Yuletide Icons 2010

[chomiji]

Many many Yuletide icons (apparently I lost my mind this time), including some warm climate Yule, cartoons and comics, children's books, and even some TV (and Lady Gaga, too). Samples:

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All the usual caveats apply: don't hotlink (please save my bandwidth!), download 'em to your own system, please credit as appropriate.
 

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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 and Chank, border and other brushes from spiritsighs, endlessdeep, absolute trouble, meleada, sowicked, Frozeneyes, dark-dragon-stock, and easyelements. All original art and photos used are copyright by the original artists and photographers, including but not limited to:

1. unknown 2. "X-Files" 3. unknown (Hawaiian Christmas cards) 4. unknown 5. unknown 6. unknown 7. "Big Bang Theory" 8. Sebastien Braun 9. Bill Watterson 10. unknown 11. unknown 12. Stephen Pastis 13. Chris Bachalo, from Sandman 14. B. Moser 15. Eric Velasquez 16. unknown 17. unknown 18. (Lady Gaga) 19. Phyllis Harris 20. unknown 21. Edward Gorey 22. Dr. Suess (animation) 23. unknown (Hawaiian Chirstmas card) 24. The Hulk (Marvel Comics) 25. Iron Man (movie version)

26. Mary Engelbreit 27. "Mad Men" 28. Paul Hess 29. Neil Waldman 30. "NCIS" 31. unknown 32. "The OC" 33. unknown 34. unknown (Aladdin edition of Over Sea, Under Stone) 35. unknown 36. unknown (surname Maxwell) 37. Tomie dePaola 38. Stephen Pastis 39. Ernest H. Shepherd 40. Powerpuff Girls 41. unknown 42. Shell Petersen 43. unknown 44. Lin Wang 45. Washington (DC) Revels 46. unknown (Hawaiian Christmas card) 47. From Sandman (anyone know which artist?) 48. unknown shojou manga 49. Lin Wang 50. Mano Sotelo

51. Ruth Sanderson 52. Vladyslav Yerko 53. Lauren Stringer 54. unknown 55. Patience Brewster 56. Pauline Baynes 57. "Torchwood" 48. Trish Rouelle 59. unknown 60. Pauline Baynes 61. "Ugly Betty" 62. Vlad Gerasimov 63. Pat Marriott 64. Lin Wang 65. Stephen Pastis 66. Marc Brown 67. unknown 68. Harley Quinn, by or after Bruce Timm (DC Comics) 69. unknown 70. Patrick McDonnell

(Photos from Flickr used under Creative Commons licensing.)

Apologies to anyone whom I did not credit - once I got around to working with some of the art, I found that I had not recorded the info that I thought I had.

Comments

[zdenka]

*squee* SO very shiny. I was going to name individual ones I liked, but that would be almost all of them. :D

[chomiji]

I'm glad you liked them! (And I have a pic of Agatha I was going to use too, but when I hit 100 icons - I kicked some out - I figured it was time to knock it off for the year. Maybe next time!)

[lorelei42 (from livejournal.com)]

These are great! I grabbed #17 (the luminarias) & #22 (the Grinch). Thanks!

[chomiji]

I'm glad you found ones that suited!

[ndnickerson.livejournal.com]

took the powerpuff girls one, thank you! =)

[chomiji]

I'm glad you liked it!

[lilly-rose.livejournal.com]

I am in love with #64. Taking and will cred.

[chomiji]

Lin Wang is really something - I found her work on an illustrator agent site. She did the one of the reindeer with the magnificent antlers and the little girl asleep and dreaming too.

[thistlerose.livejournal.com]

These are wonderful. I especially adore the one with the penguins, and the train!

[chomiji]

I'm so happy that you like them!

[qe2.livejournal.com]

These are gorgeous. Thanks so much!

[chomiji]

I'm so happy you liked them!

[wendelah1]

I am so taking the XF Yuletide icon. I think I love you.

Edit: also the ones with palmtrees 'cause I live in LA.

[chomiji]

Awww, thanks!

I was very struck by the people last year who wanted icons for climates without snowy, cold themes. I'm glad that one suited!

[calliopes_pen]

Taking a lot of these. Gorgeous job!

[chomiji]

Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed them!

[loligo.livejournal.com]

These are so fantastic, I don't know how to choose!

[chomiji]

Awww, thanks! I'm happy that you like them!

[chomiji]

I am so not shocked that you recognized the cards, imouto-chan ... although it's also cute because I was thinking about you as I was collecting them.

Thanks so much for the artists' names!

[aeonamber.livejournal.com]

Love these; am taking a few with credit. Thank you! :)

[chomiji]

Eeee, I'm happy that you liked them!

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Snagged several and squealed aloud at the one for "The Wolves of Willoughby Chase"!

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[chomiji]

Yes, that was definitely inspired by seeing Aiken's books on the list of fandoms! I'm glad you found it!

[snickfic]

These are so lovely! I snagged the Winnie-the-Pooh one, both Narnia ones, and the one of Death from Sandman. :)

[chomiji]

Awww, thanks! I'm happy you found some you liked!

[atdelphi.livejournal.com]

These are all lovely! I'm taking #42, which looks rather like the scene outside my window at the moment.

[chomiji]

I was very taken by that illustration of the ravens! I'm glad it found a home.

[atatteredrose.livejournal.com]

I tried not to get grabby but these are all so amazing! Gorgeous, and tantalizingly representative of all these different fandoms that come to life this time of year. Snagging 2, 13, 21, 54, 63, 39 will credit. My particular favourite is 21 - Gorey is my hero and I've always associated him with this time of year, don't know why. :D

[chomiji]

Aww, thank you! Yes, that's what I was trying to convey - I'm so pleased it worked! (And yes, Gorey is surprisingly holiday-like, considering how macabre he can be.)

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

Eeee, Pearls Before Swine!

[chomiji]

I love that strip. Pig and Zebra are my favorites. Did you know that there are plushies? With little stick-like hands?

[justhuman.livejournal.com]

Great icons - I love the variety!

Snagging #30 because everyone should find Sam Hannah in their presents.

[chomiji]

I'm so glad you liked them - and that you found one that pleased especially! (It's always very strange when I do TV icons because I watch so little of it lately.)

[ariestess]

Snagged the Grinch one. Will credit when it's used...

[chomiji]

I'm happy that you found one that suited!

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

Thank you for including warm Yuletide icons - it's hot here today and it's only going to get warmer! I'm snagging the one with the penguins.

[chomiji]

I was definitely moved by the comments of people in previous years who wanted icons that felt like home! I'm very glad you found one that you liked.

[sometimesalways.livejournal.com]

Taking the sandman one! Thanks!

[chomiji]

You're very welcome! I'm happy you found one that you liked!

[featherxquill.livejournal.com]

Warm climate Yuletide! Yay! Took the lil croc and the thongs *G*

[chomiji]

Everyone should be able to have a Yuletide icon that feels like home!

(Poor Junior Croc - with a dad like that, he deserves a happy holiday!)

[hikari-mibu.livejournal.com]

These are gorgeous! Don't mind if I steal the Lady Gaga one? Thank you! Was a little surprised to see that Yuki-chan from SDK didn't make it this year, but that's okay!

[chomiji]

Thanks, and of course Lady Gaga can go home with you, Hikari-chan! (Does this mean you are doing the Yuletide writing exchange, or do you just like the icon?)

The only really wintery art I've seen with with Yukimura, his back is mostly to the camera: the focus is on Sasuke (vol. 24). My personal favorite cover - the one I'd actually pay money to have, if Kamijyo-sensei ever offered the original for sale - is vol. 27, the one where Kyo, Bon, and Yukimura are all sharing a tree-trunk (or perhaps a porch post) as a back rest, smoking as the rain comes down around them.

[emilys-list.livejournal.com]

i'm not going to snag any icons, but i wanted to tell you how much i like them! very pretty.

[chomiji]

Aww, thanks for taking time to tell me so!

[photoash.livejournal.com]

These are so awesome <3 grabbed a few!

[chomiji]

I'm so glad you liked them!

[elynross.livejournal.com]

So fab! I'm snagging 13, 16, 36, and 47! \o/

[chomiji]

Awww, thanks! I'm always glad to see you coming back for more!

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