36 North & South icons

[olde_fashioned]

36 icons of the so-wonderful-it-can-never-be-iconed-enough North & South. This time I've got a few icontest entries in there, as well as one of Higgins and Bessie. I was really going for a "grittier" look this time, since the story is so serious, and the setting rather "gritty" in itself. ;-) I love that about this story, how the world can be dark and ugly and scary but there still can be things as beautiful as love and friendship, as Christian values and moral people who still try to do the right thing.

As always, never alter my graphics, comment, credit, and enjoy!

Teasers:




Please, if you take anything, be so kind as to take note of the numbers of the icon(s) you're saving, since I am always experimenting with my styles and I would like to know what people like best. (This helps me so I can make more!) The numbers are above the icons. ;-)

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Created with angelamaria's Icon Table Generator @ Bauble

#30 won 1st place, Best Use of Image, and Most Creative @ the_histories


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Comments

[rei-nohara.livejournal.com]

Oh my, those are certainly lovely! 4, 14 and 32 are my favourites by far! I'll credit when I use them, thank you very much for sharing!

[tattooedsiren.livejournal.com]

Love 28-30 and 36. Higgins is love. :O)

[hominygrits.livejournal.com]

I really love the cropping of 28! Gorgeous icons, as usual! :-)

[airehen.livejournal.com]

I like 31.

I have never actually seen this "North and South". The movies I know are The Blue and the Grey (which we particularly like) and "North and South" - the one with Patrick Swayze and bunch of other notable & semi-notable actors.

[greyeyedpixie.livejournal.com]

Taking a few. :)
These are beautiful! You did a lovely job.

[ningloreth.livejournal.com]

Lovely cropping, perfect lighting, gorgeous use of textures! I've taken a few to add to my collection of inspiring examples.

[ancientwhispers.livejournal.com]

This looks like a very good movie. What is it about?

[midenianscholar.livejournal.com]

Well, m'dear, looks like you're experimenting with some very nice new textures. :D

1 & 2 - nice contrast, and text :D I'll probably steal one of these.
3 - nice colors and crop!
4 - Llooooooveeee!!! I love the coloring and fade-to-black. Did you do a yellow texture to light him up a bit? I might be stealing this one.
5 - oooo!!! I like a lot!
11 and 12 - Like the colors and such! :D
14 - Nice crop and texture.
18 - cool texture
19 and 20 - oooo! I like the fade-to-black and textures and coloring. I really like 19--I'll probably snag that. :D
29 and 30 - Awwwwwwwwwwwww
35 and 36 - like the textures a lot. :D

Lovely job!!!

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

My pleasure, and thanks for the comment! :-)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

He's great, isn't he? He's almost better than Margaret or Mr. Thornton... *pause* ...but not quite. ;-D

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Emily! :-D

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Oh MY!! I don't know whether to be horrified or delighted! ;-P You certainly have a treasure to discover. ^-^ Run, don't walk, to get yourself a copy of this!! Do you have Netflix? It's a wonnnnderrrrrfffulllll story. *sigh*

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Which ones did you take? ;-)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Which ones did you take? :-)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

You're right, it's a VERY good movie! It's about a young woman born and raised in the south of England who's father abandons his profession as a clergyman and uproots his family to the bustling manufacturing town of Milton, far away in the north of England. It's basically a case of culture shock for her, moving to a place that's much more dark, dirty, and rough than what she's used to. The people, especially, are fiercely indpendent, outspoken, and industrious. Both the Northerners and the Southerners tend to look down on each other and have little appreciation for the other's way of life, and slowly but surely, each side comes to learn that they might have made a few mistakes when they judged the other. :-) It's wonderful, it's compelling, and it has a fantastic social drama, not just a great love story.

By all means, rent this!!

Edited because this comment isn't long enough already: this is worth a watch for the fabulous costumes, the gorgeous music, and beautiful scenery alone. Also the acting is top-notch, with some really amazing talent IMVHO. ^-^

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Yup! You noticed!! :-D

I thought you would like nos. 1, 2, 4, and 5. ;-D #4 is not really a yellow texture, it's more of a combination of a whole bunch things, (and I duplicated and screened layers to get him lighter) but one of them *is* yellowish. You're welcome to them if you would like!

Thank you veddy much!! *bows*

[advant-guarde.livejournal.com]

wow ... BEAUTIFUL!!! And may I also say that the background on your journal is quite lovely too!

[nochediosa.livejournal.com]

Best North & South Icons I have seen!

took some

[feministyogini.livejournal.com]

some of these are just lovely; I'm snagging a few and will credit when used.

[feministyogini.livejournal.com]

#7, 28, 31 are the ones I saved :)

[xarmolipi.livejournal.com]

your icons are amazing!!!

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you, and thank you! ;-D

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! :-D

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the comment, and the specifics. ;-D

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :-)