retro_icontest Round 25: technique20in20 #03

[setsuntamew]

So at first I struggled to come up with what I was gonna make for part of this month's challenge at retro_icontest: remake your style. Cuz I've basically always had the same style, or at least the same attempted style- I was just significantly less good at it when I was starting out. tbh, I thought on it for nearly a month before I realized the answer was staring me in the face the whole time!!!

Sparkle icons, duh! When I wasn't making grunge-y fandom icons, I was pumping out only the sparkliest freebies back in the day :D So, I made some in that style~

Also, it's just all enstars this time, idk what anyone expects from me anymore XD I really do try to make a variety...so at least I made some other characters for once? ;D My "artist's choice" theme was to make all icons from No name yet, featuring Kohaku in the secret color of his outfit.



10 THEMES

surrounded by darkness	sky is above us	silhouette blending	as simple as it can get	overwhelming text
sightless	white decoration	your heart's desire	mood coloring	neon lights

5 CATEGORY – REMAKE YOUR STYLE

01	02	03	04	05

5 ARTIST'S CHOICE

01	02	03	04	05

If you use any of the icons, I would love if you could comment. At the very least, please credit either setsuntamew or killiansicons.

Watch/join the community if you like what you see!!!

Comments

[goblinesque]

I looooove number 3 in the remake category!! ♡ And also in general your use of animation in icons is SO GOOD, it always looks so natural!

[setsuntamew]

omg thank you so much!!!! That one was definitely the most time consuming, because of all the various animated bits, but I feel like it was worth it :D I'll be offering it up for requests soon, once it's not....nearly 6 am...... XD

AHHHH also just thank you for the kind words in general!!! I love doing animation in icons~

[kissed]

The neon lights shimmering effect is so neat! You have such talent with animation 🫶

Whenever I see your posts it makes me want to play Enstars again |D You always make it look so fun!

[setsuntamew]

Thank you!!! I've been trying out some new animation effects lately - I don't wanna stagnate! - and I think it's really paying off :D

join ussssss enstars has been so good to me!!! I honestly just picked it up for a rhythm game to fill the void of love live shutting down, but the characters got me good XD

[kissed]

But ARE YOU ME???!! Yeah, I loved Love Live. I miss the girls so much 💔 Was very gutted to see it shut down and nothing's really filled the void since that I've tried like Project Sekai or BanG Dream! The same connection isn't there for me, and I liked the UI a lot better.

I only played Enstars very very early in the beginning when I think it was the idol managing game thing (?) and didn't care for it. I know it's a rhythm game now, but I've been hesitant to start it because there's so many guys! I don't know how scouts work like, obviously my beloved is Adonis 💜 but if I never got him I'd be extremely upset lmao (even if I got the other guys I like). I will have to look into it and perhaps give it another go though!

[setsuntamew]

I was absolutely DISTRAUGHT when Love Live shut down; I nearly broke down sobbing when they announced it and my wife had to console me by finding another game with the same sort of beatmap- which is how I got to playing enstars!

I never played it before it was the rhythm game - because that's honestly what I prioritize in my phone games - but it is much different now! The rhythm game is honestly soooo fun. I was hesitant to try something new after Love Live but I was hooked almost immediately XD I find that the scouting is fairly generous- the rarity % rates listed tend to actually be pretty accurate, but I totally get being upset about not getting faves...I've been there......I will say that all the characters are pretty fleshed out, so even when I get characters who aren't my top faves I can be excited. ALSO you can play dress up aka put them in different outfits for songs, so I'm honestly always happy to get any card with an outfit attached (because I used to be addicted to gaia online lmao).

ALSO I have some Adonis icons coming in my next batch OwO

[magicrubbish]

As always I love your style of animated icons and variety of compositions . Especially 4 , 5 , 7 and 10.

[setsuntamew]

Ahhh thank you so much!!! I honestly love animating things *w*

[majoukoufu]

These are nice! I especially like "white decoration" and Artist's Choice #1.

[setsuntamew]

Thank you so much!!! :D

[impala_chick]

This set looks so good together! Neon lights is my favorite. I love what you did for as simple as it can get and silhouette too. Super creative silhouette blending with a great color scheme.

[setsuntamew]

Thank you!!! :D Neon lights might be my favorite too, if only because I get lost watching the animation sometimes XD

[tinny]

Heheeee, glad you figured out your old style! <3 I ended up going through my archives and trying to see what popped up most often. It wasn't easy. :DD I'm glad you enjoyed the round!

Those sparkly icons are amazing, honestly. I remember them being very popular.

I really like the simplicity of "simple", the crop in sightless, mood coloring, and white decoration. And the soft detailed-ness of the AC set. Gorgeous!

[abyss_valkyrie]

That neon lights icon!OH MYYYY!Love silhouette and blending. Overwhelming text looks cool!Really like the softness of the AC set.

[littlemissnovella]

I love your pastel coloring in your artistic choices, your text work in your remakes, and darker coloring/compositions in the prompts! My favorites are surrounded by darkness, silhouette blending, overwhelming text, sightless, mood coloring, neon lights, remake 1, 2, and 4, and ac 1, 2, 4, and 5!