07 - I really like the cheerful cap you chose. The coloring and sharpness looks a little flat on my monitor, though. The 1px border behind her draws the eye because it is the sharpest thing in the icon. I would suggest leaving out the border, or blurring it or lowering its opacity. To give the face more depth, higher contrast would be good. In PS, add a simple b/w Gradient Map adjustment layer and set it to Soft Light. In other tools, increase contrast a little. If that's not enough, you can try sharpening it (but more contrast automatically looks sharper).
08 - I very much like your text work here! Good font choice and well readable, and fitting the cap. You worked out the red wounds in her face really well, too. Unfortunately, it made the rest of her face a bit pink. I can imagine the grungy noisy texture is supposed to underscore the "dust" aspect. It makes the image look a little LQ, though. Toning down the dust would give the icon more depth.
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02 - I like the composition and the coloring. And it's really funny!
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Date: 2016-09-11 10:53 am (UTC)2 least quality icons:
07 - I really like the cheerful cap you chose. The coloring and sharpness looks a little flat on my monitor, though. The 1px border behind her draws the eye because it is the sharpest thing in the icon. I would suggest leaving out the border, or blurring it or lowering its opacity. To give the face more depth, higher contrast would be good. In PS, add a simple b/w Gradient Map adjustment layer and set it to Soft Light. In other tools, increase contrast a little. If that's not enough, you can try sharpening it (but more contrast automatically looks sharper).
08 - I very much like your text work here! Good font choice and well readable, and fitting the cap. You worked out the red wounds in her face really well, too. Unfortunately, it made the rest of her face a bit pink. I can imagine the grungy noisy texture is supposed to underscore the "dust" aspect. It makes the image look a little LQ, though. Toning down the dust would give the icon more depth.
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02 - I like the composition and the coloring. And it's really funny!