New Smilies from the Pros

[livius drusus]

Last night, I finally finished uploading and categorizing a series of smilies by deviantARTists darkmoon3636 (http://darkmoon3636.deviantart.com/) and MisterIngo (http://misteringo.deviantart.com/). In order to properly credit them and to showcase just how talented these folks are, I've added their dA usernames as keywords. I've also commissioned several custom smilies from Zikes (http://zikes.deviantart.com/), whose work I've mentioned glowingly already in several threads, so there will be more coming down the pike as inspiration has her way with him.

Meanwhile, here are in all their glory,

~ MisterIngo ~

:combust:
:flashpic:
:control:

and ~ darkmoon3636 ~

:slide:
:yahoo:
:laughcry:
:wriggle:
:huggle:
:glomp:
:bowdown:
:aflower:
:chnkiss:
:hypno:
:wakeup:
:noevil:
:stalker:
:gloat:
:talkhand:
:nojustno:
:biteme:
:revenge:
:whipping:
:feint:
:draw:
:catfight:
:kick:
:balls:
:gore:
:scissors:
:angst:
:shutup:
:cannibal:
:dieclown:
:hangnhit:
:bombed:
:prisoner:
:sigh:
:badday:
:badgrade:
:gravedig:
:shedding:
:colors:
:tumble2:
:seashell:
:mail:
:unibrow:
:lab:
:gum:
:panic:
:OMG:
:pick:
:steal:
:stuckbox:
:shower:
:flushed:
:potty:
:beatnik2:
:mask:
:poser:
:fire:
:flamewar:
:flambe:
:lickpole:
:shatter:
:witch:
:wizard5:
:wizard4:
:wizard3:
:wizard2:
:workload:
:teach:
:hatch:
:evilcat:
:meow:
:spider3:
:climb:
:eating:
:stix:
:5sec:
:allpizza:
:sandwich:
:walk:
:poker:
:bounce:
:catch:
:fishin:
:skater:
:skating:
:camera:
:xwalk:
:cannon:
:chatphon:

[Skep]

Very nice, liv. :yup: I especially like this one --> :flushed: It's the best "swirly" smilie I've seen.

[WinAce]

Awww, no "coming out of the closet" smiley? :glare:

And for the love of the gods, please don't ask me why that was the first thing I thought of.

[livius drusus]

Very nice, liv. :yup: I especially like this one --> :flushed: It's the best "swirly" smilie I've seen.

Isn't it, though? She made an earlier version where he swirls back up, but this one with the splash finale is just perfection.

[livius drusus]

Awww, no "coming out of the closet" smiley? :glare:

And for the love of the gods, please don't ask me why that was the first thing I thought of.

Okay, I won't. Can I ask you why you hadn't searched for the one we've had for ages? :closet:

:P

[WinAce]

...

But that smiley isn't entirely comfortable with being out of the closet, since it goes right back in. Yeah, that's it. :D

[JoeP]

Oh, :bliss:.

:flashpic: tells a whole story. darkmoon's are a huge collection and nicely consistent in style. So many it's hard to pick a favourite. But I'll go for :revenge:!

[livius drusus]

Can you believe MisterIngo learned the trade after a quick chat with Zikes? Flash Photography is like the 6th smiley he ever posted. :stunned:

[JoeP]

And you've surely had some chats with Zikes ... the conclusion is inescapable ... I await your artistic creations eagerly!

[godfry n. glad]

Oh, :bliss:.

:flashpic: tells a whole story. darkmoon's are a huge collection and nicely consistent in style. So many it's hard to pick a favourite. But I'll go for :revenge:!

Okay... I gotta ask.... What is that little white and red packet that the menaced little smilie gets to turn the tables? Steroids? It looks like a muffin.

godfry

[livius drusus]

I kind of thought it was a magic mushroom. :giggle:

[freemonkey]

These are so much fun! What's not to like about these?

:slide: :catfight: :flushed: :mask: :spider3:

[wei yau]

Okay... I gotta ask.... What is that little white and red packet that the menaced little smilie gets to turn the tables? Steroids? It looks like a muffin.

Not just any magic mushroom, as per liv.

It's a "power-up" mushroom from Super Mario. An excellent smiley.

[JoeP]

Oh, :bliss:.

:flashpic: tells a whole story. darkmoon's are a huge collection and nicely consistent in style. So many it's hard to pick a favourite. But I'll go for :revenge:!

Okay... I gotta ask.... What is that little white and red packet that the menaced little smilie gets to turn the tables? Steroids? It looks like a muffin.

godfry
I see eldar's made the point first, but guys, really. Super Mario - it's an icon of computer games. Heard of space invaders? Would you recognise a Pacman? :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman: :pacman: :mspacman:

Livius, dearest, we could do with a true Super Mario spotted mushroom smilie :mushroom: . Not to mention Messrs Mario and Luigi themselves, and Princess Toadstool.

Not directly on topic, but this smilie deserves an airing: :shrooms:

I didn't say it enough before, but darkmoon's new smilies: :bliss: :bliss:

[livius drusus]

I couldn't find a good Princess on short notice, but just to make it up to you and eldar for my utter ignorance of (almost) all things gaming, here are :mario:, :luigi:, and :toadguy:.

In other more on-topic news (:glare:), look what Zikes just made: :bubbles:. Isn't she adorable?

[wei yau]

I couldn't find a good Princess on short notice, but just to make it up to you and eldar for my utter ignorance of (almost) all things gaming, here are :mario:, :luigi:, and :toadguy:.

Er...that last guy. He's not a power-up mushroom. He's Toad (http://www.nintendoland.com/home2.htm?mario/friends/toad.htm) ! One of Mario's allies. Not a big deal, just sayin'

In other more on-topic news (:glare:), look what Zikes just made: :bubbles:. Isn't she adorable?

Absolutely. As are just about all of the smileys created by darkmoon3636.

[livius drusus]

Er...that last guy. He's not a power-up mushroom. He's Toad (http://www.nintendoland.com/home2.htm?mario/friends/toad.htm) ! One of Mario's allies. Not a big deal, just sayin'

Oh poop. Well, I've gone ahead and changed his name and text just cause I'm anal.

Absolutely. As are just about all of the smileys created by darkmoon3636.

:bliss:

[wei yau]

Absolutely. As are just about all of the smileys created by darkmoon3636.

:bliss:

I tell ya, those things are so cute, I wished I lived in a world of smileys. I wish I was a smiley. Although, probably not this poor bastard:

:balls:

(what's weird is that I find even this to be adorable, I mean, the poor guy is obviously suffering, but he's just being so darn cute about it)

[godfry n. glad]

Absolutely. As are just about all of the smileys created by darkmoon3636.

:bliss:

I tell ya, those things are so cute, I wished I lived in a world of smileys. I wish I was a smiley. Although, probably not this poor bastard:

:balls:

(what's weird is that I find even this to be adorable, I mean, the poor guy is obviously suffering, but he's just being so darn cute about it)

Hmmm... Well, we already had this: :balls3:

Now, I like the victim's response here, 'cause it's so close to the reality. But I have real problems with the perpetrator in this. It looks sociopathic.

godfry

[JoeP]

I couldn't find a good Princess on short notice, but just to make it up to you and eldar for my utter ignorance of (almost) all things gaming, here are :mario:, :luigi:, and :toadguy:.

In other more on-topic news (:glare:), look what Zikes just made: :bubbles:. Isn't she adorable?
Stunning. In just 2 hours.

... Is there any other coding you'd like, ma'am?

[livius drusus]

I tell ya, those things are so cute, I wished I lived in a world of smileys. I wish I was a smiley. Although, probably not this poor bastard:

:balls:

(what's weird is that I find even this to be adorable, I mean, the poor guy is obviously suffering, but he's just being so darn cute about it)

I feel your pain (metaphorically, of course, not actually ever having been kicked in the testes). They're like some kind of black hole of cuteness. Look what they've done to me, for chrissake. I go looking for a nice basic set of 15 and next thing I know, we have 1564 uploaded, categorized and searchable by keyword.

:hypno: :colors:

[livius drusus]

Now, I like the victim's response here, 'cause it's so close to the reality. But I have real problems with the perpetrator in this. It looks sociopathic.

Yeah, it does kind of suffer from an overdose of schadenfreude. darkmoon's is more subtle and gracious in every way.

[livius drusus]

Stunning. In just 2 hours.

... Is there any other coding you'd like, ma'am?

Why, as a matter of fact, m'dear, I do have a wee little idea percolatin'. Keep your eye on the test forum for details. :plotting:

[livius drusus]

My special wish has been expressed over on the TF, Joe. :slide:

[wei yau]

:hypno: :colors:

:giggle:

How utterly appropriate. These little bastards are truly hypnotic. I take it back, I'm glad they are not real. Imagine the havoc they would wreak if let loose in our world.

I mean, holy crap, look at how damned cute this one is!

:poser:

[livius drusus]

I know! I love poser so much. Particularly the hat phase and that final beating.

[wei yau]

For me it's that little bit where the blue guy shakes with anger when he sees the poser with the same hat.

I mean, you can just tell his fists are balled-up in anger...even though normally he only has balls for hands.

I'm amazed at just how evocative these little graphics can be.

[livius drusus]

That never fails to impress me too, eldar. How they manage to pack such a wide range of human emotion into 30 square pixels I'll never understand. God I love emoticonists. :bowdown:

[livius drusus]

And a new one from darkmoon, in honor of SharonDee's issues (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=32066#post32066). :shoofly:

[SharonDee]

Hurray, I'm special!
:mememe:

[viscousmemories]

Hurray, I'm special!
:mememe:
You are! Now where's that short bus smilie?

[livius drusus]

Posting just because vm's name was stretching out the last post column on the forum index. :P