icon frustrations:

[capri0mni]

First off: Yes. I have met my daily quota for ScriptFrenzy!, and gone a bit over (though not as far over as I thought I would, when I woke up this morning; when tackling an entirely new format, that blank first page can be doubly intimidating), so I am allowed to play before I go to bed.

Second off: So I thought I'd make some new icons. But damn! it doesn't seem to matter whether I use Microsoft Paintbrush (shush!), or Broderbund's PhotoShopPro, or my word processor -- whatever program I use, my computer wants to dither around the edges of my fonts. That might make it easier on the eyes with larger letters (though I doubt it, really). But it makes whatever I try to write within 100x100 pixels downright impossible to read.

Third off: So I will pay -- with a poem, or song of praise, or a drabble -- anyone who would kindly help* in making icons with these captions:

KITTY ON LAP = WIN @ LIFE!

and

ScriptFrenzy: 667 a day
(Devilish Like Cake!)

*(I can find, or make, the bases)

[ETA: Thanks to pedanther for his textual contributions. No doubt, a G.I.P. will appear shortly.]

Comments

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

How about making them large, then shrinking them down? Would that solve the problem?

[rustyverse.livejournal.com]

I'll help you there, Ann. Do you have any background images? Also, what kind of fonts do you like?

[capriuni.livejournal.com]

No, unfortunately that would make it far worse (I've tried it).

[capriuni.livejournal.com]

No, I don't have any background images, yet. But I'm pretty good at drawing freehand; I drew the art for the icon here with colored pencil.

... And actually, pedanther just emailed me a bunch of texts for overlays. ...But I'll take your offer up, the next time, 'kay (Sometimes, I think my brain is infested with icon bunnies)?