December posting meme-6th

[abyss_valkyrie]

What's the first fandom you ever made icons for? asked by trobadora

My first fandom for making icons was BBC Merlin. I used to be in other fandoms but I used to write and draw. Icon making was not something I had found out until around 2014. At the time I came across merlinstills on livejournal through some other comms and since I had finished watching Merlin then,it was perfect! It used to be a very active community among many Merlin fans. The challenges were weekly and later bi-weekly until LJ kind of started falling away. Gosh, just talking about this comm makes me so nostalgic!

One of my favourite things in this community was how ideas were switched up, sometimes we'd have cast-centered challenges, or AU challenges, battles etc. apart from the usual thematic challenges.

I went through some of my old icons of Merlin to showcase here. Wow! In some ways my style has changed a lot, but when I see some icons, I feel like there are some constants-like my love for lighting lol!

Some icons from oldest to newest:

01-05
06-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40

Comments

[breyzyyin]

Ah, that is such a wonderful question and I can see how looking back makes you feel nostalgic now! :) Lovely icons too! ♥

[abyss_valkyrie]

Aww,thank you!

[narnialover7]

Oh merlinstills! I loved that community so much! It's what got me really into making icons and being a mod to other communities. I love merlin and love your icons of the show! I just did a re-watch of Merlin and I absolutely still LOVE this show so much! It's definitely still my favorite show. :)

[abyss_valkyrie]

A rewatch of Merlin!That sounds fantastic,ooofff!I should do it!<3
Yesss!That comm was such a big part of my icon making journey!:D

[narnialover7]

Yes, I recommend it! ♥

[sunshine304]

OMG the stills comms! They truly provided a public service! I still have so many stills saved for PotC… XD
Great icons!

[abyss_valkyrie]

Hehe!Thank you! The stills comms....they were something else!Glad we got to experience them!

[trobadora]

Oooh, very cool! And that's fascinating about only getting into icon-making after being fannishly active in other ways; I don't think I knew that. (Sorry if I've forgotten!)

I was never into Merlin, but I remember when it used to be everywhere!

[abyss_valkyrie]

Oh yes,Merlin was everywhere if you were into any fannish activities!

[sakana17]

Oooo! These are soooo pretty! #6 ♥___♥! And #20, wow! #35 and #36 also ♥!

Awwww, this is making me nostalgic for Merlin, though I wasn't active in the fandom.

[abyss_valkyrie]

Awww,you're using the Z1L icon. <3
this is making me nostalgic for Merlin, though I wasn't active in the fandom. This happens with so many other fandoms for me,especially older anime related ones!

[goodbyebird]

Aww the fandom (g)olden days of fandom specific comms <3

[abyss_valkyrie]

Haha!fandom specific comms had a different vibe, indeed!

[tinny]

Ooooh, icon throwback! \o/

So many of these were already great! I really like 8, 9, 13, 14, 17, 35 and 36.

[abyss_valkyrie]

Aww!thank you. <3