Things I Need NOT To Do, Part II
Aug. 22nd, 2013 10:43 pmFigure out ways how to make new animated icons for ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
forgotten_vows. It generally ends up with me in a vicious rage at some point. I found this gif maker that lets you make gifs from YouTube videos because there was a certain "oh I give UP" expression I wanted for his icon set (when he's on the bridge, right after hearing the town crier and right before the transition into him practicing his vows). I managed to make the gif -- absolutely huge, and with a random frame of the crier at the very beginning. Which it then took me AGES to find someplace to snip that frame off. I was about ready to punch something, I really was.
However, I eventually found LunaPic, which let me do my snip, and then went back to my usual Online Image Editor to do the usual shrink and suchlike (which was difficult, but not impossible!) You can see the result at the end of his current icon set -- not the best, but pretty good for DW's icon restrictions. His expression's quite clear, at any rate. I also added a blank look for when he needs those. Still debating two other icons, wondering if they're really needed or if some of the current icons I have will do for the things I'd want them for.
Been a relatively quiet day other than that. Still sick with moments of hacking coughing -- other than that, though, I'm feeling okay. Which is really surprising, considering I got some shitty sleep last night. . . Either I'm too used to having to dope up with Nyquil right now or finding the right combination of "not boiling" and "covered up enough" is harder than I thought. Meeeeh. I woke up feeling surprisingly awake and was able to jump right into DW tags, so that was something. Hopefully tonight will be better though. Honestly, I'm just looking forward to when this cold is no longer an issue and I can feel like I've gotten my life back. Ugh.
Anyway. I've got stuff to catch up on, so I'll go do that. And hope tumblr is less freaking glitchy soon, because this askbox nonsense is getting old.
forgotten_vows. It generally ends up with me in a vicious rage at some point. I found this gif maker that lets you make gifs from YouTube videos because there was a certain "oh I give UP" expression I wanted for his icon set (when he's on the bridge, right after hearing the town crier and right before the transition into him practicing his vows). I managed to make the gif -- absolutely huge, and with a random frame of the crier at the very beginning. Which it then took me AGES to find someplace to snip that frame off. I was about ready to punch something, I really was.However, I eventually found LunaPic, which let me do my snip, and then went back to my usual Online Image Editor to do the usual shrink and suchlike (which was difficult, but not impossible!) You can see the result at the end of his current icon set -- not the best, but pretty good for DW's icon restrictions. His expression's quite clear, at any rate. I also added a blank look for when he needs those. Still debating two other icons, wondering if they're really needed or if some of the current icons I have will do for the things I'd want them for.
Been a relatively quiet day other than that. Still sick with moments of hacking coughing -- other than that, though, I'm feeling okay. Which is really surprising, considering I got some shitty sleep last night. . . Either I'm too used to having to dope up with Nyquil right now or finding the right combination of "not boiling" and "covered up enough" is harder than I thought. Meeeeh. I woke up feeling surprisingly awake and was able to jump right into DW tags, so that was something. Hopefully tonight will be better though. Honestly, I'm just looking forward to when this cold is no longer an issue and I can feel like I've gotten my life back. Ugh.
Anyway. I've got stuff to catch up on, so I'll go do that. And hope tumblr is less freaking glitchy soon, because this askbox nonsense is getting old.
