Here is my resource list for makers of various brushes, textures, patterns etc. that I use in my graphics. I'll update this as frequently as I can. =)
( Resources=Love )

Well, I love entering icontests on various fabulous communities, and though I rarely win much...it's nice to know at least some people like your work (even if you don't have much confidence in it yourself!) right? So in this post will be any awards I've won for graphic making of any nature. ^_^ And by the way, they are listed from newest>oldest, within the categories of course.

( B-b-b-baby I think I'm going c-c-c-crazy! )

Twilight Icons

[*]5 Edward Cullen (Gaspard Ulliel)
[*]5 Bella Swann (Emily Browning)

( To the Twilight icons... )

Text Only Icons

[*]3 Never Mind the Buzzcocks Quotes
[*]3 Sarcasm Text-Only

( To the Text Only icons... )

4 Misc Blends

[*]1 Dean Winchester
[*]1 Ally/Jason from CatS(Alexis Dziena/Kevin Zegers)
[*]1 Emily Browning
[*]1 Alyson Michalka

( To the blends… )

Remember, comments=love to me!
They are my 'brand of heroin'. ;)

Twilight Icons

[*]2 Apple Related
[*}3 Car Related (Quotes)
[*]2 Bella Swan (Emily Browning)
[*]1 Bella & Edward
[*]1 Edward Cullen (Gaspard Ulliel)

( To the icons... )

Eclipse Hiatus Banners

[*]10 Eclipse Hiatus

( To the banners... )

Music Icons
-7 Avril Lavigne (Girlfriend Video)
-2 My Chemical Romance (Helena Video)

Eragon Icons
-12. Eragon Film (Arya, Eragon & Saphira)

Actress Icons
-2 Liv Tyler
-6 Alexis Dziena

POTC Icons
-3 Jack Sparrow

( Music icons this way )

( Eragon icons this way )

( Actress icons this way )

( POTC icons this way )

Some of these were made last month, but I've been lazy and not updated this journal properly in a while. I tend to lurk a bit. ^_^

[Edit]: added a couple of Friends Only banners!
[Edit2]: I've only just realised that one of my icons is quoted wrong, it should read "It's possible to take bravery to the point where it becomes an insanity.", not "It's possible to take bravery to the point of insanity." but...it keeps the same sentiment I think. So yeah, my bad on that one, I'll probably correct it at some point.
[Edit3]: (Sorry about all the edits! haha!) Anyone want quote icons? Tell me here with which quote etc. and I'll get back to you with them asap! ^_^

Text Only Icons
-8 Doctor Who Quote (including variations)
-8 Twilight Quote (including variations)

Friends Only Banners
-2 Edward Cullen

( Quote Icons This Way )

( Friends Only Banners This Way )

I haven't updated in ages. To be fair, I haven't made all that many icons lately. I still don't understand how people can churn out 50 or so icons every few days. *is baffled* I finally decided to get off my lazy butt (well not literally, 'cos I am still sat lazily on the computer chair. lol) and post at least something!

All these icons were entered in icontests:

-2 Miley and Lilly (hm_icontest)
-6 Misc. Lord of the Rings (fellowship_hush)
-2 Arwen (For Red Hunt Challenge) (fellowship_hush)
-2 Arwen (arwen_icontest}
-2 Ashley Tisdale (tisdale_stills)

( M-m-m-m-m-y Sharona!!! )

My first tutorial, made in and for the GIMP 2.2.

I don’t know whether this can be done in other programs but it is very very simple, so I would have thought so.

Go from to or even this.

( Come this way my pretties… )