a magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment

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Sorry for being AWOL for a few months. I wasn't feeling really inspired, and ever since the end of January, things have been crazy in RL particularly at my job, so I haven't really been doing much of anything lately.

But I did periodically check DW, and I was feeling inspired after stumbling on this month's theme for retro_icontest. I didn't do a full 20 icons because I'm still feeling a little rusty, and I'm not too happy with the way some of them turned out. But some icons turned out better than expected, and I did do some experimentation....

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-Textless icons are NOT bases! Please do not alter them!
-Please credit aurora_amethyst or 1wonderment
-Do not claim them as your own!

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abyss_valkyrie kindly hosted the Kpop Battle @ icontalking. You can check out the results here.

I really enjoyed putting this set together, although it was hard because there was so much I wanted to do! I also iconned several idols/groups that I've never iconned before like Ailee, Monsta X, ITZY, and T-ara.

( ...lovey, dovey, dovey, oh, oh, oh, oh... )

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( ...two rows... )

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( ...everything is random... )

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I've decided to have a sort of fresh start with a name change: aurora_amethyst. Aurora, not for Sleeping Beauty but for the Northern Lights, and Amethyst for the purple gemstone. I honestly love the iridescent aquamarine-colored opal, but it didn't really sound pretty with aurora. The purples of amethyst fit better with the Northern Lights anyway.

I've also posted my old bases and textures in their own catch-all posts since I've deleted my old resource community. My tutorials are still at my personal journal, and the links have been updated. Let me know if anything doesn't work. ^^

On to the icons! ^^ It's been a while since I've posted icons outside of my 10 in 20's, 10 in 30's, 20 in 20's, etc.

( icons under the cut )

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-Textless icons are NOT bases! Please do not alter them!
-Please credit aurora_amethyst or 1wonderment
-Do not claim them as your own!