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xtanitx ([personal profile] xtanitx) wrote2009-05-28 11:06 pm

Banner and a rec

If y'all aren't reading Aloof Rocker Kryptonite, you should be. I'm just sayin'. (It's an All-human WIP, though, so if you've an allergy to those, stay clear.) Three chapters in, and this new author is totally making me smile. It has a few flaws, but generally speaking, it's great. And given the seemingly never ending torrent of, well. . . this is unlocked, and god forbid I offend any delicate sensibilities, so let's just say that stumbling into a fun, well-written, and engaging story from a brand new author was quite a nice surprise.

Anyway, I didn't think I could do story banners, but doing the one for [livejournal.com profile] dampersnspoons got me thinking I could, and so I've been meaning to try my hand at another one. This seemed as good as any to start out on. I have no idea if she'll even use it, so instead of waiting to find out, I thought I'd post it here and hope she won't care. I'm guessing not. hahaha And, besides, as Beth pointed out to me the other day, it's mine, I can post it. She's a very smart woman.

I learned my save early and save often lesson with this one. I was nearly done and PS locked up. Poof. All gone. Luckily I pretty much remembered everything I'd done to that point, minus a few specifics like exact colors of fill layers, but whatever. It's all sorted and now I save like a demon, and this one isn't hugely different than the first one. I think I'm proudest about something you can't even see because JM is covering most of it up. The attention whore. I kid! Yeesh, enough rambling about the boring process of getting this thing together. On to the banner. . . and read that story, darn it!



[identity profile] dawnofme.livejournal.com 2009-05-29 08:48 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks for the rec. I'll have to check it out when I have a few minutes to spare. I bet she'll be thrilled and totally floored that you made the banner for her.

I love it when an artist puts a thumbnail version of their art in a post. I usually put the larger version in a cut below it so that it is actually on my LJ. I don't really like having to click on an image and being sent out of LJ and to where the image is stored online. I had to backspace to get back to LJ and your post so that I could comment here.

The banner is very nicely done. Makes me want to the read the story even more now. :)
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[identity profile] xtanitx.livejournal.com 2009-05-29 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Hrm, I never thought of that. :\ Would it opening in a separate tab be just as much a bother? I get lots of views, but not many comments, so anything that makes it easier for folks to comment I'm definitely all for! hahaha

Thanks! She did like it. Phew! :D