Phoenix Trial #5 - Hero Ability Icon Replacements

[Paladon]

Phoenix Trial #5
Contest Theme: Hero Ability Icon Replacements
Your aim is the creation of at least 4 icons featuring a replacement for Blizzard's icons for hero abilities.
You are not limited to one hero you choose, there's just one condition:
Each icon should be a possible replacement for an ability icon from a Warcraft III RoC/TFT hero.
Come up with original ideas and create your own icons.



Examples:

Starfall	Blizzard	Resurrection	Water Elemental

Contest Rules And Conditions

• All icons must adhere to the established icon rules.
• Active and disabled versions of all icons are required.
• No plain screenshots (or shallowly modified) icons are permitted.
• The icons must be made specifically for the contest. No previous works are allowed.
• Blizzard icon naming conventions must be followed: BTNAttack*.blp etc.
  Example: DISBTNHoldPositionBlackDoom.blp
• Works in progress (WIPs) of the icons are encouraged as they keep the contest active.
• The icons must be physically attached to a post when complete. (.blp files only!)
• An in-game screenshot must be included with all submissions.
• Judges may not participate in the contest.
• No irrelevant, non-constructive or off-topic posts will be tolerated in this thread.
• You must be able to provide a 256x256 image of the icons base image to be checked for authenticity, if you work with other sizes, you have to provide at least 2 work-in-progress (wip) pictures.
  

Contest Prizes And Winnings

First Place: 45 reputation points and a special award icon Second Place: 30 reputation points Third Place: 15 reputation points

Contest Judging And Voting

• 2 Judges and one public poll decide the winner.
  
  
• Judging Criteria:
  

  Creativity	The icons' originality and uniqueness are vitally important.	30%
  Blizzard feeling & Theme	Icons should be executed in such a manner that they can be implemented in a Warcraft map, compliment other Blizzard icons and replace the existing ones.	30%
  Technical Note	The quality of the icons is the most important thing (throwing a lot of elements in a 64x64 image will usually look crowded).	40%

• 75 % of the winner shall be determined by the contest's appointed judge(s).
• 25 % of the winner shall be determined by the results of a public poll.

Contestants


If you would like to enter the contest simply make a post in this thread, stating the information about your entry.

• 
  GooS
• KelThuzad
• LiOneSS
• Mr.Goblin
• bananaHUNT
• oh_snap
• X.e.r.e.X
• PrinceOfFame
• a7xpwns
• Xatoga
• The_Silent
• Caeyra
• reza sword2
• Revolve
• DevineArmy
• UnholyDobry
• terradont
• Dentothor
• HappyCockroach
• bigapple90
  

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Contest Dates And Deadline

• The contest shall begin on May (7), 2009 and conclude on June (7), 2009 10.00 PM
  Time (GMT)

 

[Zombie]

Shamefully, I won't be able to participate, but good luck to all the contesters. Our iconers always succeeded in maintaining quality, I'm quite sure this won't be any different. Give 'em hell, boys and girl <3.

 

[X.e.r.e.X]

Hmm... If I get enough inspiration for this then I will participate in this for sure.

 

[GooS]

I am so in!

Hmm no only to see which icons would be fun to make.

 

[FrIkY]

I'm in, definitely!

Good luck everyone!

 

[frostwhisper]

Can't wait to see FrIkY's icons

Nice theme. Let's see some awesomeness!

 

[KelThuzad]

Whoa, cool theme. Be or not to be?

 

[LiOneSS]

Give 'em hell, boys.

ahem.


I'm in.

 

[Mr.Goblin]

hum my post got deleted? well I'M INnnnnnn!

 

[viiva]

possible concept trueshot aura:

(needs a bit of glow still)

 

[oh_snap]

I'm in, I guess. The only issue I have is that I don't have Wc3 currently installed, but I can always get the original blizzard icon concepts from someone.

~Snap

 

[Paladon]

I am in as well.
Someone else is taking my place in the Judge.
Phear da iconz.

 

[Eccho]

Great. Once again, another contest I totally lacks experience in ._.

 

[Zombie]

ahem.

Fixed

Serious competition. Icon contests never cease to amaze me. I'm curious to see what you'll come up with.

 

[HyperActive]

I'll give it I try, seeing how I suggested the theme . A month is a lot of time, and the worst thing that could happen is that I could get more familiar with photoshop.

 

[Paladon]

Wip for my Animate Dead replacement.

Well, I think the foreground is nearly done already.
I can provide a non-coloured (earlier) wip as well, in case if someone is asking

 

[X.e.r.e.X]

Shouldn't Animate Dead guys look more like zombies? Not that it matters though
Looking very good so far

And here is one WIP of my entangling roots icon

 

[oh_snap]

A WIP of my death and decay replacement. Just for the sake of posting it.

 

[Paladon]

Shouldn't Animate Dead guys look more like zombies?

Yeah, but this is before they are animated. I am inspired by the undead "RoC" campaign where Arthas revives the dead from a pile of bones. Zombies would be..uncreative ;P

Xerex, looks interesting so far, it appears partially blurred but i guess you are going to work on that.

Snap, let's see how its going. May i suggest adding a shrivelled rose instead of a healthy one?

EDIT: Opinions?

 

[Devine]

I'm in ...
and if i'm not, whell I could still judge.

Paladon, interesting... the skulls looks whet, though =/.

 

[viiva]

Paladon, ditch the teal glow, and make the top part of your first WIP black.
then make a hand like a puppet master above the skulls
stick with the blue colour or purplish for the hand

anyhow i really like your first WIP, but the second is ruined imo.
@oh snap: imo remove the jaw and weird yellow thing

 

[KelThuzad]

Teh BTNStarfall. (Warming up)
or

 

[Paladon]

Hmm, i'm not happy with the puppet master hand, although its actually a good idea.
But i will think of something in that direction.

Edit: Kel, nice, first.

 

[Palaslayer]

@ paladon
neat. can i be a secondary judge?

 

[Paladon]

The judges are already decided, so, this time, not.

Very quick replacement. I think of giving the black guy some equipment and depth.
But let me hear your opinion first.

I also started with my BTNSleep icon replacement.

 

[Palaslayer]

keep him dark. but equip would be ok. just let him be scary.

 

[X.e.r.e.X]

Update time

I also made flamestrike icon, but since it's mostly sudge I ain't going to use it in competition D:

 

[Paladon]

Better. But work on the shadings

 

[KelThuzad]

Made a nice effected holy light, looks too blur as BTN. Sadly.

 

[Paladon]

I'll create the following replacements:
BTNAnimateDead - in progress
BTNInferno -concept stage
BTNSleep - in progress
BTNRainOfFire -concept stage

 

[KelThuzad]

I'm gonna make:
BTNStarfall
BTNDeathAndDecay
BTNHolyLight
BTNAvatar

That's what I'm gonna plan for the first part...

 

[X.e.r.e.X]

Any suggestions?

 

[KelThuzad]

X.e.r.e.X - border is alittle wrong... It should include the half invisible PAS behind the real border. And just alittle more shadings would do, and + another glowing color with the Color Dodge Layer (in PS)

 

[KelThuzad]

 

[Paladon]

Luk at thiiiis:

BTNInferno

Kel, overall good, but it looks somehow like a lot of smudge.

 

[KelThuzad]

Paladon

Nice inferno...

I took up the good quality drawings lately drawing with a blur brush... It looks good in big resolution... And can't somehow go back.

 

[PrinceOfFame]

I am in!!!

I join in....xD

 

[X.e.r.e.X]

Soon done with the roots

 

[PrinceOfFame]

Just a few more things and my Lightning Element is finished

 

[X.e.r.e.X]

Lightning Element? Wich hero summons that? D:

 

[Paladon]

Remember the contest's theme.

 

[PrinceOfFame]

None but it is Element...

 

[Paladon]

None but it is Element...

Just read through the first post again, carefully.

 

[PrinceOfFame]

KK i read it can be only magic what WC roc or tft Heroes have...Can it be with units?

 

[Paladon]

Hero ability icon replacements.

 

[PrinceOfFame]

I maked an Mana Shield...It is Lady washy Ability ...

 

[Kingz]

I may join if this is allowed:

• i draw something on paper
• i scan it
• i rework it in a program
• i post it

So is this allowed?
I mean, that is freehanded

 

[Paladon]

That's actually what i mostly do.
This time not, but it is allowed.

 

[X.e.r.e.X]

Only if I had a scanner ...

 

[a7xpwns3]

I'm in, why not.
Mine's going to be a critical-strike icon.
Heres my work in progress(other wips are on the link too)
BTNExecutionersBlade - The Hive Workshop - A Warcraft III Modding Site
(PS: In the version for the Pheonix Trial, it will be quite different. This is just my "Before the trial version)