50 Guardian icons, episodes 1-5!

[extrapenguin]

So, the icon battle left me with the urge to make some more icons, but I didn't want to go to the next phase just yet, so I set my own mini-challenge: 10 icons per episode, starting from episode 1! Here are the icons from episodes 1 to 5, 50 in total. I made them roughly in order, and continued going with each episode until I had 10. Some of them are variants of each other, but there are multiple icons of each SID team member, Shen Wei, the Envoy, and some group/team ones, so I hope you can find something sufficiently pretty to stare at! If you want to use one, I'd be super honored; just leave a comment here.

The icons:
1-10 (episode 1)



11-20 (episode 2)



21-30 (episode 3)



31-40 (episode 4)



41-50 (episode 5)



Textures by hiraethe/alwaysbeenasmiler/jyuukoi, wolfbane_icons/jordannamorgan, and tropicalsundae/sparkling_eye.

More specific texture credits:
wolfbane_icons
Sunlace – 01, 02
Autumn Walk – 12, 34
Azteca – 16
Blazing Jasmine – 17
Ajisai – 18
Nevermore – 29
Frozen River – 33
Sunny Forest – 34
Steel Clouds – 34
Floral Fusion – 41
Burning Trees – 42, 45
Lily Pond – 44
Spidersilk – 45, 50
Winter Sky – 47
Haunted Swamp – 48

tropicalsundae
Light Textures Set #4, Light Colors, Vector Textures – 03, 08, 11
Light Textures Set #3 – 04, 46

hiraethe
Persephone – 05, 07, 39
Hades – 06, 23
Champagne Supernova – 10
3 Shades of Opal – 35, 40
Pantheon – 49

Others:
Icon #24 background is simple bucket fill with one of GIMP's own patterns/textures.
Icons #36-38 have the aurora background from this webpage.

(Alternatively, credits under the icon in the image hosting imgur album.)

Should you wish to ask me how I did x icon or y thing in z icon, go ahead! Mini-tutorials will be provided for all interested parties.

Comments

[riventhorn]

Hands off my postgrad-- lololol :D

I'm also fond of Gao Changchang's \O/ expressions. And yay, a Lin Jing one!

[extrapenguin]

That's what Shen Wei was thinking when he appeared directly in front of the criminal (between him an Li Qian) and was perhaps slightly rougher than necessary. His postgrad who does the magic PowerPoint thing on his behalf, no touch!

There are two Lin Jing ones! (Plus ensemble icons.) One important guiding principle of mine was to get at least one and ideally two icons of every SID member into the set, lest it become something like 50 Shen Wei sadfaces. I also really like iconing the :o and wistful expressions, as they're so easy to fill with wonder and meaning!

[riventhorn]

lol, yes it could easily become all SW sadfaces. Or all ZYL flirting.

[extrapenguin]

Actually, Zhao Yunlan doesn't spend as much screentime flirting in these early episodes! He's more likely to be gesticulating and ribbing with his underlings and solving cases. The flirting moments are there, yes, but he's more likely to be suspecting Shen Wei of something or stealing his cake.