Icon Workshop
Hello all!
One of the things we all remember from the Plaza is the art work. While some credit must be paid to the likes of John Howe, it was really the innovative work of Protoguy that made us fall in love with the site. I'm not entirely sure if he appreciated it at the time, but his efforts gave birth to a unique and distinct form of graphic art: Icon making, also known as the art of putting tiny pictures into tiny spaces. When Protoguy left the Plaza, he left a vacuum behind. While no one could really duplicate the majesty of Peeg's icons, many of us tried. I'll hold my hands up to the fact that I was one of those who attempted icon making. The results were...mixed. Nevertheless, I tried to pay homage to Peeg's style.
Below are some of my old attempts at making icons.
This is my attempt at an icon for the character Lindo, who was a resident of the Cottage of Lost Play. I held the rank of Lindo for a short while, when I was a Maia looking after the Poetry and Art forum. This wasn't the face I actually wore, but this icon is reminiscent of my actual icon. If anyone can find the old Lindo icon, I'd be very grateful.
This is my attempt at a Librarian icon for the character Melian. I tried to incorporate some Dwarvish runes into the parchment in the background. I quite like this one.
This was my admin face for many moons. I wanted to move away from the aesthetic that Peeg used on his 'iconic' Orome icon. I quite liked the end result, but I can appreciate why many people felt it channeled a lot of feminine energy and thus though that I was a woman.
This is an old attempt at a Varda icon and I hate it. It is too purple, over exposed and not nice to look at. I have included it because it is one of the few icons I could actually find.
I thought it would be quite nice for us to have a place where we could share any of our icon attempts and keep a library of any old icons we have found.