icon remake; bestof_icons

[aliensamba]

Medium: anime, tv series
Fandom: The Wheel of Time, Love Between Fairy and Devil, Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life
Characters: Egwene al'Vere, Xiao Lan Hua, Dongfang Qingcang, Chika Kudo
Notes: 4 icons for icon remake challenge at bestof_icons.

original	remade

thoughts: The original icon was made from a promo still because I couldn't find any caps. I like subjects in profile but I think the remade icon is more in theme with the title of this series which is: "Love between Fairy and Devil". Instead of a larger background area, I chose to closely crop them to capture the emotion. I also added a texture by lookslikerain, gaussian blur it and set to screen, repeat 4 times to enhance the light mood.

original	remade

thoughts: The original icon was made from a provided screencap + prompt: "blue color". I chose a different cap for the remade icon. In the remade icon, Egwene is facing forward (more or less) while still keeping the blue color. I also added a texture by lookslikerain to show the strings of power that surround Egwene.

original	remade

thoughts: In the remade icon, I wanted to focus on his armor/costume and how he is a creature of fantasy. Using curves [filter] I tweaked the colors of the icon, added the unedited version and set to softlight. Then I added a texture by lookslikerain that looks like sparkles to get a fantasy vibe.

original	remade

thoughts: I reused the original screencap for the remade icon. I cut-out Chika and placed him in front while the background is Kazusa's teasing face. I tried to make it pastel/candy colors using a texture by lookslikerain which I set to LCh Chroma.
 
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