Oh my gosh, I forgot today is the last day of 2025, I better get ready writing 2026 soon! I noticed either I created icons at least once a month or three times a month (June/October looking at you), but the number of icons I create have decreased but that may be due to the fact that I am currently finishing my dissertation/doing internship (which is my job) and just juggling other demands that make creating more icons harder for me. But I do want to still be productive next year, and grow as an icon creator.
I created icons for
monthlyinspo and
stocklove_ic , where I was focusing more on coloring and lighting. Also, for my alts, I focused on text work, which is something that I don't like to do but I want to grow as an icon creator in this area.
I created icons for
monthlyinspo and
stocklove_ic , where I was focusing more composition work and coloring.
I created icons for
monthlyinspo ,
retro_icontest , and
icontalking , this is where I focused on text work, simplicity and using five layers or less to create icons (which was super fun to do!)
I had a blast in the past for the
retro_icontest challenge which was following somein30 challenge which always pushed me as an icon creator, I had different challenges that I made sure to follow. Also,
fandom10in30 focused on cropping, and
perioddrama_ic focused on book covers. I made some random icons focusing on the texture and composition on them.
I created so many icons for June, especially for
retro_icontest which was all about those decoratives so I had fun exploring different decorative textures, discovered my love of painted effect for
monthlyinspo and
perioddrama_ic , and focusing on coloring for
fandom10in30 .
I created icons for
retro_icontest and alts for
celebrity20in20 . I focused on coloring, painted effect, and complexity.
I was away for vacation but I did answer an ask the maker question about how to make gif icons, and created icons for
fandom10in30 and
icontalking . I focused on complexity, warm coloring, and text work.
I created icons for
monthlyinspo ,
retro_icontest , and
stocklove_ic . I had so much fun focusing on coloring, composition, and text work for this post. Also, I was asked in two challenges what I did in the summer which was basically analyzing my data for my dissertation/writing my dissertation and relaxing on vacation.
I created icons for
perioddrama_ic,
iconthat,
icontalking
iconcolors
disney_20in20 and
tvmovie20in20 focused on the use of textures/composition.
I created icons for
fandom_itest[Bad username or unknown identity: perioddrama_ic ]
fandom10in30 ,
icontalking and
screen_icons and focused on the use of textures/composition.
I created icons for
icontalking . I focused on coloring, lighting, textures, and composition.
Closing Thoughts: I feel like I've probably started out wanting to work on my goals that I usually have working on more complex compositions. So to work on my same goals - complex composition and text work especially when I have the time to do so. - note - same closing remarks as last year!
Prior best icons: please do not recommend any prior bestof_icons as seen below.