Just clearing out a number of older icons I've had stashed (which I ought to do soon for some other subjects as well). Twenty-five icons here, featuring Jean/Cyclops, Wolverine/Kayla, Storm, Rogue, and more. The pairing icons were made for a past gift exchange, and a few others have been previously seen here as texture examples.

( We could be heroes )

The last time I posted textures, I asked what set I should post next. Ghost Lights II beat out Scrapbook III, so here you go: 26 icon-sized lights in assorted colors. :)

( Preview and download here! )

Personally I couldn't care less about Kayla Silverfox, but the lyrics to The Fray's "You Found Me" seemed to work, so... *shrug* It's pretty anyway!

( Who I am and who I'm not and who I want to be... )

I've also cut a large number of bases from Wolverine screencaps, so hopefully there will be icons in the relatively near future. :)

A big batch going all the way back to November! Lots of Wolverine, as well as Beast, Storm, Jean, Xavier, and a few random others.

( No witty tagline, because I'm in a hurry... )

I'm going to have a whole lot of Beast icons coming up soon, by the way. :)

Part I of my September icon inventory, with thirty-six icons in all.

( Snikt )

I have an irrationally powerful desire to see Hugh Jackman in a fedora, and not for the first time, it has resulted in something truly cracked coming out of my PaintShop. This is by no means a flawless manipulation, but I thought some of you might get as much of a chuckle out of it as I have.

It occurred to me that in the future, when I try writing an X-Men/classic movie "remix" fanfiction I have in mind, I may want an appropriate icon for it. The result? Mutant Noir. Wolverine in a trenchcoat and fedora--and lighting up a cigarette, no less. (I tried fedora-ing some other Wolverine and general Hugh pics after that, but none of them turned out as well.)

If anyone would like to see me try doing 1930s versions of any other X-Men characters, ask away. The practice is good for me. *g*

All three of these wallpapers feature X3 photos. Those who are really spoiler-sensitive might not want to view the second or third ones.

X-Man: I didn't really care about this one while I was making it, but it turned out to be my favorite of the trio. It just worked perfectly.

Work Done: The desktop version of my icon. I feel like I cheated on this one, if only because the context and the backlighting kept me from doing much to it. Enhancements to color and texture are pretty much the only difference from the original photo.

Wild Thing: If nothing else, this one was a huge education in how to eliminate detailed backgrounds in photographs. I'm pleased with it.

Saturday morning plus rock music plus Wolverine muscle pics, multiplied by laziness, divided by PaintShop...

Yep, it's the formula for creative procrastination. And since I wasn't in the mood to spend twenty minutes loading my massive browse file of icon resources, this time you get Wolverine desktop wallpapers.

Rebel Hero was the first one, which turned out in a sort of raw, war-movie style that I think is pretty effective. But I'm even more pleased with WolvieWall01, which is kind of a... pastel tortoiseshell techno-decay nouveau. Or something. (It's the technician's viewpoint again; getting rid of the photo's bilious green background was a huge learning experience, and very satisfying.)

If you download them, please do comment. :)