Icons for Yuletide!

[chomiji]

I come bearing icons for Yuletide! (Rather late ... I'm sorry!) They include general themes such as gifts and winter, as well as a few specific fandoms. A number of them are based on classic children's book illustrations or covers. Oh, and some are reprises of the date-specific ones I did last year. Enjoy!

Samples:

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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	27	28
29	30	31	32
33	34	35	36
37	38	39	40

Notes and Acknowledgments

All the usual warnings: download 'em onto your own system, don't link directly to my poor account, please credit.

Some of the resources used: fonts from www.dafont.com, textures from colorfilter, border and other brushes from spiritsighs, endlessdeep, and easyelements. All original art used is copyright by the original artists, including but not limited to:

1. Abby Creek Art (if you like the doggy, she has an Etsy shop with holiday cards ... take a look) 3 and 4. Patience Brewster 7. Maurice Sendak 8. Eric Rohmann 9. David Diaz

11. Arnold Lobel 13. Yuki Urushibara 14 and 37. Edward Gorey 18. Kadir Nelson 20. Pauline Baynes 21. John Schoenherr 23. Chris Van Allsburg 24 and 25. Takeshi Obata

27 and 31. Leo and Diane Dillon 28. Trina Schart Hyman 29. Jan Davey Ellis 30. Alan Say 33. Barbara Cooney 34. Natsuki Takaya 40. Akimine Kamijyo

Comments

[smillaraaq.livejournal.com]

Awwww, pibblepuppy!

What is the Dillons piece of the little Russian girl in blue from, a retelling of Snegoruchka?

[chomiji]

Oy, thanks for commenting! I got my numbering wrong. Yes, that is Snegurochka, but she's from some obscure Russian site. The Dillons did the White Witch (from Narnia), and Snow White's mama (the next one) is by Trina Schart Hyman.

Yes, I thought of you when I found the pibble!

;-)

[daluci.livejournal.com]

These are gorgeous. ♥ I may snag some, I may not — I haven't been doing much around my eljay lately.

[chomiji]

I'm glad you like them!

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

*shifty eyes*

Do you have a copy of the Yuya or the one your using in the post without the text, by any chance?

[chomiji]

You're in luck ... after the first few, I didn't bother to save my Photoshop source files because most of these were pretty straightforward (crop - clean background - reduce - lettering - border). But I have the full version of the Wind Child (the one I used myself) and a several-versions-back version of Yuya, because it actually took some work to make Kyo fade into the background (as you might imagine!). Do you want Yuya with snowflakes and a border? That's quick to do - but the Photoshop file was saved before I added them, and I didn't re-save it after I exported the icon.

[shadowvalkyrie.livejournal.com]

Pretty! The fox and the bluejay are my favourites! May I steal the latter for use over on IJ? (I don't have free icon spaces here.)

[chomiji]

Certainly! I'm glad you liked them!

[thistlerose.livejournal.com]

Oh, how lovely! Taking 6, 8, 14, 27, and 33. Thank you!

[chomiji]

Oooh, how wonderful that you liked so many! Thanks for coming by!

[gokuma.livejournal.com]

Beautiful icons! ^__^

[chomiji]

I'm so glad you like them!

[loligo.livejournal.com]

So beautiful!! I'm going to take one -- I just can't decide which!

[chomiji]

Take your time! They'll keep ... ('til Xmas, anyway).

XD

(I'm glad you like them!)

Thank you!!

[the-resa.livejournal.com]

These are just wonderful!

Re: Thank you!!

[chomiji]

Thank you, Resa-ji!

[gretazreta.livejournal.com]

These are so beautiful! I may take some but honestly? I want them ALL.

[chomiji]

Awww! Thanks - I'm glad you're enjoying them!

[elynross.livejournal.com]

These are fabulous, and I'm so nabbing some of them! Especially the Sendak and the Narnia one. *g*

[chomiji]

I'm so glad you liked them! Thanks!

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

Okay, well, I'm grabbing the one with the fox in it, because how could I not. :-) I am also contemplating candles (both the hanukiah and the three pillars), as well as Tumnus and Lucy.

I think I might love something with the Charlie Brown Xmas Special, but I wouldn't know which bit.

These are charming! Thanks!

[chomiji]

I just took a look at some Charlie Brown images ... they might be surprisingly hard to work in icons because the lines are rather thin/fine compared with the areas of color. But if I can take a moment today, I'll see what I can do.

The candles are nice and glowy, aren't they? When it gets this cold and dark, there's something extra-appealing about them.

Thanks, I'm glad you're enjoying them!

[wizefics.livejournal.com]

Snagged 6, will credit!

[chomiji]

I'm happy you found on that suited! Thanks for coming by!

[sophinisba]

These are just beautiful! I think I'm going to take number 29. I especially love 18, 26 and 36 too. :)

[chomiji]

Aw, thanks! I'm glad you;re enjoying them!

[lunasky.livejournal.com]

Awww. Snaging #4 and will credit! Thanks!

[chomiji]

You're most welcome! Patience Brewster is so cracktastic ... I'm sending out some of her cards this year!

[phoebesmum.livejournal.com]

Snaffling the windowcats whilst panicking at the reminder that it would be as well to get some words out of my head and into the computer before too long. BUT WHEN?! Thank you!

[chomiji]

I know exactly what you mean - I've finished my source material re-read and now it's time to move on ... but how?? I'm glad you found an icon to suit!

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

Oooh, thank you! I've been needing a Yuletide icon, and having one made by a buddy is the best! :) (I took 29.)

[chomiji]

Aww, it makes me happy that you like them, buddy-san! That #29 is from a children's picture book about the solstice.

[sage]

These are gorgeous! I've nabbed #29 and may come back for more. Thank you so much for making them! :D

[chomiji]

Have as many as you like ... they're fat-free!

XD

I'm happy that you found one to suit you~!

[dreaming-trees.livejournal.com]

These are all adorable! Now I wish I'd signed up for the fic exchange this year!

[chomiji]

Aww ... it's sad that you didn't. Crazy schedule this year, I guess?

Thanks for the kind words about the icons!

[felicitoussk8er.livejournal.com]

Ooooohhh, Cho! Every single one is fab! I'll be snagging quite a few -- esp. the Snow Queens! You know what a sucker I am for her...

[chomiji]

Actually, I didn't but I do now! I love Leo and Diane Dillon's work. I'm glad you are enjoying the icons!

(Heh heh heh Santa Cthulu! A good companion for Terry Pratchett's Hogfather, who is kindly old Death in disguise ... it's a long story!)

[lyras.livejournal.com]

So many lovely icons! I've taken the Narnia one, and may come back for more. Thank you very much. :)

[chomiji]

Aww, thanks! I'm glad one of them called out to you! (And welcome back, anytime ... .)

[bibliofilen.livejournal.com]

These are wonderful!

I took number 19 and 28 and promise to credit whenever I use them. Beautiful work!

[chomiji]

I'm so happy you enjoyed them! Use them in good health ... .

[melodyunity.livejournal.com]

Snagging #16! Thanks!

[chomiji]

Hmm, seeing your icon makes me realize that I didn't have any with a music theme (files thought away for next year). I'm glad you found one you liked!

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[faithhopetricks.livejournal.com]

Aww wow, these are fantastic! I love the Narnia ones.

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[chomiji]

I'm glad you're enjoying them! Thanks for stopping by!

[grey853.livejournal.com]

Pretty! I particularly like the fox and the penguins.

[chomiji]

The penguins were so popular last year, when I had "Yuletide 2007" on them, that I just had to being them back. Thanks for the kind words!

[blue-hobbit.livejournal.com]

So pretty!

[chomiji]

Awww, thanks, Hobbit-san!