Prejudice (1995 BBC Version)
- 2 Colin Firth

Teasers:
... ...


SG-1
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24
25 26
SG-1 Actors
27 28 29 30
Atlantis
31 32 33 34
BSG (2003)
35 36 37 38
P&P (1995)
39 40 41
Colin Firth
42 43

~~**~~ Table Generator by [livejournal.com profile] 77words // Credits~~**~~



I have a lot more icons but posting this table was a pain because I kept changing my mind and added to the table after it was generated. I doubt I'll be posting this way again. If you're bored, I stashed my icons in my LJ Scrapbook. I had a lot of fun with Teal'c's Tally of Dead, False Gods. He strikes me as a guy who would keep count.

Not everything in my Scrapbook is snag-able as I made many for [livejournal.com profile] jalabert only. Those galleries/icons are labeled as, "not shareable," so please respect that. Otherwise, they're fair game.
 
 
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[identity profile] paddies.livejournal.com on May 17th, 2006 06:45 pm (UTC)
Awwww thank you so much, sweetie!! :x:x:x

And wow, I love your icons!! I'm especially fond of the BSG ones (I LOOOOVE BSG!), very, very pretty! ♥
Mish: Brian's Neck: So Lickable[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on May 17th, 2006 06:58 pm (UTC)
I hope this birthday brings you even a tenth the happiness I get from looking at your pages and pages and pages of brilliance. (And I now have a whole new respect for your posting scads of icons at a time, sorted by subject.)

I didn't realize you'd been sucked into BSG. Best show on t.v. Very addictive.
[identity profile] paddies.livejournal.com on May 18th, 2006 08:58 am (UTC)
I didn't realize you'd been sucked into BSG. Best show on t.v. Very addictive.

OMG it is! I absolutely love it... first show after QaF that I'm actually obsessing over. :-)

I'll post BSG icons soon! :D:D:D
Mish: No. 6 in Blue - Melancholy[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on May 18th, 2006 03:11 pm (UTC)
I'll post BSG icons soon!

YAY!!!!!! Something fun to look forward to!

I originally decided to spring for a paid LJ because I simply could not limit myself to just 3 of your icons. I've now stuffed my userpics with QaF from you and Stargate from [livejournal.com profile] pax89. I'm going to have to weed carefully amongst the remaining spots to make room for lovely BSG icons. Why won't they let me buy more icon space? *whimpers*
[identity profile] paddies.livejournal.com on May 20th, 2006 10:53 pm (UTC)
Awwwww...you are just too nice! *molests* :x:x:x:x
[identity profile] sammyjayne.livejournal.com on May 17th, 2006 06:46 pm (UTC)
Which ep is No4 from?
Mish: DeeJ: Up Close[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on May 17th, 2006 07:01 pm (UTC)
It's from the diner scene in Threads.
[identity profile] bases-by-maggie.livejournal.com on May 17th, 2006 07:49 pm (UTC)
These are great! Took #29! Will credit with use :)
Mish: DeeJ: Up Close[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on May 17th, 2006 10:45 pm (UTC)
Thank you for giving it a good home. Enjoy! :)
[identity profile] wive.livejournal.com on May 17th, 2006 07:49 pm (UTC)
You have a great style on these.
#24 colors are gorgeous!

Stealing #12, 24 & 33. Will credit when used.

HUGS!
Mish: DeeJ: Up Close[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on May 17th, 2006 10:47 pm (UTC)
Thank you for the compliment; I appreciate it. Hope they come in handy for you! :)

p.s. I love that icon -- popping up out of the magic corn field. *snort*
[identity profile] darksylvia.livejournal.com on May 17th, 2006 08:12 pm (UTC)
Jackpot!!

I took scruffy Daniel and one of the Apophis ones :D
Mish: DeeJ: Up Close[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on May 17th, 2006 10:48 pm (UTC)
Yanno, I put that Daniel icon in the teaser because I knew it would get your attention. *grin* Enjoy them!
[identity profile] darksylvia.livejournal.com on May 19th, 2006 05:09 pm (UTC)
You know me so well :D
http://ashleyj28.livejournal.com/[identity profile] ashleyj28.livejournal.com on May 17th, 2006 08:49 pm (UTC)
That first Daniel icon is gorgeous! What ep is that cap from?
[identity profile] jalabert.livejournal.com on May 17th, 2006 09:36 pm (UTC)
That's from the start of season 9, I believe, when Daniel was sporting what I constantly referred to as the chin hair of an Airedale. (Actually, it's more like an Irish terrier in color.)

Mish: DeeJ: Up Close[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on May 17th, 2006 10:58 pm (UTC)
You signed off just as I signed on to chat with you and let you know my brother was delayed in traffic! *whimper*

The angle of that photo does wonders for Michael's beard as it hides its slightly patchy nature. There's nothing wrong with Irish terriers, yanno, but I'll admit I prefer him smoothly shaved.
Mish: DeeJ: Up Close[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on May 17th, 2006 10:54 pm (UTC)
Isn't he lovely? There are few men as gorgeous as Michael Shanks and very few of those look so good when scruffy.

[livejournal.com profile] jalabert is correct. The cap is from Season 9's The Ties That Bind. You can find the original picture in its huge, high-res glory here. You can see the pores on the tip of his nose!
[identity profile] withered-rose85.livejournal.com on May 18th, 2006 12:48 am (UTC)
10 and 18 are great!!! wonderful job!!!! =D
Mish: DeeJ: Up Close[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on May 18th, 2006 03:16 pm (UTC)
Thank you for the compliment!
Paian: team snaps[personal profile] paian on May 18th, 2006 08:07 am (UTC)
These are great! ::admires::
Mish: DeeJ: Up Close[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on May 18th, 2006 04:03 pm (UTC)
Thank you! I'm still learning and I want to branch out now but I'm happy in what I've learned thus far.
(Anonymous) on May 21st, 2006 02:17 am (UTC)
Ohmigosh, what techniques did you use on #10? :o It looks like...really good pastel or colored pencil artwork. That is rock awesome. 8)

I snagged OMG Lydia, will credit. :)
Mish: DeeJ: Up Close[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on May 21st, 2006 05:59 am (UTC)
Thank you for the compliment! That icon was one I made a long time ago so I had to open up the old file to see what I did. The effect is surprisingly easy:

7-9. Text Layers
6. Brush (the floral thing on the left) in #f5f675, Color Dodge at 73% opacity
5. Texture below, by [livejournal.com profile] colorfilter, Rotated 90 degrees counter clockwise. Overlay at 78% opacity and erase parts over Jack & Hathor.
4. Hue/Saturation (hue = 0 / saturation = +2 / lightness = 0)
3. Brightness/Contrast (brightness= 0 / contrast = +9)
2. Blue Exclusion Layer (#120478) at 19% opacity
1. Base (cropped, sharpened, smoothed as needed)

Texture used:

I've since reorganized my brushes and I'm not certain what I've done with it so I can't link to it. Sorry.
leesa_perrie: Ford - hsapiens[personal profile] leesa_perrie on August 16th, 2009 12:53 pm (UTC)
I was looking for a Ford icon via the tags on [livejournal.com profile] stargate_icons and came across this post! I have snagged #32, with credit - thanks for making some great icons!
Mish: Aiden -- Pretty Wraith[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on August 26th, 2009 05:24 pm (UTC)
:) It has been a while since I iconned SGA. If you're looking for Ford, the entire collection that I made (paltry though it is), is here. I wish I had some suggestions for other makers who iconned Ford but with only one season on air, I'm afraid he doesn't have the following he could have had. :(