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[charmax]

Ok so this is a whole lot of randomness (again) but I thought it was better to be random than not update at all.

1 Bronze Ambition has a festive new skin.
2. I have been doing many battles over at art_battle

charmax vs. i_______loveyou

Round 1+2 - Angelina Jolie
Round 3+4 - Kristen Bell
Round 5+6 - Evangeline Lilly
Round 7+8 - Natalie Portman

http://bronze-ambition.net/LJ/battles/AJbattle.png
^ looking at that now I really don't like it.

http://bronze-ambition.net/LJ/battles/Kristenbattle2.png
^ I think that is one of the better ones..

http://bronze-ambition.net/LJ/battles/Evangeline-battle.png
Hmmm again, not sure if I like or not.

http://bronze-ambition.net/LJ/battles/NataliePortmanbattle2.png
This is okay.

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charmax vs. astartexx

Theme: Mix
Number of volleys: 12
Special rules: none
size: 800x600

Volley 1+2 Veronica Mars 1x10 An Echolls Family Christmas
Volley 3+4 A Christmas movie (Choose your own)
Volley 5+6 Any celeb male or female with wings (Choose your own)
Volley 7+8 Supernatural
Volley 9+10 (Femme) Slash manipulation
Volley 11+12 Lost het couple

http://bronze-ambition.net/LJ/battles/echollschristmasbattle.png
^ I don't think i's the best thing I've ever made.

http://bronze-ambition.net/LJ/battles/polarexpressbattle.png

http://bronze-ambition.net/LJ/battles/heavenlybattle.png
I am very happy with this!

http://bronze-ambition.net/LJ/battles/supernaturalbattle.png
^ Darker arts is not my thing.

http://bronze-ambition.net/LJ/battles/anakatebattle.png
^ Yeah! This turned out pretty much how I wanted it to. Oh and astartexx wanted a wallpaper so here it is

http://bronze-ambition.net/LJ/battles/SunJinbattle.png
^ This also has a wallpaper

Ok that is the challenges over.

3. This is another wall I made a few days ago. I was just experimenting a little..



4. Just a few cat icons that were made for astartexx as a none Christmas gift. She wanted me to post them here.

^ If you want to use any of these icons then please take.

5. I'm also trying to vid gifts... Don't hold your breathe. lol

ETA: The battle images may not show correctly in Firefox. They are fine in IE.
brush/texture credits

Comments

[martoufmarty.livejournal.com]

Dude! Those are awesome!

And cute cat icons. You make me want to go and take more pictures of my cats and make more icons of them :P

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Cheers Steph. You should post some cats pics, cats always bring a smile. :D

[lysachan.livejournal.com]

Those are brilliant! *___*

And OMG, thank you for the Christmas card! It was lovely. ♥

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Oh I'm glad the card arrived! And I'm pleased you like it. :D

Thanks for the compliment on the above arts too.

[benmars.livejournal.com]

I love everything.

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Everything? Sweet. :D

[cala-jane.livejournal.com]

you shouldn't be allowed to make things that are so beautiful. it's just wrong.

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Haha. You don't get to see all the horrible ugly things I make because they get sent to the recycle bin not inflicted on my live journal friends. Trust me some of them are really not pretty.

[cala-jane.livejournal.com]

Well good! Makes me feel a little better about myself *nodnod* *grin*

[charmax.livejournal.com]

I've seen your arts and you should always feel good!

[cala-jane.livejournal.com]

OMG! *blushes*
uhm... THANKS!
*squee*

[lorlor-tiger.livejournal.com]

I really enjoy the Jack/Kate wallpaper. Great experimentation, it's really abstract and orginal. :D

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Annegela, I take that as a huge compliment coming from you. Thank you so much! :D

[messyjessie58.livejournal.com]

these are wonderful! i especially love the veronica and dad wp and the forbidden fruit one the most :D

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thank you Jessie. :D The 'Forbidden Fruit' is one of my favs of this bunch. I really have a soft spot for Sun + Jin. ♥

[titenani.livejournal.com]

WOW !! So much prettyness :D *clap**clap*

The fanarts are all gorgeous hon...my favorites are the fem slash one, heavenly creature and the Christmas one !! :D ....but ..the VM one is absolutely amazing also...again in a very "scrapbooking-ish" style .. I love it ! *love* I'd really like to have a wallpaper of that one ;)

The cats icons are so cuteeeee .. SO cute ! :D

Awww .. I wanna make fanarts/wallpapers/icons too...but it's like I don't have any inspiration anymore *bawl* ..well..at least you have enough inspiration for two *hehe* ;)

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Aww nan thank you so much! *blush* ♥

is this ok?

(http://bronze-ambition.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/VMlove1024x768.jpg)

[titenani.livejournal.com]

ooohhh pretty !!! :D THANK YOU sweetie !!! :)

[charmax.livejournal.com]

You are very welcome nan.

[virium75.livejournal.com]

Very nice web layout and i love your wallpaper. the kitty icons are adorably aswell!

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thanks Virium. The cat icons made a nice change from the fandom stuff I usually do.

[dualbunny.livejournal.com]

Man, you've been busy! Love seeing all the different styles. I seriously can't even pick a favorite out of these. :D

And the kitty icons! ::cuddles them all::

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Yep that's me busy, busy, busy; anything to avoid decorating or shopping for gifts for my constantly growing number of nieces and nephews.

[countessmary.livejournal.com]

Wowza! I knew you were like a master of the vidding but... damn, woman is there nothing you can't do?!

I'm just dropping by to invite you to sign up for the Insane February Iconning Project (http://www.livejournal.com/users/countessmary/135874.html)

I noticed your birthday was in february... the only person I know whose birthday is on the 29th. Thought you might want dibbs. (Yeah, we know there is no 29th this year, but will we let that stop us? No. I don't think so.)

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thanks for commenting countess. There are many and varied things I cannot do but thanks for the flattery.

I'll have to check out the iconning project and get back to you. Insane projects of one sort or another seem to be spreading like a virus across lj at the moment. lol.

[sassykittenjess.livejournal.com]

Your artwork is so gorgeous! It's always really inspiring to see the amazing things you do with Photoshop. Amazing work Charmax :)

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thanks Sassy K. I must admit I do love photoshop. It is nothing like the love/hate relationship I have with premiere. Photoshop is like the comfortable partner you've had for years who knows all your ways. Premiere, on the other hand is like an affair which is sometimes glorious but often messy and horribly complicated. And After Effects is like the drunken one night stand that keeps showing up and psychotically insisting that you need them!!

[astartexx.livejournal.com]

Okay, THAT was the most accurate definition of all the Adobe products and especially the one for After Effects! *kicks it*

[evil-trisha.livejournal.com]

ROFL! I need the fuck you icon! and I need to see your stuff again on a non-dial-up connection :D

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Poor Trisha, you always seem to be having problems with your internet connection. Don't you have ever possible 'fuck you' icon by now. Though I have to admit nothing can say fuck you quite like a grumpy cat. lol.

[evil-trisha.livejournal.com]

there is no such thing as enough fuck-you-icons :P

nothing can say fuck you quite like a grumpy cat
WORD!

and I'm so in love with the blends! esp. the Polar express one is amazing!!!!!!

[colour-me-sassy.livejournal.com]

OMG. All of your graphic's are gorgeous! I'm inlove with the Ana-Lucia and Kate one and The polar express one!!! <3 Have you got a wallpaper version of the polar express one? I'd love to see that.

You cat icon's are gorgeous, I'm taking All work no play, funk you, bah humbug, no peeking and woo hoo. I'll credit of course :D

[charmax.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much hun. :D I was looking through my psd files and I thought I had made a larger version of the Polar Express, I haven't though. :( Just the 800x600 this time. It won't look right now if I try and turn it into something larger. Sorry hun.