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BTNGemStone

Icon is made in Gimp, it's freehand (well borders aren't :p), it's using 20% sharpen filter.

The icon is ment to be used as a item icon.

Thanks to zombie2279 for some tips :D

Feel free to use it.

Update I:

I don't really know what I've done :<

-Smaller lines, a bit contrast changed, a bit different colors.

Keywords:
gem, stone, ruby, ring, item, rock
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BTNGemStone (Icon)

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09:09, 15th Jul 2009 zombie2279: It's a saddening fact that you couldn't make it transparent, it looks like a blue stone of some sort now. Anyway, it's good as a first icon and definitely approvable.

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09:09, 15th Jul 2009
zombie2279: It's a saddening fact that you couldn't make it transparent, it looks like a blue stone of some sort now. Anyway, it's good as a first icon and definitely approvable.
 
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Hey, I like the idea but i think you need to work on it a litle. It kinda looks like it is a structure not a gem you know what i mean ? Like the blueprints of a gem. Because it looks empty inside. And you have to add it some sharper edges. because they kinda looks weird to me. But other than that is pretty nice but i won't rate it yet.

-Somnium
 
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But how should i do it?

Well i can honestly tell you i cant draw so i have no clue. But i can tell you what i think might solve it lol. What i think is the lines need to be thinner and sharper. Like actually straigh lines almost. http://dianae.deviantart.com/art/Simple-Water-Splash-Tutorial-89945904 I know it's about water but it might help. And the whole structure needs to be sharper because it looks a bit round. But it's ohright for your first icon :):)
 
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Second one looks kinda better, but i reall think you should make the lines smaller. More sharper because the seem kinda pixely, and that's not how sharp things should be :)

On the third one i think it's a bit to much it kinda looks foggy but all of them are pretty good. Specially since this is your first icon, it's ohrite :)

-Somnium
 
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It doesn't matter if it's the first icon or if it's the 500-th one (that goes for all resources)

It must be done in the way it should be ^^

I'll try to make lines more sharper.

Whatabout now?
 

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Then I run of ideas how to do that :<

It's okie it's awlays hard to capture something see through like water or gems. You just had a wronf staring idea. What resulution did you drwa this at ? You should have drawn it much bigegr than resize it down, did you do that ? If you can't do something.... Try something else, jsut dont give up :)

-Somnium
 
Looks like one of those christmas things made by putting glue and string on a balloon and popping the ballon. I fail to see how this could be anything close to a gemstone. It would have to be like 95% transparent if this were the case. Also poor job on the gem cutter's part.

Make the bottom of the gem less visible and eliminate all the unnecessary lines

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Tne spaces didnt come out so.. that didnt turn out to look like a gem
 
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Now what should I do?

When you don't know what to do always look at what pro's do. There are some gems in World of Warcraft, you could see how they look on their page. But i think you can't improve this, you would have to start all over again. But it's what everone does, we all learn on mistakes :) The world wasn't build overnight. Just remember make it at a big resolution next time.

-Somnium
 
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You're good, you let it trough, Not... xP

Meh, I'll try. :D

This is what I mannaged so far...

And if I'm the only one that sees a gem in this, then I'm must be retarded (Like I'm not allready :p)

And if it's crap just say so...
 

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