A Rather Awkward Request for Artists

[YesGood]

I have a strange request for any artists who are comfortable with making icons...

 

Is there any way that any kind soul out there might be able to help the Grindstone out by creating a fairly simple icon? I've been trying to replace our place holder:

 

With something cleaner and maybe a bit prettier. Particularly just the grindstone without the woman or the little soldiers. My own efforts have come out looking... a lot... like a boob...

 

And I can't seem to envision it any other way. If there's no one willing or able to help (I know many of us are busy and since I've been RPing so much, I can't even generate enough gil for a fair price), I would take any advice given.

 

Thank you, anyone who takes the time to give this a look.

[SessionZero]

Have you tried adding stress cracks to the stone, around the edge and middle? Also do you just want the stone, or the whole apparatus, because adding the supports will make it look far less boob-ish.

[YesGood]

Have you tried adding stress cracks to the stone, around the edge and middle? Also do you just want the stone, or the whole apparatus, because adding the supports will make it look far less boob-ish.

 

I tried to put the supports in there, but somehow I think I made it worse. Admittedly, I'm -very- -very- terrible with geometric shapes, and as can be seen in my art thread, I tend to get a bit overzealous with the details. I'll try to put cracks in there-- maybe I'm trying too hard to make it look less like Nymeia's symbol.

[E'irawen]

What size and format does it need to be? I can try my best to do something. If you are just wanting a grindstone, it shouldn't be too bad.

[YesGood]

What size and format does it need to be? I can try my best to do something. If you are just wanting a grindstone, it shouldn't be too bad.

 

I think a 400 x 400 max would be wonderful. I can reduce the size to use it for the directory, and maaaybe if I don't fail miserably, (also with your permission) I could make it into a signature as well.

 

A friend offered this picture as a reference:

 

 

So the basic circle + support minus the backing there and even the handle if needbe (so just the wheel + cross section) I would really like. At the risk of having it look too much like

 

 

So long as it's simple for you to do, feel free to take any artistic freedoms with it. I know you are spectacular with your digital coloring versus me with my scribbly-doos, so I appreciate you considering it at all, Kaoru.

[Torn Sky]

I have a psd for these that's bigger, but they look a lot better at this kind of size.

 

 

I used this for the shape of the supports

 

And when I googled grindstone, there were a bunch of pictures of stones with this line pattern on it. I figured I'd try throwing it on there since it might make it stand out from the Nymeia symbol a bit more.

 

I'm pretty poopy with straight lines, too, but whelp I tried.

[LandStander]

Whoa, Torn Sky, your picture got all sorts of majestic...I like it.

 

And Sio..just keep it as a boob  You'll get more members that way!

[YesGood]

I have a psd for these that's bigger, but they look a lot better at this kind of size.

 

 

I used this for the shape of the supports

 

And when I googled grindstone, there were a bunch of pictures of stones with this line pattern on it. I figured I'd try throwing it on there since it might make it stand out from the Nymeia symbol a bit more.

 

I'm pretty poopy with straight lines, too, but whelp I tried.

 

Oh thank you so much! I really like the one on the right! Thankyouthankyouthankyou...

 

Also you're pretty.

 

Thank you.

 

And teh bewbs shall be foregone until joining happens. There's plenty of bewbs in teh LS.

[Torn Sky]

Ossim

 

Here's the big version of that one.

 

http://i.imgur.com/lJtvQ21.png

[Oroban]

She's right, that's vurry pretteh. I really should get on finding people to invite to the LS before Sio picks Khyros up by his hair.

[YesGood]

Thank you so much Torn. I really whole heartedly appreciate it! And so fast too~ Do you mind if I use it? (That might be a really stupid question...) I STILL CREDIT IT TO JOO!

 

Pwomise.

 

And yarr you best do that Khyros. ^.^ <3

[Torn Sky]

Thank you so much Torn. I really whole heartedly appreciate it! And so fast too~ Do you mind if I use it? (That might be a really stupid question...) I STILL CREDIT IT TO JOO!

 

Pwomise.

 

And yarr you best do that Khyros. ^.^ <3

 

No problem. I like to always try to fill requests for group and event materials like this when I see them. Yup yup. Go for it!

 

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